Evolution among the following - Jamb Biology Past Questions and Answers

Question 11:

• JAMB 1987

In the reproduction of mosses, water is essential because

A. They live in moist habitats
B. They cannnot reproduce without water
C. The male ganetes must swim to fertilize the ovum
D. They produce spores

Question 12:

• JAMB 1987

Which of the following is not a characteristics of snail?

A. Bilateral symmetry
B. Chitinous exoskeleton
C. Muscular foot
D. Soft unsegmented body in mantle

Question 13:

• JAMB 1987

A samara differs from a cypsela by having

A. An extended pericarp
B. A hard pericarp
C. A pericarp fused with seed coat
D. Some hairy outgrowth on the pericarp

Question 14:

• JAMB 1988

The term 'Thyllophyta'refers to

A. Ferns and mosses
B. Algae and fungi
C. Mosses and liverworts
D. Fungi and ferns

Question 15:

• JAMB 1988

The prothallus of fern is equivalent to the gametophyte generation of moss because it

A. Is inconspicuous
B. Has rhizoids
C. Bears sexual organ
D. Is multicellular