WAEC Past Questions and Answers - Page 3506

17,526.

Which of the following organelles is found only in plant cells?

A.

Mitochondria

B.

Ribosomes

C.

Lysosomes

D.

Plastids

Correct answer is D

Plastids are found only in plants and algae. One common type of plastid is the chloroplast.

17,527.

The streaming movement of the cytoplasm within the Paramecium is known as

A.

Transpiration

B.

Digestion

C.

Cyclosis

D.

Osmosis

Correct answer is C

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.

17,528.

What level of organization is Spirogyra?

A.

System

B.

Organ

C.

Cell

D.

Tissue

Correct answer is C

Unicellular organisms like the Amoeba, Spirogyra, etc. fall in the cellular level of organization.

17,529.

The scientist who introduced binomial nomenclature in the classification of organisms was

A.

Charles Darwin

B.

Carolus Linnaeus

C.

John Ray

D.

Louis Pasteur

Correct answer is B

Carolus Linnaeus, the swedish naturalist, is the man behind this present way of classifying plants and animals.

17,530.

A bar magnet is placed near and lying along the axis of a solenoid connected to a galvanometer. The pointer of the galvanometer shows no deflection when

A.

the magnet is moved away from the stationary solenoid

B.

the solenoid is moved away from the stationary magnet

C.

the magnet is moved towards the stationary solenoid

D.

there is no relative motion between the magnet and the solenoid

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.