NECO Biology · Concept of living
Respiratory system: NECO Biology Past Questions and Answers
What the WAEC syllabus covers in Respiratory system
Our summary: Respiratory surfaces such as skin, gills and lungs, and how fish, toads, mammals and plants exchange gases.
- Body surface: cutaneous, gills and lungs (Characteristics of respiratory surfaces in these systems should be studied. Respiratory organs of insects should be mentioned. Candidates should be able to observe, draw and label the respiratory organs of a bony fish (e.g. Tilapia) and a small mammal (e.g. rat).)
- Mechanisms of gaseous exchange in fish, toad, mammals and plants (Respiratory movements in these animals should be mentioned. The mechanisms of opening and closing of stomata should be mentioned.)
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NECO Biology questions on Respiratory system
- NECO 2008The structure that separates the thoracic from abdominal cavity is
- NECO 2008Intercostal muscles are found in the ------ region
- NECO 2003The respiratory structures of insects are
- NECO 2002Which process best explains the raising upward and outward of the ribs during breathing?
- NECO 2001What percentage of oxygen is contained in exhaled air?
Years with Respiratory system 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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