- 1. 1. One of the following is not a phylum of the Animalia kingdom.
A) Annelida
B) Euglenophyta
C) Arthropoda
D) Platyhelminthes
- 2. 2. Which of the following is a plant parasite?
A) Butterwort
B) Sundew
C) Dodder
D) Aphids
- 3. 3. All of the following are found in the scolex of Taenia solium except --------
A) Hook
B) Rostellum
C) Sucker
D) Stylet
- 4. 4. The type of nutrition where organisms feed on dead and decaying organic materials is called -----
A) Parasitic nutrition
B) Saprophytic nutrition
C) Holozoic nutrition
D) Holophytic nutrition
- 5. 5. The kind of nutritional relationship between algae and fungi in lichen is called ------
A) Parasitic nutrition
B) Chemosynthetic nutrition
C) Saprophytic nutrition
D) Symbiotic nutrition
- 6. 6. The mosquito possesses a piercing mouth part called ----
A) Sponge
B) Proboscis
C) Labrum
D) Maxillae
- 7. 7. One of the following organisms exhibits biting and chewing mechanism.
A) Housefly
B) Tapeworm
C) Dodder
D) Grasshopper
- 8. 8. Filter feeding is common among --------
A) Pitcher- plant
B) Aquatic organisms
C) Mosquito
D) Rhizopus
- 9. 9. The liquid or aquatic part of the earth or living world is known as --------
A) Hydrosphere
B) Biosphere
C) Lithosphere
D) Ecosphere
- 10. 10. The study that is concerned with the study of the inter-relationships between groups of organisms or species of organisms living together in an area is called .......
A) Ecosystem
B) Synecology
C) Autecology
D) Ecological niche
- 11. 11. The total number of organisms of the same species living together in a given area is known as .........
A) Community
B) Environment
C) Population
D) Ecological niche
- 12. 12. The study of an individual organism or a single species of organism and its environment is known as ......
A) Synecology
B) Autecology
C) Biome
D) Ecology
- 13. 13. The following are the local biotic community in Nigeria except......
A) Swamp
B) Desert
C) Savanna
D) Afro-alphine
- 14. 14. Group of plants and animals that occupy a given area and are adaptable to the conditions of their environment is called ........
A) Ecological niche
B) Environment
C) Community
D) Climax community
- 15. 15. One of the following is not a characteristic of a swamp forest
A) Tal woody trees
B) Plants mainly have aerial roots
C) Few grasses, poorer and are in patches
D) High rainfall
- 16. 16. Lack of calcium in the body causes all of the following except ........
A) Tooth decay
B) Osteomalacia
C) Anaemia
D) Ricket
- 17. 17. One of the following is an example of monosaccharides (simple sugar).
A) Lactose
B) Sucrose
C) Fructose
D) Maltose
- 18. 18. One of the following is not a type of carbohydrates.
A) Monosaccharides
B) Monossacharides
C) Disaccharides
D) Polysaccharides
- 19. 19. Trapping and absorbing mechanisms are common among the ------------
A) Microphagous feeders
B) Filter feeders
C) Mosquito larva
D) Insectivorous plants
- 20. 20. The reaction known as nitrification involves the conversion of ammonium compounds first into nitrite by nitrifying bacteria called ........
A) Azotobacter
B) Nitrobacter
C) Nitrosomonas
D) Clostridium
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