WAEC Past Questions and Answers - Page 4163

20,811.

The pulmonary artery carries

A.

deoxygenated blood from the right ventricles to the lungs

B.

oxygenated blood from the right ventricle to the lungs

C.

oxygenated blood from the left ventricles to the ventricles to the right auricle

D.

deoxygenated blood from the left ventricles to the right auricles

E.

oxygenated blood from the lungs to the right auricles

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

20,812.

Double fertilization is said to occur in flowering plants because?

A.

two embryos are formed

B.

one egg is fertilized twice

C.

two sperms fertilize each egg

D.

one embryo and endosperm nucleus are formed

E.

two sperms and two pollen grains are involved

Correct answer is D

This process involves joining a female gametophyte with two male gametes.

It begins when a pollen grain adheres to the stigma of the carpel, the female reproductive structure of a flower. 

20,813.

Which of the following statements best explain the meaning of homologous chromosomes?

A.

Product of division of chromosomes

B.

two identical chromosomes from each parent

C.

chromosome arranged on spindle fiber during cell division

D.

chromosome arranged on the equatorial plate of the cell

E.

Daughter chromatid in the first meiotic division

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

20,814.

In an individual who is heterozygous for a particular character, the hereditary factor that is always expressed is described as

A.

an allele

B.

a sickle-cell gene

C.

a dominant gene

D.

a chromosome

E.

a sex-linked character

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

20,815.

A bat's wing and that of a bird, a whale's flippers and the fish's fin are examples of?

A.

adaptive radiation

B.

vestigial structures

C.

continuous variation

D.

convergent evolution

E.

divergent evolution

Correct answer is D

  • Marine animals: Fish and dolphins are vastly different animals with different underlying DNA sequences and nervous systems.
  • Flying animals: Birds, bats, and insects all developed wings via different evolutionary paths.