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Question 1
waec 2018

Which of the following is not a social insect?

Atermite
Bhousefly
Choneybee
Dant
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Question 2
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In evolution, fossils are naturally preserved in

Arocks
Bwater
Cchemicals
Dtrees
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Question 3
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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 4
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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 5
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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 6
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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 7
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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 8
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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 9
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The exchange of genes between homologous chromosomes is called

Acrossing over
Bback cross
Ctest cross
Dmutation
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Question 10
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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 11
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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 12
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Patients X and Y were likely transferred with blood of genotype

AOO
BAO
CBO
DAA
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Question 13
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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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Question 14
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Which of the following disease ic caused by a bacterium?

Aringworm
Bpoliomyelitus
Csyphilis
Dmalaria
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Question 15
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When large numbers of organisms share limited space and resources, the immediate result is

Aextinction
Bemigration
Ccompetition
Dimmigration
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Question 16
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An association between living organisms in which one lives on and feeds at the expense of the other is known as

Acommensalism
Bpredation
Cparasitism
Dmutualism
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Question 17
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Xerophytes have the following characteristics aimed at conserving water except

Athick cuticle
Bbroad leaf surfaces
Csunken stomata
Dwaxy cuticle
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Question 18
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In an ecosystem, the least efficient energy transfer link is from the

Asecondary consumers to decomposers
Bsun to producers
Cprimary consumers to secondary consumers
Dproducer to primary consumers
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Question 19
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Which of the following instruments is used to determine the turbidity of water?

Ahygrometer
Bhydrometer
Csecchi disc
Drain gauge
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Question 20
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The diagram above is an illustration of organisms in an air-tight aquarium.The most important factor needed by the organisms is

Alight energy
Blow humidity
Coxygen
Dnitrate
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