JAMB and WAEC Biology questions

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All topics Cell structure and organisation · 56 Cellular activities · 56 Co-ordination and control · 58 Ecology · 71 Evolution · 45 Excretion · 52 Growth · 45 Heredity and variation · 60 Nutrition · 64 Reproduction · 62 Respiration · 55 Support and movement · 50 Transport · 57 Variety of organisms · 60

Question 741· Variety of organisms· JAMB
Insects differ from spiders in having
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Answer: D. three pairs of legs instead of four
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Question 742· Variety of organisms· WAEC
Which of the following animals is a vertebrate?
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Answer: A. Frog
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Question 743· Variety of organisms· JAMB
Organisms that make food using energy from chemical reactions rather than light carry out
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Answer: C. chemosynthesis
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Question 744· Variety of organisms· WAEC
Spirogyra is classified as
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Answer: B. an alga
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Question 745· Variety of organisms· WAEC
Which characteristic distinguishes living things from non-living things?
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Answer: A. reproduction
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Question 746· Variety of organisms· WAEC
Which of these organisms is a fungus?
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Answer: B. bread mould (Rhizopus)
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Question 747· Variety of organisms· JAMB
Which of the following is a parasitic flatworm?
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Answer: B. tapeworm
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Question 748· Variety of organisms· WAEC
A plant that bears naked seeds on cones is a
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Answer: D. gymnosperm
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Question 749· Variety of organisms· JAMB
Rhizopus (bread mould) reproduces asexually by
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Answer: A. spores formed in sporangia
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Question 750· Variety of organisms· WAEC
Plasmodium, the parasite that causes malaria, belongs to the kingdom
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Answer: B. Protoctista (Protista)
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Question 751· Variety of organisms· WAEC
A characteristic of mammals is the presence of
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Answer: B. hair and mammary glands
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Question 752· Variety of organisms· WAEC
Which of these animals is an arthropod?
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Answer: C. a millipede
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Question 753· Variety of organisms· JAMB
Euglena moves by means of
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Answer: D. a flagellum
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Question 754· Variety of organisms· WAEC
Which of these animals is an amphibian?
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Answer: C. toad
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Question 755· Variety of organisms· WAEC
The green filaments of spirogyra seen in ponds belong to the group
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Answer: A. algae
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Question 756· Variety of organisms· JAMB
The tapeworm is adapted to its parasitic life by having
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Answer: D. hooks and suckers for attachment
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Question 757· Variety of organisms· JAMB
In the scientific name Homo sapiens, the word 'sapiens' is the
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Answer: A. species name
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Question 758· Variety of organisms· WAEC
Which of these organisms is a prokaryote?
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Answer: C. a bacterium
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Question 759· Variety of organisms· WAEC
Spirogyra is an example of
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Answer: C. a filamentous green alga
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Question 760· Variety of organisms· JAMB
Hydra, jellyfish and sea anemones all possess
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Answer: D. stinging cells (cnidocytes)
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JAMB and WAEC Biology questions

Insects differ from spiders in having

Which of the following animals is a vertebrate?

Organisms that make food using energy from chemical reactions rather than light carry out

Spirogyra is classified as

Which characteristic distinguishes living things from non-living things?

Which of these organisms is a fungus?

Which of the following is a parasitic flatworm?

A plant that bears naked seeds on cones is a

Rhizopus (bread mould) reproduces asexually by

Plasmodium, the parasite that causes malaria, belongs to the kingdom

A characteristic of mammals is the presence of

Which of these animals is an arthropod?

Euglena moves by means of

Which of these animals is an amphibian?

The green filaments of spirogyra seen in ponds belong to the group

The tapeworm is adapted to its parasitic life by having

In the scientific name Homo sapiens, the word 'sapiens' is the

Which of these organisms is a prokaryote?

Spirogyra is an example of

Hydra, jellyfish and sea anemones all possess