WAEC Biology Past Questions & Answers - Page 213

1,061.

The axial skeleton is composed of the

A.

skull and vertebral column

B.

limbs and girdles

C.

atlas and axis

D.

radius and ulna

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,062.

Excretion in Paramecium sp. is by diffusion because

A.

its habitat is water and moist places

B.

it has simple, small, and few internal organs

C.

it has a large surface area to volume ratio

D.

it has a large efficient meganucleus

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,063.

In cellular respiration, energy is made available to organisms by

A.

removal of a phosphate group from ADR

B.

breaking off a phosphate group from ATP

C.

adding a phosphate group to glucose

D.

breaking off a hydrogen ion from NADPH

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,064.

The mechanism for opening and closing plant stomata is based on

A.

turgidity and diffusion

B.

turgidity and flaccidity

C.

osmosis and diffusion

D.

diffusion and flaccidity

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,065.

Which of the following processes involves diffusion?

A.

Opening and closing of stomatal pores

B.

Turgidity of herbaceous plants

C.

Absorption of water through the root hairs

D.

Absorption of digested food into the villi

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.