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 341· Variety of organisms· WAEC
Mosses differ from ferns in that mosses lack
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Answer: C. vascular tissue
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Question 342· Variety of organisms· WAEC
The cockroach belongs to the class
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Answer: D. Insecta
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Question 343· Variety of organisms· WAEC
A leaf with a network of veins and a seed with two cotyledons indicate a
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Answer: B. dicotyledonous plant
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Question 344· Variety of organisms· WAEC
Animals without a backbone are called
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Answer: A. invertebrates
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Question 345· Variety of organisms· WAEC
The basic unit of biological classification is the
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Answer: D. species
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Question 346· Variety of organisms· WAEC
Volvox is described as a colonial organism because it
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Answer: D. consists of many similar cells living together in a hollow ball
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Question 347· Variety of organisms· WAEC
Fungi differ from green plants mainly because fungi lack
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Answer: C. chlorophyll
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Question 348· Variety of organisms· WAEC
An animal with a segmented body, jointed legs and an exoskeleton belongs to the phylum
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Answer: C. Arthropoda
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Question 349· Variety of organisms· WAEC
Which of the following organisms belongs to the kingdom Monera?
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Answer: D. Bacterium
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Question 350· Variety of organisms· WAEC
A characteristic feature of insects is that they have
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Answer: C. three pairs of jointed legs
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Question 351· Variety of organisms· WAEC
Tilapia is classified as a fish rather than an amphibian mainly because it
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Answer: A. breathes by gills throughout life and has scales
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Question 352· Variety of organisms· WAEC
Bryophytes such as mosses lack
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Answer: A. true vascular tissue
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Question 353· Variety of organisms· WAEC
Which feature is shared by all fungi?
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Answer: A. they lack chlorophyll
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WAEC Biology questions

Mosses differ from ferns in that mosses lack

The cockroach belongs to the class

A leaf with a network of veins and a seed with two cotyledons indicate a

Animals without a backbone are called

The basic unit of biological classification is the

Volvox is described as a colonial organism because it

Fungi differ from green plants mainly because fungi lack

An animal with a segmented body, jointed legs and an exoskeleton belongs to the phylum

Which of the following organisms belongs to the kingdom Monera?

A characteristic feature of insects is that they have

Tilapia is classified as a fish rather than an amphibian mainly because it

Bryophytes such as mosses lack

Which feature is shared by all fungi?