NECO SSCE - Biology - 2000

A common characteristic of ALL living things is

Which of the following agricultural practices will NOT promote soil conservation ?

An instrument of measuring wind speed is called

The part of the fruit which serves a protective function is called

Modern method of classification of living things is based on similarity of?

Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the first and second laws of thermodynamics ?

Which of these agencies do not have anything to do with conservation of natural resources?

Root pressure and the transpiration pull are biophysical processes which account for the?

Which statement about decomposers is NOT true?

Which of these pairs best illustrates symbiotic association?

Which of these is NOT an excretory organ/organelle?

Which of the following agricultural activities has the least harmful effect on the environment ?

Which of the following is NOT a natural source of energy ?

What is the result of placing a red blood cell in a hypertonic solution ?

Which one is NOT an excretory product of man?

The streaming movement of cytoplasm observed in a freshly cut leaf of a water plant is termed

Which of these is NOT a method of asexual reproduction?

In a case of disputed paternity the most likely clue to resolving the problem is to match the ________________ of the baby with that of the father .

Which of these organisms is most likely to have the least number if found within the same habitat?

When a student suddenly runs into a snake on a pathway, which of these chemical messengers are released ?

Which of these statements is NOT an idea contained in Lamarck’s theory of evolution.?

Which of these is a liming factor with respect to human population size?

The most likely mode of an organism that possesses attachment structure, thin outer surface layer and absence of an elaborate digestive tract is

Two identical twin boys had different finger print. This proves that

The process which ensures that the chromosome number for each species of organism remains constant from generation to generation is called

Use the information to answer this question.

I. Smoking
II. Sun drying
III. Freezing
IV. Canning
V. Salting
VI. Pasteurization

A method of food preservation that works on the principle of dehydration is

Which ONE is not an adaptation for water conservation in plant found is arid region?

An example of a conditioned reflex is

The group of micro-organisms that plays a vital role in the baking industry is

An example of sex-linked trait is

Which material is NOT necessary for the manufacture of plant food?

The release of sperms through the urethral opening into the vagina is called?

The genetic composition of an organism is termed

An essential with the dental formula I 0/3 : C 0/1 : P 3/3 : M 3/3 is most likely adapted for ___________ nutrition .

Which of the following sequences best illustrates a food chain in an aquatic habitat ?

An organism existing at the colonial level of life is

An essential element whose deficiency in plants will result in poor growth, particularly of the roots, and is essential for cell well formation is

Which of these traits shows discontinuous variation ?

Lianas is to tropical rain forest as an extensive root system is to ---------------- habitat

Which of these allelic pairs represent homozygous dominant trait?

Which structure of the mammalian ear when removed will affect the maintenance of balance?

Which organisms are NOT autotrophic?

When both alleles in a heterozygous individual are fully expressed in the phenotype of the F, generation this phenomenon is described as