2000 WAEC SSCE Biology Past Questions

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Example Specimens List:A: Onion Bulb B: Tomato Fruit C: Fern D: Moss E: Mushroom F: Starfish G: Earthworm H: Frog I: Bird J: Humerus Bone K: Femur Bone1 (a) (i) identify specimens A and B without reasons (ii) G…

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List of specimens:Specimen A: An acorn (oak seed), which relies on animals for dispersal.Specimen B: A pea pod, with seeds that disperse when the pod splits open.Specimen C: A cactus, adapted to arid environments.Specime…

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2. The height (cm) of 20 students in a class are as follows:.155, 157, 151 169, 162, 151, 149, 165, 169,176.169, 179,173, 179, 173, 169, 157, 155, 165, 157, 197 and 162.Use them to answer the following questions:(a) Make…

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List of specimens:Specimen A: An acorn (oak seed), which relies on animals for dispersal.Specimen B: A pea pod, with seeds that disperse when the pod splits open.Specimen C: A cactus, adapted to arid environments.Specime…

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(a) Explain the term osmosis.(b) Describe an experiment to show that the xylem tissue conducts water from the root to the shoot.(c)(i) Explain what happens to a red blood cell when placed in a hypotonic solution (ii) Men…

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(a) Describe the water cycle using an annotated diagram(s) only.(b) What is the importance of water to living organisms?

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(a) Name the four levels of organisation in living organisms. (ii) Explain two of the levels of organisation named in (a)(i) above

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(a) List five classes of food other than carbohydrates.(b) Explain why glucose is taken by an athlete ready for a race rather than corn meal.(c) Describe the test for starch.

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(a) State five different methods used in vegetative propagation in plants giving an example in each case. State five (i) advantages and (ii) disadvantages of vegetative propagation.   

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(a) What is a sense organ?(b)(i) State two main functions of the ear (ii) Explain the mechanism involved in one of the functions stated in (b) (i) above.(c) With the aid of a large labelled diagram, illustrate the eye d…

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Which of the following best describes a colony of volvox?

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Amoeba obtains its oxygen requirements

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The plant cell mostly stores food as

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The unit contained in a cell structure responsible for changes in form and shape of organisms is called

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Which of these has the most complex level of organization?

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All the following organelles have membranes except

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The hydra has two body layers of cells called

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Which of the following organisms has the largest surface area-to-volume ratio?

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The following are the functions of supporting tissues in plant except

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In which of the following organisms is ammonia excreted as a waste product?

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2000 WAEC SSCE Biology Past Questions

Example Specimens List:A: Onion Bulb B: Tomato Fruit C: Fern D: Moss E: Mushroom F: Starfish G: Earthworm H: Frog I: Bird J: Humerus Bone K: Femur Bone1 (a) (i) identify specimens A and B without reasons (ii) G…

List of specimens:Specimen A: An acorn (oak seed), which relies on animals for dispersal.Specimen B: A pea pod, with seeds that disperse when the pod splits open.Specimen C: A cactus, adapted to arid environments.Specime…

2. The height (cm) of 20 students in a class are as follows:.155, 157, 151 169, 162, 151, 149, 165, 169,176.169, 179,173, 179, 173, 169, 157, 155, 165, 157, 197 and 162.Use them to answer the following questions:(a) Make…

List of specimens:Specimen A: An acorn (oak seed), which relies on animals for dispersal.Specimen B: A pea pod, with seeds that disperse when the pod splits open.Specimen C: A cactus, adapted to arid environments.Specime…

(a) Explain the term osmosis.(b) Describe an experiment to show that the xylem tissue conducts water from the root to the shoot.(c)(i) Explain what happens to a red blood cell when placed in a hypotonic solution (ii) Men…

(a) Describe the water cycle using an annotated diagram(s) only.(b) What is the importance of water to living organisms?

(a) Name the four levels of organisation in living organisms. (ii) Explain two of the levels of organisation named in (a)(i) above

(a) List five classes of food other than carbohydrates.(b) Explain why glucose is taken by an athlete ready for a race rather than corn meal.(c) Describe the test for starch.

(a) State five different methods used in vegetative propagation in plants giving an example in each case.&nbsp;State five (i) advantages and (ii) disadvantages of vegetative propagation.&nbsp; &nbsp;

(a) What is a sense organ?(b)(i) State two main functions of the ear (ii) Explain the mechanism involved in one of the functions stated in (b) (i) above.(c) With the aid of a large labelled diagram, illustrate the eye d…

Which of the following best describes a colony of volvox?

Amoeba obtains its oxygen requirements

The plant cell mostly stores food as

The unit contained in a cell structure responsible for changes in form and shape of organisms is called

Which of these has the most complex level of organization?

All the following organelles have membranes except

The hydra has two body layers of cells called

Which of the following organisms has the largest surface area-to-volume ratio?

The following are the functions of supporting tissues in plant except

In which of the following organisms is ammonia excreted as a waste product?

(a) State five different methods used in vegetative propagation in plants giving an example in each case. State five (i) advantages and (ii) disadvantages of vegetative propagation.