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Biological associations: WAEC Biology Past Questions and Answers

What the WAEC syllabus covers in Biological associations

Our summary: Parasitism, symbiosis, commensalism and saprophytism, with named examples.

  • Type of associations: parasitism, symbiosis, commensalism and saprophytism (Features of biological importance associated with each type should be mentioned. Named examples should be used to illustrate these associations.)

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WAEC (WASSCE) Biology questions on Biological associations

  1. WAEC 2021An association between living organisms in which one organism lives on and feeds at the expense of the other organism is known as?
  2. WAEC 2020The mutualism type of relationship is different from a parasitic relationship because in mutualism
  3. WAEC 2018An association between living organisms in which one lives on and feeds at the expense of the other is known as
  4. WAEC 2017Which of the following pairs of organisms is in a mutualistic relationship?
  5. WAEC 2016The association between two organisms in which one of the organisms gains and the other loses is referred to as
  6. WAEC 2016Which of the following relationships does not involve two organisms?
  7. WAEC 2015Which of the following organisms is an endo-parasite?
  8. WAEC 2014A characteristic feature of plant parasites is the
  9. WAEC 2014The part of a leguminous plant where bacteria like Azotobacter can be found is
  10. WAEC 2013Rhizobium which lives in the root nodules of leguminous plants is an example of the association known as
  11. WAEC 2013Which of the following associations is an example of epiphytism?
  12. WAEC 2012Squirrels easily kill some trees because
  13. WAEC 2010An example of a saprophytic relationship is a / an
  14. WAEC 2010The bacterium in a mutualistic association with legumes converts

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