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Question 21

waec 1997

Which of the following is an example of a reflex action?

ASneezing

BBiting

CDancing

DSinging

ETalking

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Question 22

waec 1997

Which of the labelled parts is filled with cerebrospinal fluid?

AV And I

BV only

CIII only

DII and I

EI only

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Question 23

waec 1997

The part labelled II in the diagram is the

Acentral canal

Bgrey matter

Cspinal cord

Ddorsal root

Evertebrarterial canal

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Question 24

waec 1997

A high concentration of auxin in the root will

Ainhibit growth

Bstimulate growth

Cnot affect growth

Dcause the root to roth

Ereduce water absorption

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Question 25

waec 1997

The early removal of the pituary gland in animals may cause

Aceasation of growth

Bgigantism

Cpoor mental development

Dgoitre

Einability to digest food

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Question 26

waec 1997

Filtered blood from the kidney is carried back to the circulatory system
through the

Ahepatic portal vein

Brenal artery

Crenal vein

Dpulmonary vein

Evena cava

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Question 27

waec 1997

The malpighian tubule plays a major role in

Ainspiration

Bdigestion

Csecretion

Dreproduction

Eexcretion

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Question 28

waec 1997

The part labelled I in the diagram is called

Astoma

Bepidermis

CIenticel

Dcortex

Eparenchyma

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Question 29

waec 1997

Which of the labelled parts is made up of dead cells?

AIII and IV

BI, II and IV

CIV and V

DII and III

EII and IV

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Question 30

waec 1997

Which of the following structures is associated with respiration in insects?

AAir sac

BSpiracle

CLung

DAlveolus

EGill

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Question 31

waec 1997

Clotting of blood is a function of

Avitamin C

Bvitamin K

Cvitamin B2

Dvitamin E

Evitamin B12

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Question 32

waec 1997

Which of the following hind limb bones is equivalent to the humerus of the forelimb?

APatella

BTarsal

CTibia

DFibula

EFemur

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Question 33

waec 1997

Which of the following is a product of brewing when yeast is used as a fermenting agent?

ANitrogen

BOxygen

CMalt

DEthanol

ESucrose and glucose

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Question 34

waec 1997

Which of the following processes occurs by diffusion?

AReabsorption of water in kidney tubules

BEntry of water into the cytoplasm of unicellular animals

CAbsorption of water in the large intestine

DExchange of nutrients between a mother and the foetus

EMovement of water in and out of living cells.

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Question 35

waec 1997

Which of the following organelles helps to remove excess water
from cells?

AMitochondrion

BRibosome

CContractile vacuole

DGolgi body

ENucleus

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Question 36

waec 1997

What is the function of the part labelled II in the diagram? It

Amanufactures food

Bprotects the chloroplast

Cproduces protein

Dsuspends the nucleus

Edigests starch

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Question 37

waec 1997

The part labelled I in the diagram is the

Acytoplasm

Bchloroplast

Cchlorophyll

Dnucleus

Ecell wall

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Question 38

waec 1997

The structure represented in the diagram above is

Aa colony

Ba tissue

Ca filament

Da pseudopodium

Ean organ

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Question 39

waec 1997

Which of the following organism possesses both plant and animal characteristics?

AAmoeba

BParamecium

CEuglene

DMucor

ENitrobacter

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Question 40

jamb 1997

Water loss is regulated in plants and animals by both the

Ascales and the skin

Bscales and the hair

Cthick leaves and the feathers

Dleathery cuticle and the feathers

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