A maize seedling kept beside a window bends towards the light. Which characteristic of living things does this show?
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WAEC Biology
2 papers120 marks2 h 30 min
What we predict comes up
From the syllabus weighting and how the papers are usually set. The papers below follow it.
- Concept of living, the cell and organisation of life18%The cell, its organelles, osmosis and levels of organisation open the syllabus and appear on both papers, often as a compulsory structured question.
- Ecology and conservation18%Ecology carries a large share of the syllabus: food webs, population estimates, savanna and mangrove habitats, pollution and conservation.
- Nutrition16%Photosynthesis, food tests and mammalian digestion are among the most frequently examined areas and a common essay question.
- Genetics, variation and evolution16%Monohybrid crosses, sickle cell, sex linkage, variation and natural selection appear every year, usually with a calculation.
Paper 1: Objective
50 min · 50 marks · No calculator
- Answer all the questions.
- Each question is followed by four options lettered A to D. Choose the correct option for each question.
- Each question carries one mark.
Answer or mark a question and your score adds up here.
Answer all questions50 marks
In which organelle does aerobic respiration mainly take place?
Which of the following is present in a typical plant cell but absent from an animal cell?
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Not included: Paper 3, the practical paper on specimens set by WAEC, is not reproduced here.