Living Organisms

JAMB Biology practice questions on this topic. Pick an answer to check it and see the working.

What JAMB expects you to know on this topic
  • Differentiate living from non-living things
  • Identify and compare plant and animal cell structures and the functions of their components
  • Trace the five levels of organization in logical sequence (e.g. Euglena, Paramecium, Hydra, onion bulb, Chlamydomonas)
  1. Which of the following sets of characteristics is exclusively found in living organisms and not in non-living matter?

  2. A student observes a single-celled organism under a microscope and notes that it possesses a cell wall, chloroplasts, and a flagellum. Which of the following organisms is most likely being observed?

  3. Which of the following sequences correctly represents the increasing levels of biological organization from the simplest to the most complex?

  4. A student is comparing the cellular structures of a leaf cell from a mango tree and a muscle cell from a human. Which of the following structures is present in the mango leaf cell but absent in the human muscle cell?

  5. Which of the following sequences correctly represents the five levels of biological organization in ascending order of complexity?

  6. Which of the following structures is found in both plant and animal cells, but performs a different primary function in each?

← All Biology topics Next topic: Evolution Among Living Organisms →