WAEC Biology 1993 Past Questions

(a) (i) List two diseases each of plants and animals caused by bacteria.
(ii) State three ways in which bacteria are useful.

(b) State three methods by which mosquitoes can be controlled and state the reason for each method

(c) Describe an experiment to demostrate the presence of bacteria under the finger nails

(a) Describe the process of inhalation in man .

(b) Describe briefly the process of gaseous exchange in the shoo: system of flowering plants.

(c) Describe an experiment to demonstrate the effect of distilled water on mammalian red blood cell.
 

(a) Give a brief description of the characteristics of the Northern Guinea Savanna.

(b) Describe how you can estimate the density of a plant species using a quadrat.
 

(a) List four characters which can be transmitted from parent to offspring in man.

(b) State two differences between mitosis and meiosis.

(c) Explain briefly the importance of meiosis and fertilization in the reproduction of organisms.

(d) In a monohybrid cross between a pure breeding plant that produces blue flowers and a pure breeding plant that produces white flowers, the F1 generation produced only blue flowers. By means of labelled cross diagrams, state the type of flowers you would expect if the Fl generation is (i) self-pollinated; (ii) cross-pollinated with a pure breeding plant that produces white flowers. Give reasons for your answers in (d) (i) and (ii).