NECO SSCE - Biology - 2008 (Objective)

Question 1 Report

Which of these is an example of physiological variation?

Blood group Correct answer

Eye colour

Fingerprint

Height

Weight

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Read lesson note on Physiological Variations (WAEC)

Physiological Variations

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Question 2 Report

The following are functions of the liver EXCEPT

deamination of excess amino acids and proteins

excretion of bile pigments

manufacture of blood plasma Correct answer

production of heat

storage of vitamins and minerals

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Question 3 Report

Amoeba engulfs food particles by means of its

contractile vacuole

cytoplasmic membrane

food vacuoles

nucleus

pseudopodia. Correct answer

Answer Details

Read lesson note on Movement Of Substances Into And Out Of Cells (WAEC)

Movement Of Substances Into And Out Of Cells

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Question 4 Report

The following practices are adopted in the conservation of tropical rain forest EXCEPT

afforestation

creation of game reserve

creation of forest reserve

re-afforestation

deforestation Correct answer

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Read lesson note on Soil (JAMB)

Read lesson note on Ways Of Ensuring Conservation (WAEC)

Read lesson note on Relevance Of Biology To Agriculture (WAEC)

Read lesson note on Ecosystem (WAEC)

Soil

Ways Of Ensuring Conservation

Relevance Of Biology To Agriculture

Ecosystem

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Question 5 Report

Spider belongs to which of the following classes in the phylum arthropoda?

Arachnida Correct answer

Chilopoda

Crustacean

Insect

Myriapoda

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Read lesson note on Characteristics Of Some Of The Orders Of Class Insecta (WAEC)

Characteristics Of Some Of The Orders Of Class Insecta

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Question 6 Report

The following are the functions of a worker termite EXCEPT

building of tunnels

construction of fungus garden

feeding the young

fetching food

protecting the nest Correct answer

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Read lesson note on Local (Nigerian) Biomes (JAMB)

Local (Nigerian) Biomes

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Question 7 Report

A situation in which the African king fish encases itself in a cocoon, mud and mucus until the next rainy season is called

adaptation

aestivation Correct answer

diapause

dormancy

hibernation

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Read lesson note on Adaptation For Survival (WAEC)

Read lesson note on Population Studies By Sampling (WAEC)

Adaptation For Survival

Population Studies By Sampling

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Question 8 Report

Which of the following is NOT found in animal cell?

Chloroplast Correct answer

Endoplasmic reticulum

Golgi apparatus

Mitochondria

Nucleus

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Read lesson note on Cell Structure (WAEC)

Cell Structure

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Question 9 Report

The structure that separates the thoracic from abdominal cavity is

diaphragm Correct answer

intercostal muscle

rib

sternum

thoraxic vertebrae

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Question 10 Report

The network of blood capillaries in the kidney capsule is referred to as

capsule

glomerulus Correct answer

pelvis

pyramid

ureter

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Question 11 Report

The group of organisms at the base of the pyramid of numbers are

decomposers

primary consumers

producers Correct answer

secondary consumers

tertiary consumers

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Read lesson note on Ecosystem (WAEC)

Relevance Of Biology To Agriculture

Ecosystem

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Question 12 Report

The following are types of finger prints EXCEPT

arch

compound

loop

simple Correct answer

whorl

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Read lesson note on Genetic Terminologies (WAEC)

Read lesson note on Evidence Of Evolution (JAMB)

Genetic Terminologies

Evidence Of Evolution

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Question 13 Report

Which of these is NOT an example of reflex action

Walking Correct answer

Banging of feet on an object

Blinking of the eyes

Jerking of the knee

Sneezing

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Question 14 Report

Meiosis involves all the following EXCEPT

exchange of genes

production of cells with diploid number of chromosomes Correct answer

production of cells with haploid number of chromosomes

production of two daughter cells

two nuclear divisions

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Read lesson note on Chromosomes: The Basis Of Heredity (WAEC)

Chromosomes: The Basis Of Heredity

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Question 15 Report

During fertilization, the direction in which the pollen tube grows is controlled by

