Biology Past Questions And Answers
In the test for starch, the leaf is first placed in boiling water to
- A. remove the chlorophyll
- B. dissolved the waxy cuticle
- C. kill and make the leaf permeable
- D. turn it blue-black
Important abiotic factors which affects all plants and animals in the habitat are
- A. temperature and turbidity
- B. rainfall and relative humididty
- C. salinity and wind direction
- D. temperature and rainfall
a. (i) Complete the table below with the respiratory surface ofeachof the listed organisms.
| organism | respiratory surface |
| Tadpole (2days old) | |
| Cockroach | |
| Domestic fowl | |
| Talinum | |
| Earth Worm | |
| Amoeba |
(ii) Statefivecharacteristic features of respiratory surfaces in organisms. [5 marks]
b. Make a drawing, 4 cm – 6 cm long of the respiratory organ in Tilapia and label fully. [9 marks]
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2019 THEORYThe spinneret found in the caterpillar of butterfly is used for
- A. protection against predators
- B. feeding on vegetation
- C. movement on twigs
- D. production of silk thread
Which of the following organisms has the largest surface area-to-volume ratio?
- A. Man
- B. Earthworm
- C. Amoeba
- D. Grasshopper
Coelom is absent in the class of animals termed
- A. mollusca
- B. reptilia
- C. arthropoda
- D. coelenterata
A sample of DNA is sequenced and found to contain 34% guanine. What percentage of thymine does it contain?
- A. 32%
- B. 0%
- C. 17%
- D. 16%
A biological species must possess the following characteristics except
- A) Live only in one place
- B) Must interbreed
- C) Must produce fertile offspring
- D) The mating between members must be free
An organism which exhibits extracellular digestion is
- A. spirogyra
- B. paramecium
- C. amoeba
- D. rhizopus
An example of arboreal animal is?
- A. squirrels
- B. duck
- C. pig
- D. rat

