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Question 21
waec 1991
Growing radicles of seddlings are
Anegatively phototropic
Bpositively phototropic
Cnegatively geotropic
Dnegatively hydrotropic
Epositively phototactic
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Question 22
waec 1991
The pituitary is regarded as the master gland because
Ait is locatd in the brain
Bits secretion are the most numerous
Cits secretion control other endocrine glands
Dit is the biggest endocrine gland
Eit controls the activities of the brain
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Question 23
waec 1991
Infective hepatitis is a disease of the
Aheart
Bkidney
Cliver
Dstomach
Epancreas
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Question 24
waec 1991
The following are the activities of the liver except
Aproduction of heat
Bmanufacture of bile
Cdetoxication of alcohol and drugs
Dmaintenance of osmotic balance
Edeamination of excess nitrogenous substance
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Question 25
waec 1991
Kidney stone is a disease of the Kidney that result in the
Ablockage of the tubules by solid particles
Bpassing out useful materials of the body fluid within the urine
Cpresence of large quantity of water in urine
Dpassing out hormones in the urine
Eprevention of urine production
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Question 26
waec 1991

Which of the following parts of the mammalian skin is directly is directly involved in excretion?

ASebaceous gland
BSweat gland
CHormy layer
DHair follicle
EMalphigian layer
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Question 27
waec 1991
The upper part of the trachea in mammals is called
Apalate
Bepiglottis
Clarynx
Dglottis
Ebronchus
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Question 28
waec 1991
The pulmonary vein carries
Aoxygenated blood from right ventricles to the lungs
Boxygenated blood from lungs to the left auricle
Cdeoxygenated blood from the lungs
Doxygenated blood from lungs to the right auricle
Edeoxygenated blood from the right ventricle to the lungs
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Question 29
waec 1991

Which of the following tissues is not found in the stem and root of monocotyledons?

AXylem
BCambium
CPith
DCortex
EPericycle
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Question 30
waec 1991
Muscles are attached to bones by means of
Aligament
Bcartilage
Csynovial membrane
Dtendons
Econnective tissue
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Question 31
waec 1991
The following are functions of the skeleton except
Aproviding support for the body
Bprotection of delicate internal organs
Cmaintenance of the shape of the body
Dproviding attachment for muscles
Econtrolling growth rate in animals
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Question 32
waec 1991
The process of anearobic respiration of yeast in sugar solution is known as
Aoxidation
Bfermentation
Ctissue respiration
Dalcohol production
Edecomposition
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Question 33
waec 1991
Which of the following statement is correct about diffusion?
Ait involves movement of water molecules only
BMolecules move from a region of higher concentration to a region of lower concentration
Cdifferentially permeable membrane must be present for diffusion to occur
DIt involves when a solute can no longer dissolve in a solvent of only solute molecules into the Bowman's capsule
EIt occurs when a solute can no longer dissolve in a solvent
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Question 34
waec 1991
The mechanism of gaseous exchange in living organisms is essentially by
Aosmosis
Binhalation
Cdiffusion
Dexhalation
Ebreathing
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Question 35
waec 1991
Spirogyra is regarded as a multicellular plant because
Aits cells are linked together by cytoplasmic strands
Bits cells are joined to form organs
Cthe cylindrical cells are linked end to end
Dthe filaments consist of one cell only
Eit is an algea containing large vacuoles
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Question 36
waec 1991
The organelle which eliminate water from the body of protozoa is
Aplasma membrane
Bcontractile vacuole
Ccell wall
Dprotoplasm
Enucleus
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Question 37
waec 1991

The cell is a functional unit of living organisms because

Amulticellular organisms are made up of cells
Ball cells in a multicellular organism function as a single cell
Cthe function of a multicellular organism is the sum total of the functions of its constituent cells
Dthe function of a single cell is superior to that of the multicellular organism
Ethe cells of a multicelullar organism are similar in structure
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