Ovary

ovule

pollen grains

pollen tube nucleus Correct answer

style

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Read lesson note on Chromosomes: The Basis Of Heredity (WAEC)

Chromosomes: The Basis Of Heredity

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Question 16 Report

The type of association in which one organism benefits and the other neither benefits nor is harmed is called

commensalism Correct answer

mutualism

parasitism

saprophytism

symbiosis

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Read lesson note on Symbiotic Interactions Of Plants And Animals (JAMB)

Symbiotic Interactions Of Plants And Animals

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Question 17 Report

What will the phenotypic ratio when a tall pea plant (TT) is crossed with a short pea plant (Tt)?

0:04

1:03

2:02

3:01

4:00 Correct answer

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Read lesson note on Chromosomes: The Basis Of Heredity (WAEC)

Chromosomes: The Basis Of Heredity

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Question 18 Report

The two nuclei contained in the germinating pollen grain are

egg and palisade

generative and sperm

generative and tube Correct answer

spongy and tube

tube and cellular

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Read lesson note on Chromosomes: The Basis Of Heredity (WAEC)

Chromosomes: The Basis Of Heredity

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Question 19 Report

The following attract insects to flowers for pollination EXCEPT

brightly coloured petals

broad and grooved corolla

presence of anther with light pollen grains Correct answer

presence of nectar

presence of sweet scent

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Read lesson note on Internal Structure Of A Flowering Plant (JAMB)

Internal Structure Of A Flowering Plant

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Question 20 Report

The following are kidney diseases EXCEPT

diuresis

Hepatitis Correct answer

kidney stones

nephritis

oedema.

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Question 21 Report

The developing embryo is attached to the mother’s uterus by

amnion

blood vessels

placenta Correct answer

umbilical cord

uterine cavity

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Question 22 Report

Intercostal muscles are found in the ------ region

abdominal

chest Correct answer

head

limb

neck

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Read lesson note on Humans And Environment (JAMB)

Read lesson note on Cell Structure (WAEC)

Humans And Environment

Cell Structure

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Question 23 Report

A woman removed a hot aluminium pot with her bare hand and suddenly throws it down. What type of action has taken place?

Conditional

Instinctive

Involuntary Correct answer

Learned

Voluntary

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Read lesson note on Growth (JAMB)

Read lesson note on Cell Structure (WAEC)

Read lesson note on Nervous Coordination (WAEC)

Read lesson note on Natural Habitats (JAMB)

Behavioural Adaptations In Social Animals

Growth

Cell Structure

Nervous Coordination

Natural Habitats

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Question 24 Report

Amoeba engulfs food particles by means of its

contractile vacuole

cytoplasmic membrane

food vacuoles

nucleus

pseudopodia. Correct answer

Answer Details

Read lesson note on Forms In Which Living Cells Exist (WAEC)

Forms In Which Living Cells Exist

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Question 25 Report

The function of ribosome is

excretion of waste

protein synthesis Correct answer

reproduction

respiration

secretion of hormones.

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Read lesson note on Protein Synthesis (WAEC)

Protein Synthesis

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Question 26 Report

The dental formula i 3/3, c 1/1, pm 4/4, m 2/3 represents that of a

Cat

Dog Correct answer

Man

Rabbit

Sheep

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Read lesson note on Genetic Terminologies (WAEC)

Genetic Terminologies

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Question 27 Report

Which of the following crop diseases is caused by a fungus?

Cassava blight

Cocoa black pod Correct answer

Groundnut rosette

Lettuce mossaic

Yam mosaic

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Resources To Be Conserved: Soil, Water, Wildlife, Forest And Minerals

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Question 28 Report

Liver destroys old red blood cells to produce digestive substance called

amalyse

bile Correct answer

insulin

lipase

rennin

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Question 29 Report

Which of the following is a biotic factor that affects population?

