Biology Past Questions And Answers
Which component of blood is responsible for carrying oxygen to the body tissues?
- A. Platelets
- B. White blood cells
- C. Red blood cells
- D. Plasma
Which of the following is not a pollution control measure?
- A. Penalising those who dump refuse on water or land
- B. Controlling the emission of smoke from automobiles and industries
- C. Ensuring that there is no spillage of oil.
- D. Channelling sewage into streams
Which of the following statements about photosynthesis is not true?
- A. Plants can photosynthesize without an increase in dry weight
- B. Carbon dioxide is absorbed by the leaves in bright light
- C. oxygen is produced during photosynthesis from the breakdown of water
- D. Photosynthesis occurs in green plants
Crops grown mainly to feed animals are called
- A. forage crops
- B. here crops
- C. wood crops
- D. oil crops
One major difference between an Angiosperm and a Gymnosperm is that seeds in Gymnosperms are borne in
- A) Cones
- B) fruits
- C) flowers
- D) ovary
A function of the hydrochloric acid produced in the human stomach during digestion is to
- A. neutralise the effect of bile
- B. coagulate milk protein and emulsify fats
- C. stop the action of ptyalin
- D. break up food into smaller particles
Which of the following organisms have kidney as their excretory organ?
- A. Fishes, amphibians, birds, man.
- B. Fishes, amphibians, annelids, insects
- C. Fishes, reptiles, birds, tapeworms
- D. Fishes, protozoans, amphibians, man
(a) Explain the following terms:
(i) trait
(ii) recessive gene
(iii) test cross
(iv) heterozygous
(b) How do you determine whether a man with blood group '0' and married to a woman with blood group 'AB' is the father of a child with blood group 'AB' born to them?
(c) (i) In rabbit brown hair is dominant over white hair colour. How could you determine that a brown coloured male rabbit is homozygous?
(ii) What is the difference between the chromosome number of a gamete and that of the body cell of the same organism?
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2005 THEORYThe importance of practising crop rotation in agriculture is to
- A. maintain soil fertility
- B. improve the nutritional value of crops
- C. control soil erosion
- D. ensure the growth of crops
The Cerebellum of the Brain controls
- A. Reflex Action
- B. Muscular Activity
- C. Emotional Expressions
- D. the Endocrine System

