WAEC - Biology (1996)

  • 1
    Which of the following levels of organisation in living things is in the correct sequence, starting from the
    most complex to me simplest?
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    (B)
    System → organ → tissue → cell
  • 2
    A few drops of fehling’s solution was added to juice extracted from fresh maize grain and boiled. A red
    recipitate was formed, indicating the presence of
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    (D)
    starch
  • 3
    Which of the following is not a cell organelle?
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    (C)
    Fat droplets
  • 4
    One of the differences between plants and animals is that
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    (D)
    plants react slowly to external stimuli while animals react more quickly
  • 5
    Which of the following are the final products of aerobic respiration?
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    (A)
    Water, carbondioxide and energy
  • 6
    Movement of water across a semi-permeable membrane from a weaker solution to a stronger solution is
    known as
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    (E)
    osmosis
  • 7
    ln which of the following structures will cells undergoing meiosis be seen?
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    (D)
    ln the ovary of a flower
  • 8
    Which of these instruments can be used to perform an experiment on geotropism?
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    (C)
    Klinostat
  • 9
    The thoracic vertebra differs from all the other vertebrae by the possession of
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    (A)
    long neural spine
  • 10
    Which of the following are found immediately next to the skull?
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    (D)
    IV
  • 11
    Which of the following articulates with the ribs?
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    (B)
    II
  • 12
    Which of the following articulates with the pelvic girdle?
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    (A)
    V
  • 13
    Which of the following is more concentrated in the blood within the renal artery than the blood within the
    renal vein?
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    (A)
    Urea
  • 14
    Which of the following statements about the lymphatic system is not correct?
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    (A)
    The lymph vessels are always larger in size than the arteries
  • 15
    In which of the following groups is nephridium found?
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    (E)
    Annelids
  • 16
    The maintenance of a constant internal environment of an organism is known as
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    (A)
    homeostasis
  • 17
    Which of the following is the effect of continuous tillage on an ecological system?
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    (B)
    Decrease in productivity
  • 18
    The most sensitive part of the retina is called
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    (C)
    fovea centralis
  • 19
    Which of the following pairs consists of gametes?
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    (A)
    Ova and spermatozoa
  • 20
    Which of the labelled structures is the nucleus?
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    (B)
    II
  • 21
    Which of the following labelled structures secretes enzymes which facilitate penetration
    of the egg?
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    (A)
    I
  • 22
    Which of the following labelled structures is similar to the locomotory structure in
    Euglena?
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    (E)
    V
  • 23
    The part labelled I in A represents the
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    (C)
    hypocotyl
  • 24

    The part labelled II represents the

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    (D)
    cotyledon
  • 25
    What is the importance of the part labelled II to the seedling?
    It
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    (D)
    provides the seedling with food
  • 26
    In grasshopper/cockroach digestion starts from the
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    (E)
    mouth
  • 27
    In a water culture experiment, the culture solution in a transparent beaker turned green. What precaution
    should have been taken to prevent the culture solution from turning green?
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    (C)
    Covering the transparent beaker with black cloth
  • 28
    Which of the following is responsible for the conversion of nitrites to nitrates in the nitrogen cycle?
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    (B)
    Nitrifying bacteria
  • 29
    Hydra captures small crustaceans by means of
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    (C)
    tentacles
  • 30
    Which of the following processes is not due to interaction between the biotic and abiotic components of an
    ecosystem?
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    (D)
    Osmosis
  • 31
    The entire habits and habitat of an organism can be described as its
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    (B)
    ecological niche
  • 32
    Which of these is not a true characteristic of the tropical rain forest?
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    (C)
    Annual rainfall is less than 100 cm
  • 33
    The frequency of andropogon in a grass lawn is 90 by 100. Throws were made with 1 meter square quadrat.
    What is the density of andropogon in the field?
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    (B)
    0.90 per m2
  • 34
    Which of the following is the correct method of collecting soil organism?
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    (E)
    Placing a lighted electric bulb over soil in a funnel
  • 35
    Which of these groups of organisms is responsible for capturing energy for the biotic community?
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    (D)
    Producers
  • 36
    Which pathway directly leads to transfer of useful energy within a biological community?
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    (B)
    II and III only
  • 37
    Which of the following pathways will energy follow to reach plasmodium in the red blood cells?
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    (C)
    II only
  • 38
    What type of relationship exists in the large intestine of the sheep, between bacteria and the sheep?
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    (A)
    Symbiosis
  • 39
    The Tulgren’s funnel is used to
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    (A)
    extract minute soil organisms
  • 40
    Which of the following is not an aquatic habitat?
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    (C)
    Rainforest
  • 41
    Which of these materials is not required for insect collection in an ecological field-trip?
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    (B)
    Secchi disc
  • 42
    The factors which determine the type of vegetation a particular habitat will support are related to the
    following except
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    (E)
    depth of the water-table
  • 43
    Which of the following statements is not true of population?
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    (B)
    Members of a population may be of the same species but do not interbreed
  • 44
    Which of the following is an abiotic factor which affects a population?
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    (E)
    Temperature
  • 45
    One of the ecological conditions which favour the spread of malaria is
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    (D)
    presence of stagnant water in ponds
  • 46
    Which of the following resources is non-renewable?
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    (B)
    Minerals
  • 47
    The following are the effects of overgrazing except
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    (C)
    epidemic of cattle diseases
  • 48
    Which of the following is not a way of conserving natural resources?
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    (D)
    Encouraging poaching
  • 49
    The need for conservation includes the following except to
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    (D)
    make sure the natural resources are not used
  • 50
    Which of these is not a hereditary variation?
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    (A)
    Infant paralysis
  • 51
    One of Mendel’s experiments was repeated by crossing a red variety of pepper with that of a yellow variety
    which produced all red offspring. The red offspring were then self pollinated and these produced both red
    and yellow pepper. The yellow colour can be said to be
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    (B)
    recessive to red
  • 52
    Which of the following statements is not true about chromosomes?
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    (C)
    Homologous chromosomes do not occur in pairs naturally
  • 53
    Cross-breeding is a way of
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    (E)
    applying the principles of heredity in agriculture
  • 54
    The wings of bats and birds, the flippers of whale and the fins of fish are examples of
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    (D)
    convergent evolution
  • 55
    Which of the following is a social insect?
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    (C)
    Honey bee