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Which of the following statements is correct about organs?

they are not found in plants

they perform a certain overall function

unicellular animals have few organs

they are composed of specialized cells

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A group of closely related organism capable of interbreeding to produce fertile offspring are known as members of

species

family

kingdom

class

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The axial skeleton is composed of the

skull and vertebral column

limbs and girdies

radius and ulna

atlas and axis

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The importance of the concentration of chloroplast in the palisade layer of the leaf is for maximum exposure to

light

oxygen

water

carbon dioxide

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The colour that is associated with a positive iodine test is

brown

yellow

red

blue-black

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Plant hormones includes the following except

cytokinin

auxin

gibberellin

insulin

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Which of the following statements best describe pollination? The transfer of pollen grain from

anther to the ovary

anther to stigmas

the anther of a flower to the stigma of another flower of a different species

stigmas to stamens

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A man suffering from obesity must avoid meals containing

beef and fish

margarine and butter

carrots and oranges

rice and beans

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Two organelles directly involved in mitotic cell division are

centriole and goligi apparatus

nucleus and mitochondrion

nucleus and centriole

ribosome and nucleus

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Which of the following organisms has kidney as their excretory organ?

fishes, protozoans, amphibians, man

fishes, amphibians, birds, man

fishes, reptiles, birds, tape worms

fishes, amphibians, annelids, insect

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Which of the following statements about ecosystems is false?

energy transfer from one trophic level to the other is not 100% efficient

ecosystems must start with the capture of energy by autotrophs

the primary producers provide energy for herbivores and carnvores

all the energy entering the ecosystem is placed on to decomposers

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Which of the organisms does not show colour adaptation to its environment?

earthworm

toad

fish

chameleon

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Territoriality is a phenomenon among

plants of different species

lower organisms

animals and plants

male animals with a group of females

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The order of prmary succession by plants in a very dry habitat is

xerophytes – shrub – mesophytes

xerophytes – mesophyte – shrub

mesophytes – shrub – xerophytes

mesophytes – xerophytes – shrub

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What does the chemical composition of the genetic material of all living organisms consist of?

adenosine diphosphate

adenosine triphosphate

follide stimulating hormone

deoxyribonucleic acid

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The persistent presence of glucose in a person’s urine indicates malfunctioning of the

stomach

bladder

pancreas

heart

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The ear pinna is strengthened by

turgor pressure

bone

cartilage

blood pressure

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Which of the following diseases is not hereditary

colour blindness

haemophilia

scabies

Albinism

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Which of the following statements about the development of the foetus is not correct?

food and oxygen are carried across the placenta to the embryo’s blood.

the circulatory system of foetus is directly connected to the maternal blood vessels

the foetus is surrounded by a water sac

the foetus depends on the mother’s blood for its food and oxygen

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Which of the following physical factor is likely to affect the distribution of plants in a pond?

wind

humidity

temperature

light

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Which of the following organisms is well adapted for fluid feeding?

mosquito

ants

cockroach

grasshopper

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The following life processes are common to both plants and animals except

respiration

reproduction

photosynthesis

growth

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A seed of a flower plant can best be described as

radicle and plumule

the developed ovule

the embryo and endosperm

developed ovary

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An organisms which maintains a constant temperature irrespective of environment temperature fluctuation is

an amphibian

a mammal

an insect

a fish

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Which of the following organisms is not considered as a parasitic plant?

rhizopus

mistletoe

cassytha

dodder

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The accepted concepts for theory of Natural selection does not include

survival of the fittest

tendency for organisms to over produces

struggle for existence

use and disuse of body parts

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The order of evolutionary trend in plants is

Thallophyta, Bryphyta, Pteridophyta and Spermatophyta

Spermatophyta, pteridophyta, Bryophyta and Thallophyta

Bryophyta, Pteridophyta, Spermatophyta and Thallophyta

Bryophyte, Thallophyta, Pteridophyta, Pteridophyta and Spermatophyta

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Which of the following substances is not a conservable natural resource?

minerals

soil

air

water

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The effects of environmental degradation caused by human activities can be controlled by the following measures except

educating people

do nothing

converting mining pits into fish ponds (

reclaiming the land

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The following practice can contribute towards the conservation of natural resources except

deforestation

contour ploughing

afforestation

establishment of Game reserves

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Which of the following organisms are the producers in an aquatic habitat?

nektons

phytoplanktons

benthons

zooplanktons

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Which of the following pH values is the best for the action of the emzymes – renin and pepsin in the stomach?

pH8

pH7

pH9

pH2

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The sudden change in a gene structure or chromosome number in an organism likely to cause known as

mitosis

meiosis

mutation

migration

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The first step in carrying out ecological studies in a terrestrial habitat as

mapping the area

collective of organisms

quadrat sampling

measuring abiotic factors.

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Which of the following instruments is used to measure wind speed?

thermometer

hygrometer

barometer

anemometer

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Population growth rate may be defined as the

mortality rate per unit area over a period

number of times an organism occurs within a given period

number of a particular species per unit area

net rate of nationality and mortality in the habitat ever a period

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The mode of nutrition common to green plants is

heterotrophic

saprophytic

holozoic

autorophic

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The transfer of ripe pollen grains from another to the stigma of the same flower is termed

fertilization

self-pollination

reproduction

conjugation

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In the binomial system of naming organism, the second name is called the

common name

scientific name

specific name

generic name

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Which of the following processes does not contribute towards growth?

cell differentiation

cell enlargement

cell division

cell plasmolysis

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Which of the following processes is not an example of a reflex action?

blinking of the eye

reading

sneezing

beating of the heart

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Finger prints are useful in crime detection because

no two people have the same finger print

the police have sophisticated fingerprint machines

finger prints are easy to make

thieves may leave their prints at the scene of a crime

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A termite with a relatively large head and powerful Jaws is likely to be

king

soldier

reproductive

queen

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Which of the following inherited conditions usually shows incomplete dominance?

sickle cell anaemia

baldness

haemophilia

tongue rolling ability

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Which of the following organisms is a primary consumer

dog

sheep

grass

fungal

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Which of the following substances has the highest amount of energy in joules per unit weight?

vitamins

fats

proteins

carbohydrate

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Evidence for evolution include the following except

geographical distribution of organisms

mutation of genes

fossil records

comparative anatomy

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Which of these diseases cannot be spread by an insect?

measles

malaria

trypanosomiasis

cholera

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Which of the following organisms feeds both autotrophically and heterotrophically?

euglena

mucor

hydra

paramecium

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Which of the following enzymes is not one of the main classes of enzymes

proteases

lipases

sucrose

amylases

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