NECO SSCE - Biology - 2001 (Objective)

Ajụjụ 1 Ripọtì

Which one is NOT an essential part of a flower?

Anther

Filament

Ovary

Peta Azịza ziri ezi

Stigma

Akọwa Nkọwa

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Internal Structure Of A Flowering Plant (JAMB)

Internal Structure Of A Flowering Plant

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 2 Ripọtì

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

Aneroid barometer

Hygrometer

Metre rule

Secchi disc

Slope gauge Azịza ziri ezi

Akọwa Nkọwa

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Ecosystem (WAEC)

Ecosystem

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 3 Ripọtì

The vector of trypanosome is the

black fly

cockroach

house –fly

mosquito

Tsetse fly Azịza ziri ezi

Akọwa Nkọwa

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Nitrogen Cycle (WAEC)

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Microorganisms: Man And Health (WAEC)

Nitrogen Cycle

Microorganisms: Man And Health

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 4 Ripọtì

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. Azịza ziri ezi

The dendrites transmit impulses towards the cell body

Akọwa Nkọwa

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Excretory System (WAEC)

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Mosses And Ferns (WAEC)

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Transmission And Expression Of Characteristics In Organisms (WAEC)

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Nervous Coordination (WAEC)

Excretory System

Mosses And Ferns

Transmission And Expression Of Characteristics In Organisms

Nervous Coordination

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 5 Ripọtì

Which organism is NOT a filter feeder?

Adult mosquito Azịza ziri ezi

Copepod

Mosquito larva

Oyster

Whale

Akọwa Nkọwa

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 6 Ripọtì

The organelle which is contractile in function in Euglena is the

Chloroplast

Eyespot

Gullet Azịza ziri ezi

Myoneme

Paramylon

Akọwa Nkọwa

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 7 Ripọtì

Which world biomes can be found in Nigeria?

Afro-alpine

Coniferous forest

Dessert

Savannah Azịza ziri ezi

Tundra

Akọwa Nkọwa

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Ecosystem (WAEC)

Ecosystem

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 8 Ripọtì

Under secretion of thyroxine before maturity causes an abnormality known as

Cretinism Azịza ziri ezi

Gigantism

Dwarfism

Myxoedema

Obesity

Akọwa Nkọwa

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Heredity (JAMB)

Heredity

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 9 Ripọtì

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

Centrosome Azịza ziri ezi

Chromosome

Leucoplast

Lysosome

Ribosome

Akọwa Nkọwa

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Cell Structure (WAEC)

Cell Structure

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 10 Ripọtì

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 Azịza ziri ezi

Akọwa Nkọwa

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Co-ordination And Control (JAMB)

Co-ordination And Control

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 11 Ripọtì

Which is NOT a benefit of conservation of natural resources?

Permits nature studies

Preserves the beauty of nature

Prosecutes poachers Azịza ziri ezi

Protects endangered species

Sources of revenue earning

Akọwa Nkọwa

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Resources To Be Conserved: Soil, Water, Wildlife, Forest And Minerals (WAEC)

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

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 12 Ripọtì

Which is NOT a carnivorous plant?

Bladderwort

Dodder plant Azịza ziri ezi

Drosera

Pitcher plant

Venus flytrap

Akọwa Nkọwa

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 13 Ripọtì

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

Cerebellum Azịza ziri ezi

Cerebrum

Hypothalamus

Medulla oblongata

ThaIamus

Akọwa Nkọwa

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Nervous Coordination (WAEC)

Nervous Coordination

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 14 Ripọtì

Which disease is caused by a virus?

Cholera

Measles Azịza ziri ezi

Tetanus

Typhoid

Tuberculosis

Akọwa Nkọwa

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Resources To Be Conserved: Soil, Water, Wildlife, Forest And Minerals (WAEC)

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

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 15 Ripọtì

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

Cannibalism

Commensalism Azịza ziri ezi

Parasitism

Saprophytism

Symbiosis

Akọwa Nkọwa

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Symbiotic Interactions Of Plants And Animals (JAMB)

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na The Ecology Of Populations (JAMB)

Symbiotic Interactions Of Plants And Animals

The Ecology Of Populations

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 16 Ripọtì

The structure that hydra uses to immobilize its prey is called

Enteron

Osteoblasts

Osteocysts Azịza ziri ezi

Pneumatocysts

Pneumatophores.

