WAEC Biology Past Questions & Answers - Page 353

1,761.

Which of the following is not a constituent of DNA?

A.

Purine

B.

Phosphate

C.

Cystosine

D.

Deoxyribose

E.

Uracil

Correct answer is E

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,763.

Which of the following major ideas were proved by Gregor Mendel?

A.

There is a tendency among organisms `to increase rapidly in number if conditions are favourable

B.

There is a struggle for existence among a very large number of offspring

C.

Nature selects organisms which will survive to produce their kind

D.

All species exhibit structural and functional variations

E.

Characteristics of an organism are controlled by genes occurring in pairs

Correct answer is E

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,764.

Which of the following is not part of the objectives of conservation of natural resources?

A.

To eliminate wild animals in order to enable other plants and animals survive

B.

To use our resources on sustained yield basis

C.

To guard against indiscriminate killing of plants and animals

D.

To guard against the extinction and exhaustion of natural resources

E.

To protect the environment

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,765.

Which of the following steps would not be taken to protect or conserve fishing grounds from overexploitation?

A.

Use of nets with all sizes of mesh

B.

Use of nets with a particular mesh size

C.

Ban on harvesting of some species

D.

Regulating the size of ships allowed into fishing grounds

E.

Limiting the period of fishing in the waters

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.