WAEC Biology Past Questions & Answers - Page 328

1,636.

Which of the following is not a way to reduce air pollution?

A.

Siting factories and power stations away from residential areas

B.

Building tall factory chimneys

C.

Passing waste gases through filters and absorbers

D.

Using lead-free petrol in cars

E.

Recycling tins, cans, and bottles

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,637.

Which of the following is an autotrophic mode of nutrition?

A.

Chemosynthesis

B.

Saprophytism

C.

Parasitism

D.

Symbiosis

E.

Commensalism

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,638.

Which of the following reagents is used to test for starch?

A.

Million’s reagent

B.

Fehling’s solution

C.

Sudan III

D.

Iodine solution

E.

Benedict’s solution

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,639.

Which of the following is a nitrifying bacterium

A.

Nitrobacter

B.

Rhizobium

C.

Azotobacter

D.

Clostridium

E.

Nitrosomonas

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,640.

Thunderstorm can be beneficial to plants because it

A.

kills the pests that attacks crops

B.

destroys some of the major crops

C.

adds nitrates to the soil

D.

adds lime to the soil

E.

makes rain water available to plants

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.