NECO SSCE - Biology - 2001 (Objective)

Ibeere 1 Ìròyìn

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

Cerebellum Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

Cerebrum

Hypothalamus

Medulla oblongata

ThaIamus

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Ka ìwé ẹ̀kọ́ nípa Nervous Coordination (WAEC)

Nervous Coordination

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Ibeere 2 Ìròyìn

Which pollutant is likely to cause cholera?

agricultural wastes

industrial wastes

nuclear fallouts

oil spillages

untreated sewage Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

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Ka ìwé ẹ̀kọ́ nípa Resources To Be Conserved: Soil, Water, Wildlife, Forest And Minerals (WAEC)

Ka ìwé ẹ̀kọ́ nípa Evolution (Recombination DNA) (WAEC)

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

Evolution (Recombination DNA)

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Ibeere 3 Ìròyìn

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

Amoeba Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

Human cheek cell

Onion epidermal cell

ovum

spermatozoom

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Ka ìwé ẹ̀kọ́ nípa Forms In Which Living Cells Exist (WAEC)

Forms In Which Living Cells Exist

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Ibeere 4 Ìròyìn

What is NOT a kidney disease?

Cirrhosis Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

Kidney stones

Nephritis

Uraemia

Wilm’s tumour

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Ibeere 5 Ìròyìn

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

Cannibalism

Commensalism Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

Parasitism

Saprophytism

Symbiosis

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Ka ìwé ẹ̀kọ́ nípa Symbiotic Interactions Of Plants And Animals (JAMB)

Ka ìwé ẹ̀kọ́ nípa The Ecology Of Populations (JAMB)

Symbiotic Interactions Of Plants And Animals

The Ecology Of Populations

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Ibeere 6 Ìròyìn

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

Chemosynthetic Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

Holozoic

Parasitic

Photosynthetic

Saprophytic

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Ka ìwé ẹ̀kọ́ nípa 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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Ibeere 7 Ìròyìn

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

Aneroid barometer

Hygrometer

Metre rule

Secchi disc

Slope gauge Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

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Ka ìwé ẹ̀kọ́ nípa Ecosystem (WAEC)

Ecosystem

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Ibeere 8 Ìròyìn

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

Anemometer

Barometer

Hydrometer

Photomer

Potometer Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

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Ibeere 9 Ìròyìn

Which one is NOT an essential part of a flower?

Anther

Filament

Ovary

Peta Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

Stigma

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Ka ìwé ẹ̀kọ́ nípa Internal Structure Of A Flowering Plant (JAMB)

Internal Structure Of A Flowering Plant

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Ibeere 10 Ìròyìn

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

deamination Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

denaturation

detoxication

emulsification

excretion

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Ka ìwé ẹ̀kọ́ nípa Excretory System (WAEC)

Ka ìwé ẹ̀kọ́ nípa Excretory Systems And Mechanisms; Types Of Excretory Systems (WAEC)

Excretory System

Excretory Systems And Mechanisms; Types Of Excretory Systems

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Ibeere 11 Ìròyìn

Which is a morphological variation

Ability to taste PTC

Ability to roll the tongue

Behaviour

Blood group

Finger print Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

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Ka ìwé ẹ̀kọ́ nípa Physiological Variations (WAEC)

Physiological Variations

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Ibeere 12 Ìròyìn

Which world biomes can be found in Nigeria?

Afro-alpine

Coniferous forest

Dessert

Savannah Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

Tundra

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Ka ìwé ẹ̀kọ́ nípa Ecosystem (WAEC)

Ecosystem

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Ibeere 13 Ìròyìn

The organelle which is contractile in function in Euglena is the

Chloroplast

Eyespot

Gullet Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

Myoneme

Paramylon

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Ibeere 14 Ìròyìn

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

Cannibalism

Competition

Increase in mortality

Increase in natality Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

migration

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Ka ìwé ẹ̀kọ́ nípa Growth (JAMB)

Ka ìwé ẹ̀kọ́ nípa Co-ordination And Control (JAMB)

Ka ìwé ẹ̀kọ́ nípa Natural Habitats (JAMB)

Growth

Co-ordination And Control

Natural Habitats

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Ibeere 15 Ìròyìn

Under secretion of thyroxine before maturity causes an abnormality known as

Cretinism Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

Gigantism

Dwarfism

Myxoedema

Obesity

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Ka ìwé ẹ̀kọ́ nípa Heredity (JAMB)

Heredity

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Ibeere 16 Ìròyìn

Which is NOT a social animal?

