The structure that are common to both plant and animal cells are labelled
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(C)
II and III
2
Food is stored in the structure labelled
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(C)
IV
3
One distinctive feature in the life history of liverworts is that they exhibit
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(A)
Alternation of generation
4
A noticeable adaptation of the animal to its aquatic habitat is the possession of
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(C)
webbed digits
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The process of water loss and intake indicated by the arrow labelled I and II are respectively
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(D)
evaporation and osmosis
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The umbrella shaped fruiting body of a fully developed mushroom is the
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(A)
Pileus
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The similarity among organisms belonging to the same group will be least within each
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(C)
kingdom
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Hermophroditic reproduction can be found among the
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(C)
Annelids and molluscs
9
An insect whose economic importance is both harmful and beneficial is the
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(D)
Butterfly
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The cell component that is present in a prokaryotic cell is the
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(B)
Ribosome
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The stunted growth of a leguminous plant suffering from nitrogen deficiency may be corrected by inoculating the soil with
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(C)
Rhizobium
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If water that has been coloured red is poured at the base of a wilting plant, it will appear as a red stain in the cells of the
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(A)
xylem
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The aim of the experiment is to demonstrate
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(B)
the part played by the pleural cavity and diaphragm in respiration
14
In the experimental set-up, the rubber sheet represents the organ called
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(C)
diaphragm
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The dark reaction of photosynthesis involves the
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(A)
reduction of carbon(IV)oxide to organic
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The experiment is used to demonstrate that
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(B)
transpiration occurs through the leaves
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In the experiment, the layer of oil serves to prevent water loss
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(B)
evaporation
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Organisms I, II, III and IV have surface/volume ratios of 1:2, 1:3, 1:4 and 1:5 respectively. The organism that is likely to have the most complex transport system is
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(A)
IV
19
The part of the mammalian digestive system where absorption of nutrient takes place is the
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(A)
ileum
20
The best method of propagating sugarcane is by
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(D)
Stem cuttings
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In mammalian males, the excretory and reproductive systems share the
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(C)
Urethra
22
Metabolic production of urea is carried out in the
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(B)
Liver
23
The structure can be found in the
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(B)
Peripheral and central nervous system
24
The point marked I is referred to as
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(D)
node of Ranvier
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Homologous pairs of chromosome separate during
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(D)
Meiosis
26
An example of a caryopsis is
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(B)
Maize grain
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The response of plants to external stimuli in a non-directional manner is known as
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(D)
Nastic movement
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The most important hormone that induces the ripening of fruit is
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(A)
Ethylene
29
A density-dependent factor that regulates the population size of organism is
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(A)
Disease
30
One example of fossil fuels is
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(C)
Coal
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The most effective method of dealing with non-biodegradable pollutant is by
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(B)
Recycling
32
The correct sequence of biomes from northern to southern Nigeria is
A limited factor in a plant population near a chemical factory is likely to be
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(D)
pH
35
Soil fertility can best be conserved by the activities of
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(D)
Microbes
36
The pioneer organisms in ecological succession are usually the
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(B)
lichens
37
If a DNA strand has a base sequence TCA, its complementary strand must be
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(D)
AGT
38
A man and his wife are both heterozyous for the sickle-cell trait. The likely percentage of their offspring that will be either carriers or sicklers is
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(A)
75%
39
If the pair of alleles for baldness is given as Bb, a female carrier will be denoted by
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(D)
XBbXb
40
An organism that has been extensively used to test the chromosomes theory of heredity is
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(A)
Drosophila melanogaster
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A feature associated with the Y-chromosome in human is
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(C)
facial hairs
42
The type of reproduction that leads to variation animal and plant population is
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(B)
sexual
43
An insect with a mandibulate mouth part will obtain its food by
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(A)
biting and chewing
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An argument against Lamarck's theory of evolution is that
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(C)
acquired traits cannot be passed on to the offspring
45
The presence of sunken stomata and the folding of leaves are adaptations to
