NECO SSCE - Biology - 2004 (Objective)

Tambaya 1 Rahoto

Reflex action is controlled by

cerebellum

cerebrum

medulla oblongata Amsar da ta dace

olfactory lobe

pineal body

Bayanin Amsa

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Simple Measurement Of Ecological Factors (WAEC)

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Nervous Coordination (WAEC)

Simple Measurement Of Ecological Factors

Nervous Coordination

Duba Amsa

Tambaya 2 Rahoto

Which of the following deaminates excess amino acids?

Duodenum

Ileum

Kidney

Liver Amsar da ta dace

Pancreas

Bayanin Amsa

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Excretory System (WAEC)

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Nucleic Acids (WAEC)

Excretory System

Nucleic Acids

Duba Amsa

Tambaya 3 Rahoto

Which of the following factors does NOT affect photosynthesis?

carbon (iv) oxide

light intensity

relative humidity Amsar da ta dace

soil water

temperature

Bayanin Amsa

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Classification (WAEC)

Classification

Duba Amsa

Tambaya 4 Rahoto

The part of the skin which is excretory in function is the

adipose tissue

erector muscle

hair follicle

sebaceous gland

sweat gland Amsar da ta dace

Bayanin Amsa

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Excretory Systems And Mechanisms; Types Of Excretory Systems (WAEC)

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Excretion (JAMB)

Excretory Systems And Mechanisms; Types Of Excretory Systems

Excretion

Duba Amsa

Tambaya 5 Rahoto

Which of the following is NOT a transmissible character?

dimple cheek

ability to roll tongue

colour blindness

sickle-cell anaemia

big muscles of a boxer Amsar da ta dace

Bayanin Amsa

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Genetic Terminologies (WAEC)

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Chromosomes: The Basis Of Heredity (WAEC)

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Application Of The Principles Of Heredity (WAEC)

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Transmission And Expression Of Characteristics In Organisms (WAEC)

Genetic Terminologies

Chromosomes: The Basis Of Heredity

Application Of The Principles Of Heredity

Transmission And Expression Of Characteristics In Organisms

Duba Amsa

Tambaya 6 Rahoto

The function of the ribosomes is the

absorption of carbon dioxide from the air

control of all the vital activities of the cell

provision of energy for cellular activities

synthesis of secretory products

synthesis of proteins and enzymes Amsar da ta dace

Bayanin Amsa

Karanta bayanin darasi akan DNA Structure And Replication, RNA Transcription (WAEC)

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Protein Synthesis (WAEC)

DNA Structure And Replication, RNA Transcription

Protein Synthesis

Duba Amsa

Tambaya 7 Rahoto

The removal of undigested food substances from the body is called

assimilation

egestion Amsar da ta dace

excretion

elimination

ingestion

Bayanin Amsa

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Structural Adaptation For Survival (WAEC)

Structural Adaptation For Survival

Duba Amsa

Tambaya 8 Rahoto

An organism that transmits pathogens is called a

prey

commensal

parasite

symbiont

vector Amsar da ta dace

Bayanin Amsa

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Biology And Water Industry (WAEC)

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Resources To Be Conserved: Soil, Water, Wildlife, Forest And Minerals (WAEC)

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Natural Habitats (JAMB)

Biology And Water Industry

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

Natural Habitats

Duba Amsa

Tambaya 9 Rahoto

Soil factors in an ecosystems are referred to as

biotic

climatic

edaphic Amsar da ta dace

physiographic

topographic

Bayanin Amsa

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Soil (JAMB)

Soil

Duba Amsa

Tambaya 10 Rahoto

Under secretion of thyroxine before maturity cause

cretinism Amsar da ta dace

gigantism

goiter

myxoedema

obesity

Bayanin Amsa

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Theories Of Evolution (JAMB)

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Linkage, Sex Determination And Sex Linked Characters (WAEC)