Ant

Bee

Butterfly Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

Termite

Wolf

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Ka ìwé ẹ̀kọ́ nípa Behavioural Adaptations In Social Animals (WAEC)

Behavioural Adaptations In Social Animals

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Ibeere 17 Ìròyìn

What is NOT a reflex action?

Blinking of an eye

Jerking of the knee

Leaning Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

Salivating

Sneezing

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Ka ìwé ẹ̀kọ́ nípa Nervous Coordination (WAEC)

Nervous Coordination

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Ibeere 18 Ìròyìn

Which disease is caused by a virus?

Cholera

Measles Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

Tetanus

Typhoid

Tuberculosis

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Ka ìwé ẹ̀kọ́ nípa 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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Ibeere 19 Ìròyìn

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

Isaac Newton Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

Matthias Schleiden

Robert Hooke

Rudolf Virchow

Theodor Schwann

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Ka ìwé ẹ̀kọ́ nípa Cell Theory (WAEC)

Cell Theory

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Ibeere 20 Ìròyìn

Which organism is NOT a filter feeder?

Adult mosquito Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

Copepod

Mosquito larva

Oyster

Whale

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Ibeere 21 Ìròyìn

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

Atlas Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

Axis

Caudal.

Cervical.

Thoracic

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Ka ìwé ẹ̀kọ́ nípa Organization Of Life (WAEC)

Organization Of Life

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Ibeere 22 Ìròyìn

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

Centrosome Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

Chromosome

Leucoplast

Lysosome

Ribosome

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Ka ìwé ẹ̀kọ́ nípa Cell Structure (WAEC)

Cell Structure

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Ibeere 23 Ìròyìn

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

Hepatic artery

Hepatic portal artery

Hepatic portal vein Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

Hepatic vein

Renal artery

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Ka ìwé ẹ̀kọ́ nípa Transport System (WAEC)

Transport System

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Ibeere 24 Ìròyìn

Soil fertility is NOT conserved by

continuous cropping Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

contour ridging

Crop rotation

Mulching

Terracing

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Ka ìwé ẹ̀kọ́ nípa Ways Of Ensuring Conservation (WAEC)

Ka ìwé ẹ̀kọ́ nípa Population Studies By Sampling (WAEC)

Ka ìwé ẹ̀kọ́ nípa Soil (WAEC)

Ka ìwé ẹ̀kọ́ nípa Movement (WAEC)

Ways Of Ensuring Conservation

Population Studies By Sampling

Soil

Movement

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Ibeere 25 Ìròyìn

What percentage of oxygen is contained in exhaled air?

21%

16% Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

0.04%

Less than 0.01%

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Ka ìwé ẹ̀kọ́ nípa Respiratory System (WAEC)

Respiratory System

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Ibeere 26 Ìròyìn

What is NOT an abiotic factor?

Humidity

predators Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

temperature

turbidity

wind

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Ka ìwé ẹ̀kọ́ nípa Respiration (JAMB)

Ka ìwé ẹ̀kọ́ nípa Classification (WAEC)

Ka ìwé ẹ̀kọ́ nípa Excretory Systems And Mechanisms; Types Of Excretory Systems (WAEC)

Ka ìwé ẹ̀kọ́ nípa Movement (WAEC)

Ka ìwé ẹ̀kọ́ nípa 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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Ibeere 27 Ìròyìn

Relative humidity can be measured with a/an

Anemometer

Barometer

Hydrometer

Hygrometer Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

Photometer

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Ka ìwé ẹ̀kọ́ nípa Classification (WAEC)

Classification

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Ibeere 28 Ìròyìn

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 Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

Fibrous root for absorption of water

Waxy cuticle on leaves to prevent wetting

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Ka ìwé ẹ̀kọ́ nípa Plant Nutrition (WAEC)

Plant Nutrition

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Ibeere 29 Ìròyìn

The structure that hydra uses to immobilize its prey is called

Enteron

Osteoblasts

Osteocysts Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

Pneumatocysts

Pneumatophores.

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Ka ìwé ẹ̀kọ́ nípa Forms In Which Living Cells Exist (WAEC)

Forms In Which Living Cells Exist

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Ibeere 30 Ìròyìn

Which caste is NOT found in termites?

Drone Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

King

Queen

Soldier

Worker

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Ka ìwé ẹ̀kọ́ nípa Forms In Which Living Cells Exist (WAEC)

Ka ìwé ẹ̀kọ́ nípa Organization Of Life (WAEC)

Ka ìwé ẹ̀kọ́ nípa Classification (WAEC)

Ka ìwé ẹ̀kọ́ nípa Tissues And Supporting Systems: (WAEC)

Forms In Which Living Cells Exist

Organization Of Life

Classification

Tissues And Supporting Systems:

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Ibeere 31 Ìròyìn

Which is NOT a carnivorous plant?

