WAEC Past Questions and Answers - Page 3258

16,286.

Which of the following will enhance productivity in an economy?

A.

The use of obsolete capital

B.

Technological change

C.

Expansion of land under cultivation

D.

An increase in the labour force

Correct answer is B

A technological change is an increase in the efficiency of a product or process that results in an increase in output, without an increase in input. This will result in an increase in productivity.

16,287.

The ability of organisms to maintain a constant internal environment is known as

A.

diuresis

B.

plasmolysis

C.

endosmosis

D.

homeostasis

Correct answer is D

The ability of organisms to maintain a constant internal environment is known as "homeostasis." Homeostasis is a fundamental biological concept that refers to the ability of living organisms to maintain a stable and relatively constant internal environment despite changes in the external environment.

16,288.

The type of nutrition in which organisms take solid organic materials into their body is

A.

parasitic

B.

holozoic

C.

saprophytic

D.

symbiotic

Correct answer is B

Holozoic nutrition is a type of nutrition in which organisms consume solid organic materials. This is the type of nutrition seen in most animals, where food is ingested and then broken down through digestion. This is different from symbiotic (where two organisms live together and benefit from each other), saprophytic (where organisms feed on dead and decaying matter), and parasitic (where one organism benefits at the expense of another) nutrition.

16,289.

In the long term run, factors of production are considered to be

A.

At maximum

B.

Fixed

C.

Variable

D.

Increasing

Correct answer is C

In the Long-Run, all factors of production are variable and firms are able to adjust all costs.

 

16,290.

Goods are said to be in competitive demand when they are

A.

Substitutes

B.

Complementary

C.

Jointly demanded

D.

Identical

Correct answer is A

Goods are considered competitive when they can readily be substituted for one another.