WAEC - Biology (1997)
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Which of the following organism possesses both plant and animal characteristics?
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The structure represented in the diagram above is
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The part labelled I in the diagram is the
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What is the function of the part labelled II in the diagram? It
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Which of the following organelles helps to remove excess water
from cells?
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Which of the following processes occurs by diffusion?
Atbilde(D)
Exchange of nutrients between a mother and the foetus
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Which of the following is a product of brewing when yeast is used as a fermenting agent?
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Which of the following hind limb bones is equivalent to the humerus of the forelimb?
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Clotting of blood is a function of
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Which of the following structures is associated with respiration in insects?
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Which of the labelled parts is made up of dead cells?
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The part labelled I in the diagram is called
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The malpighian tubule plays a major role in
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Filtered blood from the kidney is carried back to the circulatory system
through the
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The early removal of the pituary gland in animals may cause
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A high concentration of auxin in the root will
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The part labelled II in the diagram is the
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Which of the labelled parts is filled with cerebrospinal fluid?
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Which of the following is an example of a reflex action?
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During mating, the male toad holds the female with its?
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The diagram above represents a?
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The part labelled I in the diagram is the
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Which of the following fruits is a schizocarp?
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Which of the following is not a characteristic of wind dispersed fruits and seeds?
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Which of the following structures transports water from the roots to the leaves?
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The eye defect represented in the diagram is?
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The above defect is corrected by using a?
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Which of the following organisms is viviparous?
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The reduction of nitrates to gaseous nitrogen is
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The association between protozoa and termites is an example of
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Flatworms are classified as
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The essential parts of a flower are
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Which of the following parts of the tooth is first damaged during dental decay?
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The set- up above is used to demonstrate
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What will be the colour of the solution in the test tube labelled II at
the end of the experiment?
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Which gas will pass into the test tube labelled II from I?
37
In which of these forms is carbohydrate stored in yam?
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Northern Guinea savanna is associated with
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Which of the following activities is not necessary in population sampling?
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Which of the following is an abiotic factor?
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The maximum and minimum thermometer is used to measure
Atbilde(B)
highest and lowest temperature of the day
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Which of the following organisms will have the highest biomass?
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Which of the following is the correct sequence for energy transfer and nutrient cycling among living things
in an ecosystem?
Atbilde(D)
Producers → consumers → decomposers
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Which of the following factors does not affect the distribution of organisms in an aquatic habitat?
45
A habitat with low rainfall, very low humidity, exposed soil with little plant cover, few trees and shrubs is
likely to be
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Which of the following factors may not cause over-crowding?
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Crops grown mainly to feed animals are called
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The farming practice by which an exhausted farm land is left for a number of years before cultivation is
known as
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In palm-wine, yeast acts as a
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Which of the following farm practices can cause loss of soil fertility?
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One of the use of variation is in
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In which of the underlisted blood groupings is agglutination likely to occur during transfusion?
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Which of the following is not a morphological variation
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In man haemophilia is recessive and sex linked, The
probability of carrier mother and a normal father having a haemophilic male is
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In which of the following is the knowledge of genetics not applicable?
