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Which of the following is used mainly for balancing in fish?

The anal fin

The dorsal fin

The pectoral fin

The caudal fin

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The cocoon into which an earthworm lays its egg is produced in the

peristomium

chaeta

prostomium

clitellum

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The primary structure responsible for pumping blood for circulation through the mammalian circulatory systems is the

Veins

Left ventricle

Right auricle

Arteries

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Manufactured food in the plants is transported through the

cambium

cortex

xylem

phloem

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What is the term used to describe the sum total of biotic and abiotic factors in the environment of the organism?

ecosystem

ecological niche

biome

habitat

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Which of the following constitutes the main internal tissue of leaf?

Cuticle

Lower epidermis

Vascular bundle

Mesophyll

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Plants that are adapted to grow in dry land where water content is low are

Xerophytes

Mesophytes

Hydrophytes

Halophytes

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The sexual reproductive units produced by mature individuals of sexually reproducing species of organism is called

ova

zygotes

sperms

gametes

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The muscle cell fluid of an athlete was tested immediately after a 100m race and was found to contain a high concentration of lactic acid. Explain what could have caused this. The

athlete must have inhaled lactic acid from the environment during the race

athlete must have injected lactic acid into his blood just before the race

athlete must have eaten food containing a lactic acid

athlete must have carried out anaerobic respiration during the race

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The sterile individuals in the honey bee are known as

None of these

Drone

Workers

Queens

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The rhesus factor of blood was first identified in a category of

Monkeys

Chimpanzees

Human males

Human females

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Genetically modified food products have not become universally accepted because

they are not tasty as others produced by conventional means

they are usually costlier than others produced by conventional means

their effect on human consumers is not yet fully understood

the technology can be applied only in developed countries

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Octopus is popularly known as __________ fish

shark

jelly

cray

devil

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Carbohydrates are stored in animal cells as

starch

maltase

glucose

glycogen

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Maize is best stored against insect attack

while still on the cob

on raised platform

in fumigated silos

in humid metal tanks

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In a food web, tertiary consumers belong to which trophic level

Third

Fourth

Second

First

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Two plants with red flowers were back crossed, which of the following results indicates that the plants are heterozygous red flower, where red flowers are dominants?

100% white

50% red and 50% white

100% red

75%red and 25% white

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One of the following are usually worm-like, cylindrical or flattened

insects

nematods

annelids

molluscs

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The random way genes recombine during meiosis and fertilization leads to

genome

genotype

phenotype

genetic variation

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In a cell, the genes are carried by

Chromatin threads

Mitochondria

Nuclear membrane

lysosomes

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The theory that new organs or characteristics develop in organisms when there is a need for them was postulated by

Wallace

Gregor Mendel

Lean Lamarck

Charles Darwin

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Ribosomes are found in all living cells. What is their function?

intracellular transport

cellular respiration

synthesis of proteins

excretion of waste products

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One of the following is usually worm-like, cylindrical or flattened

insects

molluscs

annelids

nematods

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The division of nucleus is known as

isopomy

karyokinesis

cytokinesis

isogamy

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In bony fishes, the swim bladder is used for

adjusting the weight of the fish when swimming at different levels

absorbing more water when the fish is about to descend to a lower level

extracting oxygen from water which enters the mouth of the fish

equalizing fluid pressures between the fish and the surrounding water

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The reproduction of cell is controlled by which of the following:

Mitosis

mRNA

RNA

DNA

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The random way genes recombine during meiosis and fertilization leads to

phenotype

genotype

genome

genetic variation

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Which of these does not have respiratory and circulatory systems

molluscs

annelids

insects

nematods

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One of this is not a shape of fingerprints

whorls

arches

circles

loop

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Daughters receives their X-chromosome from their

father

relative

mother

siblings

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The order of food passage in the digestive system is

Colon-Ileum-Cecum-Rectum

Ileum-Cecum-Colon-Rectum

Colon-Cecum-Ileum-Rectum

Ileum-Colon-Cecum-Rectum

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S phase in growth curve is known as?

long phase

rapid phase

end Phase

shot phase

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An ecosystem is composed of all of the following except:

Animals

Plants

Temperature

Meadows

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Spear grass has underground structure called

rhizomes

bulbs

tap roots

corm

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Which of the following factors is not associated with aquatic habitat

Humidity

Temperature

Light intensity

Wave action

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The roots hairs are

strength and support

absorption of water and salt

penetration into the soil

conducting liquid

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In insects, the structure that performs the same function as the kidney in man is the

Trachea

Malphigian tubule

Flame cell

Nephridium

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In the mammal, the autonomic system consists of

brain and spinal nerves

sympathetic and parasympathetic systems

spinal cord and spinal nerves

brain and cranial nerves

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Principles of heredity can be applied in one of these

chemistry

biology

law

medicine

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Which of these animals is not metamerically segmented

tapeworm

earthworm

centipede

shark

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The genetic make- up of an organism is called

gene

phenotype

variation

genotype

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Which of the following is NOT a function of the nucleus of a cell?

It stores and carries hereditary information

It translates genetic information for the manufacture of proteins

It is a reservoir of energy for the cell

It controls the life processes of the cell

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In a food web, tertiary consumers belong to which trophic level

Third

Fourth

First

Second

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One of this is not a continuous variation

height

tongue rolling

weight

skin colour

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In plants, the structures that play roles similar to the arteries and veins of animals are the

Xylem and Phloem

roots and stems

Lenticels and phloem

Root hairs and xylem

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One of the following is not an excretory structure

blood

flame cell

stomata

kidney

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Circulation of blood to all parts of the body excepts the lungs is through

The lymphatic system

The pulmonary artery

Pulmonary circulation

Systemic circulation

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The hereditary factor of the material for inheritance is

ovum

gene

organ

sex

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A sudden change in a gene or genes is called

variation

fertilization

mutation

heredity

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What happens to a man whose pancreas has been surgically removed?

his blood pressure would decrease

his weight would increase appreciably

the level of blood sugar would increase

the glycogen content of the liver would increase

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