WAEC Biology Past Questions & Answers - Page 302

1,506.

The following practices are aimed at soil conservation except

A.

contour ridging

B.

Applying manure

C.

strip cropping

D.

bush clearing

E.

crop rotation

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,507.

The following are useful measures for forest conservation except

A.

preventing and controlling accidental forest fire

B.

encouraging the use of charcoal for industrial and domestic purposes

C.

combating and preventing plant diseases

D.

planting trees in depleted forests

E.

protecting young growing trees

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,508.

Preventing erosion could best be achieved by

A.

crop rotation and mulching

B.

contouring slopping ground and afforestation

C.

grazing terracing and shifting cultivation

D.

strip cropping and poaching

E.

bush fallowing and crop rotation

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,509.

Which of the following is not an effect of over-crowding in a population?

A.

Death

B.

Competition

C.

Commensalism

D.

Aggression

E.

Cannibalism

Correct answer is B

Commensalism is a long-term biological interaction in which members of one species benefits while those of the other species neither benefit nor are harmed.

Hence, commensalism is not an effect of overcrowding.

1,510.

Which of the following is not an outcome of ecological succession?

A.

There is a progressive change in species structure, organic matter and energy flow

B.

The climax stage consists of a comparatively long lasting species composition

C.

There is no dynamic equilibrium between the community and habitat in the climax stage

D.

Communities occurring later in the sequence of succession are more complex

E.

There are fewer dominant species in the late stages of succession

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.