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Attempt 60 questions that will picked from our pool of questions. You have 1 hour to answer all the questions.

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Red blood cells were found to have burst open after being placed in distill for an hour. This phenomenon is known as

haemolysis

wilting

diffusion

plasmolysis

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Use the diagram shown to answer the question. After an hour, the level of water in the thistle funnel will

fall

remain the same

rise

double

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Inheritable character/features possessed by an organism can be referred to as

Locus

Traits

Genes

Allelo morphs

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The hormones secreted by pancreas serves to

Lower blood glucose level

Raise the level of calcium in the blood

Make the body react to emergencies

Facilitate the development of facial hairs

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An organism which exhibit extracellular digestion is

Spirogyra

Paramecium

Rhizopus

Amoeba

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Use the diagram to answer the question. The breeding posture illustrated in the

reproductive swimming

amplexus

courtship display

mating

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A pollutant that is mostly associated with acid rain is

Flourine

Carbony (IV) oxide

Ozone

Nitrogen (IV) oxide

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Animals are said to gregarious when

they are of the same species moving together in a group

they transmit information from one individual to another

they give an alarm to alert others to show the normal protective behaviour of the group when danger threatens

they survive adverse conditions of cold weather

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An accurate identification of a rapist can be carried out by conducting

RNA analysis

DNA analysis

blood group test

behavioural tests

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The population of different organisms that exist together in a habitat is called

community

ecology

biomes

biosphere

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The path followed by air as it passes through the lungs in mammals is

bronchi ⇢ trachea ⇢ alveoli ⇢ bronchioles

trachea ⇢ bronchi ⇢ bronchioles ⇢ alveoli

trachea ⇢ bronchioles ⇢ bronchi ⇢alveoli

bronchioles ⇢ alveoli ⇢ bronchi ⇢ trachea

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One of the following is a process of transmission of hereditary characteristics by chromosomes

Dictating the formation of a protein by a gene in a chromosome

Separation of gametes during fertilization

Genes relating to the same character occupy identical locations on the chromosomes

Separation of homologous chromosomes into four daughter cells

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Which of the following serves as the brain box in man

skeleton

skull

spinal column

head

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The attachment of the embryo to the wall of the uterus is called

Ovulation

Placentation

Gametogenesis

Implantation

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Physiological adaptation to very dry conditions in animal demonstrates

Aestivation

Xeromorphism

Rejuvenation

Hibernation

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Cytokinesis of mitosis is a process that ensures that

each daughter cell gets the necessary organelles

daughter cell inherit new genetic combinations

worn out organelles are excluded from daughter cells

there is distribution of a complete set of genes into each daughter cell

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The type of nutrition in which two organisms of different species live together and derive nutrients from each other is

symbiotic nutrition

saprophytic nutrition

holozoic nutrition

holophytic nutrition

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When an ovary is placed on the receptacle above the other floral parts it is referred to as

superior ovary

half inferior ovary

half superior ovary

inferior ovary

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Strong short and concical beak to pick and crush seeds is an adaptive feature of

weaver bird

hawk

duck

owl

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A beaker of pond water containing few specimens of Euglena was placed in a dark room for two weeks. At the end of this period, the specimens of Euglena were still alive because they were

not overcrowded

able to carry out photosynthesis using carbon dioxide in the pond water

better adapted to life in darkness than to life in light

able to carry out holozoic nutrition

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An example of an endospermous seed is

maize grain

been seed

cotton seed

cashew nut

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The four classes of cnidarian include the following except

Cubozoa

Anthozoa

Turbellaria

Scyphozoa

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Raw materials required by green plants to manufacture their food are

mainly gases

inorganic substances

living materials

mainly fluids

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The common thing in plant and animal cell is

chloroplast

centrioles

nucleus

cell wall

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An animal which is active during the day is known as a

nocturnal animal

diurnal animal

terrestrial animal

homortacmic animal

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The bacteria that is found in the root nodules of leguminous plants is

nostoc

azotobacter

clostridium

rhizobium

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An example of organism which exists as a colony is

Volvox

euglena

paramecium

chlamydomonas

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The path followed by air as it passes through the lungs in mammals

pinna

vestibular system

cochlea

perilymph

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The period of inactivity seen in some animals during long period of heat or drought is

Aestivation

Hibernation

Migration

Adaptation

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The flame cells are used for excretion in

Fluke

Bacteria

Nematode

Volvox

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When a cell is placed in solution and the size of the cell increases, the concentration of solution is said to be

hypotonic

dilute

isotonic

hypertonic

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In which of the following species is the biomass of an individual the smallest?

