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Question 1
neco 2002
Which is NOT a viral disease?
Achicken pox
Bcommon cold
Cmeasles
Dpoliomyelitis
Etuberculosis
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Question 2
neco 2002
The hormones produced in the hypothalamus are
Aauxin and somatotropium
Boxytocin and vasopressin
Cparathormone and progesterone
Dtestosterone and insulin
Ethyroxine and nor-adrenalin
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Question 3
neco 2002
Oxygenated blood from the lungs is carried to the left atrium of the heart through the
Aportal vein
Bpulmonary artery
Cpulmonary vein
Drenal artery
Esuperior vena cava
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Question 4
neco 2002
The autonomic nervous system comprises of the
Abrain and spinal cord
Bbrain and nerves
Cdendrite and axon
Dspinal cord and neuron
Esympathetic and parasympathetic systems
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Question 5
neco 2002
An example of an exoskeletal structure is
Afemur
Bscapula
Cshell
Dskull
Etibia
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Question 6
neco 2002
Which is NOT a living thing?
Abacteria
Bfern
Cfungi
Dprotozoa
Evirus
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Question 7
neco 2002
Herbicides are agricultural chemicals that
Aencourage growth of weeds
BIncrease the soil fertility
Cimprove disease resistance of crop
Dsuppress crop growth
Esuppress weed growth
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Question 8
neco 2002
In the nucleus of a cell, the thread-like structure in which genes are embedded is
Acentriole
Bchromosomes
Ccytoplasm
Dsomatic cell
Espindles
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Question 9
neco 2002
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?
A0.003 per m 2
B0.03 per m 2
C3 per m 2
D4 per m 2
E6 per m 2
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Question 10
neco 2002
The sum total of all the roles an organism plays in a habitat is referred to as its
Aecology
Becosystem
Chabit
Dhabitat
Eniche
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Question 11
neco 2002
Which climatic feature is NOT commonly found in Nigeria?
Aflooding
Bharmattan
Cheat intensity
Drainfall
Evolcanic eruptions
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Question 12
neco 2002
What can be used to collect soil animals?
AInsect net
Bplankton net
Cpooter
Dquadrat
ETullgren funnel
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Question 13
neco 2002
The number of daughter cells formed at the end of mitosis is
A2
B3
C4
D5
E6
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Question 14
neco 2002
The interaction between members of the same population over scarce resources is called
Abehavioural adaptation
Binter-specific competition
Cintra-specific competition
Dmorphological variation
Estructural adaptation
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Question 15
neco 2002
Which characteristic in man is NOT inherited?
Aalbinism
Bcolour blindness
Chaemophilia
Dnight blindness
Esickle cell aneamia
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Question 16
neco 2002
Which organelle is responsible for photosynthesis?
Acell wall
Bchloroplast
Ccell membrane
Dnucleus
Eribosomes
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Question 17
neco 2002
Which process does NOT represent a form of reproduction in plants?
Abinary fission
Bbudding
Cconjugation
Dregeneration
Evegetative propagation
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Question 18
neco 2002
Which statement is NOT true of both meiosis and mitosis?
Aaligning of chromosomes at equator
Bdisintegration of nuclear material
Cformation of spindle apparatus
Dhalving the number of chromosomes
Ethickening and shortening of chromosomes
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Question 19
neco 2002
Mammals are said to be homoiothermic because their body temperature is
Aalways higher than that of their environment
Balways lower than that of their environment
Calways the same as that of their environment
Drelatively constant irrespective of that of their environment
Eremains at 37 o c all the time
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Question 20
neco 2002
What is NOT a supporting tissue in plant?
Acollenchymas
Bcoracoid
Cparenchyma
Dsclerenchyma
Exylem
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