Neco Biology 2001 Past Questions and Answers

Question 41:

• NECO 2001

The instrument used to measure the rate of transpiration in plants is called a/an ____________

A. Anemometer
B. Barometer
C. Hydrometer
D. Photomer
E. Potometer

Question 42:

• NECO 2001

What percentage of oxygen is contained in exhaled air?

A. 21%
B. 16%
C. 4%
D. 0.04%
E. Less than 0.01%

Question 43:

• NECO 2001

The structure that hydra uses to immobilize its prey is called ____________

A. Enteron
B. Osteoblasts
C. Osteocysts
D. Pneumatocysts
E. Pneumatophores.

Question 44:

• NECO 2001

Which statement about a nerve cell is NOT correct?

A. Sensory neurones have their cell bodies in the ganglia along dorsal wall
B. The axon conduct impulses away from the cell body
C. The cell body consists of the nucleus and cytoplasm.
D. The cell bodies of the motor neurones are located in the white matter of the spinal cord.
E. The dendrites transmit impulses towards the cell body

Question 45:

• NECO 2001

Under secretion of thyroxine before maturity causes an abnormality known as ____________

A. Cretinism
B. Gigantism
C. Dwarfism
D. Myxoedema
E. Obesity