Bryophyta - Jamb Biology Past Questions and Answers

Question 1:

• JAMB 2019

A plant which grows on another plant without apparent harm to the host plant is called

A. An epiphyte
B. A saprophyte
C. A parasite
D. A predator
E. A hermaphrodite

Question 2:

• JAMB 1985

Bryophtes are different from flower because they

A. Live in moist habita
B. Are small plants
C. Reproduce sexually and asexually
D. Have small leaves
E. Have no vascular tissue

Question 3:

• JAMB 1985

In lower plants like mosses, the structure which performs the functions of roots of higher plants is called

A. Root hairs
B. Rootlets
C. Hypae
D. Rhizoids
E. Thalli

Question 4:

• JAMB 1987

A characteristic that distinguishes bryophytes from flowering plants is the

A. Possession of true stems and leaves
B. Ability to reproduce asexually
C. Absence of vascular tisssues
D. Ability to grow in moist habitats

Question 5:

• JAMB 1987

A good example of a disploblastic bryophytes from flowering plants is the

A. Ameoba
B. Hydra
C. Earthworm
D. Round worm