Year : 
2008
Title : 
Biology
Exam : 
NECO - BECE

Paper 1 | Objectives

11 - 20 of 45 Questions

# Question Ans
11.

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

A. Predator

B. Salinity

C. Space

D. Temperature

E. Water

A

12.

Amoeba engulfs food particles by means of its

A. contractile vacuole

B. cytoplasmic membrane

C. food vacuoles

D. nucleus

E. pseudopodia.

E

13.

Amoeba engulfs food particles by means of its

A. contractile vacuole

B. cytoplasmic membrane

C. food vacuoles

D. nucleus

E. pseudopodia.

E

14.

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

A

15.

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

C

16.

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

A. Arachnida

B. Chilopoda

C. Crustacean

D. Insect

E. Myriapoda

A

17.

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

A. abdominal

B. chest

C. head

D. limb

E. neck

B

18.

Which of these is an example of physiological variation?

A. Blood group

B. Eye colour

C. Fingerprint

D. Height

E. Weight

A

19.

The main constituents of glomerular filterate are

A. blood and water

B. blood and urea

C. glucose and water

D. salt and blood

E. water and urea

C

20.

The structure that separates the thoracic from abdominal cavity is

A. diaphragm

B. intercostal muscle

C. rib

D. sternum

E. thoraxic vertebrae

Detailed Solution

The diaphragm is a dome-shaped structure of muscle and fibrous tissue that separates the thoracic cavity from the abdomen.
11.

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

A. Predator

B. Salinity

C. Space

D. Temperature

E. Water

A

12.

Amoeba engulfs food particles by means of its

A. contractile vacuole

B. cytoplasmic membrane

C. food vacuoles

D. nucleus

E. pseudopodia.

E

13.

Amoeba engulfs food particles by means of its

A. contractile vacuole

B. cytoplasmic membrane

C. food vacuoles

D. nucleus

E. pseudopodia.

E

14.

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

A

15.

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

C

16.

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

A. Arachnida

B. Chilopoda

C. Crustacean

D. Insect

E. Myriapoda

A

17.

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

A. abdominal

B. chest

C. head

D. limb

E. neck

B

18.

Which of these is an example of physiological variation?

A. Blood group

B. Eye colour

C. Fingerprint

D. Height

E. Weight

A

19.

The main constituents of glomerular filterate are

A. blood and water

B. blood and urea

C. glucose and water

D. salt and blood

E. water and urea

C

20.

The structure that separates the thoracic from abdominal cavity is

A. diaphragm

B. intercostal muscle

C. rib

D. sternum

E. thoraxic vertebrae

Detailed Solution

The diaphragm is a dome-shaped structure of muscle and fibrous tissue that separates the thoracic cavity from the abdomen.