2022 WAEC (WASSCE) Biology Past Questions

From the word lettered A to D, choose the word that has the same consonant sound(s) as the one represented by the letter(s) undelined  exam

1. A.explain
2. B.excuse
3. C.exhaust✓ Correct
4. D.exhale

The dominant literary device in the passage is

1. A.personification
2. B.antithesis✓ Correct
3. C.litotes
4. D.parallelism

From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences: If the police had not intervened quickly, the suspected thief..........by the mob.

1. A.would have been killed✓ Correct
2. B.would be killed
3. C.will have been killed
4. D.will be killed

The advantages of the thermoelectric thermometer include the following characteristics except that it

1. A.can measure rapidly changing temperatures
2. B.can measure high and low temperature✓ Correct
3. C.can measure high and low temperature almost at a point
4. D.is fairly sensitive

The diagram above represents a portion of a micrometer screw gauge in which the horizontal scale is in millimetres. What is the reading on the instrument?

1. A.3.72mm
2. B.3.50mm
3. C.3.30mm
4. D.3.28mm✓ Correct
5. E.3.22mm

The unpleasant attitudes towards people Living With HIV/AIDS is termed

1. A.A. human right abuse
2. B.B. stigmatization
3. C.C. playing safe
4. D.D. civic neglect✓ Correct

In each of the following sentences, there is one word underlined and one gap. From the list of words lettered A - D, choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word and that will, at the same time, correctly fill the gap in the sentences. It took me the whole day to summarize the lecturer's copious notes having been used to ............ones

1. A.scanty
2. B.illegible
3. C.inaccurate
4. D.coherent✓ Correct

The testes in male mammals descend into the scrotal sac because

1. A.there is congestion in the lower abdomen
2. B.they run the risk of being destroyed✓ Correct
3. C.they need special support
4. D.they require a relatively low temperature

The temperature at which the water vapor in the air saturates the air and begins to condense is known as

1. A.dew point
2. B.critical point
3. C.boiling point
4. D.triple point✓ Correct

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that contains the sound represented by the given phonetic symbol. /ð/

1. A.northern
2. B.bath
3. C.healthy✓ Correct
4. D.teeth