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Question 761
jamb 2013
Proboscis is a structure that is mostly found in
Ainsects
Btapeworms
Camphibians
Dmolluses
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Question 762
jamb 2013
Which of the following is the simplest living organism?
AParamecium
BVirus
CAmoeba
DChlamydomonas
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Question 763
jamb 2013
The plants that grow in deserts or very dry areas are referred to as
Amesophytes
Bhydrophytes
Cepiphytes
Dxerophytes
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Question 764
jamb 2013
Which of the following types of feathers is used for flight in birds?
AQuill
BFiloplume
Ccovert
DDown
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Question 765
jamb 2013

Which of the following distinguishes a butterfly from a moth?

Athe wings of butterfly rest horizontally but those of moth rest vertically
BBoth are active during the day
Cthey have similar antennae
Dthe abdomen of moth is fatter than that of butterfly
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Question 766
jamb 2013
Which of the following describes a characteristic of arthropods?
AThe organism finds it easy to grow freely
Bthe organism has a pair of jointed appendages
Cthe body is not divided into a number of segments seg
Dthe body is covered by chitin
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Question 767
jamb 2013
Taenia solium can be found in
Acow
Bgoat
Cdog
Dpig
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Question 768
jamb 2013
The organelles present in cells that are actively respiring and photosynthesizing are
Alysosomes and ribosomes
BGolgi apparatus and endoplasmic reticulum
Cnucleus and centrioles
Dmitrochondria and chloroplast
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Question 769
jamb 2013
The organ which is sensitive to light in Euglena is the
Agullet
Bflagellum
Cchloroplast
Deyespot
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Question 770
jamb 2013
The process in which complex substances are broken down into simpler ones is referred to as
Aanabolism
Bcatabolism
Cmetabolism
Dtropism
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Question 771
waec 2012

 

Female reproductive system Diagram | Quizlet

In the diagram, the function of the part labelled 2 is to?

Aproduce egg cells
Bprotect sperms during fertilization
Csecrete hormones during coitus
Dprotect the developing embryo
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Question 772
waec 2012

In the diagram, the arrow labelled II represents the

Arelease of oxygen
Bintake of carbon (IV) oxide
Cmovement of photosynthates
Dmovement of nutrients
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Question 773
waec 2012
Which of the following sequences is the correct evolutionary trend in plants?
AAlgae → liverworts → mosses → ferns
BLiverworts → mosses → ferns → algae
Cmosses → algae → ferns → liverworts
DFerns → Liverworts → mosses → algae
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Question 774
waec 2012
Bees are of great importance to the farmer because they
Aprovide him with honey
Bpollinate flowers
Csting crop pests to death
Ddestroy flowers by sucking nectar from them
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Question 775
waec 2012
What name is given to a sudden change in a gene or chromosome?
AAllele
BGenotype
CMutation
DPhenotype
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Question 776
waec 2012

Two yellow-flowered hybrid plants each carrying a recessive factor for flowers with green colour were crossed.
Which of the following ratios shows the correct proportion of offspring that have green flowers?

A2 in 2
B1 in 3
C1 in 4
D1 in 5
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Question 777
waec 2012
In a case of complete dominance, what is the phenotypic ratio of the cross Bb X Bb; where B =black and b = white?
A1 black : 1 grey : 2 whites
B1 black : 3 whites
C1 black : 2 blues : 1 white
D3 blacks : 1 white
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Question 778
waec 2012
In the structure of DNA, which of the following statements is true?
AThe double helix are held together by covalent bonds
BNucleotide is made up of ribose, phosphate and an organic nitrogen compound
CGuanine is the opposite of cytosine
DAdenine is the opposite of cytosine
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Question 779
waec 2012

Two plants with red flowers were back crossed, which of the following results indicate that the plants are heterozygous
red flowers, where red flowers are dominant?

A75% red and 25% white
B50% red and 50% white
C100% white
D100% red
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Question 780
waec 2012
Which of the following diseases is transmittable through genes?
AHIV /AIDS
BSickle cell anaemia
CDiabetes
DPresbyopia
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