Which of the following levels of organisation in living things is in the correct sequence, starting from the
most complex to me simplest?
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(B)
System → organ → tissue → cell
2
A few drops of fehling’s solution was added to juice extracted from fresh maize grain and boiled. A red
recipitate was formed, indicating the presence of
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(D)
starch
3
Which of the following is not a cell organelle?
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(C)
Fat droplets
4
One of the differences between plants and animals is that
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(D)
plants react slowly to external stimuli while animals react more quickly
5
Which of the following are the final products of aerobic respiration?
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(A)
Water, carbondioxide and energy
6
Movement of water across a semi-permeable membrane from a weaker solution to a stronger solution is
known as
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(E)
osmosis
7
ln which of the following structures will cells undergoing meiosis be seen?
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(D)
ln the ovary of a flower
8
Which of these instruments can be used to perform an experiment on geotropism?
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(C)
Klinostat
9
The thoracic vertebra differs from all the other vertebrae by the possession of
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(A)
long neural spine
10
Which of the following are found immediately next to the skull?
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(D)
IV
11
Which of the following articulates with the ribs?
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(B)
II
12
Which of the following articulates with the pelvic girdle?
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(A)
V
13
Which of the following is more concentrated in the blood within the renal artery than the blood within the
renal vein?
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(A)
Urea
14
Which of the following statements about the lymphatic system is not correct?
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(A)
The lymph vessels are always larger in size than the arteries
15
In which of the following groups is nephridium found?
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(E)
Annelids
16
The maintenance of a constant internal environment of an organism is known as
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(A)
homeostasis
17
Which of the following is the effect of continuous tillage on an ecological system?
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(B)
Decrease in productivity
18
The most sensitive part of the retina is called
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(C)
fovea centralis
19
Which of the following pairs consists of gametes?
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(A)
Ova and spermatozoa
20
Which of the labelled structures is the nucleus?
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(B)
II
21
Which of the following labelled structures secretes enzymes which facilitate penetration
of the egg?
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(A)
I
22
Which of the following labelled structures is similar to the locomotory structure in
Euglena?
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(E)
V
23
The part labelled I in A represents the
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(C)
hypocotyl
24
The part labelled II represents the
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(D)
cotyledon
25
What is the importance of the part labelled II to the seedling?
It
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(D)
provides the seedling with food
26
In grasshopper/cockroach digestion starts from the
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(E)
mouth
27
In a water culture experiment, the culture solution in a transparent beaker turned green. What precaution
should have been taken to prevent the culture solution from turning green?
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(C)
Covering the transparent beaker with black cloth
28
Which of the following is responsible for the conversion of nitrites to nitrates in the nitrogen cycle?
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(B)
Nitrifying bacteria
29
Hydra captures small crustaceans by means of
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(C)
tentacles
30
Which of the following processes is not due to interaction between the biotic and abiotic components of an
ecosystem?
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(D)
Osmosis
31
The entire habits and habitat of an organism can be described as its
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(B)
ecological niche
32
Which of these is not a true characteristic of the tropical rain forest?
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(C)
Annual rainfall is less than 100 cm
33
The frequency of andropogon in a grass lawn is 90 by 100. Throws were made with 1 meter square quadrat.
What is the density of andropogon in the field?
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(B)
0.90 per m2
34
Which of the following is the correct method of collecting soil organism?
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(E)
Placing a lighted electric bulb over soil in a funnel
35
Which of these groups of organisms is responsible for capturing energy for the biotic community?
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(D)
Producers
36
Which pathway directly leads to transfer of useful energy within a biological community?
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(B)
II and III only
37
Which of the following pathways will energy follow to reach plasmodium in the red blood cells?
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(C)
II only
38
What type of relationship exists in the large intestine of the sheep, between bacteria and the sheep?
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(A)
Symbiosis
39
The Tulgren’s funnel is used to
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(A)
extract minute soil organisms
40
Which of the following is not an aquatic habitat?
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(C)
Rainforest
41
Which of these materials is not required for insect collection in an ecological field-trip?
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(B)
Secchi disc
42
The factors which determine the type of vegetation a particular habitat will support are related to the
following except
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(E)
depth of the water-table
43
Which of the following statements is not true of population?
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(B)
Members of a population may be of the same species but do not interbreed
44
Which of the following is an abiotic factor which affects a population?
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(E)
Temperature
45
One of the ecological conditions which favour the spread of malaria is
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(D)
presence of stagnant water in ponds
46
Which of the following resources is non-renewable?
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(B)
Minerals
47
The following are the effects of overgrazing except
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(C)
epidemic of cattle diseases
48
Which of the following is not a way of conserving natural resources?
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(D)
Encouraging poaching
49
The need for conservation includes the following except to
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(D)
make sure the natural resources are not used
50
Which of these is not a hereditary variation?
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(A)
Infant paralysis
51
One of Mendel’s experiments was repeated by crossing a red variety of pepper with that of a yellow variety
which produced all red offspring. The red offspring were then self pollinated and these produced both red
and yellow pepper. The yellow colour can be said to be
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(B)
recessive to red
52
Which of the following statements is not true about chromosomes?
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(C)
Homologous chromosomes do not occur in pairs naturally
53
Cross-breeding is a way of
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(E)
applying the principles of heredity in agriculture
54
The wings of bats and birds, the flippers of whale and the fins of fish are examples of
