WAEC Biology Past Questions & Answers - Page 76

376.

Which of the following is not a social insect?

A.

termite

B.

housefly

C.

honeybee

D.

ant

Correct answer is B

Social insects are characterized by Group integration (blending the new members into the already existing social structure), Division of labour, and Overlap of generations (having several breeding seasons, hence having multiple generations present at a time).

377.

In evolution, fossils are naturally preserved in

A.

rocks

B.

water

C.

chemicals

D.

trees

Correct answer is A

Some sedimentary rocks actually have fossils stored in them. Therefore, fossils are stored in rocks.

378.

The theory supports

A.

natural selection

B.

struggle for survival

C.

independent assortment

D.

the use and disuse of body parts

Correct answer is D

The theory implies that the more you use a part of your body, with time that part of your body starts adjusting in order to make the work easy.

379.

The diagram above is an illustration of one of the theories of evolution. Who proposed the theory in the illustration?

A.

Louis Pasteur

B.

Gregor Mendel

C.

Robert Hooke

D.

Jean Lamarck

Correct answer is D

This is the law of use and disuse propounded by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck.

380.

The chemical bond that holds the bases of the two strands of DNA together is

A.

oxygen bond

B.

hydrogen bond

C.

electrovalent bond

D.

covalent bond

Correct answer is B

Hydrogen bonds form between the nitrogenous bases in one strand and the nitrogenous bases in the other strand of DNA.