2025 NECO Biology Past Questions
Browse the 2025 NECO Biology past questions with answers and step-by-step explanations. Biology demands precise terminology and careful diagram reading. Successful candidates revise plant and animal physiology, ecology and genetics with active recall — and rehearse the standard practical setups before exam day. Use the year archive below to time yourself the way the actual exam does — most candidates need to work questions across multiple years before the patterns become obvious.
Sample NECO Biology questions
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- Q12006MEDIUMMathematics
What is the total surface area of a cylinder with radius 2cm and height 1.5cm, correct to 2 significant figures?
- A.440cm$^2$
- B.220cm$^2$✓ Correct
- C.88cm$^2$
- D.44cm$^2$
- E.22cm$^2$
- Q22003MEDIUMPhysics
A body that produces its own light is said to be
- A.luminous
- B.non-incandescent
- C.opaque✓ Correct
- D.translucent
- E.transparent
- Q32007MEDIUMBiology
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✓ Correct
- D.mix the blood to be donated with sulphur
- E.remove the remaining blood from the accident victim before transfusing the blood
- Q42007MEDIUMBiology
Which of the following is NOT a function of the mammalian skin?
- A.detoxication✓ Correct
- B.excretion
- C.production of vitamin D
- D.protection
- E.temperature control
- Q52006MEDIUMBiology
What will the phenotypic ratio when a tall pea plant (TT) is crossed with a short pea plant (Tt)?
- A.0:04
- B.1:03✓ Correct
- C.2:02
- D.3:01
- E.4:00
- Q62002MEDIUMChemistry
what dose the following equation illustrate? $ ^{238}U_{92} → ^{234}Th_{90} + ^4 He_2 $
- A.Artificial radioactivity
- B.nuclear fission
- C.nuclear fusion✓ Correct
- D.radio-decomposition
- E.spontaneous disintegration
- Q72003MEDIUMBiology
i 2/2, c 1/1, pm 2/2, m 3/3 The above dental formula represents the dentition of
- A.cow
- B.dog
- C.man✓ Correct
- D.rabbit
- E.sheep
- Q82006MEDIUMBiology
A population can be referred to as the number of
- A.adult organisms in an ecosystem✓ Correct
- B.female species in an ecosystem
- C.male species in an ecosystem
- D.organisms of same species in an ecosystem
- E.organisms that can withstand harsh conditions
- Q92005MEDIUMPhysics
A 12V battery supplies a current of 0.4A to a lamp. Calculate the resistance of the lamp.
- A.30.00
- B.4.80✓ Correct
- C.3.00
- D.0.30
- E.0.03
- Q102006MEDIUMMathematics
A bag contains 4 blue and 8 red identical balls. If two balls are picked at random with replacement, what is the probability of picking two balls of different colours?
- A.1
- B.$\frac{13}{26}$✓ Correct
- C.$\frac{5}{18}$
- D.$\frac{4}{9}$
- E.$\frac{2}{9}$
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