WAEC - Biology (1991)

  • 1
    The cell is a functional unit of living organisms because
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    (A)
    multicellular organisms are made up of cells
  • 2
    The organelle which eliminate water from the body of protozoa is
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    (B)
    contractile vacuole
  • 3
    Spirogyra is regarded as a multicellular plant because
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    (A)
    its cells are linked together by cytoplasmic strands
  • 4
    The mechanism of gaseous exchange in living organisms is essentially by
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    (C)
    diffusion
  • 5
    Which of the following statement is correct about diffusion?
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    (B)
    Molecules move from a region of higher concentration to a region of lower concentration
  • 6
    The process of anearobic respiration of yeast in sugar solution is known as
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    (B)
    fermentation
  • 7
    The following are functions of the skeleton except
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    (E)
    controlling growth rate in animals
  • 8
    Muscles are attached to bones by means of
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    (D)
    tendons
  • 9
    Which of the following tissues is not found in the stem and root of monocotyledons?
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    (B)
    Cambium
  • 10
    The pulmonary vein carries
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    (B)
    oxygenated blood from lungs to the left auricle
  • 11
    The upper part of the trachea in mammals is called
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    (C)
    larynx
  • 12
    Which of the following parts of the mammalian skin is directly is directly involved in excretion?
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    (B)
    Sweat gland
  • 13
    Kidney stone is a disease of the Kidney that result in the
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    (A)
    blockage of the tubules by solid particles
  • 14
    The following are the activities of the liver except
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    (D)
    maintenance of osmotic balance
  • 15
    Infective hepatitis is a disease of the
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    (C)
    liver
  • 16
    The pituitary is regarded as the master gland because
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    (C)
    its secretion control other endocrine glands
  • 17
    Growing radicles of seddlings are
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    (A)
    negatively phototropic
  • 18
    Over-secretion of thyroxin is likely to lead to
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    (A)
    thinness in body
  • 19
    If a germinating seed is attached horizontally on a revolving klinostat, what will be the effect of the seedling after three days? The
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    (B)
    plumule and radicle will not show any curvature
  • 20
    The human skin is regarded as a sense organ because it
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    (E)
    has nerve endings
  • 21
    The part of the brain responsible for the control the controls of voluntary movement and interpretation of sensation is the
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    (A)
    cerebrum
  • 22
    Which part of the ear is responsible for the maintenance of balance?
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    (D)
    semicircular canals
  • 23
    Which of the following is not part of the female reproductive system?
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    (B)
    Seminal vessicles
  • 24
    Which of the following substance from the mother's blood diffuse through the placenta into the blood vessels of the feotus?
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    (D)
    Glucose and oxygen
  • 25
    Which of the following is not seen in the transverse section of a young monocotyledonous stem?
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    (D)
    Cambium
  • 26
    The bicuspid valve is located between
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    (A)
    left auricle and left ventricle
  • 27
    During which of the following processes is food for animals produced?
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    (A)
    Photosynthesis
  • 28
    Pellagra can be prevented by taking food rich in?
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    (B)
    vitamin B
  • 29
    In testing for a reducing sugar, the food substance is usually warmed with
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    (D)
    Benedicts's solution
  • 30
    Which of the following adapts the aorta to the high pressure of the blood from the heart?
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    (C)
    Thick elastic walls
  • 31
    The part of the alimentary system of a bird where grinding of maize occurs is the
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    (C)
    gizzard
  • 32
    Natality is a factor affecting population density because it involves
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    (E)
    the number of all young ones produced in the population
  • 33
    The female part of a flower consist of the
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    (A)
    stigma, style and ovary
  • 34
    Puddles,ponds, rivers, lakes, seas and ocean are grouped together as
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    (E)
    aquatic habitat
  • 35
    Which of the following would be the primary producer in a food chain?
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    (D)
    Green plants
  • 36
    fewer number of trees is characteristic of the Savanna zones of Nigeria because
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    (B)
    there is limited amount of rainfall
  • 37
    The number of individuals in a habitat in relation to the unit space available to each organism is referred to as the
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    (B)
    density
  • 38
    which of the following will be the effect of waterlogged top soil on the roots of plants?
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    (E)
    the roots will be starved of air
  • 39
    Which of the following is the unit of transmission of hereditary traits in living organisms
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    (D)
    Genes
  • 40
    The role of dead organic matter in the soil is to
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    (B)
    increase the mineral salt content
  • 41
    Species do not change in order to survive. The environment determines which organism survives to reproduce. These statements
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    (C)
    support the idea of survival of the fittest
  • 42
    Which of the following may not contribute to environmental pollution?
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    (A)
    Solar energy radiation
  • 43
    Succession is best described as
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    (A)
    a process whereby organisms systematically colonize a barren habitat until stable community is formed
  • 44
    Predators are beneficial in pest control because they
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    (C)
    feed on pests of crops
  • 45
    I.Plasmodium II. Vibro Choleroe III. Gonococcus sp IV. Poliomyelitis virus V. Syphilis bacteria
    which of the following organism are transmitted by houseflies?
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    (D)
    II and IV only
  • 46
    The practice of warming soup regularly as it concerns food preservation is essentially to
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    (D)
    kill the bacteria in it
  • 47
    Agglutination occurs in blood transfusion when the
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    (E)
    antigens and anitbody in the donor and the recipient react
  • 48
    Which of the following is not a way of conserving natural resources?
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    (D)
    Encouraging poaching in game reserve
  • 49
    Which of the following limiting resources is competed for by organism in the desert?
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    (D)
    water
  • 50
    The adaptation for water conservation in organisms include the following except
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    (A)
    scales in fishes
  • 51
    Which of the following structures is a protective adaptive feature of the Agama lizard to terrestrial habitat?
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    (C)
    Scaly skin
  • 52
    which of the following statements best explains the term aestivation?
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    (A)
    a device for survival during a period of extreme food and water shortage
  • 53
    The phenomenon whereby some organisms with certain features get established in an environment is known as
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    (C)
    natural selection
  • 54
    who formulated the theory of natural selection in evolution?
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    (E)
    Charles Darwin
  • 55
    The wing of a bat and that of a bird, the flippers of a whale and the fins of s fish are example of?
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    (D)
    convergent evolution