NECO Biology Past Questions & Answers - Page 8

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71.

Which of these is an example of physiological variation?

A.

Blood group

B.

Eye colour

C.

Fingerprint

D.

Height

E.

Weight

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

72.

Intercostal muscles are found in the ------ region

A.

abdominal

B.

chest

C.

head

D.

limb

E.

neck

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

73.

Spider belongs to which of the following classes in the phylum arthropoda?

A.

Arachnida

B.

Chilopoda

C.

Crustacean

D.

Insect

E.

Myriapoda

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

74.

The group of organisms at the base of the pyramid of numbers are

A.

decomposers

B.

primary consumers

C.

producers

D.

secondary consumers

E.

tertiary consumers

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

75.

The type of association in which one organism benefits and the other neither benefits nor is harmed is called

A.

commensalism

B.

mutualism

C.

parasitism

D.

saprophytism

E.

symbiosis

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

76.

Amoeba engulfs food particles by means of its

A.

contractile vacuole

B.

cytoplasmic membrane

C.

food vacuoles

D.

nucleus

E.

pseudopodia

Correct answer is E

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

77.

Which of the following is a biotic factor that affects population?

A.

Predator

B.

Salinity

C.

Space

D.

Temperature

E.

Water

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

78.

The following are types of finger prints EXCEPT

A.

arch

B.

compound

C.

loop

D.

simple

E.

whorl

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

79.

The developing embryo is attached to the mother’s uterus by

A.

amnion

B.

blood vessels

C.

placenta

D.

umbilical cord

E.

uterine cavity

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

80.

A situation in which the African king fish encases itself in a cocoon, mud and mucus until the next rainy season is called

A.

adaptation

B.

aestivation

C.

diapause

D.

dormancy

E.

hibernation

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.