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Question 1
neco 2009
The following processes release carbondioxide into the atmosphere EXCEPT
Acombustion
Bdecomposition
Cputrefaction
Drespiration
Etranspiration
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Question 2
neco 2009
Digested food is carried from small intestine to the liver by the
Ahepatic artery
Bhepatic portal vein
Chepatic vein
Dinferior vena cava
Esuperior vena cava
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Question 3
neco 2009
Plants use Nitrogen in the form of
Aammonia
Bammonium
Cnitrates
Dnitrites
Eurea
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Question 4
neco 2009
Which of the following enzymes act on carbohydrates?
AAmylase
BLipase
CPepsin
DRenin
ETrypsin
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Question 5
neco 2009
These groups of bacteria are harmless EXCEPT
Adenitrifying
Bnitrifying
Cnitrogen-fixing
Dparasitic
Esaprophytic
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Question 6
neco 2009
Which of the following is a characteristic of mollusc?
ABodies are protected by hard exoskeleton
BBodies are segmented
CBody walls have three layers
DPresence of paired jointed appendages
EThe head bears a pair of antennae
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Question 7
neco 2009
These animals exhibit camouflage EXCEPT
Achameleon
Bcrab
Ccrocodile
Dlizard
Esnake
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Question 8
neco 2009
Which of these vertebrae is of the same number in man and rabbit?
ACaudal
BCervical
CLumber
DSacral
EThoracic
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Question 9
neco 2009
Cellular respiration occurs in the
Achloroplast
Bendoplasmic reticulum
Cfood vacuole
Dmitochondrion
Enucleus
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Question 10
neco 2009
Which of the following enables mammals to maintain balance?
ACochlea
BEustucian tube
COssicle
DSemi-circular canal
ETympanic membrane
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Question 11
neco 2009
Which of the following body characteristics distinguishes Ascaris from Earthworms?
ABilaterally symmetrical
BCylindrical
CSegmented
DSoft
EUnsegmented
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Question 12
neco 2009
Mycelium is a feature of
Aalgae
Bbacteria
Cferns
Dfungi
Eviruses.
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Question 13
neco 2009

The part of the male reproductive organ where sperm cells are produced is called?

Aepididymis
Bpenis
Cseminal vesicle
Dseminiferous tubules
Evas deferens
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Question 14
neco 2009
Which of the following processes converts nitrates in the soil to atmospheric nitrogen?
ADenitrification
BLightning
CNitrification
DPutrefaction
ERainfall
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Question 15
neco 2009
Which of these is a simple dehiscent fruit?
AAchene
BCypsela
CLegume
DNut
ESamara
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Question 16
neco 2009
The male reproductive part of a flower is made up of
Aanther and filament
Bovary and ovule
Covule and style
Dstigma and filament
Estyle and stigma
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Question 17
neco 2009

The type of placentation found in tomato fruit is called

Aaxile
Bbisal
Cfree central
Dmarginal
Eparietal
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Question 18
neco 2009
Exoskeleton is a characteristic feature of
Aamoeba
Bearthworm
Chydra
Dmillipede
Etapeworm
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Question 19
neco 2009
Which of the following is an abiotic factor in an ecosystem?
AFood
BHost
CParasite
DPredator
EPressure
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Question 20
neco 2009
The structure in cell concerned with the synthesis of proteins is the
Aendoplasm reticulum
Bribosome
Cnucleus
Dplasma membrane
Egolgi apparatus
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