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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
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2

The structure represented in the diagram above is

A
a colony
B
a tissue
C
a filament
D
a pseudopodium
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3

The part labelled I in the diagram is the

A
cytoplasm
B
chloroplast
C
chlorophyll
D
nucleus
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4

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
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5

Which of the following organelles helps to remove excess water
from cells?

A
Mitochondrion
B
Ribosome
C
Contractile vacuole
D
Golgi body
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6

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
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7

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
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8

Which of the following hind limb bones is equivalent to the humerus of the forelimb?

A
Patella
B
Tarsal
C
Tibia
D
Fibula
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9

Clotting of blood is a function of

A
vitamin C
B
vitamin K
C
vitamin B2
D
vitamin E
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10

Which of the following structures is associated with respiration in insects?

A
Air sac
B
Spiracle
C
Lung
D
Alveolus
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