Year : 
2013
Title : 
Biology
Exam : 
WASSCE/WAEC MAY/JUNE

Paper 1 | Objectives

11 - 20 of 52 Questions

# Question Ans
11.

Which of the following organs are used for gaseous exchange in a mature toad?

A. Gills, lungs and eardrum

B. Lungs, mouth and eardrum

C. Mouth, skin and gils

D. Skin, lungs and mouth

D

12.

Which of the following statements about the diaphragm of a mammal is not correct? it

A. separates the thorax and the abdomen

B. is a thick layer of muscle

C. is made of epithelial cells

D. is part of the human respiratory apparatus

C

13.

Which of the following structures is used for respiration in insects?

A. Lungs

B. Thorax

C. Cuticle

D. Spiracles

D

14.

A substance present in the glomerular filtrate in the mammalian Kidney is

A. glucose

B. fibrinogen

C. albumen

D. blood platelets

A

15.

In humans, excretion of hypertonic urine is associated with the

A. distal convoluted tubule

B. loop of Henle

C. bowman's capsule

D. proximal convoluted tubule

A

16.

The maintenance of a stable internal environment within the body of a mammal is known as

A. osmosis

B. plasmolysis

C. homeostasis

D. excretion

C

17.

Which part of the nephron is associated with ultra-filtration?

A. Distal convoluted tubule

B. Proximal convoluted tubule

C. Collecting duct

D. Bowman's capsule

D

18.

Which of the following conditions would result result in a decrease in the production of antidiuretic hormone?

A. Abnormally high blood sugar level

B. Drinking large quantities of water

C. Increase in osmotic pressure of blood

D. Period of strenuous exercise

A

19.

Which of the following structures is not essential in a wind pollinated flower?

A. Anther

B. Ovary

C. Stigma

D. Petal

D

20.

The resolution of a microscope refers to its power to

A. increase an object's apparent size

B. distinguish clearly between two objects

C. scan the surface of an object

D. focus on an object

A

11.

Which of the following organs are used for gaseous exchange in a mature toad?

A. Gills, lungs and eardrum

B. Lungs, mouth and eardrum

C. Mouth, skin and gils

D. Skin, lungs and mouth

D

12.

Which of the following statements about the diaphragm of a mammal is not correct? it

A. separates the thorax and the abdomen

B. is a thick layer of muscle

C. is made of epithelial cells

D. is part of the human respiratory apparatus

C

13.

Which of the following structures is used for respiration in insects?

A. Lungs

B. Thorax

C. Cuticle

D. Spiracles

D

14.

A substance present in the glomerular filtrate in the mammalian Kidney is

A. glucose

B. fibrinogen

C. albumen

D. blood platelets

A

15.

In humans, excretion of hypertonic urine is associated with the

A. distal convoluted tubule

B. loop of Henle

C. bowman's capsule

D. proximal convoluted tubule

A

16.

The maintenance of a stable internal environment within the body of a mammal is known as

A. osmosis

B. plasmolysis

C. homeostasis

D. excretion

C

17.

Which part of the nephron is associated with ultra-filtration?

A. Distal convoluted tubule

B. Proximal convoluted tubule

C. Collecting duct

D. Bowman's capsule

D

18.

Which of the following conditions would result result in a decrease in the production of antidiuretic hormone?

A. Abnormally high blood sugar level

B. Drinking large quantities of water

C. Increase in osmotic pressure of blood

D. Period of strenuous exercise

A

19.

Which of the following structures is not essential in a wind pollinated flower?

A. Anther

B. Ovary

C. Stigma

D. Petal

D

20.

The resolution of a microscope refers to its power to

A. increase an object's apparent size

B. distinguish clearly between two objects

C. scan the surface of an object

D. focus on an object

A