Internal structure of a flowering plant - Jamb Biology Past Questions and Answers

Question 31:

• JAMB 1983

Banana, plantain and pineapple can be grouped together because they

A. Produce small seeds
B. Are multiple fruit
C. Produce suckers
D. Have runners
E. Have bulbils

Question 32:

• JAMB 1983

The tuber cassava is NOT a stem tuber because it

A. Is distended with food reserve
B. Has an aerial shoot portion
C. Has other structure that could be called root
D. Lacks axillary buds
E. Has a bark over its stored food

Question 33:

• JAMB 1983

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of monocot plants?

A. Occurrence of secondary thickening
B. Parallel venation
C. Scattered vascular bundles
D. Floral parts arranged in threes
E. Perianth is usually insignificant

Question 34:

• JAMB 1983

Which of the following features can be used to identify the figure above

A. Position of 7
B. Its circular nature
C. Number of 5
D. Presence of 3
E. Width of 2

Question 35:

• JAMB 1983

The main function of 4 is to

A. Surround inner tissues
B. Produce cork
C. Produce root hairs
D. Produce lateral roots
E. Produce more of 3