Biology 1996 Waec Past Questions and Answers

Question 6 :

• WAEC 1996

Which of the following are the final products of aerobic respiration?

A. Water, carbondioxide and energy
B. Pyruvic acid, carbondioxide and water
C. Glucose, energy and urea
D. Energy and carbondioxide
E. Lactic acid, water and carbondioxide

Question 7 :

• WAEC 1996

Movement of water across a semi-permeable membrane from a weaker solution to a stronger solution is
known as

A. Transpiration
B. Diffusion
C. Active transport
D. Plasmolysis
E. Osmosis

Question 8 :

• WAEC 1996

ln which of the following structures will cells undergoing meiosis be seen?

A. At the apices of stem and root
B. In the cortex of the stem
C. In the pallisade mesophyll of the leaf
D. Ln the ovary of a flower
E. Ln the root of a seedling

Question 9 :

• WAEC 1996

Which of these instruments can be used to perform an experiment on geotropism?

A. Potometer
B. Cup anemometer
C. Klinostat
D. Kymograph
E. Sphygmomanometer

Question 10 :

• WAEC 1996

The thoracic vertebra differs from all the other vertebrae by the possession of

A. Long neural spine
B. Odontoid process
C. Vertebraterial canal
D. Large centrum
E. Transverse processes