WAEC Biology Past Questions & Answers - Page 360

1,796.

The thoracic cavity is separated from the abdominal cavity by a sheet of muscle called

A.

pleural membrane

B.

intercostal muscles

C.

diaphragm

D.

pericardium

E.

epiglottis

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,797.

Which of the following blood components has the greatest affinity for oxygen and carbondioxide?

A.

Blood plasma

B.

Leucocytes

C.

Thrombocytes

D.

Erythrocytes

E.

Lymphocytes

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,798.

The pulmonary artery carries

A.

deoxygenated blood from the right ventricles to the lungs

B.

oxygenated blood from the right ventricle to the lungs

C.

oxygenated blood from the left ventricles to the ventricles to the right auricle

D.

deoxygenated blood from the left ventricles to the right auricles

E.

oxygenated blood from the lungs to the right auricles

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,799.

Double fertilization is said to occur in flowering plants because?

A.

two embryos are formed

B.

one egg is fertilized twice

C.

two sperms fertilize each egg

D.

one embryo and endosperm nucleus are formed

E.

two sperms and two pollen grains are involved

Correct answer is D

This process involves joining a female gametophyte with two male gametes.

It begins when a pollen grain adheres to the stigma of the carpel, the female reproductive structure of a flower. 

1,800.

Which of the following statements best explain the meaning of homologous chromosomes?

A.

Product of division of chromosomes

B.

two identical chromosomes from each parent

C.

chromosome arranged on spindle fiber during cell division

D.

chromosome arranged on the equatorial plate of the cell

E.

Daughter chromatid in the first meiotic division

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.