Akọwa Nkọwa

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Forms In Which Living Cells Exist (WAEC)

Forms In Which Living Cells Exist

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 17 Ripọtì

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

Cannibalism

Competition

Increase in mortality

Increase in natality Azịza ziri ezi

migration

Akọwa Nkọwa

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Growth (JAMB)

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Co-ordination And Control (JAMB)

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Natural Habitats (JAMB)

Growth

Co-ordination And Control

Natural Habitats

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 18 Ripọtì

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

August Weismann

Charles Darwin

Gregory Mendel

Jean Lamarck Azịza ziri ezi

Thomas Morgan

Akọwa Nkọwa

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Heredity (JAMB)

Heredity

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 19 Ripọtì

Relative humidity can be measured with a/an

Anemometer

Barometer

Hydrometer

Hygrometer Azịza ziri ezi

Photometer

Akọwa Nkọwa

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Classification (WAEC)

Classification

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 20 Ripọtì

What is NOT a kidney disease?

Cirrhosis Azịza ziri ezi

Kidney stones

Nephritis

Uraemia

Wilm’s tumour

Akọwa Nkọwa

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 21 Ripọtì

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

Antecology Azịza ziri ezi

Comparative anatomy

Embryology

Fossil records

Geographical distribution

Akọwa Nkọwa

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Theories Of Evolution (JAMB)

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Evolution (Theories and Evidence) (WAEC)

Theories Of Evolution

Evolution (Theories and Evidence)

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 22 Ripọtì

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 Azịza ziri ezi

Fibrous root for absorption of water

Waxy cuticle on leaves to prevent wetting

Akọwa Nkọwa

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Plant Nutrition (WAEC)

Plant Nutrition

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 23 Ripọtì

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

deamination Azịza ziri ezi

denaturation

detoxication

emulsification

excretion

Akọwa Nkọwa

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Excretory System (WAEC)

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Excretory Systems And Mechanisms; Types Of Excretory Systems (WAEC)

Excretory System

Excretory Systems And Mechanisms; Types Of Excretory Systems

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 24 Ripọtì

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

Amoeba Azịza ziri ezi

Human cheek cell

Onion epidermal cell

ovum

spermatozoom

Akọwa Nkọwa

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Forms In Which Living Cells Exist (WAEC)

Forms In Which Living Cells Exist

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 25 Ripọtì

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

Atlas Azịza ziri ezi

Axis

Caudal.

Cervical.

Thoracic

Akọwa Nkọwa

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Organization Of Life (WAEC)

Organization Of Life

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 26 Ripọtì

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

Cambium

Epidermis

Phloem Azịza ziri ezi

Sclerenchyma

Xylem

Akọwa Nkọwa

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Transport System (WAEC)

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Tissues And Supporting Systems: (WAEC)

Transport System

Tissues And Supporting Systems:

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 27 Ripọtì

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

Anemometer

Barometer

Hydrometer

Photomer

Potometer Azịza ziri ezi

Akọwa Nkọwa

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 28 Ripọtì

Which caste is NOT found in termites?

Drone Azịza ziri ezi

King

Queen

Soldier

Worker

Akọwa Nkọwa

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Forms In Which Living Cells Exist (WAEC)

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Organization Of Life (WAEC)

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Classification (WAEC)

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Tissues And Supporting Systems: (WAEC)

Forms In Which Living Cells Exist

Organization Of Life

Classification

Tissues And Supporting Systems:

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 29 Ripọtì

What is NOT an abiotic factor?

Humidity

predators Azịza ziri ezi

temperature

turbidity

wind

Akọwa Nkọwa

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Respiration (JAMB)

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Classification (WAEC)

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Excretory Systems And Mechanisms; Types Of Excretory Systems (WAEC)

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Movement (WAEC)

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Food Webs And Trophic Levels (WAEC)

Respiration

Classification

Excretory Systems And Mechanisms; Types Of Excretory Systems

Movement

Food Webs And Trophic Levels

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 30 Ripọtì

Which is NOT a social animal?

Ant

Bee

Butterfly Azịza ziri ezi

Termite

Wolf

Akọwa Nkọwa

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Behavioural Adaptations In Social Animals (WAEC)

Behavioural Adaptations In Social Animals

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 31 Ripọtì

What is NOT a reflex action?

