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