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Theories of evolution: WAEC Biology Past Questions and Answers

What the WAEC syllabus covers in Theories of evolution

Our summary: Lamarck's and Darwin's explanations of how evolution happens.

  • Theories of evolution (The contributions of Lamarck and Darwin to the development of the theory of evolution should be mentioned.)

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WAEC (WASSCE) Biology questions on Theories of evolution

  1. WAEC 2024Which type of breeding is represented by industrial melanism in peppered moths?
  2. WAEC 2024Mutation leads to evolution because it
  3. WAEC 2024Which of the scientists were involved in the study of evolution? Scientist Famous work I. Charles Darwin → Preservation of some food with heat II. Gregor Mendel…
  4. WAEC 2021Natural selection arises as a result of?
  5. WAEC 2021Which of the following statements is not Lamarck's postulate on evolution?
  6. WAEC 2020Who proposed the theory of evolution by natural selection
  7. WAEC 2017The gradual cumulative, adaptive and heritable changes in an organism over a long period of time resulting in new species is called
  8. WAEC 2016Which of the following terms is associated with natural selections?
  9. WAEC 2014Lamarck's theory of evolution is based on the fact that
  10. WAEC 2013Darwin noticed that organisms in similar habitats across the world looked alike. This illustrates
  11. WAEC 2013A scientist who was involved in the development of evolution theory is
  12. WAEC 2011Natural selection is a consequence of
  13. WAEC 2011Acquired characters are
  14. WAEC 2011Which of the following components of Larmark’s theory of evolution is considered faulty?
  15. WAEC 2010Which of the following statements reflects the mechanism of natural selection?

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