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