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Question 31
waec 2008
Which of the following substances is not recycled in an ecosystem?
ACarbon
BEnergy
CWater
DNitrogen
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Question 32
waec 2008
Conservation may be promote by
Aencouraging tree planting
Bsystematic deforestation
Covergrazing of pastures
Dunabated bush timing
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Question 33
waec 2008
To avoid over fishing in a lake, the following measures may be helpful except
Alimiting fishing periods
Bregulating the size of nets
Cfishing throughout the year
Dfish breeding exercise
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Question 34
waec 2008
Many diseases caused by bacteria can be treated and cured by using
Aantiseptics
Bantibiotics
Cantigens
Dantibodies
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Question 35
waec 2008
Which of the following activities constitutes biological control?
AA small bony fish transported on the back of a shark
BAdding manure to crops in a garden
CTilapia feeding on the larvae and pupae of mosquito
DA vulture feeding on the carcass of a goat
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Question 36
waec 2008
A vaccine is introduced into a person‘s body to
Adestroy all disease-causing organisms in the body
Bstimulate the body to produce antibodies
Cenhance the production of red blood cells
Disolate disease-causing pathogens from the blood.
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Question 37
waec 2008
The following observations concerning succession are true except that the
Apioneer community has fewer species
Bmiddle stages communities are most diverse
Cmax community has the greatest number of species
Dtotal biomass of the community increases as succession progresses
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Question 38
waec 2008

The effects of environmental degradation caused by human activities can be controlled by the following measures except

Areclaiming the land
Bconverting mining pits into fish ponds
Cresettling indigenous inhabitants
Deducating people
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Question 39
waec 2008
The speed of the flow of water in a river is faster in the middle than along the banks due to
Adifferences to turbidity at different parts of the river
Bthe abundance of fishes and other organisms along the bank
Creduced force of gravity in the middle portion of the river
Dresistance offered by the wall of the banks.
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Question 40
waec 2008
Shrubs do not survive on newly weathered soils because
Athe top soil is shallow
Bdrainage on such soil is poor
Chumus is absent from the soil
Dthe soil tends to be sandy
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Question 41
waec 2008
Pond weeds normally lack thick layers of cuticle because
Atheir system of photosynthesis is not efficient
Bthere is no danger of becoming desiccated
Ctheir leaves are either dissected or n bon-shaped
Dthere are numerous stoma a on their upper epidermis
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Question 42
waec 2008
Which of the following statements about the transfer of energy in the ecosystem is correct?
Aenergy increases at high trophic levels
BMore organisms can be supported at higher levels
CThere are fewer organisms at top tropic levels
DEnergy is lost at each trophic level
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Question 43
waec 2008
What would be the effect of taking the lion out of the web?
AThe number of organisms at each trophic level would increase
BMan would occupy the apex of the web
CThere would be more rabbit in the web
DThe energy reaching the remaining trophic would be increase
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Question 44
waec 2008

Tertiary consumers within the web are

Acat and lion only
BMan and lion only
Cman and cat only
Dman, cat and lion
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Question 45
waec 2008

Which of the following instruments is used to measure wind speed?

AThermometer
BBarometer
CHygrometer
DAnemometer
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Question 46
waec 2008
Which of the following physical actors is likely to affect the distribution of plants in a pond?
Alight
BHumid
CWind
DTemperature
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Question 47
waec 2008
A community is best described as
Aliving things in a habitat interacting with the non-living part of the environment
Bthe total number of individuals of one species of organisms living in a particular habitat
Cpopulations of different species living together and interacting with each other in one habitat
Dthe individuals of a particular group living together in an area and sharing the same resources
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Question 48
waec 2008
The impedance of the concentration of chloroplast in the palisade layer of the leaf is for maximum exposure to
Acarbon dioxide
Blight
Cwater
Doxygen
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Question 49
waec 2008
Filaments of Spirogyra placed in a beaker of water in a dark cupboard died because
Athe filaments could not photosynthesize
Bconjugation could not take place
Cthe temperature was too high
Dthe plant was overflooded
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Question 50
waec 2008
Analysis of the gut content of an animal showed that it contained small pieces of bone, seeds. roughages and insects. The animal is likely to be a/an.
Acarnivore
Bherbivore
Cinsectivore
Domnivore
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