Neco 2024 Biology Question 26

Practice objective / multiple choice question 26 from the 2024 Neco Biology examination.

Neco 2024 Biology Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 26 NECO • 2024 • BIOLOGY • objective

An insect 4 mm long collected from a stagnant pond shows: (i) three distinct body regions (head, thorax, abdomen); (ii) three pairs of legs attached to the thorax; (iii) one pair of clear membranous wings; (iv) a pair of small knob‑like structures behind the wings; (v) an elongated proboscis for sucking blood; (vi) antennae with fifteen segments, the basal five are thickened. (a) Identify the order to which this insect belongs. (b) State the family most consistent with these traits. (c) Give the scientific name (genus and species) of the most common disease‑vector species in Nigeria that matches this description.

Answer Options

A. Order Diptera; Family Culicidae; Culex quinquefasciatus
Correct Answer B. Order Diptera; Family Culicidae; Anopheles gambiae
C. Order Lepidoptera; Family Nymphalidae; Danaus plexippus
D. Order Diptera; Family Simuliidae; Simulium damnosum
Correct Answer
B
Correct Option:
Order Diptera; Family Culicidae; Anopheles gambiae

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This is Neco 2024 Biology Question 26. It is one of the objective questions from the 2024 Neco Biology examination.

Difficulty level: Hard .

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