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Question 171
waec 2019

The rate of diffusion of molecules between two media will be higher if_________?

Athe difference in concentration of the two media is low
Bthe difference in concentration of the two media is negligible
Cthe difference in concentration of the two media is high
Dthere is no difference in the concentration of the two media
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Question 172
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The part labelled I is the________

Acentromere
Bspindle fibre
Ccentriole
Dchiasmata
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Question 173
waec 2019

The diagram above is an illustration of a stage in a biological process. Study it and answer this question

 

What stage of cell division is illustrated in the diagram?

AProphase
BMetaphase
CAnaphase
DTelophase
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Question 174
waec 2019

The classes of plants the root systems in diagrams I and II above represent respectively are______________

ADicotyledoneae and Monocotyledoneae
BMonocotyledoneae and Dicotyledoneae
CDicotyledoneae and Dicotyledoncae
DMonocotyledoneae and Monocotyledoneae
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Question 175
waec 2019

A structural similarity between Parameciumn and Amoeba is the presence of______

Aone food vacuole
Btwo contractile vacuoles
Ctwo nuclei
Done gullet
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Question 176
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An example of organ level of organization is _______

Abird
Bkidney
Cspermatozoon
Dxylem
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Question 177
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Which of the following structures will NOT be found in the nucleus of a cell?

ADNA
BNucleolus
CLysosome
DCentriole
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Question 178
waec 2018

Which of the following is not a social insect?

Atermite
Bhousefly
Choneybee
Dant
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Question 179
waec 2018

In evolution, fossils are naturally preserved in

Arocks
Bwater
Cchemicals
Dtrees
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Question 180
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The theory supports

Anatural selection
Bstruggle for survival
Cindependent assortment
Dthe use and disuse of body parts
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Question 181
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The diagram above is an illustration of one of the theories of evolution. Who proposed the theory in the illustration?

ALouis Pasteur
BGregor Mendel
CRobert Hooke
DJean Lamarck
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Question 182
waec 2018

The chemical bond that holds the bases of the two strands of DNA together is

Aoxygen bond
Bhydrogen bond
Celectrovalent bond
Dcovalent bond
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Question 183
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A plant cell has 14 chromosomes prior to mitosis. What is the number of chromosomes in the daughter cells?

A14
B56
C28
D7
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Question 184
waec 2018

Genes that remain linked are those

Aclose to each other on the chromosomes
Bon the same locus on the chromosomes
Con the homologous chromosomes
Dwhich are allelic pair
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Question 185
waec 2018

The diagrams above are illustrations of the inheritance of coat colour in mice. J, K, L, M and N are parents. The cross between two parent mice gave rise to offspring P, Q, R and S. Which of the offspring are all homozygous?

AP
BQ
CS
DR
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Question 186
waec 2018

The exchange of genes between homologous chromosomes is called

Acrossing over
Bback cross
Ctest cross
Dmutation
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Question 187
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The greatest contribution to genetic studies was made by 

AGregor Mendel
BThomas Morgan
CCharles Darwin
DRobert Hooke
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Question 188
waec 2018

What should the hospital have done to prevent X from showing the symptom described above? Patient X should have

Aundergone an agglutination test
Bbeen asked for the blood group
Cbeen screened for HIV
Dundergone malaria test
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Question 189
waec 2018

Patients X and Y were likely transferred with blood of genotype

AOO
BAO
CBO
DAA
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Question 190
waec 2018

Conservation of wildlife is necessary mainly because 

Awild species cannot resist disease better than their domesticated species
Bmany predator wild animals help in the control of pests
Cit prevents extinction of species
Dmany people derive pleasure from observing wild animals
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