Year : 
2012
Title : 
Biology
Exam : 
WASSCE/WAEC MAY/JUNE

Paper 1 | Objectives

41 - 50 of 62 Questions

# Question Ans
41.

The best title for the above diagram is

A. terrestrial food web

B. terrestrial food chain

C. aquatic food web

D. aquatic food chain

A

42.

How many food chains are in the diagram?

A. Three

B. Four

C. Five

D. Six

C

43.

Plants with breathing roots are characteristic features of vegetation in

A. tropical grassland

B. temperate grassland

C. saltwater swamp

D. Tropical rain forest

C

44.

In which of the zones can very few organisms be found

A. I

B. II

C. III

D. IV

D

45.

Which of the following factors exerts a major effect on the distribution of living organisms in the habitat?

A. Salt

B. pH

C. Light

D. Rainfall

C

46.

The use of water closet and septic tanks is preferred to the use of
bucket and pit latrines because

A. it is cost effective

B. contaminated faeces are completely kept away from flies

C. the water for flushing contains chlorine which kills the germs

D. It prevents flies from breeding

B

47.

The detection of vibro cholera in public drinking water is a sign of

A. clean water

B. outbreak of disease

C. water pollution.

D. decayed organisms in the water

C

48.

Which of the following factors would be least likely to act as a density dependent limiting factor in a population of
mice?

A. Buildup of waste products

B. Predation

C. Parasitism

D. Unfavourable climate

C

49.

The primary cause of species endangerment is

A. disappearing habitats

B. increase in temperatures

C. acid rain

D. exposure to hazardous wastes

A

50.

The following pairs of traits are examples of continuous and discontinuous variations respectively except

A. eye Colour and body weight,

B. height and blood group

C. skin colour and fingerprints

D. bodyweight and tongue rolling.

A

41.

The best title for the above diagram is

A. terrestrial food web

B. terrestrial food chain

C. aquatic food web

D. aquatic food chain

A

42.

How many food chains are in the diagram?

A. Three

B. Four

C. Five

D. Six

C

43.

Plants with breathing roots are characteristic features of vegetation in

A. tropical grassland

B. temperate grassland

C. saltwater swamp

D. Tropical rain forest

C

44.

In which of the zones can very few organisms be found

A. I

B. II

C. III

D. IV

D

45.

Which of the following factors exerts a major effect on the distribution of living organisms in the habitat?

A. Salt

B. pH

C. Light

D. Rainfall

C

46.

The use of water closet and septic tanks is preferred to the use of
bucket and pit latrines because

A. it is cost effective

B. contaminated faeces are completely kept away from flies

C. the water for flushing contains chlorine which kills the germs

D. It prevents flies from breeding

B

47.

The detection of vibro cholera in public drinking water is a sign of

A. clean water

B. outbreak of disease

C. water pollution.

D. decayed organisms in the water

C

48.

Which of the following factors would be least likely to act as a density dependent limiting factor in a population of
mice?

A. Buildup of waste products

B. Predation

C. Parasitism

D. Unfavourable climate

C

49.

The primary cause of species endangerment is

A. disappearing habitats

B. increase in temperatures

C. acid rain

D. exposure to hazardous wastes

A

50.

The following pairs of traits are examples of continuous and discontinuous variations respectively except

A. eye Colour and body weight,

B. height and blood group

C. skin colour and fingerprints

D. bodyweight and tongue rolling.

A