Neco Biology Past Questions and Answers

Question 86:

• NECO 2001

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

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

Question 87:

• 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 88:

• NECO 2001

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

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

Question 89:

• NECO 2001

Which is NOT a carnivorous plant?

A. Bladderwort
B. Dodder plant
C. Drosera
D. Pitcher plant
E. Venus flytrap

Question 90:

• NECO 2002

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