WAEC Biology Past Questions & Answers - Page 355

1,771.

A constituent of the exhaust gases of motor vehicles that cause serious air pollution is

A.

water vapour

B.

carbondioxide

C.

carbon monoxide

D.

oxygen

E.

ozone

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,772.

The vector of the malarial parasite is the

A.

male Anopheles

B.

female Culex

C.

male Culex

D.

female Anopheles

E.

female Aedes

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,773.

Which of the following are not causative agents of plant diseases?

A.

Fungi

B.

Viruses

C.

Bacteria

D.

Nematodes

E.

Cercariae

Correct answer is E

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,774.

The causative organism of sleeping sickness is a

A.

Trypanosome

B.

Plasmodium

C.

Vibrio bacterium

D.

penicillin

E.

tsetse fly

Correct answer is A

African Trypanosomiasis, also known as “sleeping sickness”, is caused by microscopic parasites of the species Trypanosoma brucei.

It is transmitted by the tsetse fly (Glossina species), which is found only in sub-Saharan Africa.

1,775.

Which of the following statements is not true of a climax vegetation? It

A.

is an ecological phenomenon

B.

is a stable community

C.

eliminates competition

D.

results from succession

E.

involves the colonization of a habitat

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.