2014 Biology WAEC (WASSCE) Objective Past Questions (Paper 1)

The excretory product in protozoans is

Which of the following is a living organism?

Which of the following organisms is the most specialized?

Active transport can be defined as the movement of

Which of the following cell inclusions can destroy other cell organelles?

In which of the following yam tissues will osmosis occur?

The line XZ in the diagram below represents an actual distance of 10.0 cm and the length of the diagram is 5.0 cm.

What is the magnification of the diagram?

The following events occur during mitosis in a cell:

I. Chromatids separate
II. Chromosomes become visible
III. Chromosomes align at the equator
IV. Cytoplasm divides (Cytokinesis)

The correct sequence of the events is

Which of the following statements about asexual reproduction is correct? It

The diagram below is an illustration of a mammalian bone. Use it to answer the question below.

The bone illustrated above is the

The diagram below is an illustration of a mammalian bone. Use it to answer the question below.

The function of the part labelled I is to

Which of the following processes is not a function of the mammalian skin?

The legs of an accident victim with a fractured vertebral column and injured spinal cord could not be raised because

Which of the following conditions in flowering plants enhances self-pollination?

The diagram below is an illustration of the left side of the human cerebrum. Use it to answer the question below.

The part Labelled X controls

Use the diagram to answer the question below

The diagram above is an illustration of

The inability to maintain proper balance of the body in humans may be due to a defect in the

The following substances pass into the blood of the foetus from the mother’s blood via the placenta except

An inferior ovary of a flower is situated

Older parts of plant roots do not normally absorb water because

The amount of starch in a germinating seed decreases because the starch is used up

The purpose of treating poor soil with lime is to increase the quantity of

A meal consisting of yam and a lot of vegetables is not balanced because it does not contain

In a Biuret test , some protein was mixed with sodium hydroxide solution. Which of the following chemicals should be added to the mixture for a positive result?

A characteristic feature of plant parasites is the

The part of a leguminous plant where bacteria like Azotobacter can be found is

The following habitats can be found in West Africa except

The following adaptations are associated with the flight of birds except

The difference between a community and population is

Which of the following statements about the circulation of water in nature is not correct? Water

The diagram below illustrates an ecological instrument. Use it to answer the question below.

The instrument is

The diagram below illustrates an ecological instrument. Use it to answer the question below.

The instrument is used to measure the

The following organisms are consumers except

Use the substances listed below to answer the question below

I. Fertilizer
II. Insecticides
III. Sewage
IV. Crude oil
V. Sulphur dioxide

The atmosphere can be polluted by

Use the substances listed below to answer the question below

I. Fertilizer
II. Insecticides
III. Sewage
IV. Crude oil
V. Sulphur dioxide

Which of the following substances constitute domestic waste?

The table below shows the oxygen level, number of green plants and fish in rivers flowing through our four towns

Which of the towns is likely to be discharging untreated sewage in their river?

Which of the following natural resources is non-renewable?

Which of the following statement is not a reason for banning bush burning? It

Which of the statements below explains why fertilizers are added to the soil?

Characteristics that exhibit continuous variation are generally controlled by

Differences in characteristics that exist among individuals of the same species is referred to as

Which of the following traits is not a morphological variation in humans?

Which of the following statements about chromosomes is correct?

A small stem from a hibiscus plant was placed in a nutrient medium, and it developed into a new plant. The new plant was reproduced

The F₁ generation of a cross between a red cock and white hen were all red because the gene for the

Which of the following diseases can be inherited?

In dihybrid inheritance, Mendel considered

The main reason for nuptial flight in termites is to

Which of the following organisms is not a social insect?

Lamarck’s theory of evolution is based on the fact that