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Question 41
waec 2005
Which of the following glands secretes a substance into the blood stream of a frightened person?
AAdrenal glands
BSalivary glands
CGastric glands
DParathyroid glands
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Question 42
waec 2005
Which of the following takes place when a person’s body temperature rises above 37oC
ASweating and vasoconstriction
BPanting and vasoconstriction
CSweating and vasodilation
DPanting and vasodilation
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Question 43
waec 2005
A faster colour change of a dry cobalt chloride paper affixed to the lower surface of a leaf than the upper one, indicates that
Asunlight slows down water loss from the upper surface
Bthe lower surface of the leaf has more stomata
CSunlight causes the stomata on the upper surface to close
Dstomata are not present on the upper surface of a leaf
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Question 44
waec 2005

In plant respiration occurs in

Amesophyll cells only
Bthe root only
Cthe stomata and lenticel only
Dall living cells
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Question 45
waec 2005
Which of the following organisms causes syphilis?
AMycobacterium tuberculosis
BBordetella pertusis
CTreponema pallidlum
DClostridium tetani
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Question 46
waec 2005
Only specially adapted micro-organisms are found in
Asalty water
Bhumid air
Cmoist soil
Dmouth cavities
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Question 47
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 48
waec 2005
The basis of growth involves the following processes except
Acell reduction
Bcell division
Ccell differentiation
Dcell enlargement
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Question 49
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 50
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 51
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 52
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 53
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 54
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 55
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 56
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 57
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 58
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 59
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 60
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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