Year : 
2007
Title : 
Biology
Exam : 
WASSCE/WAEC MAY/JUNE

Paper 1 | Objectives

11 - 20 of 60 Questions

# Question Ans
11.

Which of the following processes is a form of sexual reproduction?

A. Budding by yeast cells

B. Conjugation in Spirogyra

C. Binary fission in Amoeba

D. Rhizome production by ginger

B

12.

The fine adjustment of the light microscope is used to

A. admit more light into the microscope

B. focus the object under low power

C. focus the object under high power

D. raise the stage upwards

C

13.

Which of these statements about white blood cells is true? They

A. aid clotting of blood

B. carry oxygen round the body

C. are the most numerous blood cells

D. are large nucleated cells

D

14.

Which of the following blood vessels have valves?

A. Capillary

B. Artery

C. Vein

D. Arteriole

C

15.

The malplghian body of the mammalian kidney is made up of

A. cortex and medulla

B. Bowman's capsule and loop of Henle

C. glomerulus and Bowman's capsule

D. pelvis and pyramid.

C

16.

The persistent Presence of glucose in a person’s urine indicates malfunctioning of the

A. heart

B. bladder

C. pancreas

D. stomach

C

17.

The endocrine gland which co-ordinates the action of other glands and is also associated with the nervous system is the

A. adrenal gland

B. thyroid gland

C. pituitary gland

D. thymus gland

C

18.

Insulin is produced by the

A. adrenal gland

B. thyroid gland

C. pituitary gland

D. pancreas

D

19.

Which of the following statements about nerve cells is not correct?

A. The axons relay impulses from the cell Body

B. The cell body is always found at the end of the neurone

C. Each neurone has a cell body

D. The dendrites of one neurone transmit impulses to the cell body

B

20.

The smallest branches on the cell body of a neurone are called

A. dendrites

B. dendrons

C. ganglia

D. Schwan cells

A

11.

Which of the following processes is a form of sexual reproduction?

A. Budding by yeast cells

B. Conjugation in Spirogyra

C. Binary fission in Amoeba

D. Rhizome production by ginger

B

12.

The fine adjustment of the light microscope is used to

A. admit more light into the microscope

B. focus the object under low power

C. focus the object under high power

D. raise the stage upwards

C

13.

Which of these statements about white blood cells is true? They

A. aid clotting of blood

B. carry oxygen round the body

C. are the most numerous blood cells

D. are large nucleated cells

D

14.

Which of the following blood vessels have valves?

A. Capillary

B. Artery

C. Vein

D. Arteriole

C

15.

The malplghian body of the mammalian kidney is made up of

A. cortex and medulla

B. Bowman's capsule and loop of Henle

C. glomerulus and Bowman's capsule

D. pelvis and pyramid.

C

16.

The persistent Presence of glucose in a person’s urine indicates malfunctioning of the

A. heart

B. bladder

C. pancreas

D. stomach

C

17.

The endocrine gland which co-ordinates the action of other glands and is also associated with the nervous system is the

A. adrenal gland

B. thyroid gland

C. pituitary gland

D. thymus gland

C

18.

Insulin is produced by the

A. adrenal gland

B. thyroid gland

C. pituitary gland

D. pancreas

D

19.

Which of the following statements about nerve cells is not correct?

A. The axons relay impulses from the cell Body

B. The cell body is always found at the end of the neurone

C. Each neurone has a cell body

D. The dendrites of one neurone transmit impulses to the cell body

B

20.

The smallest branches on the cell body of a neurone are called

A. dendrites

B. dendrons

C. ganglia

D. Schwan cells

A