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Biology
WAEC / WASSCE 2018
Cell & Its Environment (Diffusion, Osmosis & Transport)
Solution
The streaming movement of cytoplasm within the Paramecium is known as
A
Transpiration
B
Digestion
C
Cyclosis
D
Osmosis
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option C
Biological Concept & Syllabus Guide
Cyclosis is also called Cytoplasmic streaming. It is defined as the streaming rotary motion of the protoplasm within certain cells and unicellular organisms. Paramecium is an example of a unicellular organism.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #48340)
Biology
WAEC / WASSCE 2018
Cell Structure, Organization & Cell Division
Solution
Which of the following organelles is found only in plant cells?
A
Mitochondria
B
Ribosomes
C
Lysosomes
D
Plastids
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option D
Biological Concept & Syllabus Guide
Plastids are found only in plants and algae. One common type of plastid is the chloroplast.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #48342)
Biology
WAEC / WASSCE 2018
Cell & Its Environment (Diffusion, Osmosis & Transport)
Solution
Active transport differs from diffusion in that active transport
A
is a very fast process
B
allows the movement of substances against concentration gradient
C
takes place in both light and dark reaction of photosynthesis
D
occurs in both plant and animal tissues
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option B
Biological Concept & Syllabus Guide
Diffusion, as well as osmosis depends only on concentration gradient but active transport works against concentration gradient.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #48344)
Biology
WAEC / WASSCE 2018
Variety of Organisms & Classification of Living Things
Solution
The scientist who introduced binomial nomenclature in the classification of organisms was
A
Charles Darwin
B
Carolus Linnaeus
C
John Ray
D
Louis Pasteur
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option B
Biological Concept & Syllabus Guide
Carolus Linnaeus, the swedish naturalist, is the man behind this present way of classifying plants and animals.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #48331)
Biology
WAEC / WASSCE 2018
Excretion & Homeostasis
Solution
Which of the following is NOT an excretory product of animals?
A
carbondioxide
B
urea
C
sweat
D
oxygen
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option D
Biological Concept & Syllabus Guide
Animals take in oxygen in respiratory process, taking out carbondioxide.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #48368)
Biology
WAEC / WASSCE 2018
Excretion & Homeostasis
Solution
An example of homeostasis in living organisms is
A
cooling effect resulting from evaporation of water from the body surface
B
root hairs of a plant growing towards the source of light
C
changing of the body colour of chameleon to match the colour of the foliage on which it is resting
D
the release of phosphorus into the phloem of a plant growing in a phosphorus-deficient soil
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option D
Biological Concept & Syllabus Guide
Homeostasis is a living organism's way of maintaining a stable internal environment even in the event of external environmental changes. When the plant keeps supplying phosphorus to the phloem even in the case of a deficiency in the soil, it maintains a steady balance on its inside irrespective of the lack in the soil.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #48372)
Biology
WAEC / WASSCE 2018
Excretion & Homeostasis
Solution
Ultrafiltration in the kidney takes place in the
A
Renal vein
B
Medulla
C
Loop of Henle
D
Bowman's Capsule
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option D
Biological Concept & Syllabus Guide
The fine structure of the glomerulus and Bowman’s capsule facilitate ultrafiltration. It is the non-specific filtration of the blood under high pressure and occurs in the Bowman’s capsule of the nephron.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #48375)
Biology
WAEC / WASSCE 2018
Excretion & Homeostasis
Solution
The thyroid gland is found at the base of the
A
Midbrain
B
Kidney
C
Neck
D
Liver
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option C
Biological Concept & Syllabus Guide
The thyroid gland is an endocrine gland located at the base of the neck.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #48378)
Biology
WAEC / WASSCE 2018
Nervous, Hormonal Coordination & Sense Organs
Solution
Which of the following statements about the response of neurones to stimulus is correct?
A
Neurons respond to stimulus of any strength
B
Neurons respond to all stimuli applied in rapid succession
C
Neurons respond more rapidly during the absolute refraction period
D
Intensity of stimulus must reach a threshold value before the neurons can be excited
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option D
Biological Concept & Syllabus Guide
Each neuron has a threshold that must be met before an action potential travels the length of the neurons axon. In other words, the neurons don't just begin to act immediately, there is a threshold value where the intensity of the stimulus must get to in order to yield a response from the neuron. This is why you can consciously pinch your self and not feel anything serious but when it is unconscious, it gives you serious pain.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #48382)
Biology
WAEC / WASSCE 2018
Nervous, Hormonal Coordination & Sense Organs
Diagram
Solution
The diagrams above are illustrations of an experimental set-up to demonstrate a type of tropic response in plants. The type of response demonstrated is
Attached Figure / Diagram
A
phototropism
B
geotropism
C
hydrotropism
D
thigmotropism
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option C
Biological Concept & Syllabus Guide
From the first diagram, you notice the roots of the plants bending towards the porous water pot, hence this is a form of response in the direction of the stimuli of the water. This is a form of hydrotropism.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #48351)
Biology
WAEC / WASSCE 2018
Variety of Organisms & Classification of Living Things
Diagram
Solution
The conclusion drawn from the experiment in the diagram above is that
Attached Figure / Diagram
A
shoots of plants are negatively thigmotropic
B
shoots of plants are negatively geotropic
C
shoots of plants are positively phototropic
D
roots of plants are positively hydrotropic
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option D
Biological Concept & Syllabus Guide
The roots of the plants in diagram 1 bend towards the porous clay pot while growing and the well watered soil sees the plants growing straight and erect. The roots of the plants are positively hydrotropic (respond towards the pull of water positively).
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #48354)
Biology
WAEC / WASSCE 2018
Supporting Tissues & Skeletal System
Solution
The odontoid process is found on the
A
axis vetebra
B
atlas vetebra
C
thoracic vetebra
D
sacral vetebra
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option A
Biological Concept & Syllabus Guide
The odontoid process is a projection of the axis vetebra. It is seen at its point of joining with the body.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #48355)
Biology
WAEC / WASSCE 2018
Cell & Its Environment (Diffusion, Osmosis & Transport)
A seedling was made to stand in a solution of red ink for three hours and a transverse section of the stem was examined under the microscope. The process being investigated was
A
the importance of micro elements to plants
B
ascent of water through the xylem
C
diffusion of colored substances
D
distribution of food in plants
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option C
Biological Concept & Syllabus Guide
No expanded working has been attached for this question yet. The verified answer is Option C.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #48359)
Biology
WAEC / WASSCE 2018
Variety of Organisms & Classification of Living Things
Solution
Which of the following structures would carry out cellular respiration? A
A
germinating seed
B
decolorised leaf
C
dry leaf
D
boiled cowpea
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option A
Biological Concept & Syllabus Guide
Germinating seeds respire by using oxygen and producing carbon dioxide gas, they respire in the similar way as animals.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #48365)
Biology
WAEC / WASSCE 2018
Variety of Organisms & Classification of Living Things
Solution
Which of the following practices may lead to infection of the eye? Use of
A
contact lenses
B
convex lenses
C
biconcave lenses
D
concave lenses
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option A
Biological Concept & Syllabus Guide
Contact lenses have a way of causing infections to the eyes at some point. It can cause a lack of oxygen since they are worn directly in the eye, especially if worn for long periods at a stretch.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #48394)