Which of the following characteristics is not possessed by most plants? Ability to
Answer
(A)
move away from stimuli
2
Hydra able to perform all the following functions except
Answer
(C)
photosynthesis
3
Euglena can be classified as an animal because of the possession of
Answer
(D)
pellicle
4
Which two structures are present in a palisade cell but not in a liver cell?
Answer
(B)
cell wall and chloroplast
5
The nucleus controls the activities of the cell because it
Answer
(C)
uses DNA to synthesize enzymes which are used in cell metabolism
6
The process by which a drop of ink spreads uniformly in a beaker of water is called
Answer
(D)
diffusion
7
When a person’s urine contains a high concentration of urea, it could be the result of
Answer
(C)
eating a meal rich in protein
8
How many conjugants are involved in sexual reproduction of paramecium
Answer
(B)
2
9
Which of the following groups of vertebrae have two branches at the end of their transverse processes?
Answer
(D)
lumbar
10
The axial skeleton is made up of the following
Answer
(A)
skull, vertebral column, rib cage and sternum
11
The xylem elements perform the function of transport but they also help to support plants because they
Answer
(C)
have rigid thick walls
12
Excessive bleeding from an injury may be due to lack of vitamin
Answer
(D)
K
13
The hepatic portal vein is often heavily loaded with food-nutrients because it carries blood
Answer
(C)
from the small intestine to the liver
14
The products of respiration are
Answer
(D)
carbon dioxide and water
15
Green plants lose water to the atmosphere through the process of
Answer
(C)
transpiration
16
The body temperature of a mammal has to be maintained at a fairly constant level because
Answer
(D)
metabolic activities function best at certain temperature
17
A urine sample of a patient, tested with Benedict/Fehling solution, gave an orange colored precipitate,
indicating the presence of
Answer
(A)
glucose
18
Which hormonal deficiency is likely to cause an accumulation of reducing sugar in the urine?
Answer
(B)
insulin
19
Which of the following structures occupies the neural canal of the vertebral column?
Answer
(D)
spinal cord
20
The structure labelled l in the diagram above is the
Answer
(C)
olfactory lobe
21
The structure labelled VIII in the diagram is responsible for
Answer
(B)
involuntary actions
22
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
Answer
(C)
smaller, while the lens becomes thicker
23
The following insects undergo incomplete metamorphosis except
Answer
(C)
butterfly
24
The process by which fruits develop without fertilization is called
Answer
(A)
parthenocarpy
25
Which of the following groups contains only macro-nutrients?
Answer
(D)
calcium, magnesium and potassium
26
A solution which contains all the required elements in their correct proportions is known as a
Answer
(C)
complete culture solution
27
The deficiency of manganese in plants results in?
Answer
(B)
leaves turning yellow
28
Which of the following is not true about a potted plant left in the laboratory for one week without watering?
Answer
(A)
the cells of the plant will be turgid
29
The deficiency of vitamin D and calcium ions in the diet of a human causes
Answer
(D)
rickets
30
An organism is considered a heterotroph when it
Answer
(B)
feeds on already manufactured food
31
The break-down of food in o simple, soluble and absorbable end-products is termed
Answer
(D)
digestion
32
Which of the following teeth are well-developed to form the carnassial teeth of carnivorous mammals? The
Answer
(D)
first lower molar and last upper premolar
33
Biosphere is best described as
Answer
(A)
all parts of the earth where life exists
34
Which of the following is not essential in the studying of the ecological factors that directly affect plants?
Answer
(D)
carnivores
35
Conservation of soil fertility employs crop rotation because
Answer
(C)
it allows utilization of soil nutrients at different levels
36
Which of the following are consumers in these food chains?
Answer
(D)
humans, eagle and snakes
37
An importance of food web is that living organisms
Answer
(D)
depend on one another for their existence
38
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
Answer
(D)
zero
39
Which of the following features enables the tapeworm to live successfully in the small intestine of human?
Answer
(A)
Hook and suckers for strong attachment
40
Which of the following defines symbiosis?
Answer
(B)
both organisms benefit mutually by living together
41
Plants found in the aquatic habitat are generally referred to as
Answer
(D)
hydrophytes
42
When a farmer sprays crops with a pesticide, the pesticide becomes
Answer
(C)
easily washed down into lakes and rivers
43
Which of the following methods is best for the determination of population density of Tridax in an open held?
Answer
(B)
quadrat
44
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
Answer
(B)
succession
45
The drugs which inhibit the growth of disease-causing organisms and thus used in the treatment of infections are referred to as
Answer
(B)
antibiotics
46
An abandoned refuse dump mag' be a good site for an intending vegetable farmer because
Answer
(B)
microbial activity had released nutrients into the soil
47
The following are natural resources except
Answer
(D)
cellophane
48
Which of the following practices does not contribute to intensive depletion of forest resources in West Africa?
Answer
(B)
regrowing of forest trees
49
Tropical rain forests can be conserved by the following practices except?
Answer
(B)
deforestation
50
Which of these physiological variations is sex-linked?
Answer
(D)
haemophilic condition
51
The ability of some individuals to taste phenylthiocarbamide (PTC) is a
Answer
(D)
physiological variation
52
In man, sex is determined by the inheritance of
Answer
(D)
two similar X chromosomes in the female and X and Y chromosomes in the male.
53
What will be the genotypic ratio when two heterozygous red pea plants are crossed?
Answer
(B)
1 : 2 : 1
54
Which of the following traits in humans can be affected by environmental factors?
Answer
(A)
skin colour
55
Heterozygous tall plants were crossed with pure-breeding dwarf plants of the same species. What were the approximate percentages of the offspring?
