- 1. 1. One of the following is not a phylum of the Animalia kingdom.
A) Arthropoda
B) Platyhelminthes
C) Euglenophyta
D) Annelida
- 2. 2. Which of the following is a plant parasite?
A) Dodder
B) Butterwort
C) Aphids
D) Sundew
- 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) Holophytic nutrition
B) Holozoic nutrition
C) Saprophytic nutrition
D) Parasitic nutrition
- 5. 5. The kind of nutritional relationship between algae and fungi in lichen is called ------
A) Saprophytic nutrition
B) Chemosynthetic nutrition
C) Symbiotic nutrition
D) Parasitic nutrition
- 6. 6. The mosquito possesses a piercing mouth part called ----
A) Sponge
B) Labrum
C) Proboscis
D) Maxillae
- 7. 7. One of the following organisms exhibits biting and chewing mechanism.
A) Housefly
B) Grasshopper
C) Dodder
D) Tapeworm
- 8. 8. Filter feeding is common among --------
A) Pitcher- plant
B) Rhizopus
C) Mosquito
D) Aquatic organisms
- 9. 9. The liquid or aquatic part of the earth or living world is known as --------
A) Lithosphere
B) Hydrosphere
C) Biosphere
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) Synecology
B) Ecological niche
C) Ecosystem
D) Autecology
- 11. 11. The total number of organisms of the same species living together in a given area is known as .........
A) Population
B) Community
C) Ecological niche
D) Environment
- 12. 12. The study of an individual organism or a single species of organism and its environment is known as ......
A) Biome
B) Ecology
C) Autecology
D) Synecology
- 13. 13. The following are the local biotic community in Nigeria except......
A) Savanna
B) Desert
C) Swamp
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) Climax community
B) Environment
C) Ecological niche
D) 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) High rainfall
D) Few grasses, poorer and are in patches
- 16. 16. Lack of calcium in the body causes all of the following except ........
A) Anaemia
B) Ricket
C) Tooth decay
D) Osteomalacia
- 17. 17. One of the following is an example of monosaccharides (simple sugar).
A) Sucrose
B) Fructose
C) Maltose
D) Lactose
- 18. 18. One of the following is not a type of carbohydrates.
A) Monossacharides
B) Monosaccharides
C) Disaccharides
D) Polysaccharides
- 19. 19. Trapping and absorbing mechanisms are common among the ------------
A) Microphagous feeders
B) Filter feeders
C) Insectivorous plants
D) Mosquito larva
- 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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