WAEC - Biology (2021)

1
Which of the following organelles is common to both plant and animal cells
Answer
(C)
Cell membrane
2

The sections in X and Y respectively, are

Answer
(B)
transverse and longitudinal
3

The fruit that has the illustrated sections is a

Answer
(A)
hesperidium
4

The structure labelled I is associated with

Answer
(B)
asexual reproduction
5

The structure labeled II is the

Answer
(D)
sporangium
6

Which of the following statements about the structure labeled III is correct?

Answer
(A)
secretes digestive enzymes into the substrate
7

The level of organization of the organism is

Answer
(B)
cell
8

The organism belongs to the Phylum

Answer
(C)
Euglenophyta
9
A plant cell placed in a solution with a higher water potential will
Answer
(B)
enlarge and become turgid.
10
Offspring formed by sexual reproduction exhibit more variation than those formed by asexual reproduction because 
Answer
(B)
gametes of parents have different genetic composition
11
Radius and ulna are bones of the?
Answer
(D)
lower arm
12
The blood vessel which carries blood from the alimentary canal to the liver is the?
Answer
(C)
hepatic portal vein
13

The diagram above is an illustration of the longitudinal section of a mammalian organ. Study it and answer this question.

Which of the labeled parts is the cortex?

Answer
(D)
IV
14

The diagram above is an illustration of the longitudinal section of a mammalian organ. Study it and answer this question.

What is the main function of the organ?

Answer
(A)
Excretion
15
Detoxification of urea takes place in the?
Answer
(C)
liver
16
Which of the following hormones is suddenly secreted into the bloodstream of a frightened person?
Answer
(B)
adrenaline
17
The temperature control centre in mammals is located in the?
Answer
(B)
hypothalamus
18

The diagram above is an illustration of a type of eye defect in humans. Study it and answer this question.

The eye defect illustrated in the diagram is?

Answer
(D)
myopia
19

The diagram above is an illustration of a type of eye defect in humans. Study it and answer this question.

The eye defect can be corrected by the use of?

Answer
(B)
concave lens
20
How many gametes are produced in the pollen grain of a flowering plant before fertilization?
Answer
(B)
two
21
Which of the following organisms does not undergo incomplete metamorphosis?
Answer
(C)
butterfly
22
An enzyme reaction may begin to decline when?
Answer
(B)
the ph of the medium is altered
23

The diagram above is an illustration of the growth of a plant in a water culture. After a few days, the solution turned green and the plant died. Use this to answer this question.

What precaution should have been taken to prevent the solution from turning green?

Answer
(C)
cover the culture vessel with opaque paper
24

The diagram above is an illustration of the growth of a plant in a water culture. After a few days, the solution turned green and the plant died. Use this to answer this question.

The death of the plant was likely caused by?

Answer
(C)
algal growth in the solution that used up the nutrients
25
Which of the following factors is not necessary for photosynthesis?
Answer
(C)
wind
26
Autotrophic nutrition is a process whereby an organism obtains food 
Answer
(B)
by synthesizing simple substances using energy
27
The process that takes place at the light stage of photosynthesis is?
Answer
(A)
splitting of water molecules to form hydrogen ions
28

The diagram above is an illustration of the foot of an animal.

The adaptation of this type of foot is that it is?

Answer
(B)
used as a paddle for swimming
29
The following organisms are examples of carnivorous plants except.
Answer
(A)
gloriosa
30
Plants and animals of an ecosystem make up a?
Answer
(C)
community
31
Rabbits cannot survive in an aquatic habitat because they have 
Answer
(B)
no gills
32

The illustration below is a food chain.

Grass→grasshopper→domestic fowl→hawk

What would happen if the population of domestic fowl decreases?

Answer
(C)
grasshoppers would increase
33
Which of the following features is a characteristic of aquatic plants possession of ?
Answer
(D)
succulent stem
34
An association between living organisms in which one organism lives on and feeds at the expense of the other organism is known as?
Answer
(C)
parasitism
35
When a large number of organisms share limited resources, the result is?
Answer
(D)
competition
36

Which of the following behaviours is correctly matched with the corresponding diseases?

 

 

Answer
(D)
Eating uncooked meatf/fdysentery, cholera. food poisoning.
37
Endangered species are organisms that are?
Answer
(B)
likely to disappear from the surface of the earth
38
Which of the following practices is a wildlife conservation method?
Answer
(D)
discouraging poaching
39
Which of the following resources cannot be conserved?
Answer
(D)
garbage
40

The diagrams above are illustrations of types of comb found in domestic fowl. Study them and answer this question.

The types of comb show ?

Answer
(A)
variation
41

The diagrams above are illustrations of types of comb found in domestic fowl. Study them and answer this question.

Which factor is most likely responsible for the various types of comb?

Answer
(B)
genetics
42
Which of the following statements about mitosis is not correct?
Answer
(D)
Four daughter cells are produced
43
A mixture of blood with antigen A and blood containing antibody a will?
Answer
(A)
lead to agglutination
44
Plants suitable for experiments in genetics must not 
Answer
(D)
produce one generation in a large period
45
Which of the following statements about sickle cell anaemia is correct?
Answer
(C)
two sickle cell carrier parents may have a sickling child