WAEC Biology Past Questions & Answers - Page 111

551.

Which of the following statements is true about movement of the forearm? In

A.

bending the arm, the biceps relax and the triceps contract

B.

bending the arm, the biceps contract and the triceps relax

C.

straightening the arm the biceps contract and the triceps relax

D.

straightening the arm, both biceps and triceps contract

Correct answer is B

To bend the arm, the biceps contracts and pulls on the radius. Simultaneously, the triceps relaxes.

552.

The role of ATP include all the following activities except

A.

provision of energy to do work in living organisms

B.

transmission of nerve impulse

C.

keeping the body warm in homoithermic animals

D.

producing water during aerobic respiration

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

553.

Raw materials required by green plants to manufacture their food are

A.

mainly fluids

B.

inorganic substances

C.

living materials

D.

mainly gases

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

554.

Which of the following statements defines plasmolysis?

A.

Shrinking of a plant cell in a solution

B.

Shrinking away of cytoplasm from an animal cell membrane

C.

Shrinking away of the cytoplasm from the plant cell wall

D.

shrinking of the vacuole and leaving the cytoplasm attached to the cell wall

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

555.

Which of the following substance pass through the root cell membrane by osmosis?

A.

Cell sap

B.

Carbon dioxide

C.

oxygen

D.

water

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.