NECO SSCE - Biology - 2001 (Objective)

Frage 1 Bericht

What is NOT a reflex action?

Blinking of an eye

Jerking of the knee

Leaning Richtige Antwort

Salivating

Sneezing

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Lies die Unterrichtsnotiz zu Nervous Coordination (WAEC)

Nervous Coordination

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Frage 2 Bericht

The vector of the malaria parasite is the

female anopheles mosquito Richtige Antwort

female culex mosquito

male anopheles mosquito

male culex mosquito

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Lies die Unterrichtsnotiz zu Evolution (Theories and Evidence) (WAEC)

Evolution (Theories and Evidence)

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Frage 3 Bericht

Soil fertility is NOT conserved by

continuous cropping Richtige Antwort

contour ridging

Crop rotation

Mulching

Terracing

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Lies die Unterrichtsnotiz zu Ways Of Ensuring Conservation (WAEC)

Lies die Unterrichtsnotiz zu Population Studies By Sampling (WAEC)

Lies die Unterrichtsnotiz zu Soil (WAEC)

Lies die Unterrichtsnotiz zu Movement (WAEC)

Ways Of Ensuring Conservation

Population Studies By Sampling

Soil

Movement

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Frage 4 Bericht

What is NOT an abiotic factor?

Humidity

predators Richtige Antwort

temperature

turbidity

wind

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Lies die Unterrichtsnotiz zu Respiration (JAMB)

Lies die Unterrichtsnotiz zu Classification (WAEC)

Lies die Unterrichtsnotiz zu Excretory Systems And Mechanisms; Types Of Excretory Systems (WAEC)

Lies die Unterrichtsnotiz zu Movement (WAEC)

Lies die Unterrichtsnotiz zu Food Webs And Trophic Levels (WAEC)

Respiration

Classification

Excretory Systems And Mechanisms; Types Of Excretory Systems

Movement

Food Webs And Trophic Levels

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Frage 5 Bericht

Which is NOT a carnivorous plant?

Bladderwort

Dodder plant Richtige Antwort

Drosera

Pitcher plant

Venus flytrap

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Frage 6 Bericht

The organelle which is contractile in function in Euglena is the

Chloroplast

Eyespot

Gullet Richtige Antwort

Myoneme

Paramylon

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Frage 7 Bericht

The vector of trypanosome is the

black fly

cockroach

house –fly

mosquito

Tsetse fly Richtige Antwort

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Lies die Unterrichtsnotiz zu Nitrogen Cycle (WAEC)

Lies die Unterrichtsnotiz zu Microorganisms: Man And Health (WAEC)

Nitrogen Cycle

Microorganisms: Man And Health

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Frage 8 Bericht

What percentage of oxygen is contained in exhaled air?

21%

16% Richtige Antwort

0.04%

Less than 0.01%

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Lies die Unterrichtsnotiz zu Respiratory System (WAEC)

Respiratory System

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Frage 9 Bericht

Which is NOT an adaptive feature of hydrophytes?

Air spaces in tissues for buoyancy

Broad leaves to enhance transpiration

Extensive root system for absorption of water Richtige Antwort

Fibrous root for absorption of water

Waxy cuticle on leaves to prevent wetting

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Lies die Unterrichtsnotiz zu Plant Nutrition (WAEC)

Plant Nutrition

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Frage 10 Bericht

Which world biomes can be found in Nigeria?

Afro-alpine

Coniferous forest

Dessert

Savannah Richtige Antwort

Tundra

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Lies die Unterrichtsnotiz zu Ecosystem (WAEC)

Ecosystem

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Frage 11 Bericht

The gradient of land can be measured with an instrument called a/an

Aneroid barometer

Hygrometer

Metre rule

Secchi disc

Slope gauge Richtige Antwort

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Lies die Unterrichtsnotiz zu Ecosystem (WAEC)

Ecosystem

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Frage 12 Bericht

Which plant stores food in its roots?

