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Biology Practical - Wassce 2025

The document outlines a biology practical involving various specimens, including a prawn, earthworm, spider, and others. It includes a series of questions related to the classification, adaptations, and anatomical features of these specimens. The practical aims to enhance understanding of biological concepts through hands-on study and observation.

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Biology Practical - Wassce 2025

The document outlines a biology practical involving various specimens, including a prawn, earthworm, spider, and others. It includes a series of questions related to the classification, adaptations, and anatomical features of these specimens. The practical aims to enhance understanding of biological concepts through hands-on study and observation.

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BIOLOGY PRACTICAL

Specimen A : Prawn

Specimen B : Earthworm

Specimen C : Quil feather

Specimen D : Claw of a domestic fowl

Specimen E : Spider

Specimen F : Snail

Specimen G : Millipede

Specimen H : Cactus plant

Specimen J : Stem of a cassava plant

Specimen K : Leaf of Ageratum plant

Specimen L : Leaf of Flamboyant plant

Specimen M : Leaf of Commelina plant

Specimen N : Innominate bone of a mammal

1. Study specimens A, B , E, F, and G and answer questions 1(a) to 1(d).

1(a) Name the phylum of specimens B , F, and G. (ii) State two reasons for the answer in
1(a)(i).

(ii) Name the habitats of each of specimens B , F, and G (iii) State three adaptations
each of specimens B , F, and G to their habitats.

(b)(i) State the class of each of specimens A and E

(ii) State three reasons each for placing each of specimens A and E in their classes.

(c) State two structural adaptations possessed by each of specimens A and E for
escaping predators.

(d) State: (i) two similarities; (ii) two observable differences between specimens A and E

2. Study specimen C and answer questions 2(a) to 2(d).

(a)i) Name the Kingdom and Class of organisms from which specimen C could be
obtained.

(ii) Name the specific location on the body of the organism from which specimen C
could be obtained.

(iii) Name one example of organism from which specimen C could be obtained.

(b) State one function of specimen C to the organisms that possess it

(c) Mention: (i) three observable features that adapt specimen C to the function stated
against it in 2(b);

3. Study specimens H and J and answer questions 3(a) to 3(d)


(a) i)Identify specimens H and J ii) State one

habitat each of specimens H and J

b) (i) State one biological feature and the corresponding function in the adaptation of
organisms H and J to their habitats

(ii) State one adaptive feature of specimen H used for escaping from predators c)

State two observable structural differences between specimens H and J

d) State two reasons why organism J might not survive in the habitat of organism J

4. Study specimen N and answer questions 4(a) to 4(d).

(a)(i) Name the part of the body where specimen N would be found in a mammal.

(ii) State one function of specimen N

(iii) Make a drawing , 6cm to 8cm long of the anterior view of specimen N and label
fully.
(ii) State one function each of three of the parts labeled in 1(b)(i).

(b)(i) Mention the total number of specimen N in adult humans . Name two other
vertebrae in humans.

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