JAMB Biology Past Questions & Answers - Page 421

2,101.

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

Correct answer is E

Amoeba reproduces by binary fission which is a form of asexual reproduction. Also, the mucor as well as the green algae reproduce asexually.

2,102.

In the life history of schistosoma (Bilharzia), one of the following is intermediate host

A.

man

B.

snail

C.

mosquito larva

D.

crayfish

E.

fish

Correct answer is B

Bhilharzia is another name for snail fever, which attacks primarily the snail's urinary tract.

2,103.

Nitrifying bacteria keep the soil fertile by

A.

converting nitrate to nitrogen

B.

converting ammonium salt to nitrate

C.

converting atmospheric nitrogen to plant nitrogen

D.

converting nitrate to nitrous oxide

E.

converting atmospheric nitrogen to nitrates

Correct answer is B

Nitrifying bacteria are microorganisms that help to convert soil ammonium to nitrates, the form in which it is usable by the plants.

2,104.

Which of the following is a characteristic of animal cell?

A.

Presence of chloroplast

B.

possession of cellulose cell-wall

C.

absence of large vacuoles

D.

presence of large vacuoles

E.

presence of chromosome

Correct answer is C

Unlike the plant cell which possesses one or a few large vacuoles, the animal cell possesses vacuoles but they are smaller in size and plenty in quantity when compared to that of the plants.