Which of the following characteristics is not possessed by most plants? Ability to
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move away from stimuli
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Hydra able to perform all the following functions except
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photosynthesis
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Euglena can be classified as an animal because of the possession of
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pellicle
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Which two structures are present in a palisade cell but not in a liver cell?
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cell wall and chloroplast
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The nucleus controls the activities of the cell because it
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uses DNA to synthesize enzymes which are used in cell metabolism
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The process by which a drop of ink spreads uniformly in a beaker of water is called
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diffusion
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When a person’s urine contains a high concentration of urea, it could be the result of
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eating a meal rich in protein
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How many conjugants are involved in sexual reproduction of paramecium
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2
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Which of the following groups of vertebrae have two branches at the end of their transverse processes?
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lumbar
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The axial skeleton is made up of the following
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skull, vertebral column, rib cage and sternum
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The xylem elements perform the function of transport but they also help to support plants because they
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have rigid thick walls
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Excessive bleeding from an injury may be due to lack of vitamin
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K
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The hepatic portal vein is often heavily loaded with food-nutrients because it carries blood
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from the small intestine to the liver
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The products of respiration are
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carbon dioxide and water
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Green plants lose water to the atmosphere through the process of
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transpiration
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The body temperature of a mammal has to be maintained at a fairly constant level because
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metabolic activities function best at certain temperature
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A urine sample of a patient, tested with Benedict/Fehling solution, gave an orange colored precipitate,
indicating the presence of
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glucose
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Which hormonal deficiency is likely to cause an accumulation of reducing sugar in the urine?
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insulin
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Which of the following structures occupies the neural canal of the vertebral column?
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spinal cord
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The structure labelled l in the diagram above is the
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olfactory lobe
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The structure labelled VIII in the diagram is responsible for
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involuntary actions
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Which of the following occurs when a person looks at a distant, dim object and then looks
at a much closer, bright object? In each eye, the pupil becomes
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smaller, while the lens becomes thicker
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The following insects undergo incomplete metamorphosis except
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butterfly
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The process by which fruits develop without fertilization is called
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parthenocarpy
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Which of the following groups contains only macro-nutrients?
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calcium, magnesium and potassium
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A solution which contains all the required elements in their correct proportions is known as a
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complete culture solution
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The deficiency of manganese in plants results in?
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leaves turning yellow
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Which of the following is not true about a potted plant left in the laboratory for one week without watering?
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the cells of the plant will be turgid
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The deficiency of vitamin D and calcium ions in the diet of a human causes
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rickets
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An organism is considered a heterotroph when it
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feeds on already manufactured food
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The break-down of food in o simple, soluble and absorbable end-products is termed
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digestion
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Which of the following teeth are well-developed to form the carnassial teeth of carnivorous mammals? The
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first lower molar and last upper premolar
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Biosphere is best described as
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all parts of the earth where life exists
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Which of the following is not essential in the studying of the ecological factors that directly affect plants?
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carnivores
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Conservation of soil fertility employs crop rotation because
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it allows utilization of soil nutrients at different levels
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Which of the following are consumers in these food chains?
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humans, eagle and snakes
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An importance of food web is that living organisms
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depend on one another for their existence
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The continuity of an ecosystem depends on constant flow
of energy and circulation of matter. However,
the amount of energy passed on from decomposers to
producers should be
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zero
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Which of the following features enables the tapeworm to live successfully in the small intestine of human?
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Hook and suckers for strong attachment
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Which of the following defines symbiosis?
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both organisms benefit mutually by living together
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Plants found in the aquatic habitat are generally referred to as
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hydrophytes
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When a farmer sprays crops with a pesticide, the pesticide becomes
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easily washed down into lakes and rivers
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Which of the following methods is best for the determination of population density of Tridax in an open held?
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quadrat
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If a piece of abandoned farmland went through a series of floral and faunal changes and became established with
permanent plant and animal population, it could be said to have undergone
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succession
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The drugs which inhibit the growth of disease-causing organisms and thus used in the treatment of infections are referred to as
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antibiotics
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An abandoned refuse dump mag' be a good site for an intending vegetable farmer because
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microbial activity had released nutrients into the soil
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The following are natural resources except
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cellophane
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Which of the following practices does not contribute to intensive depletion of forest resources in West Africa?
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regrowing of forest trees
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Tropical rain forests can be conserved by the following practices except?
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deforestation
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Which of these physiological variations is sex-linked?
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(D)
haemophilic condition
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The ability of some individuals to taste phenylthiocarbamide (PTC) is a
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physiological variation
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In man, sex is determined by the inheritance of
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two similar X chromosomes in the female and X and Y chromosomes in the male.
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What will be the genotypic ratio when two heterozygous red pea plants are crossed?
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1 : 2 : 1
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Which of the following traits in humans can be affected by environmental factors?
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skin colour
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Heterozygous tall plants were crossed with pure-breeding dwarf plants of the same species. What were the approximate percentages of the offspring?
