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Biology Past Questions and Answers

Waec Biology Questions

Question 191:
who formulated the theory of natural selection in evolution?
  • A Louis pasteur
  • B Robert Hooke
  • C Jean Lamarck
  • D Mathias Schlieden
  • E Charles Darwin
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Question 192:
The wing of a bat and that of a bird, the flippers of a whale and the fins of s fish are example of
  • A Adaptive radiation
  • B Vestigial structures
  • C Continuous variation
  • D Convergent evolution
  • E Divergent evolution
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Question 193:
In an individual who is heterozygous for a particular character, the hereditary factor that is always expressed is described as
  • A Allele
  • B Sickle-cell gene
  • C Dominant gene
  • D Chromosome
  • E Sex-linked character
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Question 194:
Which of the following statements best explains the meaning of homologous chromosomes?
  • A Product of division of chromosomes
  • B Two identical chromosomes from each parent
  • C Chromosome arranged on spindle fibre during cell division
  • D Chromosome arranged on the equatorial plate of the cell
  • E Daughter chromatide in the first melotic division
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Question 195:
(a)(i) Explain briefly the cell theory.
(ii) Name two scientists who contributed to the development of the cell theory.
(b) Make a large labelled diagram of a typical plant cell.
(c) List three ways in which a typical plant cell differs from a typical animal cell.
(d) State one difference each between Hydra and the mammals with respect to:
(i) level of organisation; (ii) symmetry; (iii) number of body layers.
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