Theories Of Evolution

Linkage, Sex Determination And Sex Linked Characters

Duba Amsa

Tambaya 11 Rahoto

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of digestive enzymes?

changes in pH affect enzymes

enzymes react best at high temperature Amsar da ta dace

enzymes react reversibly

they are affected by intake of poisons

they are protein in nature

Bayanin Amsa

Duba Amsa

Tambaya 12 Rahoto

When a plant shows yellowing of leaves and stunted growth, the plant is deficient in

copper

iron Amsar da ta dace

manganese

silicon

zinc

Bayanin Amsa

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Classification (WAEC)

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Support And Movement (JAMB)

Classification

Support And Movement

Duba Amsa

Tambaya 13 Rahoto

The following are classes of dry in-dehiscent fruits EXCEPT

achene

caryopsis

cypsela

follicle

schizocarp Amsar da ta dace

Bayanin Amsa

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Nitrogen Cycle (WAEC)

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Organization Of Life (WAEC)

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Classification (WAEC)

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Reproduction (Courtship Behaviour In Animals) (WAEC)

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Physiological Variations (WAEC)

Nitrogen Cycle

Organization Of Life

Classification

Reproduction (Courtship Behaviour In Animals)

Physiological Variations

Duba Amsa

Tambaya 14 Rahoto

The glomerular filtrate contains the following substances EXCEPT

blood cells Amsar da ta dace

glucose

mineral salts

Water

urea

Bayanin Amsa

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Excretory Systems And Mechanisms; Types Of Excretory Systems (WAEC)

Excretory Systems And Mechanisms; Types Of Excretory Systems

Duba Amsa

Tambaya 15 Rahoto

Food wastage is caused by the following EXCEPT

attack of moulds on farm crops

lack of access roads

lack of transportation

poor harvesting methods

proper storage Amsar da ta dace

Bayanin Amsa

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Ecological Management: Tolerance, Minimum And Maximum (WAEC)

Ecological Management: Tolerance, Minimum And Maximum

Duba Amsa

Tambaya 16 Rahoto

Mycelium is a characteristic feature of

bacteria

hydra

moulds Amsar da ta dace

Mosses

yeasts

Bayanin Amsa

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Forms In Which Living Cells Exist (WAEC)

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Mosses And Ferns (WAEC)

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Excretory Systems And Mechanisms; Types Of Excretory Systems (WAEC)

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Amoeba, Paramecium, And Euglena (WAEC)

Forms In Which Living Cells Exist

Mosses And Ferns

Excretory Systems And Mechanisms; Types Of Excretory Systems

Amoeba, Paramecium, And Euglena

Duba Amsa

Tambaya 17 Rahoto

A typical lumbar vertebrae does NOT have

centrum

neural arch

neural spine

neural canal

vertebrartenal canal Amsar da ta dace

Bayanin Amsa

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Tissues And Supporting Systems: (WAEC)

Tissues And Supporting Systems:

Duba Amsa

Tambaya 18 Rahoto

Cotton is an example of a/an crop.

fibre Amsar da ta dace

food

latex

oil

cereal

Bayanin Amsa

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Ways Of Ensuring Conservation (WAEC)

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Spirogyra And Rhizopus (WAEC)

Ways Of Ensuring Conservation

Spirogyra And Rhizopus

Duba Amsa

Tambaya 19 Rahoto

The tricuspid valve is located between the

left auricle and left ventricle

left and right auricles

right and left ventricles

right auricle and right ventricle Amsar da ta dace

right auricle and left ventricle

Bayanin Amsa

Duba Amsa

Tambaya 20 Rahoto

Intestinal juice contains the following enzymes EXCEPT

erepsin

lipase

maltase

sucrose

trypsin Amsar da ta dace

Bayanin Amsa

Duba Amsa

Tambaya 21 Rahoto

Xylem tissue consists of the following cells EXCEPT

sieve tubes Amsar da ta dace

tracheids

vessels

fibres

parenchyma

Bayanin Amsa

Duba Amsa

Tambaya 22 Rahoto

The end product of glycolysis is

acetic acid

citric acid

ketoglutaric acid

oxaloacetic acid

pyruvic acid Amsar da ta dace

Bayanin Amsa

Karanta bayanin darasi akan DNA Structure And Replication, RNA Transcription (WAEC)

