WAEC Biology Past Questions & Answers - Page 300

1,496.

Density, mortality rate, and birth rate are the factors that affect

A.

population

B.

dominance

C.

cover

D.

habitat

E.

abiotic community

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,497.

Which of the following ecological factors causes food shortage?

A.

Low reproduction rate

B.

Emigration

C.

Drought

D.

Topography

E.

wind direction

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,498.

The following structures are adaptations for water conservation except

A.

sunken stomata

B.

scales in animals

C.

lenticels in stems

D.

spines in plants

E.

thick leaves

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,499.

The pair of genes expressed in a heterozygous individual is described as

A.

allele

B.

chromatid

C.

dominant gene

D.

centrosome

E.

chromomere

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,500.

Which of the following is not a reason why an offspring looks different from its parents?

A.

Random reorganisation of chromosome during gamete formation

B.

Existence of multiple alleles in organisms

C.

Formation of chasmata in chromatids during meiosis

D.

Mutation which gives rise to new combination of gene

E.

Mitosis of the zygote produces new combination of chromosomes

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.