Year : 
1997
Title : 
Biology
Exam : 
WASSCE/WAEC MAY/JUNE

Paper 1 | Objectives

21 - 30 of 59 Questions

# Question Ans
21.

The diagram above represents a

A. germinating seed

B. radicle

C. shoot showing negative phototropism

D. zygote

E. germinating pollen grain

E

22.

The part labelled I in the diagram is the

A. cytoplasm

B. pollen nucleus

C. pollen tube

D. endosperm

E. intine

D

23.

Which of the following fruits is a schizocarp?

A. Groundnut

B. Desmodium

C. crotalaria

D. Cashew

E. Pride of Barbados

B

24.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of wind dispersed fruits and seeds?

A. Light weight

B. Wing

C. Floss

D. Stickyjuice

E. Parachute

D

25.

Which of the following structures transports water from the roots to the leaves?

A. Phloem

B. Cambium

C. Pericycle

D. Xylem

E. Cortex

D

26.

The eye defect represented in the diagram is

A. myopia

B. hypermetropia

C. presbyopia

D. astigmatism

E. conjuctivitis

A

27.

The above defect is corrected by using a

A. concave lens

B. converging lens

C. cylindrical lens

D. bi-focal lens

E. tinted lens

A

28.

Which of the following organisms is viviparous?

A. Tapeworm

B. Snail

C. Sheep

D. Grasshopper

E. Lizard

C

29.

The reduction of nitrates to gaseous nitrogen is

A. nitrogen fixing

B. nitrogen cycle

C. ammonification

D. putrefaction

E. denitrification

E

30.

The association between protozoa and termites is an example of

A. symbiosis

B. parasitism

C. predation

D. saprophytism

E. epiphytism

A

21.

The diagram above represents a

A. germinating seed

B. radicle

C. shoot showing negative phototropism

D. zygote

E. germinating pollen grain

E

22.

The part labelled I in the diagram is the

A. cytoplasm

B. pollen nucleus

C. pollen tube

D. endosperm

E. intine

D

23.

Which of the following fruits is a schizocarp?

A. Groundnut

B. Desmodium

C. crotalaria

D. Cashew

E. Pride of Barbados

B

24.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of wind dispersed fruits and seeds?

A. Light weight

B. Wing

C. Floss

D. Stickyjuice

E. Parachute

D

25.

Which of the following structures transports water from the roots to the leaves?

A. Phloem

B. Cambium

C. Pericycle

D. Xylem

E. Cortex

D

26.

The eye defect represented in the diagram is

A. myopia

B. hypermetropia

C. presbyopia

D. astigmatism

E. conjuctivitis

A

27.

The above defect is corrected by using a

A. concave lens

B. converging lens

C. cylindrical lens

D. bi-focal lens

E. tinted lens

A

28.

Which of the following organisms is viviparous?

A. Tapeworm

B. Snail

C. Sheep

D. Grasshopper

E. Lizard

C

29.

The reduction of nitrates to gaseous nitrogen is

A. nitrogen fixing

B. nitrogen cycle

C. ammonification

D. putrefaction

E. denitrification

E

30.

The association between protozoa and termites is an example of

A. symbiosis

B. parasitism

C. predation

D. saprophytism

E. epiphytism

A