Year : 
2011
Title : 
Biology
Exam : 
WASSCE/WAEC MAY/JUNE

Paper 1 | Objectives

1 - 10 of 59 Questions

# Question Ans
1.

The branch of Biology that deals with the principles of classification of organisms is known as

A. biological index

B. nomenclature

C. taxonomy

D. ecology

C

2.

Which of the following structures is a tissue

A. Vessel element

B. Blood

C. Sieve tube element

D. Erythrocyte

B

3.

Which of the following cells are not regarded as specialized?

A. Sperm cells

B. Root up cells

C. Muscle cells

D. somatic cells

D

4.

Which of the following pairs of cells carry out the same function?

A. Check cell and red blood cell

B. Spermatozoan and ovum

C. Palisade cell and epidermal cell

D. Root tip cell and guard cell

B

5.

If Amoeba is placed in a salt solution. the contractile vacuoles would

A. be bursting more frequently

B. be more numerous

C. be formed less frequently

D. grow bigger before they burst

C

6.

In which of the following habitats is Paramecium no found

A. Pond

B. Aquarium

C. Lake

D. Puddle

B

7.

The following processes are involved in water movement in the endodermis except

A. osmosis

B. vacuolar pathway

C. diffusion

D. active transport

C

8.

Cells that utilise a lot of energy are characterized by the presence of a large number of

A. vacuoles

B. mitochondria

C. endoplasmic reticulum

D. ribosomes

B

9.

The part labelled II in the diagram is

A. centriole

B. chloroplast

C. chromatid

D. tonoplast

C

10.

The part labelled I is called the

A. nucleolus

B. centromere

C. centriole

D. spindle

D

1.

The branch of Biology that deals with the principles of classification of organisms is known as

A. biological index

B. nomenclature

C. taxonomy

D. ecology

C

2.

Which of the following structures is a tissue

A. Vessel element

B. Blood

C. Sieve tube element

D. Erythrocyte

B

3.

Which of the following cells are not regarded as specialized?

A. Sperm cells

B. Root up cells

C. Muscle cells

D. somatic cells

D

4.

Which of the following pairs of cells carry out the same function?

A. Check cell and red blood cell

B. Spermatozoan and ovum

C. Palisade cell and epidermal cell

D. Root tip cell and guard cell

B

5.

If Amoeba is placed in a salt solution. the contractile vacuoles would

A. be bursting more frequently

B. be more numerous

C. be formed less frequently

D. grow bigger before they burst

C

6.

In which of the following habitats is Paramecium no found

A. Pond

B. Aquarium

C. Lake

D. Puddle

B

7.

The following processes are involved in water movement in the endodermis except

A. osmosis

B. vacuolar pathway

C. diffusion

D. active transport

C

8.

Cells that utilise a lot of energy are characterized by the presence of a large number of

A. vacuoles

B. mitochondria

C. endoplasmic reticulum

D. ribosomes

B

9.

The part labelled II in the diagram is

A. centriole

B. chloroplast

C. chromatid

D. tonoplast

C

10.

The part labelled I is called the

A. nucleolus

B. centromere

C. centriole

D. spindle

D