Cassava Richtige Antwort

Cocoyam

Irish potato

Onion

Yam

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Lies die Unterrichtsnotiz zu Plant Nutrition (WAEC)

Plant Nutrition

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Frage 13 Bericht

The structure that hydra uses to immobilize its prey is called

Enteron

Osteoblasts

Osteocysts Richtige Antwort

Pneumatocysts

Pneumatophores.

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Lies die Unterrichtsnotiz zu Forms In Which Living Cells Exist (WAEC)

Forms In Which Living Cells Exist

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Frage 14 Bericht

The first bone of the vertebral column located in the neck region is called

Atlas Richtige Antwort

Axis

Caudal.

Cervical.

Thoracic

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Lies die Unterrichtsnotiz zu Organization Of Life (WAEC)

Organization Of Life

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Frage 15 Bericht

Which is NOT a benefit of conservation of natural resources?

Permits nature studies

Preserves the beauty of nature

Prosecutes poachers Richtige Antwort

Protects endangered species

Sources of revenue earning

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

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Frage 16 Bericht

Which element is a micro element?

Iron

Magnesium

Manganese Richtige Antwort

Phosphorus

Potassium.

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Lies die Unterrichtsnotiz zu Organization Of Life (WAEC)

Organization Of Life

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Frage 17 Bericht

Which plant hormone inhibits the development of lateral buds in plants

Abscisic acid

Auxins Richtige Antwort

Cytokinins

Florigen

gberelIins

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Lies die Unterrichtsnotiz zu Classification (WAEC)

Classification

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Frage 18 Bericht

What is NOT a kidney disease?

Cirrhosis Richtige Antwort

Kidney stones

Nephritis

Uraemia

Wilm’s tumour

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Frage 19 Bericht

The cell organelle, from which spindle fibers originate during cell division in animal cells is known as

Centrosome Richtige Antwort

Chromosome

Leucoplast

Lysosome

Ribosome

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Lies die Unterrichtsnotiz zu Cell Structure (WAEC)

Cell Structure

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Frage 20 Bericht

Which is NOT a social animal?

Ant

Bee

Butterfly Richtige Antwort

Termite

Wolf

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Lies die Unterrichtsnotiz zu Behavioural Adaptations In Social Animals (WAEC)

Behavioural Adaptations In Social Animals

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Frage 21 Bericht

Which disease is caused by a virus?

Cholera

Measles Richtige Antwort

Tetanus

Typhoid

Tuberculosis

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Lies die Unterrichtsnotiz zu Resources To Be Conserved: Soil, Water, Wildlife, Forest And Minerals (WAEC)

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

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Frage 22 Bericht

What type of association does an epiphyte on a tree trunk illustrate?

Cannibalism

Commensalism Richtige Antwort

Parasitism

Saprophytism

Symbiosis

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Lies die Unterrichtsnotiz zu Symbiotic Interactions Of Plants And Animals (JAMB)

Lies die Unterrichtsnotiz zu The Ecology Of Populations (JAMB)

Symbiotic Interactions Of Plants And Animals

The Ecology Of Populations

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Frage 23 Bericht

The movement of food in soluble form within the vascular bundles to all parts of the plant is known as

Diffusion

Evaporation

Transportation

Translocation Richtige Antwort

Transpiration

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Frage 24 Bericht

The toad’s long sticky tongue is an adaptation for

Catching insects Richtige Antwort

Conserving water

Escaping from its predators

Regulating, body temperature

Securing mates

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Frage 25 Bericht

Which scientist did NOT contribute to the formulation of the cell theory?

Isaac Newton Richtige Antwort

Matthias Schleiden

Robert Hooke

Rudolf Virchow

Theodor Schwann

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Lies die Unterrichtsnotiz zu Cell Theory (WAEC)

Cell Theory

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Frage 26 Bericht

Which is the most ecologically viable method of insect pest control?

