WAEC Biology Past Questions & Answers - Page 255

1,271.

Which of the following scientists was involved with organic evolution?

A.

Mendel

B.

Larmarck

C.

Morgan

D.

Pasteur

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,272.

The genotypic ratio of 1 : 2 : 1 in the offspring of a hybrid cross illustrates the law of

A.

use and disuse

B.

dominance

C.

segregation

D.

linkage

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,273.

Which of the following statements about sex determination is correct? At fertility

A.

the probability of male to female offspring is 1/2

B.

the Y chromosome of the father decreases the probability of having a male child to 3/4

C.

the xx chromosome of the mother decreases the probability of having a female child to 3/4

D.

the vigour of either parents determines the sex of the offspring

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,274.

Which of the following statements is correct about variation? 

A.

Offsprings are different from their parents only

B.

Offsprings from the same parents look alike

C.

Offsprings differ from their ancestors but look like their immediate parents

D.

offsprings differ from their ancestors and from each other

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,275.

The major types of man’s finger prints do not include

A.

arch

B.

compound

C.

simple

D.

loop

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.