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

Question 1:

• JAMB 2019

A plant which grows on another plant without apparent harm to the host plant is called

A. An epiphyte
B. A saprophyte
C. A parasite
D. A predator
E. A hermaphrodite

Question 2:

• JAMB 1979

The plumule is best described as?

A. Part of the cotyledon
B. Part of the endosperm
C. A miniature shoot
D. Structure near the micropyle
E. Structure opposite the hilum

Question 3:

• JAMB 1979

The dry indehiscent, winged fruit formed from one one carpel is known as

A. Schizocarp
B. Caryopsis
C. Samara
D. Nut
E. Follicle

Question 4:

• JAMB 1979

The maize grain is regarded as a fruit and not a seed because

A. It is covered by a sheath of leaves
B. The testa and fruit wall fuse after fertilization
C. It has both endosperm and cotyledon
D. It has coleorhiza and coleoptile
E. The pericarp and seed coat are separated

Question 5:

• JAMB 1979

The one-seeded fuit in which the pericarp and the seed coat have become fused together is known as

A. Achene
B. Samara
C. Caryopsis
D. Legume
E. Drupe