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Octopus is popularly known as __________ fish

devil

jelly

shark

cray

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An ecosystem is composed of all of the following except:

Meadows

Temperature

Animals

Plants

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

Lean Lamarck

Gregor Mendel

Wallace

Charles Darwin

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

Cuticle

Lower epidermis

Mesophyll

Vascular bundle

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The hereditary factor of the material for inheritance is

sex

organ

gene

ovum

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Maize is best stored against insect attack

in fumigated silos

in humid metal tanks

on raised platform

while still on the cob

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

molluscs

nematods

insects

annelids

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The order of food passage in the digestive system is

Colon-Ileum-Cecum-Rectum

Ileum-Colon-Cecum-Rectum

Ileum-Cecum-Colon-Rectum

Colon-Cecum-Ileum-Rectum

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Which of these does not have respiratory and circulatory systems

annelids

nematods

insects

molluscs

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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 carried out anaerobic respiration during the race

athlete must have eaten food containing a lactic acid

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

The dorsal fin

The caudal fin

The anal fin

The pectoral fin

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

The pulmonary artery

Systemic circulation

The lymphatic system

Pulmonary circulation

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

Xylem and Phloem

Root hairs and xylem

roots and stems

Lenticels and phloem

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The random way genes recombine during meiosis and fertilization leads to

genome

phenotype

genetic variation

genotype

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Genetically modified food products have not become universally accepted because

they are usually costlier than others produced by conventional means

their effect on human consumers is not yet fully understood

they are not tasty as others produced by conventional means

the technology can be applied only in developed countries

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

Arteries

Left ventricle

Right auricle

Veins

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One of this is not a shape of fingerprints

loop

whorls

circles

arches

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

clitellum

chaeta

peristomium

prostomium

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The random way genes recombine during meiosis and fertilization leads to

phenotype

genetic variation

genotype

genome

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Principles of heredity can be applied in one of these

law

medicine

chemistry

biology

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The roots hairs are

strength and support

penetration into the soil

absorption of water and salt

conducting liquid

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

ova

gametes

zygotes

sperms

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The division of nucleus is known as

karyokinesis

isopomy

isogamy

cytokinesis

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Spear grass has underground structure called

rhizomes

tap roots

corm

bulbs

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The sterile individuals in the honey bee are known as

Drone

None of these

Queens

Workers

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In a cell, the genes are carried by

lysosomes

Nuclear membrane

Chromatin threads

Mitochondria

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

insects

nematods

annelids

molluscs

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

Flame cell

Trachea

Malphigian tubule

Nephridium

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Carbohydrates are stored in animal cells as

glycogen

maltase

glucose

starch

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S phase in growth curve is known as?

long phase

end Phase

rapid phase

shot phase

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Daughters receives their X-chromosome from their

siblings

father

relative

mother

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

Human females

Monkeys

Human males

Chimpanzees

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In bony fishes, the swim bladder is used for

equalizing fluid pressures between the fish and the surrounding water

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

adjusting the weight of the fish when swimming at different levels

extracting oxygen from water which enters the mouth of the fish

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

Fourth

First

Second

Third

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Which of these animals is not metamerically segmented

centipede

shark

tapeworm

earthworm

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Which of the following factors is not associated with aquatic habitat

Light intensity

Wave action

Humidity

Temperature

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

It translates genetic information for the manufacture of proteins

It stores and carries hereditary information

It controls the life processes of the cell

It is a reservoir of energy for the cell

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One of this is not a continuous variation

height

tongue rolling

weight

skin colour

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

the glycogen content of the liver would increase

his weight would increase appreciably

the level of blood sugar would increase

his blood pressure would decrease

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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?

50% red and 50% white

100% white

75%red and 25% white

100% red

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

Mitosis

RNA

mRNA

DNA

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Manufactured food in the plants is transported through the

xylem

cambium

cortex

phloem

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

synthesis of proteins

excretion of waste products

cellular respiration

intracellular transport

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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

biome

habitat

ecological niche

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One of the following is not an excretory structure

stomata

kidney

flame cell

blood

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

Second

First

Fourth

Third

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

Hydrophytes

Halophytes

Xerophytes

Mesophytes

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A sudden change in a gene or genes is called

fertilization

heredity

mutation

variation

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The genetic make- up of an organism is called

gene

genotype

variation

phenotype

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In the mammal, the autonomic system consists of

sympathetic and parasympathetic systems

spinal cord and spinal nerves

brain and cranial nerves

brain and spinal nerves

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