Biology 2009 Waec Past Questions and Answers

Question 1 :

• WAEC 2009

A group of closely related organisms capable of interbreeding to produce fertile offspring are known as members of a

A. Kingdom
B. Class
C. Family
D. Species

Question 2 :

• WAEC 2009

A group of closely related organisms capable of interbreeding to produce fertile offspring are known as members of a

A. Kingdom
B. Class
C. Family
D. Species

Question 3 :

• WAEC 2009

Viruses are economically important because they

A. Do not have cell structures
B. Can only reproduce inside living cells.
C. Cause diseases in plants and animals
D. Exist as crystals outside living cells

Question 4 :

• WAEC 2009

A beaker of pond water containing few specimens of Euglena was placed in a dark room for two weeks. At the end of this period, the specimens of Euglena were still alive because they were

A. Able to carry out holozoic nutrition.
B. Able to carry out photosynthesis using carbon dioxide in the pond water
C. Better adapted to life in darkness than to life in light
D. Not overcrowded

Question 5 :

• WAEC 2009

The cytoplasm of the cell is considered a very important component because it

A. Regulates the amount of energy in the cell
B. Suspends all cell organelles.
C. Is the outermost part of the cell
D. Is solely responsible for cell division