WAEC Biology Past Questions & Answers - Page 106

526.

Which of the following is not a means of conservation?

A.

Controlling excessive deforestation

B.

Prevention of poaching

C.

Replacing harvested mature trees with seedlings

D.

Burning of vegetation before cropping

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

527.

Conservation of wild life is necessary mainly because

A.

wild species cannot resist disease better than their domesticated species

B.

many predator wild animals help in control of pests

C.

many people derive pleasure from observing wild animals

D.

it helps to prevent extinction of species

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

528.

Algal bloom depletes oxygen content of bodies of water polluted by

A.

industrial effluents

B.

thermal plant discharge

C.

raw sewage disposal

D.

crude oil spillage

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

529.

Which of the following infections is unlikely to respond to antibiotic treatment?

A.

Typhoid fever

B.

Ring worm

C.

Measles

D.

Tetanus

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

530.

The density-dependent factors that operate to regulate a population size may include the following except

A.

shortage of food supply

B.

fire outbreak

C.

spread of diseases

D.

increased competition

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.