WAEC SSCE - Biology - 2018 (Objective)

Active transport differs from diffusion in that active transport 

Conservation of wildlife is necessary mainly because 

The source of energy required by plants during food production is

Which of the following statements would be a correct observation at the end of the experiment? Water moves

The odontoid process is found on the

A plant cell has 14 chromosomes prior to mitosis. What is the number of chromosomes in the daughter cells?

The thyroid gland is found at the base of the

Genes that remain linked are those

Which of the following dental formulae represents the dentition in rabbits?

Which of the following structures would carry out cellular respiration? A

Which of the following practices may lead to infection of the eye? Use of

Two unconscious patients X and Y whose blood group genotypes are AO and AB respectively were transfused with the blood from the same donor . Patient X immediately showed signs of difficulty in breathing while patient Y showed no negative reaction.

Patients X and Y were likely transferred with blood of genotype

The diagram above is an illustration of the life cycle of an insect. The adult fly in this cycle is called

Which of the following statements about the response of neurones to stimulus is correct?

In evolution, fossils are naturally preserved in

Which of the following disease ic caused by a bacterium?

Which of the following organelles is found only in plant cells?

Which of the following instruments is used to determine the turbidity of water?

Which of the following is not a social insect?

The diagrams above are illustrations of the inheritance of coat colour in mice. J, K, L, M and N are parents. The cross between two parent mice gave rise to offspring P, Q, R and S. Which of the offspring are all homozygous?

By what process is starch converted into maltose?

The chemical bond that holds the bases of the two strands of DNA together is

An association between living organisms in which one lives on and feeds at the expense of the other is known as

The greatest contribution to genetic studies was made by 

The exchange of genes between homologous chromosomes is called

Two unconscious patients X and Y whose blood group genotypes are AO and AB respectively were transfused with the blood from the same donor . Patient X immediately showed signs of difficulty in breathing while patient Y showed no negative reaction.

What should the hospital have done to prevent X from showing the symptom described above? Patient X should have

The structures for gaseous exchange in breathing roots are

The scientist who introduced binomial nomenclature in the classification of organisms was

The duodenum of a person was surgically removed. Which of the following substances would have their digestion affected?

The conclusion drawn from the experiment in the diagram above is that

In an ecosystem, the least efficient energy transfer link is from the

Which of the following statements is true about arthropods?

Xerophytes have the following characteristics aimed at conserving water except

A seedling was made to stand in a solution of red ink for three hours and a transverse section of the stem was examined under the microscope. The process being investigated was

The ascent of water in tall trees is mainly due to 

One major difference between plant and animals nutrition is the ability of plants to synthesize

An example of homeostasis in living organisms is

The most important factor(s) that influence(s) the ecological niche of an organism is/ are the

The diagram above is an illustration of organisms in an air-tight aquarium.The most important factor needed by the organisms is

Which of the following is NOT an excretory product of animals?

The diagram above is an illustration of an experimental set-up to demonstrate a property of soil. The property of soil demonstrated is

What level of organization is Spirogyra?

The theory supports

The diagram above is an illustration of one of the theories of evolution. Who proposed the theory in the illustration?

The diagrams above are illustrations of an experimental set-up to demonstrate a type of tropic response in plants. The type of response demonstrated is

The streaming movement of cytoplasm within the Paramecium is known as

In the diagram above, the larva is also known as

Ultrafiltration in the kidney takes place in the

When large numbers of organisms share limited space and resources, the immediate result is