NECO SSCE - Biology - 2009 | Green Bridge CBT

Question 1 Report

The cortex of a herbaceous stem is made up of

collenchyma and parenchyma

collenchyma and sclerenchyma

parenchyma and sclerenchma

pericycle and endodermis

sclerenthyma and endodermis

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Tissues And Supporting Systems:

Cell Structure

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Question 2 Report

Root hairs are extensions of the

cortex

endodermis

epidermis

piliferous layer

vascular bundle

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Support And Movement

Cell Structure

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Question 3 Report

Which of the following enables mammals to maintain balance?

Cochlea

Eustucian tube

Ossicle

Semi-circular canal

Tympanic membrane

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Reproduction (Courtship Behaviour In Animals)

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Question 4 Report

Plants use Nitrogen in the form of

ammonia

ammonium

nitrates

nitrites

urea

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Nitrogen Cycle

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Question 5 Report

The following processes release carbondioxide into the atmosphere EXCEPT

combustion

decomposition

putrefaction

respiration

transpiration

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Read lesson note on Properties And Functions Of The Living Cell (WAEC)

Properties And Functions Of The Living Cell

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Question 6 Report

Which of the following enzymes act on carbohydrates?

Amylase

Lipase

Pepsin

Renin

Trypsin

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Read lesson note on Protein Synthesis (WAEC)

Read lesson note on Morphology Of Monocotyledonous And Dicotyledonous Plants (WAEC)

Protein Synthesis

Morphology Of Monocotyledonous And Dicotyledonous Plants

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Question 7 Report

Over-grazing encourages soil

acidity

conservation

erosion

fertility

formation

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Read lesson note on Ways Of Ensuring Conservation (WAEC)

Read lesson note on Soil (WAEC)

Animal Nutrition

Ways Of Ensuring Conservation

Soil

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Question 8 Report

Excess amino acids are converted into urea by the

heart

kidney

liver

muscles

spleen

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Read lesson note on Excretory Systems And Mechanisms Types Of Excretor (WAEC)

Classification

Excretory Systems And Mechanisms Types Of Excretor

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Question 9 Report

The products of respiration in higher plants are

carbondioxide, energy and starch

carbondioxide, energy and water

carbondioxide, oxygen and water

carbondioxide, starch and water

glucose, energy and water

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Read lesson note on Cellular Respiration (WAEC)

Respiration

Cellular Respiration

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Question 10 Report

Which of these organisms reproduces by budding?

Amoeba

Euglena

Hydra

Paramecium

Volvox

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Read lesson note on Reproduction (Physical Changes In Males And Females) (WAEC)

Reproduction (Physical Changes In Males And Females)

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Question 11 Report

The following plants have self-pollinated flowers EXCEPT?

groundnut

okra

rice

wheat

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Read lesson note on Reproduction (Courtship Behaviour In Animals) (WAEC)

Reproduction (Courtship Behaviour In Animals)

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Question 12 Report

Which of the following is a characteristic of mollusc?

Bodies are protected by hard exoskeleton

Bodies are segmented

Body walls have three layers

Presence of paired jointed appendages

The head bears a pair of antennae

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Read lesson note on Forms In Which Living Cells Exist (WAEC)

Forms In Which Living Cells Exist

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Question 13 Report

The topmost layer of a typical soil profile is

clay

coarse sand

fine sand

gravel

humus

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Soil

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Question 14 Report

In a moss plant, spores are produced in the

capsule

leaf

rhizoid

seta

stalk

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Question 15 Report

Cellular respiration occurs in the

chloroplast

endoplasmic reticulum

food vacuole

mitochondrion

nucleus

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Question 16 Report

These animals exhibit camouflage EXCEPT

chameleon

crab

crocodile

lizard

snake

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Adaptive Colouration

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Question 17 Report

The part of the male reproductive organ where sperm cells are produced is called

epididymis

penis

seminal vesicle

seminiferous tubules

vas deferens

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Question 18 Report

The basic unit of classification of living things is the

class

genus

kingdom

phylum

species

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Classification

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Question 19 Report

Which of these is a simple dehiscent fruit?

Achene

Cypsela

Legume

Nut

Samara

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Question 20 Report

Which of the following is bryophyte?

