OAU POST UTME PRACTICE: Biology Quiz 1

Wuchereria bancrojii
The correct option is D
is a nematode
(roundworm) which invade the lymphatic vessel to cause filariasis or in a chronic condition, it muy result in elephantiasis. The vector is u mosquito.
The correct option is C

High altitude is associated with lower average temperature and a greater diurnal temperature, high temperature (including snow), increase wind speed, more intense radiation, lower atmospheric pressure all of which have influence on plants and animal life. Note that high altitude is associated with high precipitation and not lower precipitation.
The correct option is C

Prokaryotic cell (e.g. bacteria cells, blue-green algae) difter from eukaryotic cells by having no nuclear membrane. In a prokaryotic cell, nuclear materials are not enclosed in the well defined nuclear membrane, unlike eukaryotic cells where nuclear materials are clearly separated from the cytoplasm by means of the nuclear membrane. A form of advancement over the prokuryotic cell.

Biotic component is the living component of the ecosystem. They involve plants and animals of a community which interact by feeding upon one another and competing for the available supply of such things as water and light as a result, biotic component of an ecosystem can be called organisms.
The correct option is B

The first observations of cells were made in
1665 by English scientist Robert Hooke, who used the crude microscope of his own invention to examine a variety of objects, including a thin piece of cork.
The correct option is C

Ecosystem is a community of organism and their physical environment interacting as an ecology unit. It is the basic functional unit in nature.
The correct option is B.

Mangrove vegetation occurs in the Niger -Delta It thrives in marine and brackish habitat.
Mangrove vegetation in Nigeria is dominated by red mangrove. Rhizophora racemosau and
Laguncularia racemosa. These biomes is characterized by heavy rainfall almost throughout the year.
The correct option is A

Meiosis occurs during gamete formation in sex-organs.
The correct option is A

Sponges are simple aquatic invertebrates that do not move about but are attached to rocks or shells. They live in colonies. They are primitive multicellular animals with symmetrical bodies.
Ascaris is a genus of parasitic nematode worm known as the small intestinal roundworms which are a type of helmith.
Taenia is a genus of tapeworm that include some important parasites of livestock. They are morphologically characterized by a ribbonlike body composed of a series of a segment called proglottides.
Nereis is a group of polychaete worms in the family Neridae. It comprises many species, most of which are marine including the sandworm.
The correct option is D