Year : 
2005
Title : 
Biology
Exam : 
WASSCE/WAEC MAY/JUNE

Paper 1 | Objectives

51 - 60 of 61 Questions

# Question Ans
51.

Which of the following is an example of physiological variation?

A. Blood groups

B. Skin colour

C. Finger prints

D. Human height

A

52.

A person with blood group B can only donate blood to individuals with blood groups

A. A and B

B. B and AB

C. O only

D. B only

B

53.

If the pink colour of a petal is dominant over white what would be the colour of the flower of the F generation when a pure pink flowered plant is crossed with a white flowered plant?

A. Purple

B. Pink

C. White

D. Yellow

B

54.

If two parents are sickle cell carriers then their genotypes would be

A. HbA HbA and HbS HbS

B. HbS BbS and HbS BbS

C. HbA HbS and HbA HbS

D. HbA HbA and HbA HbA

C

55.

Which disease is sex-linked and mainly afflicts male offspring?

A. Sickle cell anaemia

B. Haemophilia

C. Diabetes

D. Malaria

B

56.

In a living cell, factors which are responsible for inheritance are located

A. on the nuclear membrane

B. on the nucleolus

C. on the chromosomes

D. in the nucleoplasm

C

57.

Which of the following is not a correct base pairing on the DNA strand?

A. Adenine, Thymine

B. Cytosine, Guanine

C. Guanine, Cytosine

D. Uracil, Thymine

D

58.

Which of the following organisms is a social insect?

A. Grasshopper

B. Honey bee

C. Butterfly

D. Housefly

B

59.

Territoriality is a phenomenon among

A. lower organisms

B. plants of different species

C. male animals with a group of females

D. animals and plants

C

60.

A honey bee worker communicates with others on locating a source of food by

A. dancing

B. stinging

C. instinct

D. flares

A

51.

Which of the following is an example of physiological variation?

A. Blood groups

B. Skin colour

C. Finger prints

D. Human height

A

52.

A person with blood group B can only donate blood to individuals with blood groups

A. A and B

B. B and AB

C. O only

D. B only

B

53.

If the pink colour of a petal is dominant over white what would be the colour of the flower of the F generation when a pure pink flowered plant is crossed with a white flowered plant?

A. Purple

B. Pink

C. White

D. Yellow

B

54.

If two parents are sickle cell carriers then their genotypes would be

A. HbA HbA and HbS HbS

B. HbS BbS and HbS BbS

C. HbA HbS and HbA HbS

D. HbA HbA and HbA HbA

C

55.

Which disease is sex-linked and mainly afflicts male offspring?

A. Sickle cell anaemia

B. Haemophilia

C. Diabetes

D. Malaria

B

56.

In a living cell, factors which are responsible for inheritance are located

A. on the nuclear membrane

B. on the nucleolus

C. on the chromosomes

D. in the nucleoplasm

C

57.

Which of the following is not a correct base pairing on the DNA strand?

A. Adenine, Thymine

B. Cytosine, Guanine

C. Guanine, Cytosine

D. Uracil, Thymine

D

58.

Which of the following organisms is a social insect?

A. Grasshopper

B. Honey bee

C. Butterfly

D. Housefly

B

59.

Territoriality is a phenomenon among

A. lower organisms

B. plants of different species

C. male animals with a group of females

D. animals and plants

C

60.

A honey bee worker communicates with others on locating a source of food by

A. dancing

B. stinging

C. instinct

D. flares

A