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Biology
NECO SSCE 2008
Nutrition in Plants & Animals (Photosynthesis & Food Substances)
The type of association in which one organism benefits and the other neither benefits nor is harmed is called
A
commensalism
B
mutualism
C
parasitism
D
saprophytism
E
symbiosis
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option A
Biological Concept & Syllabus Guide
No expanded working has been attached for this question yet. The verified answer is Option A.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #42361)
Biology
NECO SSCE 2008
Basic Ecological Concepts, Ecosystems & Biomes
The group of organisms at the base of the pyramid of numbers are
A
decomposers
B
primary consumers
C
producers
D
secondary consumers
E
tertiary consumers
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option C
Biological Concept & Syllabus Guide
No expanded working has been attached for this question yet. The verified answer is Option C.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #42366)
Biology
NECO SSCE 2008
Variety of Organisms & Classification of Living Things
Spider belongs to which of the following classes in the phylum arthropoda?
A
Arachnida
B
Chilopoda
C
Crustacean
D
Insect
E
Myriapoda
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option A
Biological Concept & Syllabus Guide
No expanded working has been attached for this question yet. The verified answer is Option A.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #42370)
Biology
NECO SSCE 2008
Respiration & Gaseous Exchange
Intercostal muscles are found in the ------ region
A
abdominal
B
chest
C
head
D
limb
E
neck
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option B
Biological Concept & Syllabus Guide
No expanded working has been attached for this question yet. The verified answer is Option B.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #42371)
Biology
NECO SSCE 2008
Variation & Genetics (Heredity)
Which of these is an example of physiological variation?
A
Blood group
B
Eye colour
C
Fingerprint
D
Height
E
Weight
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option A
Biological Concept & Syllabus Guide
No expanded working has been attached for this question yet. The verified answer is Option A.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #42374)
Biology
UTME / JAMB 2008
Adaptation & Evolution
Solution
The natural process that produces adaptive evolutionary changes is
A
Mutation
B
Gene flow
C
Genetic drift
D
Natural selection
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option D
Biological Concept & Syllabus Guide
Natural selection: this suggests the survival of individuals whose adaptive variations are more suited to the environment and whose traits are transmitted to subsequent generations. Natural selection is the primary explanation for evolutionary change.
Source: Official Exam / Past Question Archive
Biology
NECO SSCE 2008
Excretion & Homeostasis
The main constituents of glomerular filterate are
A
blood and water
B
blood and urea
C
glucose and water
D
salt and blood
E
water and urea
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option C
Biological Concept & Syllabus Guide
No expanded working has been attached for this question yet. The verified answer is Option C.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #42376)
Biology
NECO SSCE 2008
Supporting Tissues & Skeletal System
Solution
The structure that separates the thoracic from abdominal cavity is
A
diaphragm
B
intercostal muscle
C
rib
D
sternum
E
thoraxic vertebrae
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option A
Biological Concept & Syllabus Guide
The diaphragm is a dome-shaped structure of muscle and fibrous tissue that separates the thoracic cavity from the abdomen.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #42380)
Biology
NECO SSCE 2008
Cell Structure, Organization & Cell Division
Meiosis involves all the following EXCEPT
A
exchange of genes
B
production of cells with diploid number of chromosomes
C
production of cells with haploid number of chromosomes
D
production of two daughter cells
E
two nuclear divisions
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option B
Biological Concept & Syllabus Guide
No expanded working has been attached for this question yet. The verified answer is Option B.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #42383)
Biology
NECO SSCE 2008
Variety of Organisms & Classification of Living Things
The two nuclei contained in the germinating pollen grain are
A
egg and palisade
B
generative and sperm
C
generative and tube
D
spongy and tube
E
tube and cellular
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option C
Biological Concept & Syllabus Guide
No expanded working has been attached for this question yet. The verified answer is Option C.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #42386)
Biology
NECO SSCE 2008
Variety of Organisms & Classification of Living Things
The following are ways of preserving food EXCEPT
A
boiling
B
canning
C
drying
D
freezing
E
salting
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option A
Biological Concept & Syllabus Guide
No expanded working has been attached for this question yet. The verified answer is Option A.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #42389)
Biology
NECO SSCE 2008
Adaptation & Evolution
The following are the functions of a worker termite EXCEPT
A
building of tunnels
B
construction of fungus garden
C
feeding the young
D
fetching food
E
protecting the nest
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option E
Biological Concept & Syllabus Guide
No expanded working has been attached for this question yet. The verified answer is Option E.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #42392)
Biology
NECO SSCE 2008
Nutrition in Plants & Animals (Photosynthesis & Food Substances)
Which of the following modes of nutrition Is autotrophic?
A
Holophytic
B
Holozoic
C
Parasitic
D
Saprophytic
E
Symbiotic
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option A
Biological Concept & Syllabus Guide
No expanded working has been attached for this question yet. The verified answer is Option A.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #42396)
Biology
NECO SSCE 2008
Excretion & Homeostasis
The network of blood capillaries in the kidney capsule is referred to as
A
capsule
B
glomerulus
C
pelvis
D
pyramid
E
ureter
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option B
Biological Concept & Syllabus Guide
No expanded working has been attached for this question yet. The verified answer is Option B.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #42398)
Biology
NECO SSCE 2008
Reproduction in Plants & Animals
Petals join together to form a tube known as
A
epigynous
B
gamopetalous
C
hypogynous
D
polypctalous
E
polysepalous
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option B
Biological Concept & Syllabus Guide
No expanded working has been attached for this question yet. The verified answer is Option B.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #42400)