Which of the following groups of animals do not possess a nervous system?
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(A)
Porifera
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The structural similarities in Paramecium and Euglena are in the
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(B)
blunt anterior and pointed posterior
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Which of the following organisms cannot exist freely on its own?
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(D)
Plasmodium
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Which of the following cell organelles is the site for the production of ATP?
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Mitochondrion
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An example of osmosis in plants is the
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(D)
absorption of water from the soil by the root
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The organism that can carry out both autotropic and heterotrophic modes of nutritions is
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(C)
Euglena
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The diagram above illustrates a part of the human skeleton. It represents the bones of the
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(B)
lower arm
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Which of the labelled parts of the diagram of the part of the human skeleton articulates with the head of the trochlea to form a hinge joint?
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(B)
II
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The diagram above illustrates a part of the human skeleton. The labelled part that provides surface for the attachment of the triceps is
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(C)
III
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The diagram above illustrates the transverse section of a
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(C)
dicotyledonous stem
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Which of the following actions does not occur during exhalation in man?
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(B)
Diaphragm flattens
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The diagram above is an illustration of the urinary tubule in a mammal. Which of the following substances is found in the part labelled II only?
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(C)
Urea
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The diagram above is an illustration of the urinary tubule in a mammal. The part which contains lowest concentration of urea is labelled
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(C)
III
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The diagram above is an illustration of the urinary tubule in a mammal. Which of the following substances is greater in concentration in the part labelled IV when compared to that part labelled I?
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Urea
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Deamination of amino acids in the liver produces
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(D)
urea
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Which of the following glands also serves as an exocrine gland?
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(B)
Pancreas
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Which of the following sequences is the correct route of the transmission of impulses along a reflex arc?
When viewing an object that is close to the human eye, the
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(D)
eye lens becomes fat
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The diagram above is an illustration of the human sperm. The part labelled I is the
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(A)
acrosome
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In the diagram of the human sperm above, the function of the part labelled II is to
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help the sperm to swim forward
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Which of the following types of placentation is not common amongst syncarpous pistils?
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Marginal
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The complex energy-rich organic matter which living organisms need for life is
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(C)
food
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Which of the following processes are associated with photosynthesis? I. Energy from sunlight is absorbed II. Carbon dioxide is evolved III. Oxygen is given off IV. Glucose is synthesized
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I, III and IV only
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Which of the following function is associated with calcium in plants? Formation of
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cell wall
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The diagram above shows the dentition of an organism. What organism is this?
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(D)
man
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The diagrams below show the dentition of an organism. The function of the teeth labelled X is for
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tearing and grasping
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The teeth which are absent in the young of the organism whose dentition is shown above is labelled
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(D)
Z
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The number of individuals that the environment can support over a long period of time is its
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(C)
population capacity
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A good site for secondary succession would be
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a land that has just had forest fire
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A population which exceeds its carrying capacity and then collapses is represented graphically by a
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bell-shaped curve
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The natural dwelling place of an organism is called its
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habitat
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Which of the following ecological factors will result in food shortage?
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Drought
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Soil permeability refers to
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how easily water passes through the soil
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Which of the following groups of organisms do not have members that can be called autotrophs?
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(D)
Fungi
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Which of the following pyramids gives the most accurate picture of the relationships between at the various trophic levels in a food chain? A pyramid of
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(B)
energy
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Which of the following statements is not associated with pyramids of energy?
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Comparisons of pyramids for different ecosystems can be made
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Which of the following materials is not easily biodegradable?
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(A)
Polythene bag
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Which of the following pairs of organisms is in a mutualistic relationship?
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(B)
Hermit crab and Sea anemone
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The establishment of game reserves and parks is a method of
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conserving natural resources
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Which of the following practices is not used in conserving water?
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(C)
Deforestation
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Which of the following resources cannot be renewed?
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(B)
Petroleum
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The type of variation illustrated above is
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(B)
discontinuous variation
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Which of the following characters is not a morphological variation?
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(D)
tongue rolling
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An apple plant can produce sexually and asexually and it has 40 chromosomes in its leaf cells. How many chromosomes would be in each gamete and somatic cell?
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20 chromosomes in the gametes and 40 in the somatic cells
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Assuming that A is the gene for normal skin color and is dominant, while a is the gene for albinism and its recessive, what is the likely genotype of the couple which had 50% normal and 50% albino offspring?
