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Question 481
waec 2007
Which of the following organisms are the producers in an aquatic habitat?
ABenthons
BPhytoplanktons
CZooplanktons
DNektons
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Question 482
waec 2007
The term community is defined as
Athe different groups of plants and animals in the same area and interacting with each other
Bthe consumers and producers living in a habitat
Cliving organisms interacting with physical factors of an environment
Danimals which mutually derive benefit from their association.
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Question 483
waec 2007
Which of the following features of the tadpole indicates that the animal is herbivorous? Possession of
Aoperculum
Bmuscular tail
Clong coiled intestine
Dinternal gills
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Question 484
waec 2007
Which of the following protozoans feeds parasitically
AParamecium
BChlamydomonas
CPlasmodium
DEuglena
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Question 485
waec 2007
Which of the following enzymes does not belong to proteases?
ASucrase
BPepsin
CTrypsin
DErepsin
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Question 486
waec 2007
Which of the following enzymes is not one of the main classes of enzymes?
ASucrase
BAmylases
CProteases
DLipases
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Question 487
waec 2007
Use the following equations to answer the question below
I - Boiled saliva + starch → X
II - Fresh saliva + starch → Y

What substances do X and Y represent?

AX = Maltose and Y = Sugar
BX = Starch and Y = Maltose
CX = Sugar and Y = Starch
DX = Maltose and Y = Starch
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Question 488
waec 2007

Enzymes can be inactivated by certain chemical substances in the body called

Acatalysts
Binhibitors
Csubstrates
Dactivators
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Question 489
waec 2007
'The colour that is associated with a positive iodine test is
Abrown
Bred
Cblue-black
Dyellow
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Question 490
waec 2007
In a test for non-reducing sugars like sucrose, what is the significance of adding dilute hydrochloric acid to the original sugar solution? To
Ahydrolyse the non-reducing sugar
Baccelerate he rate of the reaction
Cstabilize the medium
Dsterilize the solution
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Question 491
waec 2007
Biuret’s test is carried out on a food substance to indicate the presence of
Avitamins B
Bfats
Cproteins
Dstarch
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Question 492
waec 2007
Micronutrients essential for the synthesis of chlorophyll include
Airon and potassium
Biron and magnesium
Cmagnesium and calcium
Dmagnesium and potassium
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Question 493
waec 2007
The mode of nutrition common to green plants is
Aautotrophic
Bheterotrophic
Cholozoic
Dsaprophytic
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Question 494
waec 2007
In testing for starch in a leaf, the leaf is boiled in alcohol to
Akill the cells
Bsoften the leaf
Cenable chemicals penetrate the leaf
Ddecolourise the leaf
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Question 495
waec 2007
The site for production of a ATP in a cell is
Aribosome
Bcytoplasm
CGolgi body
Dmitochondrion
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Question 496
waec 2007

In which of the following organisms is parental care manifested?

ATilapia
BToad
CCockroach
DSnail
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Question 497
waec 2007
Protection of the body cells of mammals against ultra-violet rays of the sun is brought about by
Akeratin
Bmelanin
Csebum
Dscales
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Question 498
waec 2007
A neurone that transmits impulses directly from sensory cells is called
Aan afferent neurone
Ban efferent neurone
Ca relay neurone
Da peripheral neurone
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Question 499
waec 2007
The smallest branches on the cell body of a neurone are called
Adendrites
Bdendrons
Cganglia
DSchwan cells
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Question 500
waec 2007
Which of the following statements about nerve cells is not correct?
AThe axons relay impulses from the cell Body
BThe cell body is always found at the end of the neurone
CEach neurone has a cell body
DThe dendrites of one neurone transmit impulses to the cell body
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