Jamb Biology Past Questions and Answers

Question 116:

• JAMB 1979

The region of cell division in a root is

A. Root cap
B. Endodermis
C. Xylem
D. Piliferous layer
E. Meristem

Question 117:

• JAMB 1979

Which of these statement below is not a characteristic of wind pollinated flower?

A. Stigmas are usually large and feathery
B. Nectar is usually absent
C. The pollen grains have rough spiny surfaces
D. The flowers are not scented
E. The pollen is light and smooth

Question 118:

• JAMB 1979

Which of the following is not an excretory organ in animals?

A. Lungs
B. Kidney
C. Leaf
D. Large intestine
E. Skin

Question 119:

• JAMB 1979

When the ciliary muscles of the eye contract, the eye lens

A. Bulge
B. Contracts
C. Rotates
D. Flattens
E. Is rounded

Question 120:

• JAMB 1979

which of these diseases cannot be controlled by killing the vector?

A. River blindness
B. Malaria
C. Polio
D. Cholera
E. Bilharzia (shistosoma)