Jamb Biology Questions - Characteristics of Living organisms
Question 1:
In which of the following groups of organisms do all the members have asexual method of reproduction?
- A Mucor (or penicillium), a bird and a toad (or frog)
- B A geen filament algae, a flowering plant and a bird
- C Ameoba, mucor (or penicillium ) and a green filamentous algae
- D A toad (or frog) , ameoba and mucor ( penicillium)
- E A flowering plant, tape worm (or ascaris) and a green filamentous algae
Question 2:
A potometer with a leafy shoot weighed 18.9g initially and weighed 17.9g after one hour. From this it follow that
- A The shoot lost 1g of water per hour
- B The potometer water receded at the rate of 1g per hour
- C The shoot absorbed 1g of water per hour
- D The shoot was respiring and lost weight at rate of 1g per hour
- E 1g of water per hour evaporates from the potometer
Question 3:
The movement of molecules from a region of higher concentration to one of lower concentration is
- A Transpiration
- B Diffusion
- C Translocation
- D Osmosis
- E Plasmolysis
Question 4:
Which one of the following option is not true for mucor of Rhizophus? it
- A Has cellulose cell-wall
- B Grows on moist dead organic matter
- C Reproduce asexually by producing a spore
- D Is a plant
- E Has no chlorophyll
Question 5:
In which of the following groups of organisms do all the members have asexual method of reproduction?
- A A geen filament algae, a flowering plant and a bird
- B A toad (or frog) , ameoba and mucor ( penicillium)
- C A flowering plant, tape worm (or ascaris) and a green filamentous algae
- D Mucor (or penicillium), a bird and a toad (or frog)
- E Ameoba, mucor (or penicillium ) and a green filamentous algae