JAMB Biology Past Questions & Answers - Page 419

2,091.

A potometer with a leafy shoot weighed 18.9g initially and weighed 17.9g after one hour. From this it follow that

A.

the shoot absorbed 1g of water per hour

B.

1g of water per hour evaporates from the potometer

C.

the shoot lost 1g of water per hour

D.

the potometer water receded at the rate of 1g per hour

E.

the shoot was respiring and lost weight at rate of 1g per hour

Correct answer is C

The amount of water lost is (18.9 - 17.9)g = 1g. Hence, the water lost by the shoot is 1g.

2,092.

The study of organism and the environment of an abandoned farmland is the ecology of?

A.

a community

B.

a population

C.

a specie

D.

a habitat

E.

 an ecosystem

Correct answer is E

The ecology of ecosystem has to do with the study of every factor living (biotic) and non- living (abiotic), which affects the population.

2,093.

The hormone which tones up the muscles of a person in time of danger is from the

A.

thyroid gland

B.

pancreas

C.

adrenal gland

D.

liver

E.

spleen

Correct answer is C

The adrenalin is a hormone which is released in times of danger. It is produced in the adrenal gland.

2,094.

In which of the following groups of organisms do all the members have asexual method of reproduction?

A.

A geen filament algae, a flowering plant and a bird

B.

A toad (or frog) , ameoba and mucor ( penicillium)

C.

A flowering plant, tape worm (or ascaris) and a green filamentous algae

D.

Mucor (or penicillium), a bird and a toad (or frog)

E.

Ameoba, mucor (or penicillium ) and a green filamentous algae

Correct answer is E

Amoeba reproduces by binary fission which is a form of asexual reproduction. Also, the mucor as well as the green algae reproduce asexually.

2,095.

In the life history of schistosoma (Bilharzia), one of the following is intermediate host

A.

man

B.

snail

C.

mosquito larva

D.

crayfish

E.

fish

Correct answer is B

Bhilharzia is another name for snail fever, which attacks primarily the snail's urinary tract.