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Biology Past Questions and Answers

Topic: Characteristics of Living organisms

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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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