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Question 81
jamb 2025

The bright colouration of the flower of a flowering plant is an adaptation for

Areproduction
Bgrowth
Cexcretion
Drespiration
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Question 82
jamb 2025

The process by which plants absorb water from the soil through their roots is

Adiffusion
Bphotosynthesis
Cosmosis
Dtranspiration
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Question 83
jamb 2025

One of the characteristics of insect pollinated flowers is

Alarge anthers
Babsence of nectar
Cscented flowers
Dscentless flowers
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Question 84
jamb 2025

A complex feeding relationship between organisms in a habitat that involves transfer of energy in form of food is 

Afood web
Bpyramid of numbers
Cpyramid of energy
Dfood chain
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Question 85
jamb 2025

Use the diagram above to answer the question that follows.

The structure labelled I is adapted for

Atearing
Bsieving
Cboring
Dsucking
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Question 86
jamb 2025

Which of the following controls protein and enzyme syntheses in the cytoplasm of the cell?

ADNA
BNucleus
CChromosome
DMitochondria
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Question 87
jamb 2025

The process that brings about the cooling effect on the body of mammals is

Asweat excretion
Bdigestion
Curine formation
Drespiration
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Question 88
waec 2024

Which of the scientists were involved in the study of evolution?

Scientist                Famous work

I.  Charles Darwin →  Preservation of some food with heat

II. Gregor Mendel →  Natural selection

III. Jean Baptiste Lamarck → Inheritance of acquired characteristics

IV. Louis Pasteur → Independent assortment of genes.

AI and III
BII and III
CI, II and IV
DII. III and IV
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Question 89
waec 2024

In a test, a student paired some scientists with their famous work as shown below. Use it to answer questions 49 and 50.

      Scientist                Famous work

I.  Charles Darwin →  Preservation of some food with heat

II. Gregor Mendel →  Natural selection

III. Jean Baptiste Lamarck → Inheritance of acquired characteristics

IV. Louis Pasteur → Independent assortment of genes.

The Scientists that are not correctly paired with their famous work are

AI and II only
BII and III only
CI, II and IV.
DII, III and IV.
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Question 90
waec 2024

Which type of breeding is represented by industrial melanism in peppered moths?

AArtificial selection
BNatural selection
CInbreeding
DOutbreeding
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Question 91
waec 2024

The male and female gametes which bear genes for inheritance in plants are located in the

Aanthers and petals
Bsepals and petals
Cstamens and pistils
Dstamens and petals
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Question 92
waec 2024

Mutation leads to evolution because it 

Akills all organisms where it has occurred.
Bgives rise to offspring having same characteristics as the parents
Cdoes not confer adaptability to the offspring
Dgives rise to new individuals that differ from their parents
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Question 93
waec 2024

The physical appearance of an organism is described as its

Aphenotype
Bgenotype
Callele
Dchromosome
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Question 94
waec 2024

Which of the following statements is correct about the cross? 

ABoth parents are heterozygous
BThe male is not heterozygous
CThe female is homozygous
DBoth parents are homozygous
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Question 95
waec 2024

The diagram above is an illustration of genetic cross between two parents. The parental gametes I, II, III and IV gave rise to the offspring below. Study it and answer questions 43 and 44.

Gametes I, II, III and IV, respectively are 

AT,T,T and t
BT, t, t, and t
CT, T, t and t
DT, t, T and t
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Question 96
waec 2024

A woman with blood group A gives birth to a child with blood group O. Which of the following blood groups cannot belong to the father?

AB
BA
CAB
DO
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Question 97
waec 2024

Which of the following statements is correct about the ABO blood group system?

AAntigens are located on the surface of white blood cells
BAntibodies are located in the blood plasma
CAntibodies are located on the surface of the red blood cells
DAntigens are located in the blood plasma
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Question 98
waec 2024

Which of the following traits is not inheritable? Ability to

Ataste P.T.C
Broll the tongue
Cmove the ear
Droll the eyeball
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Question 99
waec 2024

An individual found a strange bird that is tagged as an endangered specie. What should the individual do?

AKill it
BTake it to an aquatic environment
CReturn it to its natural habitat
DSell it at a very high price
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Question 100
waec 2024

The two sources of energy that would mostly lead to pollution in the community are 

Asolar and kerosene
Bcoal and wind
Ckerosene and coal
Dsolar and wind
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