Draining all stagnant pools of water

Eliminating one of the development stages of the insect Richtige Antwort

Employing a lot of labourers to physically handpick the insect pests

Erecting physical barriers against insect pests

Using stronger insecticides which can kill a greater number of insect.

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Lies die Unterrichtsnotiz zu Integrated Water Resources Management (WAEC)

Lies die Unterrichtsnotiz zu Ecological Factors (WAEC)

Integrated Water Resources Management

Ecological Factors

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Frage 27 Bericht

The blood vessel that supplies blood rich in digested food to the liver is the

Hepatic artery

Hepatic portal artery

Hepatic portal vein Richtige Antwort

Hepatic vein

Renal artery

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Lies die Unterrichtsnotiz zu Transport System (WAEC)

Transport System

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Frage 28 Bericht

Which organism is NOT a filter feeder?

Adult mosquito Richtige Antwort

Copepod

Mosquito larva

Oyster

Whale

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Frage 29 Bericht

The process through which excess amino acids in the body are broken down into urea and a carbohydrate is called

deamination Richtige Antwort

denaturation

detoxication

emulsification

excretion

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Lies die Unterrichtsnotiz zu Excretory System (WAEC)

Lies die Unterrichtsnotiz zu Excretory Systems And Mechanisms; Types Of Excretory Systems (WAEC)

Excretory System

Excretory Systems And Mechanisms; Types Of Excretory Systems

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Frage 30 Bericht

A cell that is capable of self existence is a/an

Amoeba Richtige Antwort

Human cheek cell

Onion epidermal cell

ovum

spermatozoom

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Lies die Unterrichtsnotiz zu Forms In Which Living Cells Exist (WAEC)

Forms In Which Living Cells Exist

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Frage 31 Bericht

The number of individuals of a species per unit area of the habitat can be best described as

Distribution

Frequency

Percentage cover

Population size

Population density Richtige Antwort

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Lies die Unterrichtsnotiz zu Co-ordination And Control (JAMB)

Co-ordination And Control

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Frage 32 Bericht

Under secretion of thyroxine before maturity causes an abnormality known as

Cretinism Richtige Antwort

Gigantism

Dwarfism

Myxoedema

Obesity

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Lies die Unterrichtsnotiz zu Heredity (JAMB)

Heredity

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Frage 33 Bericht

Bacteria; which derive energy by oxidizing certain inorganic compounds, are said to be

Chemosynthetic Richtige Antwort

Holozoic

Parasitic

Photosynthetic

Saprophytic

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

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Frage 34 Bericht

Which is a morphological variation

Ability to taste PTC

Ability to roll the tongue

Behaviour

Blood group

Finger print Richtige Antwort

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Lies die Unterrichtsnotiz zu Physiological Variations (WAEC)

Physiological Variations

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Frage 35 Bericht

Which part of the brain regulates and co-ordinates muscular movements?

Cerebellum Richtige Antwort

Cerebrum

Hypothalamus

Medulla oblongata

ThaIamus

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Lies die Unterrichtsnotiz zu Nervous Coordination (WAEC)

Nervous Coordination

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Frage 36 Bericht

The scientist who propounded the theory of inheritance of acquired characters via use and disuse was

August Weismann

Charles Darwin

Gregory Mendel

Jean Lamarck Richtige Antwort

Thomas Morgan

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Lies die Unterrichtsnotiz zu Heredity (JAMB)

Heredity

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Frage 37 Bericht

The instrument used to measure the rate of transpiration in plants is called a/an

Anemometer

Barometer

Hydrometer

Photomer

Potometer Richtige Antwort

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Frage 38 Bericht

Which caste is NOT found in termites?

