JAMB Biology questions

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All topics Cell structure and organisation · 30 Cellular activities · 32 Co-ordination and control · 31 Ecology · 38 Evolution · 27 Excretion · 30 Growth · 27 Heredity and variation · 36 Nutrition · 34 Reproduction · 33 Respiration · 30 Support and movement · 28 Transport · 30 Variety of organisms · 32

Question 421· Variety of organisms· JAMB
Which of the following scientific names is correctly written?
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Answer: A. Zea mays
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Question 422· Variety of organisms· JAMB
Which of these is a monocotyledonous plant?
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Answer: B. maize
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Question 423· Variety of organisms· JAMB
The kingdom Fungi includes
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Answer: B. mushrooms, moulds and yeasts
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Question 424· Variety of organisms· JAMB
Which of these organisms reproduces by binary fission?
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Answer: A. Amoeba
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Question 425· Variety of organisms· JAMB
A spider differs from an insect in having
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Answer: B. eight legs and two body parts
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Question 426· Variety of organisms· JAMB
A feature found only in mammals is the presence of
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Answer: A. hair and mammary glands
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Question 427· Variety of organisms· JAMB
Organisms whose cell walls are made of chitin belong to the kingdom
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Answer: B. Fungi
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Question 428· Variety of organisms· JAMB
Which of the following organisms is a prokaryote?
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Answer: D. bacterium
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Question 429· Variety of organisms· JAMB
A characteristic feature of monocotyledonous plants is
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Answer: C. parallel leaf venation
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Question 430· Variety of organisms· JAMB
Gymnosperms differ from angiosperms in that gymnosperms
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Answer: D. have seeds that are not enclosed in an ovary
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Question 431· Variety of organisms· JAMB
Fungi are placed in a separate kingdom from plants because they:
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Answer: B. lack chlorophyll and feed saprophytically
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Question 432· Variety of organisms· JAMB
Euglena is said to show both plant and animal features mainly because it
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Answer: A. makes its own food in light but can feed heterotrophically in darkness
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Question 433· Variety of organisms· JAMB
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of living things?
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Answer: A. crystallisation
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Question 434· Variety of organisms· JAMB
Hydra belongs to the phylum
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Answer: D. Cnidaria (Coelenterata)
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Question 435· Variety of organisms· JAMB
Dicotyledonous plants usually have
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Answer: C. net-veined leaves
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Question 436· Variety of organisms· JAMB
The malaria parasite, Plasmodium, belongs to the group
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Answer: A. Protozoa (Protista)
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Question 437· Variety of organisms· JAMB
Animals with dry scaly skin that lay shelled eggs on land are
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Answer: D. reptiles
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Question 438· Variety of organisms· JAMB
Ferns differ from mosses because ferns
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Answer: B. have vascular tissue
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JAMB Biology questions

Which of the following scientific names is correctly written?

Which of these is a monocotyledonous plant?

The kingdom Fungi includes

Which of these organisms reproduces by binary fission?

A spider differs from an insect in having

A feature found only in mammals is the presence of

Organisms whose cell walls are made of chitin belong to the kingdom

Which of the following organisms is a prokaryote?

A characteristic feature of monocotyledonous plants is

Gymnosperms differ from angiosperms in that gymnosperms

Fungi are placed in a separate kingdom from plants because they:

Euglena is said to show both plant and animal features mainly because it

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of living things?

Hydra belongs to the phylum

Dicotyledonous plants usually have

The malaria parasite, Plasmodium, belongs to the group

Animals with dry scaly skin that lay shelled eggs on land are

Ferns differ from mosses because ferns