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

Question 41:

• JAMB 1985

Which of the following is seed bearing?

A. Mosses
B. Whistling pine
C. Algal filament
D. Liverwort
E. Fern fronds

Question 42:

• JAMB 1985

Which of the following is common to a dicotyledonous stem and monocotyledonous root?

A. Medullary rays
B. Central pith
C. Wide cortex
D. Narrow cortex
E. Pericycle fibres

Question 43:

• JAMB 1985

The maize grain is a fruit and not a seed because it

A. Has a large endosperm
B. Is formed from an ovary
C. Is a monocotyledon
D. Has no plumule and radicle
E. Has a hypogeal germination

Question 44:

• JAMB 1985

If a flower is protandrous then it

A. Must be unisexual
B. Has an undeveloped androecium
C. Has no androecium
D. Must be insect-pollinated
E. Can prevent self pollination

Question 45:

• JAMB 1985

Irish potato is a

A. Bulb
B. Tap root
C. Rhizome
D. Root tuber
E. Stem tuber