JAMB Biology Past Questions & Answers - Page 250

1,246.

Which of these animals is radially symmetrical?

A.

squid

B.

Hydra

C.

Snail

D.

Cockroach

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,247.

Which of the following organ pairs is located in the anterior half of the mammalian body cavity?

A.

Kidneys and lungs

B.

Heart and ovary

C.

Lungs and heart

D.

Kidneys and heart

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,248.

When a marine fish was taken from the ocean and put in a tank of fresh water, it died after a short period because

A.

the tank was too small compared to the large ocean

B.

the body cells of the fish swelled and burst as a result of the hypotonic fresh water

C.

the body cells of the fish shrank as their sap was hypertonic to the fresh water

D.

there was no food in the tank, so it starved.

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,249.

The capture and digestion of insects by a pitcher plant is a special form of nutrition termed

A.

autotrophic

B.

heterotrophic

C.

chemosynthetic

D.

saprophytic

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,250.

The presence of an endoskeleton is characteristic of

A.

invertebrata

B.

vertebrata

C.

insecta

D.

coelenterata

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.