WAEC Biology Past Questions & Answers - Page 192

956.

What is the foot labelled I adapted to? 

A.

Feeding on flesh

B.

Eating grains

C.

Swimming in water

D.

Perching on trees

E.

Catching insects in flight

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

957.

The long and sharp claws in the font labelled ll show that the bird uses them to?

A.

hold onto its prey

B.

paddle in water

C.

glide in the alt

D.

scratch the earth for worms

E.

burrow into the soil

Correct answer is A

Preying birds like the eagle, hank and owl have very strong and sharp claws which help them to catch and hold their prey very firmly.

958.

Adenine pairs with thymine because

A.

the two occur in the same nucleic acid

B.

one is a strong base and the other a weak base

C.

two purine bases easily pair up

D.

one is a purine base and the other a pyrimidine

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

959.

Which of the following components of Larmark’s theory of evolution is considered faulty?

A.

Individuals of the same species growing under different environmental conditions differ from each other

B.

Using certain organs result in development of those parts

C.

Unused organs degenerate

D.

Changes that result in individuals of the same species are transmitted to offspring

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

960.

Natural selection is a consequence of

A.

distribution of organisms

B.

adverse conditions

C.

variation in organisms

D.

inbreeding

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.