JAMB and WAEC Biology questions: Variety of organisms

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1. Question 1· Variety of organisms· WAEC

   In binomial nomenclature, the first name is the

   • Aspecies
   • Bgenus
   • Cfamily
   • Dorder

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2. Question 2· Variety of organisms· JAMB

   Viruses are regarded as being on the borderline between living and non-living things because they

   • Aare very small
   • Breproduce only inside living cells
   • Ccause diseases
   • Dhave cell walls

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3. Question 3· Variety of organisms· WAEC

   The classification of living things into groups was started by

   • ACharles Darwin
   • BCarolus Linnaeus
   • CRobert Hooke
   • DGregor Mendel

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4. Question 4· Variety of organisms· JAMB

   Which of the following shows the correct order of classification groups, from the largest to the smallest?

   • Akingdom, class, phylum, order, genus, family, species
   • Bkingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
   • Cphylum, kingdom, class, family, order, genus, species
   • Dkingdom, phylum, order, class, family, species, genus

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5. Question 5· Variety of organisms· WAEC

   Rhizopus obtains its food by

   • Aphotosynthesis
   • Bsaprophytic nutrition
   • Cparasitism on humans
   • Dchemosynthesis

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6. Question 6· Variety of organisms· JAMB

   Arthropods with three body parts and six legs belong to the class

   • ACrustacea
   • BArachnida
   • CInsecta
   • DMyriapoda

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7. Question 7· Variety of organisms· JAMB

   Euglena is regarded as a link between plants and animals because it

   • Ahas roots
   • Bhas chloroplasts and also swims with a flagellum
   • Chas a backbone
   • Dlacks a nucleus

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8. Question 8· Variety of organisms· JAMB

   Which of the following is a bryophyte?

   • Apine
   • Bfern
   • Cmaize
   • Dmoss

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9. Question 9· Variety of organisms· JAMB

   A characteristic shared by all arthropods is

   • Ajointed appendages and an exoskeleton
   • Bfour pairs of legs
   • Cwings
   • Da backbone

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10. Question 10· Variety of organisms· JAMB

    Insects differ from spiders in having

    • Ano exoskeleton
    • Bno antennae
    • Ceight legs
    • Dthree pairs of legs instead of four

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11. Question 11· Variety of organisms· WAEC

    Which of the following animals is a vertebrate?

    • AFrog
    • BEarthworm
    • CSnail
    • DSpider

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12. Question 12· Variety of organisms· JAMB

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

    • Aparasitism
    • Bphotosynthesis
    • Cchemosynthesis
    • Dsaprophytism

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13. Question 13· Variety of organisms· WAEC

    Spirogyra is classified as

    • Aa fungus
    • Ban alga
    • Ca moss
    • Da protozoan

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14. Question 14· Variety of organisms· WAEC

    Which characteristic distinguishes living things from non-living things?

    • Areproduction
    • Bhaving colour
    • Chaving mass
    • Doccupying space

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15. Question 15· Variety of organisms· WAEC

    Which of these organisms is a fungus?

    • ASpirogyra
    • Bbread mould (Rhizopus)
    • CAmoeba
    • Dfern

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16. Question 16· Variety of organisms· JAMB

    Which of the following is a parasitic flatworm?

    • Aearthworm
    • Btapeworm
    • CPlanaria
    • Dleech

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17. Question 17· Variety of organisms· WAEC

    A plant that bears naked seeds on cones is a

    • Apteridophyte
    • Bangiosperm
    • Cbryophyte
    • Dgymnosperm

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18. Question 18· Variety of organisms· JAMB

    Rhizopus (bread mould) reproduces asexually by

    • Aspores formed in sporangia
    • Bbudding
    • Cbinary fission
    • Dseeds

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19. Question 19· Variety of organisms· WAEC

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

    • AMonera
    • BProtoctista (Protista)
    • CFungi
    • DAnimalia

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20. Question 20· Variety of organisms· WAEC

    A characteristic of mammals is the presence of

    • Ascales and fins
    • Bhair and mammary glands
    • Cfeathers
    • Dan exoskeleton

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