WAEC - Biology (2017)

  • 1
    Which of the following groups of animals do not possess a nervous system?
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    (A)
    Porifera
  • 2
    The structural similarities in Paramecium and Euglena are in the
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    (B)
    blunt anterior and pointed posterior
  • 3
    Which of the following organisms cannot exist freely on its own?
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    (D)
    Plasmodium
  • 4
    Which of the following cell organelles is the site for the production of ATP?
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    (C)
    Mitochondrion
  • 5
    An example of osmosis in plants is the
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    (D)
    absorption of water from the soil by the root
  • 6
    The organism that can carry out both autotropic and heterotrophic modes of nutritions is
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    (C)
    Euglena
  • 7

    The diagram above illustrates a part of the human skeleton. It represents the bones of the

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    (B)
    lower arm
  • 8

    Which of the labelled parts of the diagram of the part of the human skeleton articulates with the head of the trochlea to form a hinge joint?

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    (B)
    II
  • 9

    The diagram above illustrates a part of the human skeleton. The labelled part that provides surface for the attachment of the triceps is

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    (C)
    III
  • 10

    The diagram above illustrates the transverse section of a

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    (C)
    dicotyledonous stem
  • 11
    Which of the following actions does not occur during exhalation in man?
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    (B)
    Diaphragm flattens
  • 12

    The diagram above is an illustration of the urinary tubule in a mammal. Which of the following substances is found in the part labelled II only?

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    (C)
    Urea
  • 13

    The diagram above is an illustration of the urinary tubule in a mammal. The part which contains lowest concentration of urea is labelled

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    (C)
    III
  • 14

    The diagram above is an illustration of the urinary tubule in a mammal. Which of the following substances is greater in concentration in the part labelled IV when compared to that part labelled I?

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    (C)
    Urea
  • 15
    Deamination of amino acids in the liver produces 
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    (D)
    urea
  • 16
    Which of the following glands also serves as an exocrine gland?
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    (B)
    Pancreas
  • 17
    Which of the following sequences is the correct route of the transmission of impulses along a reflex arc?
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    (A)
    \(Receptor\to sensory neuron \to synapse \to intermediate neuron \to synapse \to motor neuron \to effector\)
  • 18
    When viewing an object that is close to the human eye, the
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    (D)
    eye lens becomes fat
  • 19

    The diagram above is an illustration of the human sperm. The part labelled I is the

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    (A)
    acrosome
  • 20

    In the diagram of the human sperm above, the function of the part labelled II is to 

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    (C)
    help the sperm to swim forward
  • 21
    Which of the following types of placentation is not common amongst syncarpous pistils?
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    (A)
    Marginal
  • 22
    The complex energy-rich organic matter which living organisms need for life is
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    (C)
    food
  • 23
    Which of the following processes are associated with photosynthesis? I. Energy from sunlight is absorbed II. Carbon dioxide is evolved III. Oxygen is given off IV. Glucose is synthesized
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    (C)
    I, III and IV only
  • 24
    Which of the following function is associated with calcium in plants? Formation of
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    (A)
    cell wall
  • 25

    The diagram above shows the dentition of an organism. What organism is this?

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    (D)
    man
  • 26

    The diagrams below show the dentition of an organism. The function of the teeth labelled X is for

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    (C)
    tearing and grasping
  • 27

    The teeth which are absent in the young of the organism whose dentition is shown above is labelled

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    (D)
    Z
  • 28
    The number of individuals that the environment can support over a long period of time is its
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    (C)
    population capacity
  • 29
    A good site for secondary succession would be
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    (C)
    a land that has just had forest fire
  • 30
    A population which exceeds its carrying capacity and then collapses is represented graphically by a
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    (A)
    bell-shaped curve
  • 31
    The natural dwelling place of an organism is called its
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    (B)
    habitat
  • 32
    Which of the following ecological factors will result in food shortage?
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    (A)
    Drought
  • 33
    Soil permeability refers to 
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    (A)
    how easily water passes through the soil
  • 34
    Which of the following groups of organisms do not have members that can be called autotrophs?
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    (D)
    Fungi
  • 35
    Which of the following pyramids gives the most accurate picture of the relationships between at the various trophic levels in a food chain? A pyramid of
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    (B)
    energy
  • 36
    Which of the following statements is not associated with pyramids of energy?
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    (B)
    Comparisons of pyramids for different ecosystems can be made
  • 37
    Which of the following materials is not easily biodegradable?
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    (A)
    Polythene bag
  • 38
    Which of the following pairs of organisms is in a mutualistic relationship?
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    (B)
    Hermit crab and Sea anemone
  • 39
    The establishment of game reserves and parks is a method of
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    (A)
    conserving natural resources
  • 40
    Which of the following practices is not used in conserving water?
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    (C)
    Deforestation
  • 41
    Which of the following resources cannot be renewed?
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    (B)
    Petroleum
  • 42

    The type of variation illustrated above is

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    (B)
    discontinuous variation
  • 43
    Which of the following characters is not a morphological variation?
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    (D)
    tongue rolling
  • 44
    An apple plant can produce sexually and asexually and it has 40 chromosomes in its leaf cells. How many chromosomes would be in each gamete and somatic cell?
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    (C)
    20 chromosomes in the gametes and 40 in the somatic cells
  • 45
    Assuming that A is the gene for normal skin color and is dominant, while a is the gene for albinism and its recessive, what is the likely genotype of the couple which had 50% normal and 50% albino offspring?
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    (B)
    Aa, aa