Blinking of an eye

Jerking of the knee

Leaning Azịza ziri ezi

Salivating

Sneezing

Akọwa Nkọwa

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Nervous Coordination (WAEC)

Nervous Coordination

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 32 Ripọtì

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

Isaac Newton Azịza ziri ezi

Matthias Schleiden

Robert Hooke

Rudolf Virchow

Theodor Schwann

Akọwa Nkọwa

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Cell Theory (WAEC)

Cell Theory

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 33 Ripọtì

Which is a morphological variation

Ability to taste PTC

Ability to roll the tongue

Behaviour

Blood group

Finger print Azịza ziri ezi

Akọwa Nkọwa

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Physiological Variations (WAEC)

Physiological Variations

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 34 Ripọtì

What percentage of oxygen is contained in exhaled air?

21%

16% Azịza ziri ezi

0.04%

Less than 0.01%

Akọwa Nkọwa

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Respiratory System (WAEC)

Respiratory System

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 35 Ripọtì

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

Hepatic artery

Hepatic portal artery

Hepatic portal vein Azịza ziri ezi

Hepatic vein

Renal artery

Akọwa Nkọwa

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Transport System (WAEC)

Transport System

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 36 Ripọtì

Which pollutant is likely to cause cholera?

agricultural wastes

industrial wastes

nuclear fallouts

oil spillages

untreated sewage Azịza ziri ezi

Akọwa Nkọwa

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Resources To Be Conserved: Soil, Water, Wildlife, Forest And Minerals (WAEC)

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Evolution (Recombination DNA) (WAEC)

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

Evolution (Recombination DNA)

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 37 Ripọtì

Which element is a micro element?

Iron

Magnesium

Manganese Azịza ziri ezi

Phosphorus

Potassium.

Akọwa Nkọwa

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Organization Of Life (WAEC)

Organization Of Life

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 38 Ripọtì

Which plant stores food in its roots?

Cassava Azịza ziri ezi

Cocoyam

Irish potato

Onion

Yam

Akọwa Nkọwa

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Plant Nutrition (WAEC)

Plant Nutrition

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 39 Ripọtì

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

Chemosynthetic Azịza ziri ezi

Holozoic

Parasitic

Photosynthetic

Saprophytic

Akọwa Nkọwa

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Resources To Be Conserved: Soil, Water, Wildlife, Forest And Minerals (WAEC)

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

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 40 Ripọtì

Which plant hormone inhibits the development of lateral buds in plants

Abscisic acid

Auxins Azịza ziri ezi

Cytokinins

Florigen

gberelIins

Akọwa Nkọwa

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Classification (WAEC)

Classification

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 41 Ripọtì

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 Azịza ziri ezi

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

Akọwa Nkọwa

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Genetic Terminologies (WAEC)

Genetic Terminologies

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 42 Ripọtì

Soil fertility is NOT conserved by

continuous cropping Azịza ziri ezi

contour ridging

Crop rotation

Mulching

Terracing

Akọwa Nkọwa

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Ways Of Ensuring Conservation (WAEC)

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Population Studies By Sampling (WAEC)

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Soil (WAEC)

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Movement (WAEC)

Ways Of Ensuring Conservation

Population Studies By Sampling

Soil

Movement

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 43 Ripọtì

The toad’s long sticky tongue is an adaptation for

Catching insects Azịza ziri ezi

Conserving water

Escaping from its predators

Regulating, body temperature

Securing mates

Akọwa Nkọwa

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 44 Ripọtì

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

Diffusion

Evaporation

Transportation

Translocation Azịza ziri ezi

Transpiration

Akọwa Nkọwa

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 45 Ripọtì

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 Azịza ziri ezi

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.

Akọwa Nkọwa

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Integrated Water Resources Management (WAEC)

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Ecological Factors (WAEC)

Integrated Water Resources Management

Ecological Factors

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 46 Ripọtì

The vector of the malaria parasite is the

female anopheles mosquito Azịza ziri ezi

female culex mosquito

male anopheles mosquito

male culex mosquito

Akọwa Nkọwa

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Evolution (Theories and Evidence) (WAEC)

Evolution (Theories and Evidence)

Lee Azịza






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