WAEC Biology Past Questions & Answers - Page 336

1,676.

Which of the following statements is not correct about the ecological effects of agricultural activities?

A.

The use of herbicides and pesticides in farms can cause pollution

B.

Bush-burning encourages desertification

C.

Excessive use of fertilizers in farms may have harmful effects

D.

Tillage of tropical soils with ploughs and harrows may encourage erosion

E.

Monocropping is one of the cultural methods of controlling pests

Correct answer is E

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,677.

Which of the following characteristics is associated with commensalism?

A.

Both organisms are harmful to each other

B.

The association involves many organisms

C.

The association is beneficial to one of the organisms

D.

Both species are beneficial to each other

E.

This relationship is found only among higher plants

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,678.

Which of the following statements is not correct about food chains?

A.

All food chains start with a green plant

B.

Food chains involve feeding relationships among organisms

C.

shorter food chains indicate more effective utilization of energy than longer ones

D.

There is no energy loss in a food chain

E.

All food chains have primary consumers

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,679.

An association between living organisms in which one lives on and feeds at the expense of the other
organism is known as

A.

parasitism

B.

commensalism

C.

mutualism

D.

symbiosis

E.

predation

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,680.

The translocation of food materials in plants takes place in the

A.

xylem

B.

cambium

C.

phloem

D.

parenchyma

E.

sclerenchyma

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.