WAEC Biology Past Questions & Answers - Page 225

1,121.

Which of the following is not a means of conserving natural resources?

A.

Establishment of national parks

B.

Selective logging

C.

Building of dams

D.

Bush burning

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,122.

Viruses are economically important because they?

A.

do not have cell structures

B.

can only reproduce inside living cells

C.

cause diseases in plants and animals

D.

exist as crystals outside living cells

Correct answer is C

Plant viruses are of considerable economic importance because many of them infect crop and ornamental plants.

Numerous plant viruses are rodlike and can be extracted readily from plant tissue and crystallized.

Animal viruses of economic importance: Genetic variation, persistence, and prospects for their control.

1,123.

The major reason why foods should be properly covered is that

A.

micro-organisms in air would contaminate the food

B.

hot foods cool off easily when properly covered

C.

the taste of the food is maintained when covered

D.

all water easily evaporates from uncovered food

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,124.

A group of closely related organisms capable of interbreeding to produce fertile offspring are known as members of a

A.

kingdom

B.

class

C.

family

D.

species

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,125.

Trypanosomiasis is associated with

A.

cockcroach

B.

mosquito

C.

housefly

D.

tsetse fly

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.