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

Question 36:

• JAMB 1983

Which of the labelled part in the figure above will develop into new bulb?

A. 1
B. 4
C. 2
D. 3
E. 5

Question 37:

• JAMB 1984

Which of the following is INCORRECT? The prothallus of a fern

A. Is flattened heart-shaped structure
B. Is green because its cells contain chloroplasts
C. Is the dominant plant
D. Bears the sexual organ
E. Is attached to the ground by numerous rizoids

Question 38:

• JAMB 1984

Underground stems which grow horizontally through the soil are

A. Bulbs
B. Rhizomes
C. Runners
D. Corms
E. Stolons

Question 39:

• JAMB 1984

Which of the following statements is NOT true of the piliferous layer of root? It

A. Has a very thin cuticle
B. Is the outermost layer of the cortex
C. May bear root hairs
D. Breaks down as the root ages
E. Is replaced by cork in old roots

Question 40:

• JAMB 1984

A flowering plant is monoecious if

A. The androecium is found on one plant
B. The gynoecium is monocarpous
C. It produce essential organ
D. The gynoecium and androecium are on the same plant
E. The flowers are unisexual