Living organisms - Jamb Biology Past Questions and Answers

Question 116:

• JAMB 1991

The annulus of fern sporangium helps in

A. Spore dispersal
B. Conduction of mineral salt
C. Trapping of light energy
D. Water retention

Question 117:

• JAMB 1991

One of the features which adapts Paramecium to its environment is the possession of

A. A regular shape
B. Two nuclei
C. Cilia
D. A pellicle

Question 118:

• JAMB 1991

In the earthworm, the cocoon is secreted by the

A. Chaeta
B. Prostomium
C. Peristomium
D. Citellum

Question 119:

• JAMB 1991

A wide pith with a ring of conducting tissue is characteristic of the root of

A. Sunflower
B. Maize
C. Bean
D. Okra

Question 120:

• JAMB 1992

A major difference between platyhelminthees and coelenterates is that platyhelminthes

A. Are multicellular
B. Have developed a mesoderm
C. Reproduce sexually
D. Reproduce asexually