WAEC Agricultural Science Past Questions & Answers - Page 293

1,461.

Gestation period is defined as the time

A.

Of fusion of the sperm and the egg

B.

Between conception and parturition

C.

Of release of ovum from the ovary

D.

Of the birth of the young animal

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,462.

A condition which a gene does manifest observation characteristics in the presence of its dominant allele is known as

A.

Dominance

B.

Mutation

C.

Recessiveness

D.

Homozygosity

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,463.

The correct sequence in the processes of crop improvement is

A.

Introduction-slection-breeding

B.

Breeding-selection-intruduction

C.

Breeding-introduction-selection

D.

Introduction-breeding-selection

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,464.

The characteristic symptoms of mosaic disease of crops is usually observed on

A.

Roots

B.

Leaves

C.

Stems

D.

Fruits

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,465.

Which of the following weeds is dispersed by wind?

A.

Pig weed (boerhavia diffusa)

B.

Goat weed (ageratum conizoides)

C.

Hausa throns (acanthospermum hispidum)

D.

Tridax (tridax procumbens)

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.