Bladderwort

Flytrap

Liverwort

Pitcher

Sundew

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Question 21 Report

These groups of bacteria are harmless EXCEPT

denitrifying

nitrifying

nitrogen-fixing

parasitic

saprophytic

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Read lesson note on Ecological Components (WAEC)

Resources To Be Conserved: Soil, Water, Wildlife

Ecological Components

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Question 22 Report

Mycelium is a feature of

algae

bacteria

ferns

fungi

viruses.

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Question 23 Report

In mammals, tissue respiration takes place in the

alveoli

cells

lungs

nose

trachea

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Read lesson note on Cellular Respiration (WAEC)

Read lesson note on Cell Structure (WAEC)

Cellular Respiration

Cell Structure

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Question 24 Report

The type of placentation found in tomato fruit is called

axile

bisal

free central

marginal

parietal

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Question 25 Report

What will be the phenotypic ratio in the f1 generation, if a dominant red flowered plant (RR) is crossed with recessive white flowered plant (rr)?

1 red : 1 white

2 red : 0 white

3 red : 1 white

4 red : 0 white

4 red : 4 white

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Genetic Terminologies

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Question 26 Report

Fern plants carry out Photosynthesis in the

frond

rhizome

sorus

stolon

thallus

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Question 27 Report

Digested food is carried from small intestine to the liver by the

hepatic artery

hepatic portal vein

hepatic vein

inferior vena cava

superior vena cava

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Transport System

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Question 28 Report

Which of these vertebrae is of the same number in man and rabbit?

Caudal

Cervical

Lumber

Sacral

Thoracic

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Question 29 Report

These processes are involved in asexual reproduction EXCEPT

budding

fertilization

fission

spore formation

vegetative propagation

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Reproduction (Physical Changes In Males And Females)

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Question 30 Report

Exoskeleton is a characteristic feature of

amoeba

earthworm

hydra

millipede

tapeworm

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Read lesson note on Organization Of Life (WAEC)

Organization Of Life

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Question 31 Report

Which of the following is an abiotic factor in an ecosystem?

Food

Host

Parasite

Predator

Pressure

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Ecosystem

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Question 32 Report

The male reproductive part of a flower is made up of

anther and filament

ovary and ovule

ovule and style

stigma and filament

style and stigma

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Read lesson note on Integrated Water Resources Management (WAEC)

Read lesson note on Reproduction (JAMB)

Integrated Water Resources Management

Reproduction

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Question 33 Report

Which of these influences growth movement in plants?

Acetic acid

Auxins

Chlorophyll

Enzyme

Ethylene

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Natural Habitats

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Question 34 Report

The structure in cell concerned with the synthesis of proteins is the

endoplasm reticulum

ribosome

nucleus

plasma membrane

golgi apparatus

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Read lesson note on Nucleic Acids (WAEC)

Read lesson note on Cell Structure (WAEC)

Nucleic Acids

Cell Structure

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Question 35 Report

Which of the following processes converts nitrates in the soil to atmospheric nitrogen?

Denitrification

Lightning

Nitrification

Putrefaction

Rainfall

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Read lesson note on Nitrogen Cycle (WAEC)

Nitrogen Cycle

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Question 36 Report

Villi are finger-like structures found in the

large intestine

rectum

small intestine

stomach

tongue

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Cell Structure

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Question 37 Report

Which of the following body characteristics distinguishes Ascaris from Earthworms?

Bilaterally symmetrical

Cylindrical

Segmented

Soft

Unsegmented

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Organization Of Life

Classification

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Question 38 Report

Which of these is NOT a pollutant?

Carbondioxide

Lead oxide

Nitrogen gas

Nitrogen oxide

Sulphur dioxide

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Read lesson note on Nutrient Cycling In Nature (WAEC)

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Nutrient Cycling In Nature

Humans And Environment

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Question 39 Report

Which of the following functions of the body are nephrons associated with?

Circulation

Digestion

Excretion

Reproduction

Respiration

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Excretory System

Plant Nutrition

Excretion

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Question 40 Report

Which of these is NOT part of a seed?

Cotyledon

Embryo

Endosperm

Pericarp

Testa

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Read lesson note on Nutrition (JAMB)

Nutrition

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