Year : 
2020
Title : 
Biology
Exam : 
WASSCE/WAEC MAY/JUNE

Paper 1 | Objectives

11 - 20 of 50 Questions

# Question Ans
11.

Which of the following tissues does not provide support in flowering plants?

A. Collenchyma

B. Parenchyma

C. Xylem

D. Phloem

B

12.

The diagram is an illustration of an experimental set-up. Study it and answer the question;
The set-up directly measure

A. transpiration of water by the shoot

B. evaporation of water from the leaves

C. absorption of water by the shoot

D. loss of mineral salts from the leaves

A

13.

The set-up can measure comparatively the rate of

A. evaporation from leaves on a single shoot under different experimental conditions

B. salt uptake by shoots from different plants

C. transpiration of a single shoot of a plant under different experimental conditions

D. water uptake by roots of different plants

C

14.

The respiratory organ of a cockroach

A. air sac

B. trachea

C. lung book

D. lung

B

15.

The excretory product of some reptiles, birds and insects is

A. urea

B. urine

C. ammonia

D. uric acid

D

16.

The part of the mammalian kidney that stores urine is the

A. capsule

B. medulla

C. pelvis

D. bladder

D

17.

The properties of endocrine system include the following except

A. secretion of hormones

B. transportation by blood to target organ

C. having specific effect

D. release of secretion into ducts

D

18.

The part of the cetral nervous system that controls unconscious actions in humans is the

A. cerebellum

B. cerebrum

C. spinal cord

D. optic nerves

A

19.

What happens when the ciliary muscles of the eye contract? The

A. lens become more concave

B. lens become more convex

C. lens gets a longer focal length

D. suspensory ligament becomes tight

C

20.

Open Photo The function of the part labeled I is

A. receiving the pollen grain

B. passage for the male gamete to the ovary

C. germination of the pollen grain

D. site for double fertilization in the plant

B

11.

Which of the following tissues does not provide support in flowering plants?

A. Collenchyma

B. Parenchyma

C. Xylem

D. Phloem

B

12.

The diagram is an illustration of an experimental set-up. Study it and answer the question;
The set-up directly measure

A. transpiration of water by the shoot

B. evaporation of water from the leaves

C. absorption of water by the shoot

D. loss of mineral salts from the leaves

A

13.

The set-up can measure comparatively the rate of

A. evaporation from leaves on a single shoot under different experimental conditions

B. salt uptake by shoots from different plants

C. transpiration of a single shoot of a plant under different experimental conditions

D. water uptake by roots of different plants

C

14.

The respiratory organ of a cockroach

A. air sac

B. trachea

C. lung book

D. lung

B

15.

The excretory product of some reptiles, birds and insects is

A. urea

B. urine

C. ammonia

D. uric acid

D

16.

The part of the mammalian kidney that stores urine is the

A. capsule

B. medulla

C. pelvis

D. bladder

D

17.

The properties of endocrine system include the following except

A. secretion of hormones

B. transportation by blood to target organ

C. having specific effect

D. release of secretion into ducts

D

18.

The part of the cetral nervous system that controls unconscious actions in humans is the

A. cerebellum

B. cerebrum

C. spinal cord

D. optic nerves

A

19.

What happens when the ciliary muscles of the eye contract? The

A. lens become more concave

B. lens become more convex

C. lens gets a longer focal length

D. suspensory ligament becomes tight

C

20.

Open Photo The function of the part labeled I is

A. receiving the pollen grain

B. passage for the male gamete to the ovary

C. germination of the pollen grain

D. site for double fertilization in the plant

B