WAEC - Biology (2004)

  • 1
    Which of the following characteristics is not possessed by most plants? Ability to
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    (A)
    move away from stimuli
  • 2
    Hydra able to perform all the following functions except
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    (C)
    photosynthesis
  • 3
    Euglena can be classified as an animal because of the possession of
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    (D)
    pellicle
  • 4
    Which two structures are present in a palisade cell but not in a liver cell?
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    (B)
    cell wall and chloroplast
  • 5
    The nucleus controls the activities of the cell because it
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    (C)
    uses DNA to synthesize enzymes which are used in cell metabolism
  • 6
    The process by which a drop of ink spreads uniformly in a beaker of water is called
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    (D)
    diffusion
  • 7
    When a person’s urine contains a high concentration of urea, it could be the result of
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    (C)
    eating a meal rich in protein
  • 8
    How many conjugants are involved in sexual reproduction of paramecium
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    (B)
    2
  • 9
    Which of the following groups of vertebrae have two branches at the end of their transverse processes?
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    (D)
    lumbar
  • 10
    The axial skeleton is made up of the following
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    (A)
    skull, vertebral column, rib cage and sternum
  • 11
    The xylem elements perform the function of transport but they also help to support plants because they
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    (C)
    have rigid thick walls
  • 12
    Excessive bleeding from an injury may be due to lack of vitamin
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    (D)
    K
  • 13
    The hepatic portal vein is often heavily loaded with food-nutrients because it carries blood
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    (C)
    from the small intestine to the liver
  • 14
    The products of respiration are
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    (D)
    carbon dioxide and water
  • 15
    Green plants lose water to the atmosphere through the process of
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    (C)
    transpiration
  • 16
    The body temperature of a mammal has to be maintained at a fairly constant level because
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    (D)
    metabolic activities function best at certain temperature
  • 17
    A urine sample of a patient, tested with Benedict/Fehling solution, gave an orange colored precipitate,
    indicating the presence of
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    (A)
    glucose
  • 18
    Which hormonal deficiency is likely to cause an accumulation of reducing sugar in the urine?
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    (B)
    insulin
  • 19
    Which of the following structures occupies the neural canal of the vertebral column?
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    (D)
    spinal cord
  • 20
    The structure labelled l in the diagram above is the
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    (C)
    olfactory lobe
  • 21
    The structure labelled VIII in the diagram is responsible for
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    (B)
    involuntary actions
  • 22
    Which of the following occurs when a person looks at a distant, dim object and then looks
    at a much closer, bright object? In each eye, the pupil becomes
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    (C)
    smaller, while the lens becomes thicker
  • 23
    The following insects undergo incomplete metamorphosis except
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    (C)
    butterfly
  • 24
    The process by which fruits develop without fertilization is called
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    (A)
    parthenocarpy
  • 25
    Which of the following groups contains only macro-nutrients?
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    (D)
    calcium, magnesium and potassium
  • 26
    A solution which contains all the required elements in their correct proportions is known as a
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    (C)
    complete culture solution
  • 27
    The deficiency of manganese in plants results in?
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    (B)
    leaves turning yellow
  • 28
    Which of the following is not true about a potted plant left in the laboratory for one week without watering?
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    (A)
    the cells of the plant will be turgid
  • 29
    The deficiency of vitamin D and calcium ions in the diet of a human causes
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    (D)
    rickets
  • 30
    An organism is considered a heterotroph when it
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    (B)
    feeds on already manufactured food
  • 31
    The break-down of food in o simple, soluble and absorbable end-products is termed
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    (D)
    digestion
  • 32
    Which of the following teeth are well-developed to form the carnassial teeth of carnivorous mammals? The
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    (D)
    first lower molar and last upper premolar
  • 33
    Biosphere is best described as
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    (A)
    all parts of the earth where life exists
  • 34
    Which of the following is not essential in the studying of the ecological factors that directly affect plants?
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    (D)
    carnivores
  • 35
    Conservation of soil fertility employs crop rotation because
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    (C)
    it allows utilization of soil nutrients at different levels
  • 36
    Which of the following are consumers in these food chains?
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    (D)
    humans, eagle and snakes
  • 37
    An importance of food web is that living organisms
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    (D)
    depend on one another for their existence
  • 38
    The continuity of an ecosystem depends on constant flow
    of energy and circulation of matter. However,
    the amount of energy passed on from decomposers to
    producers should be
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    (D)
    zero
  • 39
    Which of the following features enables the tapeworm to live successfully in the small intestine of human?
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    (A)
    Hook and suckers for strong attachment
  • 40
    Which of the following defines symbiosis?
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    (B)
    both organisms benefit mutually by living together
  • 41
    Plants found in the aquatic habitat are generally referred to as
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    (D)
    hydrophytes
  • 42
    When a farmer sprays crops with a pesticide, the pesticide becomes
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    (C)
    easily washed down into lakes and rivers
  • 43
    Which of the following methods is best for the determination of population density of Tridax in an open held?
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    (B)
    quadrat
  • 44
    If a piece of abandoned farmland went through a series of floral and faunal changes and became established with
    permanent plant and animal population, it could be said to have undergone
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    (B)
    succession
  • 45
    The drugs which inhibit the growth of disease-causing organisms and thus used in the treatment of infections are referred to as
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    (B)
    antibiotics
  • 46
    An abandoned refuse dump mag' be a good site for an intending vegetable farmer because
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    (B)
    microbial activity had released nutrients into the soil
  • 47
    The following are natural resources except
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    (D)
    cellophane
  • 48
    Which of the following practices does not contribute to intensive depletion of forest resources in West Africa?
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    (B)
    regrowing of forest trees
  • 49
    Tropical rain forests can be conserved by the following practices except?
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    (B)
    deforestation
  • 50
    Which of these physiological variations is sex-linked?
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    (D)
    haemophilic condition
  • 51
    The ability of some individuals to taste phenylthiocarbamide (PTC) is a
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    (D)
    physiological variation
  • 52
    In man, sex is determined by the inheritance of
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    (D)
    two similar X chromosomes in the female and X and Y chromosomes in the male.
  • 53
    What will be the genotypic ratio when two heterozygous red pea plants are crossed?
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    (B)
    1 : 2 : 1
  • 54
    Which of the following traits in humans can be affected by environmental factors?
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    (A)
    skin colour
  • 55
    Heterozygous tall plants were crossed with pure-breeding dwarf plants of the same species. What were the approximate percentages of the offspring?
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    (C)
    50% tall 50% dwarf