1997 - WAEC Biology Past Questions and Answers - page 1
1
Which of the following organism possesses both plant and animal characteristics?
A
Amoeba
B
Paramecium
C
Euglene
D
Mucor
correct option: c
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The structure represented in the diagram above is
A
a colony
B
a tissue
C
a filament
D
a pseudopodium
correct option: c
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The part labelled I in the diagram is the
A
cytoplasm
B
chloroplast
C
chlorophyll
D
nucleus
correct option: b
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What is the function of the part labelled II in the diagram? It
A
manufactures food
B
protects the chloroplast
C
produces protein
D
suspends the nucleus
correct option: d
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Which of the following organelles helps to remove excess water
from cells?
from cells?
A
Mitochondrion
B
Ribosome
C
Contractile vacuole
D
Golgi body
correct option: c
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Which of the following processes occurs by diffusion?
A
Reabsorption of water in kidney tubules
B
Entry of water into the cytoplasm of unicellular animals
C
Absorption of water in the large intestine
D
Exchange of nutrients between a mother and the foetus
correct option: d
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Which of the following is a product of brewing when yeast is used as a fermenting agent?
A
Nitrogen
B
Oxygen
C
Malt
D
Ethanol
correct option: d
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Which of the following hind limb bones is equivalent to the humerus of the forelimb?
A
Patella
B
Tarsal
C
Tibia
D
Fibula
correct option: e
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Clotting of blood is a function of
A
vitamin C
B
vitamin K
C
vitamin B2
D
vitamin E
correct option: b
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Which of the following structures is associated with respiration in insects?
A
Air sac
B
Spiracle
C
Lung
D
Alveolus
correct option: b
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