Symbiotic interactions of plants and animals - Jamb Biology Past Questions and Answers

Question 21:

• JAMB 2001

An association between the root nodule of a leguminous plant and rhizobium sp, is known as

A. Commmensalism
B. Mycorrhiza
C. Parastism
D. Symbiosis

Question 22:

• JAMB 2002

A step in the movement of energy through an ecosystem is a description that best fits the term

A. Food chain
B. Trophic level
C. Pyramid of numbers
D. Food web

Question 23:

• JAMB 2005

The association in which one member benefits and the other is relatively unaffected by the interaction is termed

A. Symbiosis
B. Parasitism
C. Commensalism
D. Mutualism

Question 24:

• JAMB 2011

In nature, plants and animals are perpetually engaged in mutualism because

A. They are rivals
B. All animals rely on food produced by plants
C. They utilize respiratory wastes of each other
D. They are neighbours

Question 25:

• JAMB 2015

The primary consumer in the food chain below is ................
Green plants → Grasshopper → Lizard → Snake → Hawk

A. Grass hopper
B. Green plants
C. Hawk
D. Lizard