WAEC Biology Past Questions & Answers - Page 104

516.

Which of the following organisms is a social insect?

A.

Grasshopper

B.

Honey bee

C.

Butterfly

D.

Housefly

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

517.

Which of the following is not a correct base pairing on the DNA strand?

A.

Adenine, Thymine

B.

Cytosine, Guanine

C.

Guanine, Cytosine

D.

Uracil, Thymine

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

518.

In a living cell, factors which are responsible for inheritance are located

A.

on the nuclear membrane

B.

on the nucleolus

C.

on the chromosomes

D.

in the nucleoplasm

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

519.

Which disease is sex-linked and mainly afflicts male offspring?

A.

Sickle cell anaemia

B.

Haemophilia

C.

Diabetes

D.

Malaria

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

520.

If two parents are sickle cell carriers then their genotypes would be

A.

HbA HbA and HbS HbS

B.

HbS BbS and HbS BbS

C.

HbA HbS and HbA HbS

D.

HbA HbA and HbA HbA

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.