Bufo sp

Agama sp

In which of the following species is the biomass of an individual the smallest?

Spirogvra sp

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The cytoplasm of a cell is considered a very important component because it

regulates the amount of energy in the cell

is solely responsible for cell division

suspends all cell organelles

is the outermost part of the cell

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A population is best described as

A group of insects and grasses

A group of the same species of organisms living together

Different species of wild animals

A group of animals and plants living together

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The flippers of a whale and the fins of a fish are examples of

convergent evolution

co-evolution

continuous variation

divergent evolution

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The insects in which the maxillae are modified into a long coiled proboscis is

housefly

butterfly

mosquito

grasshopper

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What it the function of contractile vacuole in paramecium

Gets rid of excreta

Gets rid of excess water

Produces Enzymes

Stores and digest food

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Blood circulation in a mammal is said to be double because

It passes twice through the heart in a complete circuit

It moves in both arteries and veins

It circulates in both the hands and other organs

The heart contains auricles and ventricles

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A group of organisms of the same kind inhabiting the same environment is called

ecosystem

population

species

habitat

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The type of nutrition exhibited when organism lives on the body surface or inside the body of another type of organism is

Holozoic

carnivores

parasitic

saprohytic

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One important characteristics of green plant is that they

Are autotropic

Respond slowly to stimuli

possess specialized sense organs

Are usually motile

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An example of a non-bio degrable pollutants is

bones

ceramics

woods

dung

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The host of Taenia Solium is _________

pig

cow

dog

sheep

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The part of the mammalian ear responsible for the maintenance of balance is the

vestibular system

perilymph

cochlea

pinna

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Use the diagram to answer the question. The diagram shows that the organisms are

oviparous

viviparous

hermaphrodite

ovoviparous

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Use the diagram shown to answer the question. In plant cells, the role of the membrane is played by the

mitochondrion

nucleolus

cell wall

cytoplasm

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The curvature movement of plants in response to the stimulus of water is called

thigmotropism

Phototropism

hydrotropism

geotropism

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Which of the following scenarios is an example of cohesion?

Water molecules stick to one another and form a bead

Water sticks to the walls of blood vessels.

Water molecules stick to the surface of a mirror.

Water molecules stay on the tip of a pine needle because the water is attracted to the surface of the needle.

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The function of pith in plant is

Removal of waste product from the plant

trap chlorophyll from the sunlight

Pith, or medulla, is a tissue in the stems of vascular plants. Pith is composed of soft, spongy parenchyma cells, which store and transport nutrients throughout the plant.

Absorb mineral salt and nutrient from the soil

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Which of the following pairs of organisms are photosynthetic?

Euglena and chlamydomonas

Volvox and Rhizopus

Nostoc and plasmodium

Amoeba and paramecium

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Which of these is not a sampling method for determining population size?

systematic sampling

complete census

transect method

capture and re-capture method

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DNA in eukaryotic cells is contained in the

nucleus

central vacuole

golgi body

lysosome

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Coloration of the eye is ______ variation

morphological

recessive

physiological

adaptive

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The type of nutrition shown by spirogyra is

Holophytic

Chemosynthetic

Holozoic

Symbiosis

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Use the diagram shown to answer the question. The experiment above is used to demonstrate the process of

transportation

diffusion

osmosis

water culture

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Which of the following describes the function of lymph

Engulfing

Temperature regulation

Production of antibodies

Body defence

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Which of the following protects the essential parts of the flower at bud stage?

Sepals

Petals

Carpels

Stamens

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When sickle cell carrier marries a normal woman, the probability of them having a normal offspring is

0.25

0.75

.1

0.5

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A bacteria that is spherically shaped is called?

bacillus

diplobacillus

coccus

vibrio

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A boy who is fond of swimming in a pond finds himself passing urine with traces of blood. He is like to have contracted?

poliomyelitis

salmonellosis

onchocerciasis

schistosomiasis

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