Jamb Biology 2002 Past Questions and Answers

Question 31:

• JAMB 2002

Which of the following statement is correct about the experiment?

A. The flask must be of the conical type
B. Caustic soda can be replaced with distilled water
C. The enclosed leaf will lose its green colour
D. The leaves outside the flask serve as control

Question 32:

• JAMB 2002

The experimental set-up can be used to demonstrate that

A. Light is necessary for photosynthesis
B. Oxygen is necessary for photosynthesis
C. Photosynthesis occurs in the leaves of plants
D. Carbon (IV) oxide is necessary for photosynthesis

Question 33:

• JAMB 2002

When a marine fish was taken from the ocean and put in a tank of fresh water, it died after a short period because

A. The tank was too small compare to the large ocean
B. The body cells of the fish swelled and burst as a result of the hypotonic fresh water
C. The body cells of the fish shrank as their sap was hypertonic to the fresh water
D. There was no food in the tank, so the starved.

Question 34:

• JAMB 2002

Which of the following pairs of organ is located in the anterior half of the mammalian body cavity?

A. Kidneys and lungs
B. Heart and ovary
C. Lungs and heart
D. Kidneys and heart

Question 35:

• JAMB 2002

The mode of nutrition exhibited by a tapeworm is

A. Symbiotic
B. Saprophytic
C. Parasitic
D. Holozoic