WAEC Biology Past Questions & Answers - Page 344

1,716.

Which of the following does not happen during inspiration?

A.

intercostal muscles contract

B.

Ribs move forward

C.

Thoracic cavity increases

D.

Diaphragm relaxes

E.

Internal air pressure decreases

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,717.

The stomata of a leaf performs the same function as 

A.

spiracles of insects

B.

trachea of toads

C.

pharynx of man

D.

liver of man

E.

scales of fish

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,718.

Which of the following organism respires through the body surface

A.

Man

B.

Fish

C.

Tridax

D.

Amoeba

E.

Hibiscus

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,719.

A difference between the auricle and the ventricle of the mammalian heart is that the 

A.

ventricles carry deoxygenated blood

B.

ventricles do not have outlets

C.

auricles have no valves

D.

walls of the ventricles are less muscular then that of the auricles

E.

Walls of the ventricles are more muscular than that of the auricles

Correct answer is E

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,720.

Which of the following statements about the circulation of blood is not correct? 

A.

Deoxygenated blood flows in the heart through the vena cavae

B.

Blood is pumped out of the heart through the aorta

C.

Oxygenated blood from the lung; is carried to the left auricle

D.

The oxygenated blood enters the lungs through the pulmonary vein

E.

Ventricles contract to pump blood into the aorta

Correct answer is D

The right ventricle opens out into the pulmonary artery, which branches into two, one leading to the right lung and the other to the left lung.