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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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Question 38

jamb 1991

The gland which produces trypsin, amylase and lipase is labeled?

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Question 39

jamb 1991

In the digestive system, absorption of nutrient into the blood takes place in the part labeled?

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Question 40

jamb 1991

As the tadpole develops, the structure labelled 5

Agrows longer

Bbecomes shorter

Cbecomes the hind legs

Dremains unchanged

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