Biology JAMB, WAEC, NECO AND NABTEB Official Past Questions

43

the larval stage of a mosquito is called

  • A. wriggler
  • B. grub
  • C. maggot
  • D. caterpillar
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44

Insects are considered the most successful among the invertebrates because they?

  • A. possess exoskeletons
  • B. survive in various environmental conditions
  • C. have wings for flight
  • D. possess the ability to change their forms
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45

The most common characteristic of the fungal hyphae is the possession of

  • A. cell-like compartment with one nucleus each
  • B. cell walls that are both rigid and chitinous
  • C. a multicellular mycelium in the substrate
  • D. cell-like partitions formed by cross-walls
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46

A plant-like feature in Euglena is the

  • A. pellicle
  • B. pigment spot
  • C. large spot
  • D. gullet
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47

The absence of special food and water-conducting systems restricts the body size in

  • A. algae, liverworts and mosses
  • B. liverworts, mosses and ferns
  • C. the bryophytes and the pteridophytes
  • D. the thallophytes and pteridophytes
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48

The rods in the retina of the eyes are examples of

  • A. cells
  • B. tissues
  • C. organs
  • D. systems
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49

The part labelled II is responsible for

  • A. photosynthesis
  • B. respiration
  • C. protein synthesis
  • D. excretion
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50

The endoplasmic reticulum is represented by the part labelled

  • A. I
  • B. II
  • C. III
  • D. IV
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