Bladderwort

Dodder plant Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

Drosera

Pitcher plant

Venus flytrap

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Ibeere 32 Ìròyìn

Which plant stores food in its roots?

Cassava Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

Cocoyam

Irish potato

Onion

Yam

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Ka ìwé ẹ̀kọ́ nípa Plant Nutrition (WAEC)

Plant Nutrition

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Ibeere 33 Ìròyìn

Which element is a micro element?

Iron

Magnesium

Manganese Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

Phosphorus

Potassium.

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Ka ìwé ẹ̀kọ́ nípa Organization Of Life (WAEC)

Organization Of Life

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Ibeere 34 Ìròyìn

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

Cambium

Epidermis

Phloem Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

Sclerenchyma

Xylem

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Ka ìwé ẹ̀kọ́ nípa Transport System (WAEC)

Ka ìwé ẹ̀kọ́ nípa Tissues And Supporting Systems: (WAEC)

Transport System

Tissues And Supporting Systems:

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Ibeere 35 Ìròyìn

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

Antecology Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

Comparative anatomy

Embryology

Fossil records

Geographical distribution

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Ka ìwé ẹ̀kọ́ nípa Theories Of Evolution (JAMB)

Ka ìwé ẹ̀kọ́ nípa Evolution (Theories and Evidence) (WAEC)

Theories Of Evolution

Evolution (Theories and Evidence)

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Ibeere 36 Ìròyìn

The toad’s long sticky tongue is an adaptation for

Catching insects Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

Conserving water

Escaping from its predators

Regulating, body temperature

Securing mates

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Ibeere 37 Ìròyìn

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 Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

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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Ka ìwé ẹ̀kọ́ nípa Genetic Terminologies (WAEC)

Genetic Terminologies

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Ibeere 38 Ìròyìn

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 Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

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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Ka ìwé ẹ̀kọ́ nípa Integrated Water Resources Management (WAEC)

Ka ìwé ẹ̀kọ́ nípa Ecological Factors (WAEC)

Integrated Water Resources Management

Ecological Factors

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Ibeere 39 Ìròyìn

The vector of the malaria parasite is the

female anopheles mosquito Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

female culex mosquito

male anopheles mosquito

male culex mosquito

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Ka ìwé ẹ̀kọ́ nípa Evolution (Theories and Evidence) (WAEC)

Evolution (Theories and Evidence)

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Ibeere 40 Ìròyìn

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

Diffusion

Evaporation

Transportation

Translocation Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

Transpiration

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Ibeere 41 Ìròyìn

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. Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

The dendrites transmit impulses towards the cell body

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Ka ìwé ẹ̀kọ́ nípa Excretory System (WAEC)

Ka ìwé ẹ̀kọ́ nípa Mosses And Ferns (WAEC)

Ka ìwé ẹ̀kọ́ nípa Transmission And Expression Of Characteristics In Organisms (WAEC)

Ka ìwé ẹ̀kọ́ nípa Nervous Coordination (WAEC)

Excretory System

Mosses And Ferns

Transmission And Expression Of Characteristics In Organisms

Nervous Coordination

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Ibeere 42 Ìròyìn

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 Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

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Ka ìwé ẹ̀kọ́ nípa Co-ordination And Control (JAMB)

Co-ordination And Control

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Ibeere 43 Ìròyìn

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

August Weismann

Charles Darwin

Gregory Mendel

Jean Lamarck Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

Thomas Morgan

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Ka ìwé ẹ̀kọ́ nípa Heredity (JAMB)

Heredity

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Ibeere 44 Ìròyìn

The vector of trypanosome is the

black fly

cockroach

house –fly

mosquito

Tsetse fly Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

Awọn alaye Idahun

Ka ìwé ẹ̀kọ́ nípa Nitrogen Cycle (WAEC)

Ka ìwé ẹ̀kọ́ nípa Microorganisms: Man And Health (WAEC)

Nitrogen Cycle

Microorganisms: Man And Health

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Ibeere 45 Ìròyìn

Which is NOT a benefit of conservation of natural resources?

Permits nature studies

Preserves the beauty of nature

Prosecutes poachers Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

Protects endangered species

Sources of revenue earning

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Ka ìwé ẹ̀kọ́ nípa 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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Ibeere 46 Ìròyìn

Which plant hormone inhibits the development of lateral buds in plants

Abscisic acid

Auxins Ìdáhùn tó tọ́

Cytokinins

Florigen

gberelIins

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Ka ìwé ẹ̀kọ́ nípa Classification (WAEC)

Classification

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