Waec Biology 2008 Past Questions and Answers

Question 56:

• WAEC 2008

If red is dominant to white and homozygous red pea-plants are crossed with homozygous white pea-plants, the first filial generation will have

A. Red flowers, 2 white flowers
B. 4 red flowers
C. White flowers
D. 4 pink flowers

Question 57:

• WAEC 2008

Which of the following statements is not true of the worker termite? They

A. Build and repair nest
B. Produce enzymes to digest cellulose
C. Search for food to feed the colony
D. Look after the nymph

Question 58:

• WAEC 2008

Which of the following occurrences cannot be taken as a direct observation of natural Selection in recent times?

A. Industrial melanism in moths
B. Selective breeding in cattle
C. Insecticide resistance of some mosquitoes
D. Development of long necks in giraffes

Question 59:

• WAEC 2008

The accepted concepts for the theory of Natural Selection does not include

A. Tendency for organisms to over produce
B. Struggle for existence
C. Survival of the fittest
D. Use and disuse of body parts

Question 60:

• WAEC 2008

The order of evolution trend in plants is

A. Bryophyta, Thallophyta, Pteridoiphyta and Spermatophyta
B. Thallophyta Bryophyta Pteridoiphyta and Spermatophyta
C. Spermatophyta, pteridophyta, Bryophyta and Thallophyta
D. Bryophyta, Pteridophyta, Spermatophyta and Thallophyta