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Cellular Respiration (WAEC)

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Reproduction (JAMB)

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Spirogyra And Rhizopus (WAEC)

DNA Structure And Replication, RNA Transcription

Cellular Respiration

Reproduction

Spirogyra And Rhizopus

Duba Amsa

Tambaya 23 Rahoto

An ovary with ovules arranged along its walls is said to have ------------ placentation.

axile

central

free central

marginal Amsar da ta dace

parietal

Bayanin Amsa

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Physiological Variations (WAEC)

Physiological Variations

Duba Amsa

Tambaya 24 Rahoto

The enzyme ptyalin acts in the

large intestine

mouth Amsar da ta dace

oesophagus

small intestine

stomach

Bayanin Amsa

Duba Amsa

Tambaya 25 Rahoto

Which of the following is released from car exhaust due to incomplete combustion of fuel?

carbon dioxide

carbon monoxide Amsar da ta dace

nitrogen dioxide

oxygen

sulphur dioxide

Bayanin Amsa

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Linkage, Sex Determination And Sex Linked Characters (WAEC)

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Ecosystem (WAEC)

Linkage, Sex Determination And Sex Linked Characters

Ecosystem

Duba Amsa

Tambaya 26 Rahoto

Which of these is NOT a method of improving crop yield?

spraying the crops with chemicals

mechanized farming

sowing pest resistant varieties of seeds

storing the crops in barns or silos Amsar da ta dace

sowing of viable seeds

Bayanin Amsa

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Adaptive Colouration (WAEC)

Adaptive Colouration

Duba Amsa

Tambaya 27 Rahoto

Which of the following eye defects can be corrected with a bi-focal lens?

Astigmatism

Cataract

Hypermetropia

Myopia

Presbyopia Amsar da ta dace

Bayanin Amsa

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Sense Organs (Eyes & Ears) (WAEC)

Sense Organs (Eyes & Ears)

Duba Amsa

Tambaya 28 Rahoto

Simple sugars are also called

cellulose

disaccharides

monosaccharides Amsar da ta dace

polysacchaiides

starch

Bayanin Amsa

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Ecological Management: Tolerance, Minimum And Maximum (WAEC)

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Classification (WAEC)

Ecological Management: Tolerance, Minimum And Maximum

Classification

Duba Amsa

Tambaya 29 Rahoto

All of these are vertebrates EXCEPT

lizard

rat

starfish Amsar da ta dace

tilapia fish

toad

Bayanin Amsa

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Ecology Of Population (WAEC)

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Classification (WAEC)

Ecology Of Population

Classification

Duba Amsa

Tambaya 30 Rahoto

The mouth part of a mosquito through which it sucks the blood of its victim is called

hypopharynx

mandible

labium

labrum

stylet Amsar da ta dace

Bayanin Amsa

Duba Amsa

Tambaya 31 Rahoto

The part of the kidney tubule where ultra filtration takes place is the

Bowman’s capsule Amsar da ta dace

distal convoluted tubule

Henle’s loop

main collecting tubule

proximal convoluted tubule

Bayanin Amsa

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Respiration (JAMB)

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Excretory Systems And Mechanisms; Types Of Excretory Systems (WAEC)

Respiration

Excretory Systems And Mechanisms; Types Of Excretory Systems

Duba Amsa

Tambaya 32 Rahoto

Stunted growth and reduced yield in cassava plant is as a result of a disease called

blight

leaf curl

leaf spot

mosaic Amsar da ta dace

smut

Bayanin Amsa

Duba Amsa

Tambaya 33 Rahoto

In which of the following blood vessels does exchange of materials occur

arteries

arterioles

capillaries Amsar da ta dace

venules

veins

Bayanin Amsa

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Transport System (WAEC)

