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Question 21
waec 2005
Which of the following organisms causes syphilis?
AMycobacterium tuberculosis
BBordetella pertusis
CTreponema pallidlum
DClostridium tetani
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Question 22
waec 2005
Only specially adapted micro-organisms are found in
Asalty water
Bhumid air
Cmoist soil
Dmouth cavities
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Question 23
waec 2005

Which of the following statements is true about movement of the forearm? In

Abending the arm, the biceps relax and the triceps contract
Bbending the arm, the biceps contract and the triceps relax
Cstraightening the arm the biceps contract and the triceps relax
Dstraightening the arm, both biceps and triceps contract
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Question 24
waec 2005
The basis of growth involves the following processes except
Acell reduction
Bcell division
Ccell differentiation
Dcell enlargement
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Question 25
waec 2005

The role of ATP include all the following activities except

Aprovision of energy to do work in living organisms
Btransmission of nerve impulse
Ckeeping the body warm in homoithermic animals
Dproducing water during aerobic respiration
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Question 26
waec 2005
Raw materials required by green plants to manufacture their food are
Amainly fluids
Binorganic substances
Cliving materials
Dmainly gases
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Question 27
waec 2005
Which of the following statements defines plasmolysis?
AShrinking of a plant cell in a solution
BShrinking away of cytoplasm from an animal cell membrane
CShrinking away of the cytoplasm from the plant cell wall
Dshrinking of the vacuole and leaving the cytoplasm attached to the cell wall
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Question 28
waec 2005
Which of the following substance pass through the root cell membrane by osmosis?
ACell sap
BCarbon dioxide
Coxygen
Dwater
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Question 29
waec 2005
In active transport, molecules move against a concentration gradient, therefore
Amolecules move from a region of low concentration to a region of high concentration
Bmolecules move from a region of high concentration to a region of low concentration
Cthe concentration gradient has little effect on the movement of molecules
Dmolecules force their way through special channels
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Question 30
waec 2005
Which of the following Best explains why It is difficult to see clearly in dim light?
AInitially the eyes cannot operate when the light is dim
BThe choroid reflect all the light that enters the eye
CToo little light reaches the retina and so the cones may not be stimulated at all
DDim light causes the pupil to close up so that not much light enters the eye
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Question 31
waec 2005
Which of the following pairs of organisms exist as colonies?
AObelia and Euglena
BPandorina and Volvox
CChlamydomonas and Amoeba
DHydra and Spirogyra
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Question 32
waec 2005
Which of the following pairs of organisms are photosynthetic?
AAmoeba and Paramecium
BVolvox and Rhizopus
CChlamydomonas and Euglena
DNostoc and Plasmodium
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Question 33
waec 2005
Which of these organs can be considered vestigial in humans but functional in other mammals? The
Aliver
Bappendix
Crectum
Dstomach
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Question 34
waec 2005
A serious disadvantage of complexity in higher organisms is
Aa high demand for food and energy
Bability to function in many specialized roles
Clittle amount of energy dissipated in functioning
Dspecialization of parts of the body
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Question 35
waec 2005
One important characteristic of green plants is that they
Apossess specialized sense organs
Bare usually motile
Care autotrophic
Drespond slowly to stimuli
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Question 36
waec 2005
The main similarity between unicellular and multicellular organisms is that both
Aperform all life activities
Bexist as filaments
Care plants
Dexist as colonies
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Question 37
waec 2005
Which of the following adaptation is no found in fruits and seeds dispersed by the win '?
ASmall and light body
BSpongy coats
CTurfs of hairs
DWings on pericarp
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Question 38
waec 2005
A mayor difference between plants and animals is that
Athere is free movement in animals while this is limited in plants
Bthere is indefinite growth in animals only
Canimals consume inorganic materials as food, while plants consume organic materials
Danimals give up carbon-dioxide as a waste product of respiration while plants do not.
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Question 39
waec 2005
A virus can sometimes be regarded as a living organism because it
Acauses disease in plants and animals
Bexists in a variety of shapes
Creproduces in living cells
Dis easily visible with the aid of an electron microscope
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Question 40
waec 2005
The group mollusca is characterized by the presence of
Ajointed appendages
Bstar-shaped bodies
Cbackbones
DSoft, non-segmented
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