Year : 
1988
Title : 
Biology
Exam : 
JAMB Exam

Paper 1 | Objectives

1 - 10 of 50 Questions

# Question Ans
1.

The function of ribosomes in cell is

A. protein synthesis

B. starch synthesis

C. transport of materials

D. lipid storage

A

2.

Which of the following structures is common to Euglena, white blood cell and Amoeba?

A. Vacuole

B. Cell wall

C. Cilia

D. Cell membrane

D

3.

The term 'Thyllophyta'refers to

A. ferns and mosses

B. algae and fungi

C. mosses and liverworts

D. fungi and ferns

B

4.

The following organisms are hermaphrodites EXCEPT?

A. snail

B. Taenia

C. Schistosoma

D. Earth worm

Detailed Solution

most land snails are pulmonates and are hermaphrodites.
Unlike all other trematodes, schistosomes are not hermaphroditic but dioecious, forming separate sexes.
Adult worms have elongate tubular bodies, each male having a unique gynecophoral canal (schisto-soma = split body) in which a female worm resides.
5.

Parasitic form are NOT found among

A. platyhelminthes

B. nematodes

C. mollusces

D. annelids

C

6.

Which of the following sets of organisms represents the correct trends from simple to complex structural organization? 1. Mollusca 2. Platyhelminthes 3. Nematoda 4. Protozoa

A. 4 → 1 → 2 → 3

B. 4 → 3 → 2 → 1

C. 4 → 2 → 1 → 3

D. 4 → 2 → 3 → 1

D

7.

Spirogyra, Euglena and Chlamydomonas share many characteristics EXCEPT

A. nutrition

B. reproduction

C. mobility

D. irritability

C

8.

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

C

9.

What is the function of Trichocyst in paramecium?

A. Movement

B. Defence

C. Excretion

D. Reproduction

B

10.

The long and coiled intestine of a young tadpole ia an adaptation to its

A. herbivorious diet

B. carnivororus diet

C. aquatic habitat

D. insectivorous habit

A

1.

The function of ribosomes in cell is

A. protein synthesis

B. starch synthesis

C. transport of materials

D. lipid storage

A

2.

Which of the following structures is common to Euglena, white blood cell and Amoeba?

A. Vacuole

B. Cell wall

C. Cilia

D. Cell membrane

D

3.

The term 'Thyllophyta'refers to

A. ferns and mosses

B. algae and fungi

C. mosses and liverworts

D. fungi and ferns

B

4.

The following organisms are hermaphrodites EXCEPT?

A. snail

B. Taenia

C. Schistosoma

D. Earth worm

Detailed Solution

most land snails are pulmonates and are hermaphrodites.
Unlike all other trematodes, schistosomes are not hermaphroditic but dioecious, forming separate sexes.
Adult worms have elongate tubular bodies, each male having a unique gynecophoral canal (schisto-soma = split body) in which a female worm resides.
5.

Parasitic form are NOT found among

A. platyhelminthes

B. nematodes

C. mollusces

D. annelids

C

6.

Which of the following sets of organisms represents the correct trends from simple to complex structural organization? 1. Mollusca 2. Platyhelminthes 3. Nematoda 4. Protozoa

A. 4 → 1 → 2 → 3

B. 4 → 3 → 2 → 1

C. 4 → 2 → 1 → 3

D. 4 → 2 → 3 → 1

D

7.

Spirogyra, Euglena and Chlamydomonas share many characteristics EXCEPT

A. nutrition

B. reproduction

C. mobility

D. irritability

C

8.

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

C

9.

What is the function of Trichocyst in paramecium?

A. Movement

B. Defence

C. Excretion

D. Reproduction

B

10.

The long and coiled intestine of a young tadpole ia an adaptation to its

A. herbivorious diet

B. carnivororus diet

C. aquatic habitat

D. insectivorous habit

A