WAEC Biology questions: Variety of organisms

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1. Question 21· Variety of organisms· WAEC

   Volvox is described as a colonial organism because it

   • Alives inside other organisms
   • Bis a single cell
   • Cis a multicellular plant with roots
   • Dconsists of many similar cells living together in a hollow ball

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2. Question 22· Variety of organisms· WAEC

   Fungi differ from green plants mainly because fungi lack

   • Acell walls
   • Bnuclei
   • Cchlorophyll
   • Dspores

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3. Question 23· Variety of organisms· WAEC

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

   • AMollusca
   • BAnnelida
   • CArthropoda
   • DChordata

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4. Question 24· Variety of organisms· WAEC

   Which of the following organisms belongs to the kingdom Monera?

   • AFern
   • BAmoeba
   • CMushroom
   • DBacterium

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5. Question 25· Variety of organisms· WAEC

   A characteristic feature of insects is that they have

   • Ano antennae
   • Bfour pairs of legs
   • Cthree pairs of jointed legs
   • Dtwo body parts

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6. Question 26· Variety of organisms· WAEC

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

   • Abreathes by gills throughout life and has scales
   • Blives in water
   • Clays eggs
   • Dis cold-blooded

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7. Question 27· Variety of organisms· WAEC

   Bryophytes such as mosses lack

   • Atrue vascular tissue
   • Bchlorophyll
   • Cspores
   • Drhizoids

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8. Question 28· Variety of organisms· WAEC

   Which feature is shared by all fungi?

   • Athey lack chlorophyll
   • Bthey bear flowers
   • Cthey have true roots
   • Dthey make their own food

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