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Biology2001

WASSCE · 59 questions · Answers included

59 questions

1

Which of the following indicates that Euglena is plant?

2

Which of the following is a tissue?

3

The structure that produces ATP is labelled

4

The structure labelled V is the

5

The major function of the cell membrane is that it

6

Carbohydrates are stored in the animal cell in the form of

7

A piece of yam weighing 1.0 gm was put into some salt solution. After 3 hours, it was removed and weighed. The recorded weight was 1.2gms. This simple experiment demonstrates that the

8

A major reason why the red blood cells can survive in the blood is that the

9

Which of the following phenomena affects plants growth in an alkaline soil?

10

A red blood cell haemolyses when placed in a hypotonic solution because

11

Which bf the following structures are visible in the cell of a plant during mitosis?

12

Display is a phenomenon which occurs when an animal is

13

The advantages of sexual reproduction include the following except

14

Which of the following groups contains a non-supporting structure in animals?

15

Which of the following statements is true about blood groupings?

16

Which of the following is not a constituent of blood plasma?

17

The process by which plants convey food material to different parts of the body is called

18

Which part of the gill of fish is involved in gaseous exchange?

19

Which of the following is not a product of fermentation of glucose?

20

Which of the following pairs of structures does not perform similar functions?

21

The effect of the contraction of the muscles of the diaphram is that

22

Which of the following is an excretory product of Amoeba?

23

Which of the following processes occurs when the body temperature of a mammal rises above the normal? I The arterioles in the skin dilate. II Sweat production is reduced. III The erector muscles contract.

24

The following functions are associated with the liver except

25

Short-sight could be corrected with the use of

26

Which of the following statements about the maize grain is not correct?

27

In mammals, fertilization usually occurs in the

28

Which of the following vertebrates incubate their eggs?

29

Which of the following is an agent of pollination of grasses?

30

The spinneret found in the caterpillar of butterfly is used for

31

Carbon dioxide enters the leaf through the structure labelled

32

Manufactured food is transported from the leaves through the structure labelled

33

The pallisade cells are the structures labelled

34

Which of the groups of structures listed below contains chloroplast?

35

In which of the following processes is light energy converted to ATP?

36

Which of the following is an evidence of photosynthesis?

37

Which of the following organisms is a chemo-autotroph?

38

Turgidity in the cell of plant does not easily lead to bursting of the cell because the

39

Magnesium is needed by plants for

40

Which of the following is not a micronutrient?

41

Loam is the best type of soil for crop production because

42

The mineral needed for the formation of haemoglobin is

43

A-person who fails to detect the bitter taste of a substance swallowed, is more likely to have

44

Which of the following solutions is suitable for removing chlorophyll in a green leaf?

45

Which of the following is not promoted by high wind speed?

46

Micro-organisms which break down dead organisms and absorb their contents are called

47

The substances recycled in the soil by the activities of micro-organisms during the decay of dead organisms are first utilized by the

48

Which of the following associations can upset the balance of nature?

49

Which of the following groups of factors do the Agama lizards compete for? I. Space II. Food III. Mates

50

Which of the following structures in a housefly aids in the transmission of diseases in man?

51

Which of these is not correct about the tse-tsefly and mosquito? They

52

Which of these is a vector of malaria fever?

53

Fresh milk is often kept in refrigerated vehicles, for distribution to customers in order to

54

In medicine, bacteria have proved very useful due to the production of

55

I. Complexion II. Height III. Blood Rh factor IV. Colour blindness Which of the above human characteristics are discontinuous variations?

56

Use the human characteristics to answer this question. i. Complexion ii. Height iii. Blood Rh factor iv. Colour blindess Which of the characteristics can be expressed phenotypically?

57

Which of the following variations is applicable to a weight lifter?

58

The character that expresses itself in the presence of the contrasting characters

59

Which of the following animals exhibits territoriality?