WAEC Biology Past Questions & Answers - Page 75

371.

The organism that can carry out both autotropic and heterotrophic modes of nutritions is

A.

Chlamydomonas

B.

Eudorina

C.

Euglena

D.

Spirogyra

Correct answer is C

Euglena use their chloroplasts to produce nutrients through photosynthesis. It is a dual organism as it can act both as an autotroph, making its own food, and heterotroph, feeding on other substances.

372.

An example of osmosis in plants is the

A.

movement of water through the xylem

B.

loss of water vapour from the stomata

C.

translocation of food through the phloem

D.

absorption of water from the soil by the root

Correct answer is D

Osmosis is responsible for the ability of plant roots to draw water from the soil. Plants concentrate solutes in their root cells by active transport, and water enters the roots by osmosis.

373.

Which of the following cell organelles is the site for the production of ATP?

A.

Lysosome

B.

Nucleus

C.

Mitochondrion

D.

Ribosome

Correct answer is C

The production of ATP happens in the mitochondrion, which likewise exists in both animals and plants.

374.

Which of the following organisms cannot exist freely on its own?

A.

Chlamydomonas

B.

Amoeba

C.

Paramecium

D.

Plasmodium

Correct answer is D

The plasmodium is a single-celled parasite that multiplies in red blood cells of humans as well as in the mosquito intestine. Hence, it doesn't live freely.

375.

The structural similarities in Paramecium and Euglena are in the

A.

shape of locomotory organs

B.

blunt anterior and pointed posterior

C.

presence of micro and mega nuclei in both

D.

presence of anterior and posterior contractile vacuoles

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.