Predator Correct answer

Salinity

Space

Temperature

Water

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Read lesson note on Co-ordination And Control (JAMB)

Co-ordination And Control

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Question 30 Report

Petals join together to form a tube known as

epigynous

gamopetalous Correct answer

hypogynous

polypctalous

polysepalous

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Read lesson note on Internal Structure Of A Flowering Plant (JAMB)

Internal Structure Of A Flowering Plant

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Question 31 Report

The following are associated with succession EXCEPT

changes in species composition

competition among organisms

decrease in number of organisms Correct answer

diversity of organisms

habitat change

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Question 32 Report

Which of these is produced by pancreas?

Insulin Correct answer

Pepsin

Ptyalin

Renin

Streapsin

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Question 33 Report

Loamy soil - is used for crop production because of its

high humus content Correct answer

high percentage of clay

high porosity

low gravel content

low humus content

Answer Details

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Read lesson note on Soil (WAEC)

Soil

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Question 34 Report

Which of the following is an anabolic process

Excretion

Fermentation

Photolysis

Photosynthesis Correct answer

Transportation

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Read lesson note on Classification (WAEC)

Read lesson note on Growth (JAMB)

Classification

Growth

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Question 35 Report

Which of the following modes of nutrition Is autotrophic?

Holophytic Correct answer

Holozoic

Parasitic

Saprophytic

Symbiotic

Answer Details

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Modes Of Nutrition

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Question 36 Report

The following are ways of preserving food EXCEPT

boiling Correct answer

canning

drying

freezing

salting

Answer Details

Read lesson note on Nutrition (JAMB)

Read lesson note on Health And Hygiene (WAEC)

Read lesson note on Support And Movement (JAMB)

Nutrition

Health And Hygiene

Support And Movement

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Question 37 Report

The main constituents of glomerular filterate are

blood and water

blood and urea

glucose and water Correct answer

salt and blood

water and urea

Answer Details

Read lesson note on Excretory System (WAEC)

Read lesson note on Excretory Systems And Mechanisms; Types Of Excretory Systems (WAEC)

Excretory System

Excretory Systems And Mechanisms; Types Of Excretory Systems

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Question 38 Report

The following are involved in reflex action EXCEPT

brain cells Correct answer

intermediate neuron

motor neuron

receptor

sensory neuron

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Read lesson note on Nervous Coordination (WAEC)

Nervous Coordination

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Question 39 Report

Which of the following is NOT a natural method of birth control?

Abstaining from sex

Prolonged breast feeding

Rhythm method

Use of condom Correct answer

Withdrawal method

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Question 40 Report

The splitting of water molecule by light during photosynthesis is called

chemosynthesis

haemolysis

hydrolysis

photolysis Correct answer

plasmolysis

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Question 41 Report

Which of these factors least affects population size?

Availability of food

Disease

Immigration

Rate of reproduction

Variation Correct answer

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Read lesson note on Co-ordination And Control (JAMB)

Co-ordination And Control

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Question 42 Report

Crime detection in a forensic laboratory involves the use of

blood transfusion

blood analysis

fingerprints Correct answer

genetic combination

tongue rolling ability

Answer Details

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Read lesson note on Growth (JAMB)

Read lesson note on Physiological Variations (WAEC)

Read lesson note on Transmission And Expression Of Characteristics In Organisms (WAEC)

Crime Detection

Growth

Physiological Variations

Transmission And Expression Of Characteristics In Organisms

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Question 43 Report

A dehiscent fruit formed from several fused carpels with man seeds is classified as a/an

achene

capsule Correct answer

caryopsis

follicle

legume

Answer Details

Read lesson note on Organization Of Life (WAEC)

Read lesson note on Classification (WAEC)

Organization Of Life

Classification

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Question 44 Report

Which of these organisms exists as a filament?

Diatom

Euglena

Paramecium

Spirogyra Correct answer

Volvox

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Read lesson note on Forms In Which Living Cells Exist (WAEC)

Forms In Which Living Cells Exist

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Question 45 Report

Which of these is a courtship behavior in toad?

Display of body parts

Display of color

Pairing Correct answer

Production of scent

Territoriality

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Read lesson note on Behavioural Adaptations In Social Animals (WAEC)

Behavioural Adaptations In Social Animals

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