Thallophyta - 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 1984

Spirogyra and mucor can be grouped together as Thallophyta because

A. They are unicellular organisms
B. Their spores could be dispersed by wind
C. They are capable of living independent lives
D. They reproduce sexually only
E. Their bodies are made up of thallus and filaments alternatively

Question 3:

• JAMB 1988

The term 'Thyllophyta'refers to

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

Question 4:

• JAMB 2009

A blue-green alga is not a protophyte because

A. It is aquatic
B. Its cells are prokaryotic
C. It cannot move
D. It is not a green plant