Drone Richtige Antwort

King

Queen

Soldier

Worker

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Lies die Unterrichtsnotiz zu Forms In Which Living Cells Exist (WAEC)

Lies die Unterrichtsnotiz zu Organization Of Life (WAEC)

Lies die Unterrichtsnotiz zu Classification (WAEC)

Lies die Unterrichtsnotiz zu Tissues And Supporting Systems: (WAEC)

Forms In Which Living Cells Exist

Organization Of Life

Classification

Tissues And Supporting Systems:

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Frage 39 Bericht

Which statement about a nerve cell is NOT correct?

Sensory neurones have their cell bodies in the ganglia along dorsal wall

The axon conduct impulses away from the cell body

The cell body consists of the nucleus and cytoplasm.

The cell bodies of the motor neurones are located in the white matter of the spinal cord. Richtige Antwort

The dendrites transmit impulses towards the cell body

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Lies die Unterrichtsnotiz zu Excretory System (WAEC)

Lies die Unterrichtsnotiz zu Mosses And Ferns (WAEC)

Lies die Unterrichtsnotiz zu Transmission And Expression Of Characteristics In Organisms (WAEC)

Lies die Unterrichtsnotiz zu Nervous Coordination (WAEC)

Excretory System

Mosses And Ferns

Transmission And Expression Of Characteristics In Organisms

Nervous Coordination

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Frage 40 Bericht

Evidence of organic evolution can be deduced from all the following EXCEPT

Antecology Richtige Antwort

Comparative anatomy

Embryology

Fossil records

Geographical distribution

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Lies die Unterrichtsnotiz zu Theories Of Evolution (JAMB)

Lies die Unterrichtsnotiz zu Evolution (Theories and Evidence) (WAEC)

Theories Of Evolution

Evolution (Theories and Evidence)

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Frage 41 Bericht

Relative humidity can be measured with a/an

Anemometer

Barometer

Hydrometer

Hygrometer Richtige Antwort

Photometer

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Lies die Unterrichtsnotiz zu Classification (WAEC)

Classification

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Frage 42 Bericht

Which is NOT an effect of the food shortage on a population?

Cannibalism

Competition

Increase in mortality

Increase in natality Richtige Antwort

migration

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Lies die Unterrichtsnotiz zu Growth (JAMB)

Lies die Unterrichtsnotiz zu Co-ordination And Control (JAMB)

Lies die Unterrichtsnotiz zu Natural Habitats (JAMB)

Growth

Co-ordination And Control

Natural Habitats

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Frage 43 Bericht

The genotype of a species with respect to a particular trait can be determined by carrying out

a back cross with a pure stock known to be recessive for that trait Richtige Antwort

a cross between two F, generations that are heterozygous for the trait

a testcross with a pure stock known to be dominant for the trait

in-breeding among the members of the species

out-breeding with an exotic variety of the species

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Lies die Unterrichtsnotiz zu Genetic Terminologies (WAEC)

Genetic Terminologies

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Frage 44 Bericht

Which pollutant is likely to cause cholera?

agricultural wastes

industrial wastes

nuclear fallouts

oil spillages

untreated sewage Richtige Antwort

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Lies die Unterrichtsnotiz zu Resources To Be Conserved: Soil, Water, Wildlife, Forest And Minerals (WAEC)

Lies die Unterrichtsnotiz zu Evolution (Recombination DNA) (WAEC)

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

Evolution (Recombination DNA)

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Frage 45 Bericht

The tissue which carries organic food from its site of production to all other parts of the plant is called the

Cambium

Epidermis

Phloem Richtige Antwort

Sclerenchyma

Xylem

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Lies die Unterrichtsnotiz zu Transport System (WAEC)

Lies die Unterrichtsnotiz zu Tissues And Supporting Systems: (WAEC)

Transport System

Tissues And Supporting Systems:

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Frage 46 Bericht

Which one is NOT an essential part of a flower?

Anther

Filament

Ovary

Peta Richtige Antwort

Stigma

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Lies die Unterrichtsnotiz zu Internal Structure Of A Flowering Plant (JAMB)

Internal Structure Of A Flowering Plant

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