WAEC Biology Past Questions & Answers - Page 85

421.

The streaming movement of the cytoplasm within the Paramecium is known as

A.

Transpiration

B.

Digestion

C.

Cyclosis

D.

Osmosis

Correct answer is C

Cyclosis is also called Cytoplasmic streaming. It is defined as the streaming rotary motion of the protoplasm within certain cells and unicellular organisms. Paramecium is an example of a unicellular organism.

422.

What level of organization is Spirogyra?

A.

System

B.

Organ

C.

Cell

D.

Tissue

Correct answer is C

Unicellular organisms like the Amoeba, Spirogyra, etc. fall in the cellular level of organization.

423.

The scientist who introduced binomial nomenclature in the classification of organisms was

A.

Charles Darwin

B.

Carolus Linnaeus

C.

John Ray

D.

Louis Pasteur

Correct answer is B

Carolus Linnaeus, the swedish naturalist, is the man behind this present way of classifying plants and animals.

424.

In the diagram, the young proglottid is represented by

A.

iii

B.

iv

C.

i

D.

ii

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

425.

In the diagram, the part responsible for photosynthesis is labelled

A.

iii

B.

iv

C.

i

D.

ii

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.