BIOLOGY PAST QUESTIONS APP (SSCE/NECO/GCE)

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SSCE/NECO/GCE (BIOLOGY)

BIOLOGY PAST QUESTIONS SSCE (App)

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Which of the following inherited conditions usually shows incomplete dominance?

baldness

tongue rolling ability

haemophilia

sickle cell anaemia

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Which of the following pH values is the best for the action of the emzymes – renin and pepsin in the stomach?

pH8

pH9

pH2

pH7

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The persistent presence of glucose in a person’s urine indicates malfunctioning of the

stomach

bladder

pancreas

heart

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The following life processes are common to both plants and animals except

photosynthesis

respiration

reproduction

growth

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Plant hormones includes the following except

auxin

insulin

gibberellin

cytokinin

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The order of evolutionary trend in plants is

Thallophyta, Bryphyta, Pteridophyta and Spermatophyta

Spermatophyta, pteridophyta, Bryophyta and Thallophyta

Bryophyta, Pteridophyta, Spermatophyta and Thallophyta

Bryophyte, Thallophyta, Pteridophyta, Pteridophyta and Spermatophyta

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Which of the following instruments is used to measure wind speed?

anemometer

hygrometer

thermometer

barometer

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The transfer of ripe pollen grains from another to the stigma of the same flower is termed

self-pollination

fertilization

conjugation

reproduction

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A man suffering from obesity must avoid meals containing

carrots and oranges

beef and fish

margarine and butter

rice and beans

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Which of the following statements is correct about organs?

unicellular animals have few organs

they are not found in plants

they perform a certain overall function

they are composed of specialized cells

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Which of the following statements about the development of the foetus is not correct?
See also GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS APP

the circulatory system of foetus is directly connected to the maternal blood vessels

the foetus is surrounded by a water sac

food and oxygen are carried across the placenta to the embryo’s blood.

the foetus depends on the mother’s blood for its food and oxygen

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Which of the following organisms is well adapted for fluid feeding?

mosquito

grasshopper

ants

cockroach

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Which of the organisms does not show colour adaptation to its environment?

toad

chameleon

earthworm

fish

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Which of the following organisms is not considered as a parasitic plant?

dodder

mistletoe

cassytha

rhizopus

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The sudden change in a gene structure or chromosome number in an organism likely to cause known as

meiosis

migration

mitosis

mutation

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In the binomial system of naming organism, the second name is called the

specific name

common name

scientific name

generic name

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Which of the following enzymes is not one of the main classes of enzymes

proteases

lipases

sucrose

amylases

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Two organelles directly involved in mitotic cell division are

nucleus and mitochondrion

centriole and goligi apparatus

ribosome and nucleus

nucleus and centriole

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Which of the following organisms feeds both autotrophically and heterotrophically?

mucor

euglena

paramecium

hydra

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The axial skeleton is composed of the

skull and vertebral column

limbs and girdies

radius and ulna

atlas and axis

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An organisms which maintains a constant temperature irrespective of environment temperature fluctuation is

a mammal

a fish

an amphibian

an insect

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A termite with a relatively large head and powerful Jaws is likely to be

reproductive

queen

king

soldier

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Which of the following organisms has kidney as their excretory organ?

fishes, reptiles, birds, tape worms

fishes, amphibians, annelids, insect

fishes, amphibians, birds, man

fishes, protozoans, amphibians, man

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The mode of nutrition common to green plants is

holozoic

autorophic

heterotrophic

saprophytic

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Which of the following substances has the highest amount of energy in joules per unit weight?

fats

vitamins

carbohydrate

proteins

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Which of the following statements best describe pollination? The transfer of pollen grain from
See also LITERATURE PAST QUESTIONS APP

stigmas to stamens

the anther of a flower to the stigma of another flower of a different species

anther to stigmas

anther to the ovary

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Which of the following organisms is a primary consumer

fungal

grass

sheep

dog

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Which of the following processes is not an example of a reflex action?

sneezing

blinking of the eye

beating of the heart

reading

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The ear pinna is strengthened by

blood pressure

cartilage

bone

turgor pressure

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The importance of the concentration of chloroplast in the palisade layer of the leaf is for maximum exposure to

oxygen

light

water

carbon dioxide

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Finger prints are useful in crime detection because

no two people have the same finger print

finger prints are easy to make

thieves may leave their prints at the scene of a crime

the police have sophisticated fingerprint machines

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Which of the following processes does not contribute towards growth?

cell plasmolysis

cell division

cell enlargement

cell differentiation

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Which of the following physical factor is likely to affect the distribution of plants in a pond?

temperature

light

humidity

wind

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The first step in carrying out ecological studies in a terrestrial habitat as

collective of organisms

quadrat sampling

measuring abiotic factors.

mapping the area

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The effects of environmental degradation caused by human activities can be controlled by the following measures except

educating people

do nothing

converting mining pits into fish ponds (

reclaiming the land

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Territoriality is a phenomenon among

animals and plants

lower organisms

male animals with a group of females

plants of different species

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Which of the following diseases is not hereditary

scabies

colour blindness

haemophilia

Albinism

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The following practice can contribute towards the conservation of natural resources except

afforestation

deforestation

contour ploughing

establishment of Game reserves

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Which of these diseases cannot be spread by an insect?

malaria

measles

cholera

trypanosomiasis

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Which of the following organisms are the producers in an aquatic habitat?
See also JAUNDICE (SKIN AND EYES)

nektons

phytoplanktons

zooplanktons

benthons

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Which of the following statements about ecosystems is false?

the primary producers provide energy for herbivores and carnvores

all the energy entering the ecosystem is placed on to decomposers

ecosystems must start with the capture of energy by autotrophs

energy transfer from one trophic level to the other is not 100% efficient

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A seed of a flower plant can best be described as

developed ovary

the developed ovule

radicle and plumule

the embryo and endosperm

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What does the chemical composition of the genetic material of all living organisms consist of?

follide stimulating hormone

adenosine diphosphate

deoxyribonucleic acid

adenosine triphosphate

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Evidence for evolution include the following except

fossil records

mutation of genes

geographical distribution of organisms

comparative anatomy

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The colour that is associated with a positive iodine test is

brown

yellow

blue-black

red

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The order of prmary succession by plants in a very dry habitat is

xerophytes – mesophyte – shrub

mesophytes – xerophytes – shrub

xerophytes – shrub – mesophytes

mesophytes – shrub – xerophytes

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Population growth rate may be defined as the

number of a particular species per unit area

net rate of nationality and mortality in the habitat ever a period

number of times an organism occurs within a given period

mortality rate per unit area over a period

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A group of closely related organism capable of interbreeding to produce fertile offspring are known as members of

class

kingdom

family

species

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Which of the following substances is not a conservable natural resource?

water

air

minerals

soil

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The accepted concepts for theory of Natural selection does not include

use and disuse of body parts

survival of the fittest

struggle for existence

tendency for organisms to over produces

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