Biology Past Questions And Answers
The structure in the cell that controls the movement of substance in and out of the cell is the
- A) Cytoplasmic membrane
- B) Nuclear membrane
- C) Cytoplasm
- D) Protoplasm
The most common characteristic of the fungal hyphae is the possession of
- A. cell-like compartment with one nucleus each
- B. cell walls that are both rigid and chitinous
- C. a multicellular mycelium in the substrate
- D. cell-like partitions formed by cross-walls
The mutation theory of organic evolution was propounded by?
- A. Gregor Mendel
- B. Hugo de Vries
- C. Jean Lamarck
- D. Charles Darwin
Some animals return to water bodies to reproduce because
- A. natural enemies destroy their eggs on land
- B. water nourishes their embryos and their young ones
- C. they are close to their ancestors and imitate them
- D. the temperature on land is not suitable for the development of their embryos
One of the ways in which body cells differ from gamete cells is in the
- A) type of centromeres the contain
- B) number of chromosome pairs the contain
- C) type of chromatide they contain
- D) number of chromosomeres they contain
An ecological factor that will have the most limiting effects on the abundance of phytoplankton in a turbid pond is
- A. pH
- B. oxygen
- C. light
- D. temperature
The smallest living organism which share the characteristics of both living and non-living matter are
- A. bacteria
- B. fungi
- C. viruses
- D. protozoa
Terrestrial plants exchange gases through the following except
View Discussion (0)WAEC 1999 THEORYIn humans, excretion of hypertonic urine is associated with the
- A. distal convoluted tubule
- B. loop of Henle
- C. bowman's capsule
- D. proximal convoluted tubule
Which of the following contribute to the upward movement of water through the xylem and throughout the plant's tissues? I. Transpiration II. Adhesion III. Cohesion
- A. I, II, and III
- B. I and II
- C. I only
- D. III only

