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Question 11
waec 2004
Which of the following defines symbiosis?
Aparasites feed on dead organisms
Bboth organisms benefit mutually by living together
CSaprophytes feed on living organisms
Dorganisms serve as host to parasite
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Question 12
waec 2004
Which of the following features enables the tapeworm to live successfully in the small intestine of human?
AHook and suckers for strong attachment
BAlong neck for forming young proglottis
CThe absence of segmentation and appendages
DPossession of flame cells for excretion
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Question 13
waec 2004

The continuity of an ecosystem depends on constant flow
of energy and circulation of matter. However,
the amount of energy passed on from decomposers to
producers should be

Agreat
Bsmall
Creversible
Dzero
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Question 14
waec 2004
An importance of food web is that living organisms
Ause web to collect food
Bcan live on their own
Chave to form a web
Ddepend on one another for their existence
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Question 15
waec 2004
Which of the following are consumers in these food chains?
Amaize and rabbits
Bchicken, rats and maize
Ceagle, maize and snakes
Dhumans, eagle and snakes
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Question 16
waec 2004
Conservation of soil fertility employs crop rotation because
Acrops are allowed to grow at their own rates
Bit encourages the healthy growth of plants
Cit allows utilization of soil nutrients at different levels
Ddifferent crops grow at the same time
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Question 17
waec 2004
Which of the following is not essential in the studying of the ecological factors that directly affect plants?
Awind
Btemperature
Cherbivores
Dcarnivores
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Question 18
waec 2004
Biosphere is best described as
Aall parts of the earth where life exists
Bthe non-living parts of an ecosystem
Ca components of an ecosystem
Dall the members of a single species in a habitat
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Question 19
waec 2004

Which of the following teeth are well-developed to form the carnassial teeth of carnivorous mammals? The

Afirst lower premolar and third upper molar
Bfirst lower molar and third upper premolar
Csecond lower premolar and first lower molar
Dfirst lower molar and last upper premolar
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Question 20
waec 2004
The break-down of food in o simple, soluble and absorbable end-products is termed
Aabsorption
Bingestion
Cnutrition
Ddigestion
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Question 21
waec 2004
An organism is considered a heterotroph when it
Afeeds on inorganic food
Bfeeds on already manufactured food
Cfixes atmospheric nitrogen
Drespires anaerobically
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Question 22
waec 2004

The deficiency of vitamin D and calcium ions in the diet of a human causes

Aanaemia
Bnight-blindness
Ckwashiokor
Drickets
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Question 23
waec 2004

Which of the following is not true about a potted plant left in the laboratory for one week without watering?

Athe cells of the plant will be turgid
Bthere will be wilting of the plant
Cthe leaves are likely to tum yellow
Dplant will not take in enough nutrients
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Question 24
waec 2004

The deficiency of manganese in plants results in?

Adeath of shoot
Bleaves turning yellow
Cstunted growth
Dpoor root development
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Question 25
waec 2004
A solution which contains all the required elements in their correct proportions is known as a
Aculture nutrient
Bgrowth medium
Ccomplete culture solution
Dnutrient solution
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Question 26
waec 2004
Which of the following groups contains only macro-nutrients?
Aphosphorus, nitrogen and molybdenum
Bmanganese, copper and zinc
Cboron, sulphur and iron
Dcalcium, magnesium and potassium
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Question 27
waec 2004
The process by which fruits develop without fertilization is called
Aparthenocarpy
Bpathology
Chermaphroditism
Dlayering
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Question 28
waec 2004
The following insects undergo incomplete metamorphosis except
Atermite
Bcockroach
Cbutterfly
Dlocust
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Question 29
waec 2004

Which of the following occurs when a person looks at a distant, dim object and then looks
at a much closer, bright object? In each eye, the pupil becomes

Alarger, while the lens becomes thicker
Blarger, while the lens becomes thinner
Csmaller, while the lens becomes thicker
Dsmaller while the lens becomes thinner
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Question 30
waec 2004
The structure labelled VIII in the diagram is responsible for
Avision
Binvoluntary actions
Cspeech
Dvoluntary action
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