WAEC Past Questions and Answers - Page 4046

20,226.

Reabsorption of the metabolic products along the kidney tubules is made possible by the

A.

closeness of the intestine to the kidney

B.

convoluted nature of the tubules

C.

convoluted tubules in the medulla

D.

network of capillaries around the convoluted tubules

E.

connecting the main collecting tubules to the kidney tubules

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

20,227.

In the anaerobic stage of respiration, the net ATP molecules produced per glucose molecule

A.

one

B.

two

C.

three

D.

four

E.

five

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

20,228.

The cell membrane of a cell is said to be semi-permeable because

A.

it allows only large molecular substances to pass through it into the cell

B.

it is actively involved in energy production in the cell

C.

it actively allows all substances to pass through it by diffusion

D.

it is actively selective in allowing substances pass through it

E.

fatty acids are only the building blocks of the membrane

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

20,229.

In complex food relationships in a community, the primary, secondary, and tertiary consumers are referred
to as

A.

symbionts

B.

omnivores

C.

heterotrophs

D.

autotrophs

E.

carnivores

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

20,230.

Higher organisms use a transport system and not diffusion only to distribute nutrients because

A.

the ratio of their surface area to volume is small

B.

metabolic waste products diffuse to the surface of the organisms

C.

the rate at which nutrients and other substances diffuse increases

D.

substances to be transported move shorter distances to reach the numerous cells

E.

the internal structures of the organisms are in direct contact with the environment

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.