Neco 2018 Biology Question 11

Practice objective / multiple choice question 11 from the 2018 Neco Biology examination.

Neco 2018 Biology Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 11 NECO • 2018 • BIOLOGY • objective

A flowering plant specimen shows the following characteristics: (i) leaves are compound, pinnate with stipules; (ii) flowers are actinomorphic, bisexual, with a superior ovary and five fused petals forming a tubular corolla; (iii) fruit is a legume that dehisces along two sutures; (iv) the plant contains alkaloids that are toxic to mammals. Based on these traits, determine the most probable family, then identify a genus within that family that commonly exhibits these features, and finally name a species native to West Africa that fits the description.

Answer Options

A. Family Fabaceae; Genus Mimosa; Species Mimosa pudica
B. Family Fabaceae; Genus Prosopis; Species Prosopis africana
Correct Answer C. Family Fabaceae; Genus Acacia; Species Acacia nilotica
D. Family Euphorbiaceae; Genus Euphorbia; Species Euphorbia tirucalli
Correct Answer
C
Correct Option:
Family Fabaceae; Genus Acacia; Species Acacia nilotica

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This is Neco 2018 Biology Question 11. It is one of the objective questions from the 2018 Neco Biology examination.

Difficulty level: Hard .

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