The cell is a functional unit of living organisms because
Answer
(A)
multicellular organisms are made up of cells
2
The organelle which eliminate water from the body of protozoa is
Answer
(B)
contractile vacuole
3
Spirogyra is regarded as a multicellular plant because
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(A)
its cells are linked together by cytoplasmic strands
4
The mechanism of gaseous exchange in living organisms is essentially by
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(C)
diffusion
5
Which of the following statement is correct about diffusion?
Answer
(B)
Molecules move from a region of higher concentration to a region of lower concentration
6
The process of anearobic respiration of yeast in sugar solution is known as
Answer
(B)
fermentation
7
The following are functions of the skeleton except
Answer
(E)
controlling growth rate in animals
8
Muscles are attached to bones by means of
Answer
(D)
tendons
9
Which of the following tissues is not found in the stem and root of monocotyledons?
Answer
(B)
Cambium
10
The pulmonary vein carries
Answer
(B)
oxygenated blood from lungs to the left auricle
11
The upper part of the trachea in mammals is called
Answer
(C)
larynx
12
Which of the following parts of the mammalian skin is directly is directly involved in excretion?
Answer
(B)
Sweat gland
13
Kidney stone is a disease of the Kidney that result in the
Answer
(A)
blockage of the tubules by solid particles
14
The following are the activities of the liver except
Answer
(D)
maintenance of osmotic balance
15
Infective hepatitis is a disease of the
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(C)
liver
16
The pituitary is regarded as the master gland because
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(C)
its secretion control other endocrine glands
17
Growing radicles of seddlings are
Answer
(A)
negatively phototropic
18
Over-secretion of thyroxin is likely to lead to
Answer
(A)
thinness in body
19
If a germinating seed is attached horizontally on a revolving klinostat, what will be the effect of the seedling after three days? The
Answer
(B)
plumule and radicle will not show any curvature
20
The human skin is regarded as a sense organ because it
Answer
(E)
has nerve endings
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The part of the brain responsible for the control the controls of voluntary movement and interpretation of sensation is the
Answer
(A)
cerebrum
22
Which part of the ear is responsible for the maintenance of balance?
Answer
(D)
semicircular canals
23
Which of the following is not part of the female reproductive system?
Answer
(B)
Seminal vessicles
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Which of the following substance from the mother's blood diffuse through the placenta into the blood vessels of the feotus?
Answer
(D)
Glucose and oxygen
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Which of the following is not seen in the transverse section of a young monocotyledonous stem?
Answer
(D)
Cambium
26
The bicuspid valve is located between
Answer
(A)
left auricle and left ventricle
27
During which of the following processes is food for animals produced?
Answer
(A)
Photosynthesis
28
Pellagra can be prevented by taking food rich in?
Answer
(B)
vitamin B
29
In testing for a reducing sugar, the food substance is usually warmed with
Answer
(D)
Benedicts's solution
30
Which of the following adapts the aorta to the high pressure of the blood from the heart?
Answer
(C)
Thick elastic walls
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The part of the alimentary system of a bird where grinding of maize occurs is the
Answer
(C)
gizzard
32
Natality is a factor affecting population density because it involves
Answer
(E)
the number of all young ones produced in the population
33
The female part of a flower consist of the
Answer
(A)
stigma, style and ovary
34
Puddles,ponds, rivers, lakes, seas and ocean are grouped together as
Answer
(E)
aquatic habitat
35
Which of the following would be the primary producer in a food chain?
Answer
(D)
Green plants
36
fewer number of trees is characteristic of the Savanna zones of Nigeria because
Answer
(B)
there is limited amount of rainfall
37
The number of individuals in a habitat in relation to the unit space available to each organism is referred to as the
Answer
(B)
density
38
which of the following will be the effect of waterlogged top soil on the roots of plants?
Answer
(E)
the roots will be starved of air
39
Which of the following is the unit of transmission of hereditary traits in living organisms
Answer
(D)
Genes
40
The role of dead organic matter in the soil is to
Answer
(B)
increase the mineral salt content
41
Species do not change in order to survive. The environment determines which organism survives to reproduce. These statements
Answer
(C)
support the idea of survival of the fittest
42
Which of the following may not contribute to environmental pollution?
Answer
(A)
Solar energy radiation
43
Succession is best described as
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(A)
a process whereby organisms systematically colonize a barren habitat until stable community is formed
44
Predators are beneficial in pest control because they
Answer
(C)
feed on pests of crops
45
I.Plasmodium II. Vibro Choleroe III. Gonococcus sp IV. Poliomyelitis virus V. Syphilis bacteria
which of the following organism are transmitted by houseflies?
Answer
(D)
II and IV only
46
The practice of warming soup regularly as it concerns food preservation is essentially to
Answer
(D)
kill the bacteria in it
47
Agglutination occurs in blood transfusion when the
Answer
(E)
antigens and anitbody in the donor and the recipient react
48
Which of the following is not a way of conserving natural resources?
Answer
(D)
Encouraging poaching in game reserve
49
Which of the following limiting resources is competed for by organism in the desert?
Answer
(D)
water
50
The adaptation for water conservation in organisms include the following except
Answer
(A)
scales in fishes
51
Which of the following structures is a protective adaptive feature of the Agama lizard to terrestrial habitat?
Answer
(C)
Scaly skin
52
which of the following statements best explains the term aestivation?
Answer
(A)
a device for survival during a period of extreme food and water shortage
53
The phenomenon whereby some organisms with certain features get established in an environment is known as
Answer
(C)
natural selection
54
who formulated the theory of natural selection in evolution?
Answer
(E)
Charles Darwin
55
The wing of a bat and that of a bird, the flippers of a whale and the fins of s fish are example of?
