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WASSCE · 57 questions · Answers included

57 questions

1

Which of the following characteristics differentiates a palisade cell from a liver cell? The possession of

2

Which of the following organism has both plant and animal-like features

3

Which part of part of plant cell contains cellulose?

4

Animal cells are different from plant cells because animal cells have

5

Which of the following depicts the external features of a rat as mammal?

6

Which of the following represents the correct sequence, from the most complex of organisations?

7

Which of the following will cause wilting in plants?

8

Which of the following definitions best describes excretion? The

9

Study the information below. Use it to answer question below In an experiment to study the rate of water loss in plants, leaves of a potted plant were treated as follows: I. Upper surface covered with Vaseline ll. Lower surface covered with Vaseline III. Both surfaces covered with Vaseline IV. None of the leaf surfaces covered Indicate in a descending order, the rate of water loss from the leaves

10

The following are methods of measuring plant growth except

11

Which of the following will ease the friction between the ends of bones in a movable joint?

12

Diffusion is most effective in living organisms, when the surface area is

13

The function of the red blood cells is to

14

Which of the following is used to measure the rate of water uptake in plants?

15

Which of the following does not occur during inhalation in mammals?

16

The oxygen released during photosynthesis is obtained

17

In which of the following processes in mammals is liquid passed from blood capillaries to Bowman‘s capsule?

18

Adrenalin is considered as a hormone for “fright and flight” because it

19

Which of the following organs in humans is responsible for the removal of excess water?

20

In humans, which of the following pairs of hormones correspond to male and female respectively?

21

If the cerebellum of a person is slightly damaged, which of the following will be impaired?

22

The structure of the ear that is responsible for balancing is the

23

When a person moves from a darkroom into bright light, the pupil becomes

24

Which of the following is not an example of entomophilous flower?

25

In flowering plants, fertilization would occur when

26

After fertilization in the flowering plants, the zygote develops into the

27

Which of the following substances is contained in chloroplasts?

28

The structures labelled II are

29

The structures labelled II are associated with

30

Using iodine solution, Biuret test, Benedict reagents and ethanol, respectively in testing for reducing sugars, which of the following trends of colour changes would be observed?

31

Ecology simply means the study of

32

Which of the following processes removes water from the water cycle?

33

The importance of practising crop-rotation in agriculture is to

34

In any food chain, the first member must be a

35

Which of the following measures is most likely to cause a damage to the ecosystem in the control of pests and weeds?

36

The total amount of energy entering a food chain is that which is present in the

37

Which of the following terms ensures the survival of an organism in its environment?

38

The concave shape of a birds wing during flight, ensures that the greater air pressure under the wings will

39

The possession of breathing roots is a characteristic of plants growing in

40

The numbers in a population would rise, if there was an increase in the

41

Measles in infants can be prevented by

42

Micro-organisms are important in recycling nutrients because

43

A vegetable farmer will benefit from a cattle rearer if

44

Wildlife conservation is enhanced by

45

Which of these statements is true about fingerprint patterns?

46

Some species of animals and plants are considered as endangered, because

47

Which of the following is a continuous variation, in human population?

48

Which of the following statements about blood groups in human is not correct?

49

When Mendel crossed round seeds with wrinkled seeds of Pea Plant, what was the ratio of wrinkled seeds to round seeds in the F 2 plants?

50

Which of the following is not a morphological variation in human beings?

51

The name given to a sudden change in a gene or chromosome that can be passed on to the offspring is

52

In humans, sex is determined by

53

A man with heterozygous genotype for blood group B marries a woman with heterozygous A, what percentage (%) of their children would be universal donor?

54

The genes affecting the same trait and are located at the same position on the homologous chromosomes are called

55

Which of the following is an adaptation by plants to reduce the rate of water loss in a dry habitat? Possession of

56

The following are social insects except

57

Which of the following can be considered as a direct evidence of evolution?