Jamb Biology Past Questions and Answers

Question 171:

• JAMB 1980

A potometer is used to determine the rate at which a shoot

A. Respires
B. Sucks air bubbles
C. Loses weight
D. Absorbs water
E. Transpires

Question 172:

• JAMB 1980

A green plant growing in a compost pit is feeding

A. Holozoically
B. Parasitically
C. Saprophytically
D. Holophytically
E. In none of the above ways

Question 173:

• JAMB 1980

The part of the cell solely responsible for respiration is the

A. Nucleus
B. Nucleolus
C. Mitochondria
D. Golgi apparatus
E. Endoplasmic reticulum

Question 174:

• JAMB 1980

In anaerobic respiration, glucose is converted to one of the following

A. Carbon dioxide and water
B. Carbon dioxide only
C. Carbon dioxide and alcohol
D. Alcohol and water
E. Water and acetic acid

Question 175:

• JAMB 1980

During excretion of urea there is also a corresponding re-absorption of water into the blood. This re-absorption takes place in the

A. Uriniferous tubules
B. Bowman's capsule
C. Glomerulus
D. Malpighian capsule
E. Renal artery