NECO Biology · Plant and animal nutrition

Modes of nutrition: NECO Biology Past Questions and Answers

What the WAEC syllabus covers in Modes of nutrition

Our summary: Making food by photosynthesis versus getting it from other organisms in different ways.

  • Autotrophic: photosynthesis
  • Heterotrophic: holozoic, parasitic, symbiotic and saprophytic (Named examples should be used to illustrate different modes of nutrition.)

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NECO Biology questions on Modes of nutrition

  1. NECO 2008Which of the following modes of nutrition Is autotrophic?
  2. NECO 2005Autotrophs include all the following EXCEPT
  3. NECO 2005Which of these is NOT an example of heterotrophic mode of nutrition?
  4. NECO 2005An example of a carnivorous plant is
  5. NECO 2003The process by which some organisms oxidize inorganic compounds to obtain energy is known as
  6. NECO 2002Bacteria which derive energy for food synthesis by oxidizing certain inorganic compounds are said to be
  7. NECO 2001Bacteria; which derive energy by oxidizing certain inorganic compounds, are said to be

Years with Modes of nutrition questions in DeeepSolve's question bank

From the past questions DeeepSolve holds, not a count of everything the exam body has set.

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