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Question 11
neco 2008
Which of the following modes of nutrition Is autotrophic?
AHolophytic
BHolozoic
CParasitic
DSaprophytic
ESymbiotic
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Question 12
neco 2008
The following are the functions of a worker termite EXCEPT
Abuilding of tunnels
Bconstruction of fungus garden
Cfeeding the young
Dfetching food
Eprotecting the nest
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Question 13
neco 2008
The following are ways of preserving food EXCEPT
Aboiling
Bcanning
Cdrying
Dfreezing
Esalting
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Question 14
neco 2008
The two nuclei contained in the germinating pollen grain are
Aegg and palisade
Bgenerative and sperm
Cgenerative and tube
Dspongy and tube
Etube and cellular
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Question 15
neco 2008
Meiosis involves all the following EXCEPT
Aexchange of genes
Bproduction of cells with diploid number of chromosomes
Cproduction of cells with haploid number of chromosomes
Dproduction of two daughter cells
Etwo nuclear divisions
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Question 16
neco 2008
The structure that separates the thoracic from abdominal cavity is
Adiaphragm
Bintercostal muscle
Crib
Dsternum
Ethoraxic vertebrae
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Question 17
neco 2008
The main constituents of glomerular filterate are
Ablood and water
Bblood and urea
Cglucose and water
Dsalt and blood
Ewater and urea
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Question 18
neco 2008
Which of these is an example of physiological variation?
ABlood group
BEye colour
CFingerprint
DHeight
EWeight
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Question 19
neco 2008
Intercostal muscles are found in the ------ region
Aabdominal
Bchest
Chead
Dlimb
Eneck
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Question 20
neco 2008
Spider belongs to which of the following classes in the phylum arthropoda?
AArachnida
BChilopoda
CCrustacean
DInsect
EMyriapoda
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Question 21
neco 2008
The group of organisms at the base of the pyramid of numbers are
Adecomposers
Bprimary consumers
Cproducers
Dsecondary consumers
Etertiary consumers
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Question 22
neco 2008
The type of association in which one organism benefits and the other neither benefits nor is harmed is called
Acommensalism
Bmutualism
Cparasitism
Dsaprophytism
Esymbiosis
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Question 23
neco 2008
Amoeba engulfs food particles by means of its
Acontractile vacuole
Bcytoplasmic membrane
Cfood vacuoles
Dnucleus
Epseudopodia.
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Question 24
neco 2008
Amoeba engulfs food particles by means of its
Acontractile vacuole
Bcytoplasmic membrane
Cfood vacuoles
Dnucleus
Epseudopodia.
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Question 25
neco 2008
Which of the following is a biotic factor that affects population?
APredator
BSalinity
CSpace
DTemperature
EWater
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Question 26
neco 2008

The following are types of finger prints EXCEPT

Aarch
Bcompound
Cloop
Dsimple
Ewhorl
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Question 27
neco 2008
The developing embryo is attached to the mother’s uterus by
Aamnion
Bblood vessels
Cplacenta
Dumbilical cord
Euterine cavity
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Question 28
neco 2008
A situation in which the African king fish encases itself in a cocoon, mud and mucus until the next rainy season is called
Aadaptation
Baestivation
Cdiapause
Ddormancy
Ehibernation
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Question 29
neco 2008

A woman removed a hot aluminium pot with her bare hand and suddenly throws it down. What type of action has taken place?

AConditional
BInstinctive
CInvoluntary
DLearned
EVoluntary
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Question 30
neco 2008
Which of the following is NOT found in animal cell?
AChloroplast
BEndoplasmic reticulum
CGolgi apparatus
DMitochondria
ENucleus
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