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