WAEC - Biology (2013)

  • 1
    In which of the following levels of classification are the members most similar?
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    (C)
    Species
  • 2
    Spirogyra is regarded as a multicellular plant because
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    (B)
    its cells are linked together by cytoplasmic strands
  • 3
    Which of the following pairs of structures in living organisms do not perform similar functions?
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    (B)
    Root hairs and mammalian hairs
  • 4
    Which of the following sequences is the correct arrangement of tissues in the anatomy of a young dicotyledonous stem from the inside to the outside ?
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    (C)
    Pith,xylem, cmbium,phloem,, collenchyma, parenchyma and epidermis
  • 5
    An animal which possesses scales nares and a backbone is likely to be a
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    (B)
    lizard
  • 6
    The opening of the guard cells of the epidermis in plants is by the process of
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    (A)
    osmosis
  • 7
    What happens to a plant if the shoot tip is cut off and replaced by an agar block containing auxin? it will
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    (B)
    grow rapidly
  • 8
    Anaerobic respiration results in the production of
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    (D)
    less energy than aerobic respiration
  • 9
    Which of the following is not a skeletal tissue?
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    (A)
    Plasma
  • 10
    Which of the following statements is not correct about the mammalian heart?
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    (C)
    blood passes from of blood into the right ventricle to the left auricle through the aorta
  • 11
    Which of the following organs are used for gaseous exchange in a mature toad?
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    (D)
    Skin, lungs and mouth
  • 12
    Which of the following statements about the diaphragm of a mammal is not correct? it
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    (C)
    is made of epithelial cells
  • 13
    Which of the following structures is used for respiration in insects?
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    (D)
    Spiracles
  • 14
    A substance present in the glomerular filtrate in the mammalian Kidney is
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    (A)
    glucose
  • 15
    In humans, excretion of hypertonic urine is associated with the
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    (A)
    distal convoluted tubule
  • 16
    The maintenance of a stable internal environment within the body of a mammal is known as
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    (C)
    homeostasis
  • 17
    Which part of the nephron is associated with ultra-filtration?
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    (D)
    Bowman's capsule
  • 18
    Which of the following conditions would result result in a decrease in the production of antidiuretic hormone?
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    (A)
    Abnormally high blood sugar level
  • 19
    Which of the following structures is not essential in a wind pollinated flower?
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    (D)
    Petal
  • 20
    The resolution of a microscope refers to its power to
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    (B)
    distinguish clearly between two objects
  • 21
    The process by which plants manufacture food from carbon dioxide and water using energy from the sun is called
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    (B)
    photosynthesis
  • 22
    Conduction of water and mineral salts through the xylem vessels is enhanced because the xylem cells are
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    (B)
    long, narrow tubes placed end to end
  • 23
    Which of the following factors is likely to increase the rate of transpiration in plants?
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    (C)
    An increase in leaf surface area to volume ratio
  • 24
    The name of the enzyme that catalyses the conversion of glucose to glucose-6-phosphate at the beginning of glycolysis is
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    (C)
    hexokinase
  • 25
    The correct arrangement of food classes of the same quantity in the order of magnitude of energy value in animals in descending order is
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    (B)
    Fats and oils, carbohydrates, protein, water
  • 26
    Which of the following substances is not complex carbohydrate?
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    (D)
    Glucose
  • 27
    Which of the following associations is an example of epiphytism?
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    (D)
    Fern on palm tree
  • 28
    Ecology simply means the study of
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    (B)
    the interrelationship between orgganisms and their environment
  • 29
    The maximum size of a population that a given area can support is known as
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    (B)
    carrying capacity
  • 30
    The producers in a food chain in an aquatic environment are
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    (B)
    phytoplankton
  • 31
    The frog is considered a better swimmer than the toad because it
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    (A)
    has more pronounced webbed digits
  • 32
    The bacteria that reduce nitrates in the soil into gaseous nitrogen are referred to as
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    (B)
    denitrifying bacteria
  • 33
    A pyramid of numbers is constructed by
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    (C)
    conducting census
  • 34
    The main reason for immunizing children is to
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    (C)
    stimulate the production of antibodies
  • 35
    Rhizobium which lives in the root nodules of leguminous plants is an example of the association known as
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    (C)
    mutualism
  • 36
    Ascaris lumbricoides is a parasitic
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    (B)
    round worm
  • 37
    The following organisms are pests of plants except
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    (C)
    bacteria
  • 38
    The absence of alimentary canal in the parasitic flatworm can be attributed to the fact that
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    (C)
    its body absorbs digested food
  • 39
    Which of the following human activities would help prevent endangered species from extinction?
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    (C)
    Temporary maintenance of species in zoological gardens
  • 40
    Which of the following statements is not a reason for conserving wildlife?
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    (D)
    increasing the amount of rainfall
  • 41
    In genetics, linkages refer to the linking of genes of the
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    (A)
    same chromosomes
  • 42
    A man's blood group is AB. What is the probability of the man giving birth to a child with blood group O?
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    (A)
    0%
  • 43
    When a man who is Rh-positive marries a woman who is Rh-negative, there will be incidence of
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    (A)
    still births
  • 44
    The gene that is only located on X-choromosome is said to be
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    (C)
    sex-linked
  • 45
    If a boy has blood type O and his mother has blood type A,what is the genotype of his father?
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    (C)
    AO
  • 46
    A man's who suffers from haemophilia marries a woman who is a carrier, what percentage of their children are likely to be haemophilie?
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    (B)
    50%
  • 47
    Which of the following traits may be considered in marriage counseling?
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    (C)
    Rhesus factor
  • 48
    Which of the following structures is only formed during cell division in animal cells?
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    (C)
    Centrosome
  • 49
    The function of the drone in a colony of bees is to
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    (B)
    mate with the queen
  • 50
    Which of the following features is used by chameleons to escape predation?
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    (D)
    adaptive colouration