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Biology1997

WASSCE · 59 questions · Answers included

59 questions

1

Which of the following organism possesses both plant and animal characteristics?

2

The structure represented in the diagram above is

3

The part labelled I in the diagram is the

4

What is the function of the part labelled II in the diagram? It

5

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

6

Which of the following processes occurs by diffusion?

7

Which of the following is a product of brewing when yeast is used as a fermenting agent?

8

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

9

Clotting of blood is a function of

10

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

11

Which of the labelled parts is made up of dead cells?

12

The part labelled I in the diagram is called

13

The malpighian tubule plays a major role in

14

Filtered blood from the kidney is carried back to the circulatory system through the

15

The early removal of the pituary gland in animals may cause

16

A high concentration of auxin in the root will

17

The part labelled II in the diagram is the

18

Which of the labelled parts is filled with cerebrospinal fluid?

19

Which of the following is an example of a reflex action?

20

During mating, the male toad holds the female with its?

21

The diagram above represents a?

22

The part labelled I in the diagram is the

23

Which of the following fruits is a schizocarp?

24

Which of the following is not a characteristic of wind dispersed fruits and seeds?

25

Which of the following structures transports water from the roots to the leaves?

26

The eye defect represented in the diagram is?

27

The above defect is corrected by using a?

28

Which of the following organisms is viviparous?

29

The reduction of nitrates to gaseous nitrogen is

30

The association between protozoa and termites is an example of

31

Flatworms are classified as

32

The essential parts of a flower are

33

Which of the following parts of the tooth is first damaged during dental decay?

34

The set- up above is used to demonstrate

35

What will be the colour of the solution in the test tube labelled II at the end of the experiment?

36

Which gas will pass into the test tube labelled II from I?

37

In which of these forms is carbohydrate stored in yam?

38

Northern Guinea savanna is associated with

39

Which of the following activities is not necessary in population sampling?

40

Which of the following is an abiotic factor?

41

The maximum and minimum thermometer is used to measure

42

Which of the following organisms will have the highest biomass?

43

Which of the following is the correct sequence for energy transfer and nutrient cycling among living things in an ecosystem?

44

Which of the following factors does not affect the distribution of organisms in an aquatic habitat?

45

A habitat with low rainfall, very low humidity, exposed soil with little plant cover, few trees and shrubs is likely to be

46

Which of the following factors may not cause over-crowding?

47

Crops grown mainly to feed animals are called

48

The farming practice by which an exhausted farm land is left for a number of years before cultivation is known as

49

In palm-wine, yeast acts as a

50

Which of the following farm practices can cause loss of soil fertility?

51

One of the use of variation is in

52

In which of the underlisted blood groupings is agglutination likely to occur during transfusion?

53

Which of the following is not a morphological variation

54

In man haemophilia is recessive and sex linked, The probability of carrier mother and a normal father having a haemophilic male is

55

In which of the following is the knowledge of genetics not applicable?

56

In an inter-species competition, the less successful species usually

57

Which of the following characteristics distinguishes the soldier termite from other members of the caste?

58

Bees communicate with one another to obtain information about the direction of food source through

59

Which of the following behavioural patterns describes adaptive colouration?