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Question 781
waec 1997
Which of the following is an example of a reflex action?
ASneezing
BBiting
CDancing
DSinging
ETalking
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Question 782
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 783
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 784
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 785
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 786
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 787
waec 1997
The malpighian tubule plays a major role in
Ainspiration
Bdigestion
Csecretion
Dreproduction
Eexcretion
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Question 788
waec 1997
The part labelled I in the diagram is called
Astoma
Bepidermis
CIenticel
Dcortex
Eparenchyma
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Question 789
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 790
waec 1997

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

AAir sac
BSpiracle
CLung
DAlveolus
EGill
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Question 791
waec 1997
Clotting of blood is a function of
Avitamin C
Bvitamin K
Cvitamin B2
Dvitamin E
Evitamin B12
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Question 792
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 793
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 794
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 795
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 796
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 797
waec 1997
The part labelled I in the diagram is the
Acytoplasm
Bchloroplast
Cchlorophyll
Dnucleus
Ecell wall
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Question 798
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 799
waec 1997
Which of the following organism possesses both plant and animal characteristics?
AAmoeba
BParamecium
CEuglene
DMucor
ENitrobacter
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Question 800
waec 1996
Which of the following fields of study may not yield strong evidence of evolution?
AFossil
BHistology
CEcology
DGenetics
ECytology
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