Which of the following pairs are fully adapted to terrestrial life?
Svare
(D)
Flowering plants and conifers
3
Which of these animals is radially symmetrical?
Svare
(B)
Hydra
4
Which of the following has cones?
Svare
(B)
Gymnosperms
5
For effective functioning of a bird's quill feather, hooks fit on the ridge of the
Svare
(C)
barbules
6
Which of the following is NOT true of spirogyra?
Svare
(C)
Consist of branched filaments
7
Which of the following lacks chaetae, tentacles and antennae?
Svare
(C)
Millipede
8
Incomplete metamorphosis occurs in the
Svare
(B)
grasshopper
9
Fishes are cold blooded because their body temperature is
Svare
(C)
dependent on that of their surroundings
10
When the original king and queen of termites die, they are replaced by
Svare
(D)
developing nymphs nurtured as secondary reproductives
11
The male cockroach differs from the female by having
Svare
(B)
a pair of style
12
The fins making up the limbs of the bony fish are
Svare
(C)
pelvic and pectoral
13
The stem differs from the root in having the xylem and phloem strands
Svare
(A)
on the same radii
14
Oxygen liberated during photosynthesis has been demonstrated to come from
Svare
(C)
water
15
Which of these is a trace element?
Svare
(B)
Copper
16
The main organic substances found in the human body are
Svare
(C)
fat, carbohydrates and protein
17
Which of the following elements is essential for the formation of haemoglobin?
Svare
(D)
Iron
18
The severe deficiency of vitamin C leads to
Svare
(D)
scurvy
19
In addition to the high calories derived from fats and oils, they are
Svare
(C)
used as insulators for cold
20
The extract from food substance reacting with sodium hydroxide and copper sulphate solutions will produce violet to purple coloration if
Svare
(C)
protein is present
21
The three important organs that are situated close to the stomach are
Svare
(D)
gall bladder, pancreas and spleen
22
Evidence that a tooth is a living part of the mammalian can be found within the
Svare
(B)
pulp cavity
23
Blood circulation in a mammalian is said to be double because
Svare
(A)
it passes twice through the heart in a complete circuit
24
Which is the correct order of water loss from the leaf? 1 Mesophyll 2 Veins 3 Substomatals cavity 4 Stomata
Svare
(C)
2 → 1 → 3 → 4
25
The aperture between the left auricle and the left ventricle is guarded by the
Svare
(D)
bicuspid valve
26
A major limitation in the use of the potometer for measuring the rate of transpiration is that
Svare
(D)
the movement of the air buble in the potometer cannot be timed accurately
27
Which of the following statement is NOT correct with respect to inhalation in mammals? The
Svare
(B)
diaphragm is raised
28
The equation that can be used to summarize the process of anaerobic breakdown of sugar is
Svare
(D)
C6H12O6 2C2H5OH + 2CO2 + energy
29
If a person is bitten by a snake on the leg, it is advisable for him to
Svare
(D)
Keep still and apply a tourniquet above the wound
30
Deamination occurs in the
Svare
(D)
liver
31
In the mammalian skin, melanin and keratin are contained in the
Svare
(D)
malpighian layer
32
Two main distinguishing features of the cervical vertebra are the presence of
Svare
(A)
short neural spine and vertebraterial canal
33
Nastic movement is
Svare
(B)
non-directional
34
Gestation in mammals is the period
Svare
(C)
of development from zygote to birth
35
If a woman who is a carrier of sickle cell trait (AS) married a man who is a sickler (SS) and they had four children, how many of them would be normal?
Svare
(D)
None
36
Which of the following is an example of discontinuous variation?
Svare
(B)
left handedness
37
The hormones which regulates the amount of glucose in the blood is called
Svare
(C)
insulin
38
An instrument that can be used to demonstrate phototropism and geotropism in plants is the
Svare
(C)
klinostat
39
In an ecosystem, animals which feed directly on plants are called
Svare
(B)
primary consumers
40
In an agricultural ecosystem, the biotic component consists of
Svare
(A)
crop, pest and beneficial insects
41
Which of these disease CANNOT be prevented by immunization?
Svare
(D)
onchocerciasis
42
Which of the following ecological factors are common to both terrestrial and aquatic habitats?
Svare
(A)
Rainfall, temperature and light
43
In community, bacteria and fungi are referred to as
Svare
(B)
decomposers
44
The swollen shoot disease of cocoa tree is caused by a
Svare
(A)
virus
45
A larger percentage of tropical soils tends to be acidic because they
Svare
(D)
lose lime and potash from the top soil through rain action
