Year : 
2002
Title : 
Biology
Exam : 
NECO - BECE

Paper 1 | Objectives

11 - 20 of 43 Questions

# Question Ans
11.

The pro-condition for transfusion of blood to an accident victim is

A. assess the level of blood lost

B. boil the blood before transfusion

C. cross-match the victims and donor blood groups

D. mix the blood to be donated with sulphur

E. remove the remaining blood from the accident victim before transfusing the blood

C

12.

Which process best explains the raising upward and outward of the ribs during breathing?

A. aerobic respiration

B. anaerobic respiration

C. exhalation

D. inhalation

E. internal respiration

D

13.

Thick succulent stems and leaves are an adaptation for conservation of water

A. prevention of heat stroke

B. protection

C. reproduction

D. sun tanning

A

14.

The remains impressions of animals and plants preserved in rocks are referred to as

A. crusts

B. fossils

C. honeycomb

D. plaques

E. residues

B

15.

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 ou

A. 100

B. 300

C. 400

D. 560

E. 600

E

16.

Which part of Euglena performs a similar function to that of the oral groove in paramecium?

A. contractile vacuole

B. ectoplasm

C. endoplasm

D. gullet

E. nucleus

D

17.

Which process will NOT release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere?

A. Burning

B. exhalation

C. photosynthesis

D. putrefaction

E. respiration

C

18.

An inflorescence is a

A. group of flowers borne on the same stalk

B. group of flowers born on different stalks

C. flower pollinated by wind

D. many flowers on the same plant

E. plants which have both male and female reproductive organs

B

19.

Which excretory product is NOT found in mammals?

A. ammonia

B. carbon dioxide

C. mineral salts

D. urea

E. water

Detailed Solution

Excretory products in mammals include
20.

An example of a disease linked to the sex-chromosome is

A. colour blindness

B. gonorrhea

C. night blindness

D. syphilis

E. tuberculosis

A

11.

The pro-condition for transfusion of blood to an accident victim is

A. assess the level of blood lost

B. boil the blood before transfusion

C. cross-match the victims and donor blood groups

D. mix the blood to be donated with sulphur

E. remove the remaining blood from the accident victim before transfusing the blood

C

12.

Which process best explains the raising upward and outward of the ribs during breathing?

A. aerobic respiration

B. anaerobic respiration

C. exhalation

D. inhalation

E. internal respiration

D

13.

Thick succulent stems and leaves are an adaptation for conservation of water

A. prevention of heat stroke

B. protection

C. reproduction

D. sun tanning

A

14.

The remains impressions of animals and plants preserved in rocks are referred to as

A. crusts

B. fossils

C. honeycomb

D. plaques

E. residues

B

15.

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 ou

A. 100

B. 300

C. 400

D. 560

E. 600

E

16.

Which part of Euglena performs a similar function to that of the oral groove in paramecium?

A. contractile vacuole

B. ectoplasm

C. endoplasm

D. gullet

E. nucleus

D

17.

Which process will NOT release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere?

A. Burning

B. exhalation

C. photosynthesis

D. putrefaction

E. respiration

C

18.

An inflorescence is a

A. group of flowers borne on the same stalk

B. group of flowers born on different stalks

C. flower pollinated by wind

D. many flowers on the same plant

E. plants which have both male and female reproductive organs

B

19.

Which excretory product is NOT found in mammals?

A. ammonia

B. carbon dioxide

C. mineral salts

D. urea

E. water

Detailed Solution

Excretory products in mammals include
20.

An example of a disease linked to the sex-chromosome is

A. colour blindness

B. gonorrhea

C. night blindness

D. syphilis

E. tuberculosis

A