WAEC Biology questions

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All topics Cell structure and organisation · 26 Cellular activities · 24 Co-ordination and control · 27 Ecology · 33 Evolution · 18 Excretion · 22 Growth · 18 Heredity and variation · 24 Nutrition · 30 Reproduction · 29 Respiration · 25 Support and movement · 22 Transport · 27 Variety of organisms · 28

Question 321· Transport· WAEC
Water is transported in flowering plants through the
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Answer: B. xylem
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Question 322· Transport· WAEC
In mammals, blood is pumped to the lungs by the
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Answer: B. right ventricle
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Question 323· Transport· WAEC
The loss of water vapour from the aerial parts of a plant is
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Answer: C. transpiration
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Question 324· Transport· WAEC
White blood cells defend the body by
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Answer: C. engulfing germs and producing antibodies
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Question 325· Transport· WAEC
In flowering plants, water is transported from the roots to the leaves through the
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Answer: B. xylem
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Question 326· Variety of organisms· WAEC
In binomial nomenclature, the first name is the
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Answer: B. genus
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Question 327· Variety of organisms· WAEC
The classification of living things into groups was started by
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Answer: B. Carolus Linnaeus
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Question 328· Variety of organisms· WAEC
Rhizopus obtains its food by
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Answer: B. saprophytic nutrition
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Question 329· Variety of organisms· WAEC
Which of the following animals is a vertebrate?
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Answer: A. Frog
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Question 330· Variety of organisms· WAEC
Spirogyra is classified as
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Answer: B. an alga
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Question 331· Variety of organisms· WAEC
Which characteristic distinguishes living things from non-living things?
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Answer: A. reproduction
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Question 332· Variety of organisms· WAEC
Which of these organisms is a fungus?
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Answer: B. bread mould (Rhizopus)
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Question 333· Variety of organisms· WAEC
A plant that bears naked seeds on cones is a
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Answer: D. gymnosperm
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Question 334· Variety of organisms· WAEC
Plasmodium, the parasite that causes malaria, belongs to the kingdom
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Answer: B. Protoctista (Protista)
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Question 335· Variety of organisms· WAEC
A characteristic of mammals is the presence of
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Answer: B. hair and mammary glands
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Question 336· Variety of organisms· WAEC
Which of these animals is an arthropod?
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Answer: C. a millipede
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Question 337· Variety of organisms· WAEC
Which of these animals is an amphibian?
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Answer: C. toad
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Question 338· Variety of organisms· WAEC
The green filaments of spirogyra seen in ponds belong to the group
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Answer: A. algae
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Question 339· Variety of organisms· WAEC
Which of these organisms is a prokaryote?
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Answer: C. a bacterium
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Question 340· Variety of organisms· WAEC
Spirogyra is an example of
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Answer: C. a filamentous green alga
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WAEC Biology questions

Water is transported in flowering plants through the

In mammals, blood is pumped to the lungs by the

The loss of water vapour from the aerial parts of a plant is

White blood cells defend the body by

In flowering plants, water is transported from the roots to the leaves through the

In binomial nomenclature, the first name is the

The classification of living things into groups was started by

Rhizopus obtains its food by

Which of the following animals is a vertebrate?

Spirogyra is classified as

Which characteristic distinguishes living things from non-living things?

Which of these organisms is a fungus?

A plant that bears naked seeds on cones is a

Plasmodium, the parasite that causes malaria, belongs to the kingdom

A characteristic of mammals is the presence of

Which of these animals is an arthropod?

Which of these animals is an amphibian?

The green filaments of spirogyra seen in ponds belong to the group

Which of these organisms is a prokaryote?

Spirogyra is an example of