JAMB and WAEC Biology questions

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1. Question 781· Variety of organisms· WAEC

   Fungi differ from green plants mainly because fungi lack

   • Acell walls
   • Bnuclei
   • Cchlorophyll
   • Dspores

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   Answer: C. chlorophyll

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2. Question 782· Variety of organisms· WAEC

   An animal with a segmented body, jointed legs and an exoskeleton belongs to the phylum

   • AMollusca
   • BAnnelida
   • CArthropoda
   • DChordata

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   Answer: C. Arthropoda

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3. Question 783· Variety of organisms· JAMB

   Dicotyledonous plants usually have

   • Afibrous roots only
   • Bparallel-veined leaves
   • Cnet-veined leaves
   • Dscattered vascular bundles

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   Answer: C. net-veined leaves

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4. Question 784· Variety of organisms· WAEC

   Which of the following organisms belongs to the kingdom Monera?

   • AFern
   • BAmoeba
   • CMushroom
   • DBacterium

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   Answer: D. Bacterium

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5. Question 785· Variety of organisms· WAEC

   A characteristic feature of insects is that they have

   • Ano antennae
   • Bfour pairs of legs
   • Cthree pairs of jointed legs
   • Dtwo body parts

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   Answer: C. three pairs of jointed legs

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6. Question 786· Variety of organisms· WAEC

   Tilapia is classified as a fish rather than an amphibian mainly because it

   • Abreathes by gills throughout life and has scales
   • Blives in water
   • Clays eggs
   • Dis cold-blooded

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   Answer: A. breathes by gills throughout life and has scales

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7. Question 787· Variety of organisms· WAEC

   Bryophytes such as mosses lack

   • Atrue vascular tissue
   • Bchlorophyll
   • Cspores
   • Drhizoids

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   Answer: A. true vascular tissue

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8. Question 788· Variety of organisms· JAMB

   The malaria parasite, Plasmodium, belongs to the group

   • AProtozoa (Protista)
   • BBacteria
   • CFungi
   • DInsecta

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   Answer: A. Protozoa (Protista)

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9. Question 789· Variety of organisms· JAMB

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

   • Amammals
   • Bamphibians
   • Cfishes
   • Dreptiles

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   Answer: D. reptiles

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10. Question 790· Variety of organisms· JAMB

    Ferns differ from mosses because ferns

    • Aproduce seeds
    • Bhave vascular tissue
    • Cproduce flowers
    • Dlack true leaves

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    Answer: B. have vascular tissue

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11. Question 791· Variety of organisms· WAEC

    Which feature is shared by all fungi?

    • Athey lack chlorophyll
    • Bthey bear flowers
    • Cthey have true roots
    • Dthey make their own food

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    Answer: A. they lack chlorophyll

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