Year : 
1988
Title : 
Biology
Exam : 
JAMB Exam

Paper 1 | Objectives

21 - 30 of 50 Questions

# Question Ans
21.

The main waste products formed in plants are

A. alkaloids tannins and resins

B. water, alkaloids and carbondioxde

C. oxygen, carbondioxide and alkaloids

D. water, carbondioxide and oxygen

A

22.

In the kidney, the malpighian corpuscles is located in the

A. medulla

B. hilium

C. cortex

D. pelvis

C

23.

The skin, through the sweat glands, function as

A. an excretory organ

B. a respiratory organ

C. a sensory organ

D. a protective organ

A

24.

Parenchyma cells are serves as supporting tissue when they

A. contain chloroplast

B. have crystals

C. become flaccid

D. become turgid

D

25.

Taxism differs from tropism because

A. the whole organism is affected

B. it is a directional movement

C. it is a response to multi directional stimuli

D. part of the organism is affected

A

26.

A dry dehiscent fruit which breaks up into one-seeded part is a

A. schizocarp

B. capsule

C. follicle

D. legume

A

27.

Airspace are characteristic of seeds of fruits dispersed by

A. birds

B. water

C. wind

D. explosive mechanism

B

28.

In vegetation propagation, which of the following requires part of another plant to develop?

A. Scion

B. Bulb

C. Rhizome

D. Sucker

A

29.

Which of these plants groups are normally propagated by asexual means?

A. Banana, yam, pineapple and cassava

B. Yam, cassava, rubber and banana

C. Yam, cassava, orange and banana

D. Banana, cashew, coffee and pineapple

A

30.

In a mammal, the placenta performs functions similar to those to the

A. lungs kidneys and digestive system

B. lungs, heart and nervous system

C. liver, intestines and reproductive system

D. intestine, heart and digestive system

A

21.

The main waste products formed in plants are

A. alkaloids tannins and resins

B. water, alkaloids and carbondioxde

C. oxygen, carbondioxide and alkaloids

D. water, carbondioxide and oxygen

A

22.

In the kidney, the malpighian corpuscles is located in the

A. medulla

B. hilium

C. cortex

D. pelvis

C

23.

The skin, through the sweat glands, function as

A. an excretory organ

B. a respiratory organ

C. a sensory organ

D. a protective organ

A

24.

Parenchyma cells are serves as supporting tissue when they

A. contain chloroplast

B. have crystals

C. become flaccid

D. become turgid

D

25.

Taxism differs from tropism because

A. the whole organism is affected

B. it is a directional movement

C. it is a response to multi directional stimuli

D. part of the organism is affected

A

26.

A dry dehiscent fruit which breaks up into one-seeded part is a

A. schizocarp

B. capsule

C. follicle

D. legume

A

27.

Airspace are characteristic of seeds of fruits dispersed by

A. birds

B. water

C. wind

D. explosive mechanism

B

28.

In vegetation propagation, which of the following requires part of another plant to develop?

A. Scion

B. Bulb

C. Rhizome

D. Sucker

A

29.

Which of these plants groups are normally propagated by asexual means?

A. Banana, yam, pineapple and cassava

B. Yam, cassava, rubber and banana

C. Yam, cassava, orange and banana

D. Banana, cashew, coffee and pineapple

A

30.

In a mammal, the placenta performs functions similar to those to the

A. lungs kidneys and digestive system

B. lungs, heart and nervous system

C. liver, intestines and reproductive system

D. intestine, heart and digestive system

A