Waec Biology 1998 Past Questions and Answers

Question 1:

• WAEC 1998

Which of the following organisms exhibits both plant and animal characteristics?

A. Amoeba
B. Spirogyra
C. Mucor
D. Euglena
E. Moss

Question 2:

• WAEC 1998

Which of the following organisms exhibits both plant and animal characteristics?

A. Amoeba
B. Spirogyra
C. Mucor
D. Euglena
E. Moss

Question 3:

• WAEC 1998

Which of the following is not an organ?

A. Hair
B. Tongue
C. Rhizome
D. Corn
E. Heart

Question 4:

• WAEC 1998

One major difference between osmosis and diffusion is that diffusion

A. Does not need a semipermeable membrane
B. Does not take place in living tissues
C. Takes place only in a liquid medium
D. Takes place only in a gaseous medium
E. Cannot be demonstrated experimentally

Question 5:

• WAEC 1998

Which of the following is a difference between mitosis and meiosis?

A. Alignment of chromosomes along the equitorial plane
B. Replication of the chromosomes and the cell organelles
C. Pairing of homologous chromosomes
D. Formation of spindle fibers
E. Thickening of chromatin threads at prophase