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Nutrition (JAMB)

Transport System

Nutrition

Duba Amsa

Tambaya 34 Rahoto

Maximum and minimum thermometer is used for measuring

atmospheric pressure

highest and lowest amount of rainfall in habitat

highest and lowest temperature of the day Amsar da ta dace

light intensity

relative humidity

Bayanin Amsa

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Classification (WAEC)

Classification

Duba Amsa

Tambaya 35 Rahoto

The plant cell is different from an animal cell because it has

cellulose cell-wall Amsar da ta dace

cytoplasmic content

centriole

mitochondria

nucleus

Bayanin Amsa

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Cell Structure (WAEC)

Cell Structure

Duba Amsa

Tambaya 36 Rahoto

Which of the following is NOT an application of variation?

adaptation for survival Amsar da ta dace

blood transfusion

crime detection

determination of paternity

marriage counseling

Bayanin Amsa

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Heredity (JAMB)

Heredity

Duba Amsa

Tambaya 37 Rahoto

The correct sequence of energy transfer among living organisms in an ecosystem is

consumers - decomposers – producers

consumers - producers - decomposers

decomposers - producers- consumers

producers - consumers- decomposers Amsar da ta dace

producers - decomposers- consumers

Bayanin Amsa

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Ecosystem (WAEC)

Ecosystem

Duba Amsa

Tambaya 38 Rahoto

Plants that are found in extreme dry conditions are called

epiphytes

hydrophytes

mesophytes

thallophytes

xerophytes Amsar da ta dace

Bayanin Amsa

Duba Amsa

Tambaya 39 Rahoto

Mealy bugs are pests of

cassava Amsar da ta dace

cotton

maize

rice

yarn

Bayanin Amsa

Duba Amsa

Tambaya 40 Rahoto

A feeding relationship in which both organisms benefit is referred to as

commensalism

parasitism

predation

saprophytism

symbiosis Amsar da ta dace

Bayanin Amsa

Duba Amsa

Tambaya 41 Rahoto

Which of the following is NOT a type of finger print?

arch

compound

loop

simple Amsar da ta dace

whorl

Bayanin Amsa

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Classification (WAEC)

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Behavioural Adaptations In Social Animals (WAEC)

Classification

Behavioural Adaptations In Social Animals

Duba Amsa

Tambaya 42 Rahoto

Blood groups and tongue rolling are examples of

continuous variation

discontinuous variation Amsar da ta dace

variation due to environment

adaptive variation

sex-linked variation

Bayanin Amsa

Duba Amsa

Tambaya 43 Rahoto

The fluid in the inner ear is called

aqueous humour

endolymph Amsar da ta dace

lymphocyte

perilymph

vitreous humour

Bayanin Amsa

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Sense Organs (Nose, Tongue & Skin) (WAEC)

Sense Organs (Nose, Tongue & Skin)

Duba Amsa

Tambaya 44 Rahoto

In terms of evolutionary trend, which of these invertebrates evolved first?

Annelida

Arthropoda

Coelentrata

Platyhelminthes

Protozoa Amsar da ta dace

Bayanin Amsa

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Variety Of Organisms (JAMB)

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Evolution (Theories and Evidence) (WAEC)

Variety Of Organisms

Evolution (Theories and Evidence)

Duba Amsa

Tambaya 45 Rahoto

The tropical rainforest region is characterized by the following EXCEPT

abundant grasses Amsar da ta dace

abundant rainfall

abundant trees and shrubs

high humidity

low temperature

Bayanin Amsa

Duba Amsa

Tambaya 46 Rahoto

In savanna trees, thick corky bark is an adaption for

absorbing water

conserving water Amsar da ta dace

enhancing transpiration

reducing transpiration

resistance to bush fire

Bayanin Amsa

Duba Amsa






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