JAMB Biology Past Questions & Answers - Page 374

1,866.

Which of these statements is NOT true of insects?

A.

They are anthropods

B.

Their body is divide into three distinct regions of head, thorax and abdomen

C.

Their thorax comprises three segments, only two of which bear a pair of appendages each

D.

Respiration is by means of trachea

E.

They undergo metamorphosis

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,867.

Lichen is an example of

A.

a saprophytic organism

B.

a symbiotic association

C.

an epiphytic plant

D.

a carnivorous plant

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,868.

when an operculate fish breathes it takes in water through the 

A.

mouth and passes it out through the same way

B.

mouth and passes it out through the operculum

C.

operculum and passes it out through the mouth

D.

operculum and passes it out through the nostrils

E.

nostrils and passes it out through the operculum

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,869.

In an ecosystem, the LEAST efficient energy transfer link is from

A.

producers to primary consumers

B.

sun to producers

C.

primary consumers to secondary consumers

D.

secondary consumers to decomposers

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,870.

Which of the following is a sex-linked character?

A.

Sickle-cell anaemia

B.

Tongue rollling

C.

Skin colour

D.

Colour blindness

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.