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Question 11

waec 2007

The amount of energy passed from one trophic level to the next decreases because

Amany organisms are present at the first trophic level

Bmany organisms occur at the higher trophic level

Cmore energy is conserved at lower trophic levels

Dparts of the organisms remain unutilised at each trophic level

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Question 12

waec 2007

Wind speed is measured with

Aa maximum-minimum thermometer

Ba hygrometer

Ca wet and dry bulb hygrometer

Dan anemometer

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Question 13

waec 2007

Which of the following organisms are the producers in an aquatic habitat?

ABenthons

BPhytoplanktons

CZooplanktons

DNektons

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Question 14

waec 2007

The term community is defined as

Athe different groups of plants and animals in the same area and interacting with each other

Bthe consumers and producers living in a habitat

Cliving organisms interacting with physical factors of an environment

Danimals which mutually derive benefit from their association.

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Question 15

waec 2007

Which of the following features of the tadpole indicates that the animal is herbivorous? Possession of

Aoperculum

Bmuscular tail

Clong coiled intestine

Dinternal gills

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Question 16

waec 2007

Which of the following protozoans feeds parasitically

AParamecium

BChlamydomonas

CPlasmodium

DEuglena

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Question 17

waec 2007

Which of the following enzymes does not belong to proteases?

ASucrase

BPepsin

CTrypsin

DErepsin

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Question 18

waec 2007

Which of the following enzymes is not one of the main classes of enzymes?

ASucrase

BAmylases

CProteases

DLipases

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Question 19

waec 2007

Use the following equations to answer the question below
I - Boiled saliva + starch → X
II - Fresh saliva + starch → Y

What substances do X and Y represent?

AX = Maltose and Y = Sugar

BX = Starch and Y = Maltose

CX = Sugar and Y = Starch

DX = Maltose and Y = Starch

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Question 20

waec 2007

Enzymes can be inactivated by certain chemical substances in the body called

Acatalysts

Binhibitors

Csubstrates

Dactivators

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Question 21

waec 2007

'The colour that is associated with a positive iodine test is

Abrown

Bred

Cblue-black

Dyellow

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Question 22

waec 2007

In a test for non-reducing sugars like sucrose, what is the significance of adding dilute hydrochloric acid to the original sugar solution? To

Ahydrolyse the non-reducing sugar

Baccelerate he rate of the reaction

Cstabilize the medium

Dsterilize the solution

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Question 23

waec 2007

Biuret’s test is carried out on a food substance to indicate the presence of

Avitamins B

Bfats

Cproteins

Dstarch

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Question 24

waec 2007

Micronutrients essential for the synthesis of chlorophyll include

Airon and potassium

Biron and magnesium

Cmagnesium and calcium

Dmagnesium and potassium

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Question 25

waec 2007

The mode of nutrition common to green plants is

Aautotrophic

Bheterotrophic

Cholozoic

Dsaprophytic

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Question 26

waec 2007

In testing for starch in a leaf, the leaf is boiled in alcohol to

Akill the cells

Bsoften the leaf

Cenable chemicals penetrate the leaf

Ddecolourise the leaf

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Question 27

waec 2007

The site for production of a ATP in a cell is

Aribosome

Bcytoplasm

CGolgi body

Dmitochondrion

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Question 28

waec 2007

In which of the following organisms is parental care manifested?

ATilapia

BToad

CCockroach

DSnail

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Question 29

waec 2007

Protection of the body cells of mammals against ultra-violet rays of the sun is brought about by

Akeratin

Bmelanin

Csebum

Dscales

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Question 30

waec 2007

A neurone that transmits impulses directly from sensory cells is called

Aan afferent neurone

Ban efferent neurone

Ca relay neurone

Da peripheral neurone

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