Waec Biology 1998 Past Questions and Answers

Question 11:

• WAEC 1998

Which of the following is not a function of the blood?

A. Maintenance of body temperature
B. Formation of clot
C. Distribution of bile
D. Transportation of excretory materials.
E. Distribution of hormones

Question 12:

• WAEC 1998

Which of the following statements about the circulation of blood is not correct?

A. Deoxygenated blood flows in the heart through the vena cavae
B. Blood is pumped out of the heart through the aorta
C. Oxygenated blood from the lung; is carried to the left auricle
D. The oxygenated blood enters the lungs through the pulmonary vein
E. Ventricles contract to pump blood into the aorta

Question 13:

• WAEC 1998

A difference between the auricle and the ventricle of the mammalian heart is that the

A. Ventricles carry deoxygenated blood
B. Ventricles do not have outlets
C. Auricles have no valves
D. Walls of the ventricles are lese muscular then that of the auricles
E. Walls of the ventricles are more muscular than that of the auricles

Question 14:

• WAEC 1998

Which of the following organism respires through the body surface

A. Man
B. Fish
C. Tridax
D. Amoeba
E. Hibiscus

Question 15:

• WAEC 1998

The stomata of a leaf performs the same function as

A. Spiracles of insects
B. Trachea of toads
C. Pharynx of man
D. Liver of man
E. Scales of fish