WAEC Biology Past Questions & Answers - Page 110

546.

Which of the following organisms causes syphilis?

A.

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

B.

Bordetella pertusis

C.

Treponema pallidlum

D.

Clostridium tetani

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

547.

Only specially adapted micro-organisms are found in

A.

salty water

B.

humid air

C.

moist soil

D.

mouth cavities

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

548.

Which of the following statements is true about movement of the forearm? In

A.

bending the arm, the biceps relax and the triceps contract

B.

bending the arm, the biceps contract and the triceps relax

C.

straightening the arm the biceps contract and the triceps relax

D.

straightening the arm, both biceps and triceps contract

Correct answer is B

To bend the arm, the biceps contracts and pulls on the radius. Simultaneously, the triceps relaxes.

549.

The role of ATP include all the following activities except

A.

provision of energy to do work in living organisms

B.

transmission of nerve impulse

C.

keeping the body warm in homoithermic animals

D.

producing water during aerobic respiration

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

550.

Raw materials required by green plants to manufacture their food are

A.

mainly fluids

B.

inorganic substances

C.

living materials

D.

mainly gases

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.