Syllabus content and objectives
Official JAMB Biology outline · A: Variety of Organisms
Content
Monera (prokaryotes), including bacteria and blue-green algae; Protista (protozoans and protophyta), including Amoeba, Euglena and Paramecium; Fungi, including mushroom and Rhizopus.
Objective
Analyse the external features and characteristics of the listed organisms; use these characteristics to demonstrate increasing structural complexity; trace their life histories and use these to demonstrate gradual transitions from aquatic to terrestrial life.
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Plantae: Thallophyta, exemplified by Spirogyra; Bryophyta, including mosses and liverworts such as Brachymenium and Marchantia; Pteridophyta, including ferns such as Dryopteris; Spermatophyta, comprising Gymnospermae and Angiospermae; gymnosperms, including cycads and conifers; angiosperms, including monocots such as maize and dicots such as waterleaf; classification of plants according to life-cycle duration.
Objective
Trace the evolution of listed plants; analyse their external features and characteristics; demonstrate increasing structural complexity; trace life histories and the transition from aquatic to terrestrial life; classify plants according to their life-cycle duration as annuals, biennials and perennials.
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Animalia: invertebrates, including coelenterates such as Hydra; Platyhelminthes such as Taenia; Nematoda (roundworms); Annelida such as earthworms; Arthropoda such as mosquitoes, cockroaches, houseflies, bees and butterflies; Mollusca such as snails. Multicellular vertebrates: Pisces, including cartilaginous and bony fish; Amphibia, including toads and frogs; Reptilia, including lizards, snakes and turtles; Aves (birds); Mammalia (mammals).
Objective
Trace the advancement of invertebrate animals; determine the economic importance of studied insects; assess their environmental value; classify plants according to life-cycle duration; trace the advancement of multicellular animals; determine their economic importance.
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