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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 761· 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 762· Variety of organisms· WAEC
Mosses differ from ferns in that mosses lack
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Answer: C. vascular tissue
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Question 763· Variety of organisms· JAMB
Which of these is a monocotyledonous plant?
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Answer: B. maize
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Question 764· Variety of organisms· JAMB
The kingdom Fungi includes
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Answer: B. mushrooms, moulds and yeasts
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Question 765· Variety of organisms· JAMB
Which of these organisms reproduces by binary fission?
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Answer: A. Amoeba
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Question 766· 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 767· 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 768· Variety of organisms· WAEC
The cockroach belongs to the class
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Answer: D. Insecta
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Question 769· 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 770· Variety of organisms· JAMB
Which of the following organisms is a prokaryote?
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Answer: D. bacterium
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Question 771· Variety of organisms· WAEC
A leaf with a network of veins and a seed with two cotyledons indicate a
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Answer: B. dicotyledonous plant
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Question 772· Variety of organisms· WAEC
Animals without a backbone are called
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Answer: A. invertebrates
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Question 773· Variety of organisms· WAEC
The basic unit of biological classification is the
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Answer: D. species
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Question 774· 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 775· 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 776· Variety of organisms· WAEC
Volvox is described as a colonial organism because it
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Answer: D. consists of many similar cells living together in a hollow ball
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Question 777· 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 778· 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 779· 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 780· Variety of organisms· JAMB
Hydra belongs to the phylum
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Answer: D. Cnidaria (Coelenterata)
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JAMB and WAEC Biology questions

Which of the following scientific names is correctly written?

Mosses differ from ferns in that mosses lack

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

The cockroach belongs to the class

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

Which of the following organisms is a prokaryote?

A leaf with a network of veins and a seed with two cotyledons indicate a

Animals without a backbone are called

The basic unit of biological classification is the

A characteristic feature of monocotyledonous plants is

Gymnosperms differ from angiosperms in that gymnosperms

Volvox is described as a colonial organism because it

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