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Question 1
neco 2000
Which of these allelic pairs represent homozygous dominant trait?
ATT
BTt
Ctt
DBb
Ebb
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Question 2
neco 2000
Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the first and second laws of thermodynamics ?
AIn all energy conversions a certain amount is always lost as heat
BIn any given ecosystem the energy transformations can be classified into catabolic and anabolic processes
CThe energy at one trophic level is the same as the next higher or the one below it
DThe sun is the ultimate source of energy in the universe
EThe total energy in an ecosystem retains constant
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Question 3
neco 2000
Which organisms are NOT autotrophic?
Aalgae
BFerns
Cfungi
Dgrasses
Emosses
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Question 4
neco 2000
The genetic composition of an organism is termed
Aan allele
Ba cross
Ca genotype
Da phenotype
Ea hybrid
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Question 5
neco 2000
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
AI
BII
CI ,II ,and V
DII ,III, and V
EIV
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Question 6
neco 2000
Which ONE is not an adaptation for water conservation in plant found is arid region?
Aabsence of leaves
Bleaves reduced to spines
Craised stomata
Dsunken stomata
Ethick stems
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Question 7
neco 2000
Which of these is NOT a method of asexual reproduction?
Abudding
Bfission
Cfusion
Dfragmentation
Elayering
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Question 8
neco 2000
Which of these agencies do not have anything to do with conservation of natural resources?
AFamily Economics Advancement Programme
BFederal Environmental Protection Agency
CNigerian Conservation Foundation
DNigerian Game Reserve Authorities
EWorld Wildlife Fund for Nature
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Question 9
neco 2000
Which of these organisms is most likely to have the least number if found within the same habitat?
Agrasshopper
Bhawk
Clizard
Dsnake
Etoad
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Question 10
neco 2000

An example of sex-linked trait is

Aability to roll the tongue
Bability to taste PTC
Cbaldness
Dblindness
Eblood group
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Question 11
neco 2000
Which of these is NOT an excretory organ/organelle?
Aflame cell
Bkidney
Cmalpighian tubule
Dnephridium
Espiracle
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Question 12
neco 2000
When both alleles in a heterozygous individual are fully expressed in the phenotype of the F, generation this phenomenon is described as
Aco-dominance
Bdominance
Cincomplete dominance
Dmutation
Erecession
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Question 13
neco 2000
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 .
Ablood group
Bfacial appearance
Cfinger print
Dsex type
Eskin color
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Question 14
neco 2000
An essential element whose deficiency in plants will result in poor growth, particularly of the roots, and is essential for cell well formation is
Acalcium
Biron
Cmagnesium
Dnitrogen
Ephosphorus
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Question 15
neco 2000

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

Aemigration
Bhigh standard of living
Cimmigration
Dimproved medicare
Enatality
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Question 16
neco 2000
An example of a conditioned reflex is
Ablinking of the eye-lids
Bshout of exclamation
Cknee jerk
Driding a bicycle
Etwitching of facial muscles
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Question 17
neco 2000
Which of these traits shows discontinuous variation ?
Aability to roll the tongue
Bcolour of hair
Cheight of stem
Dsize of girth
Eweight of organism
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Question 18
neco 2000
An instrument of measuring wind speed is called
Aan anemometer
Ba barometer
Ca hygrometer
Da speedometer
Ea thermometer
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Question 19
neco 2000
The group of micro-organisms that plays a vital role in the baking industry is
Aalgae
Bbacteria
Cfungi
Dprotozoa
Eviruses
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Question 20
neco 2000
Which of the following agricultural practices will NOT promote soil conservation ?
Aafforestation
Bbush burning
Ccrop rotation
Dmanuring
Emulching
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