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Biology NECO SSCE 2002 Science of Living Things
An inflorescence is a
A
group of flowers borne on the same stalk
B
group of flowers born on different stalks
C
flower pollinated by wind
D
many flowers on the same plant
E
plants which have both male and female reproductive organs
medium Difficulty
Biology NECO SSCE 2002 Science of Living Things
Which excretory product is NOT found in mammals?
A
ammonia
B
carbon dioxide
C
mineral salts
D
urea
E
water
medium Difficulty
Biology NECO SSCE 2002 Science of Living Things
An example of a disease linked to the sex-chromosome is
A
colour blindness
B
gonorrhea
C
night blindness
D
syphilis
E
tuberculosis
medium Difficulty
Biology NECO SSCE 2002 Science of Living Things
Bacteria which derive energy for food synthesis by oxidizing certain inorganic compounds are said to be
A
chemosynthetic
B
heterotrophic
C
parasitic
D
photosynthetic
E
saprophylic
medium Difficulty
Biology NECO SSCE 2002 Science of Living Things
The result of placing a plant cell in a hypertonic solution for a long time is ________of the cell.
A
crenation
B
flaccidity
C
haemolysis
D
turgidity
E
vasodilation
medium Difficulty
Biology NECO SSCE 2002 Science of Living Things
Which statement about how all life started is NOT true according to current thinking on evolutionary trends?
A
animals to plant life
B
aquatic to terrestrial forms
C
non-specialization to specialization in functions
D
simple to complex forms
E
unicellularity to multicellularity
medium Difficulty
Biology NECO SSCE 2002 Science of Living Things
What is NOT a supporting tissue in plant?
A
collenchymas
B
coracoid
C
parenchyma
D
sclerenchyma
E
xylem
medium Difficulty
Biology NECO SSCE 2002 Science of Living Things
Mammals are said to be homoiothermic because their body temperature is
A
always higher than that of their environment
B
always lower than that of their environment
C
always the same as that of their environment
D
relatively constant irrespective of that of their environment
E
remains at 37 o c all the time
medium Difficulty
Biology NECO SSCE 2002 Science of Living Things
The number of daughter cells formed at the end of mitosis is
A
2
B
3
C
4
D
5
E
6
medium Difficulty
Biology NECO SSCE 2002 Science of Living Things
What can be used to collect soil animals?
A
Insect net
B
plankton net
C
pooter
D
quadrat
E
Tullgren funnel
medium Difficulty
Biology NECO SSCE 2002 Science of Living Things
Which climatic feature is NOT commonly found in Nigeria?
A
flooding
B
harmattan
C
heat intensity
D
rainfall
E
volcanic eruptions
medium Difficulty
Biology NECO SSCE 2002 Science of Living Things
The sum total of all the roles an organism plays in a habitat is referred to as its
A
ecology
B
ecosystem
C
habit
D
habitat
E
niche
medium Difficulty
Biology NECO SSCE 2002 Science of Living Things
Use the data to answer this question A class of 40 set out to determine the population of lizards in a bound field measuring 200 metres by 100 metres using the capture-recapture method. In their first outing, the students captured a total of 360 lizards all of which were marked with indelible ink and then released back into the field. After a one week interval the students went back into the field and caught a total of 250 lizards out of which 150 bore the indelible ink mark. The population density of the lizards in the field is?
A
0.003 per m 2
B
0.03 per m 2
C
3 per m 2
D
4 per m 2
E
6 per m 2
medium Difficulty
Biology NECO SSCE 2002 Science of Living Things
In the nucleus of a cell, the thread-like structure in which genes are embedded is
A
centriole
B
chromosomes
C
cytoplasm
D
somatic cell
E
spindles
medium Difficulty
Biology NECO SSCE 2002 Science of Living Things
Herbicides are agricultural chemicals that
A
encourage growth of weeds
B
Increase the soil fertility
C
improve disease resistance of crop
D
suppress crop growth
E
suppress weed growth
medium Difficulty
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