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Category: BIOLOGY PAST QUESTIONS
Which of the following processes is not an example of a reflex action?
blinking of the eye
beating of the heart
reading
sneezing

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Territoriality is a phenomenon among
male animals with a group of females
lower organisms
plants of different species
animals and plants

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Which of the following organisms feeds both autotrophically and heterotrophically?
mucor
paramecium
euglena
hydra

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Which of the following statements about the development of the foetus is not correct?
the circulatory system of foetus is directly connected to the maternal blood vessels
food and oxygen are carried across the placenta to the embryo’s blood.
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 statements is correct about organs?
they are not found in plants
unicellular animals have few organs
they are composed of specialized cells
they perform a certain overall function

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Category: BIOLOGY PAST QUESTIONS
The colour that is associated with a positive iodine test is
blue-black
brown
yellow
red

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Which of the following statements about ecosystems is false?
ecosystems must start with the capture of energy by autotrophs
all the energy entering the ecosystem is placed on to decomposers
energy transfer from one trophic level to the other is not 100% efficient
the primary producers provide energy for herbivores and carnvores

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Category: BIOLOGY PAST QUESTIONS
Evidence for evolution include the following except
mutation of genes
fossil records
comparative anatomy
geographical distribution of organisms

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Which of the following enzymes is not one of the main classes of enzymes
sucrose
lipases
proteases
amylases

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Category: BIOLOGY PAST QUESTIONS
A seed of a flower plant can best be described as
developed ovary
the embryo and endosperm
radicle and plumule
the developed ovule

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Category: BIOLOGY PAST QUESTIONS
What does the chemical composition of the genetic material of all living organisms consist of?
follide stimulating hormone
adenosine triphosphate
deoxyribonucleic acid
adenosine diphosphate

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Category: BIOLOGY PAST QUESTIONS
The effects of environmental degradation caused by human activities can be controlled by the following measures except
do nothing
converting mining pits into fish ponds (
educating people
reclaiming the land

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Category: BIOLOGY PAST QUESTIONS
Which of the following physical factor is likely to affect the distribution of plants in a pond?
light
humidity
wind
temperature

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Category: BIOLOGY PAST QUESTIONS
A man suffering from obesity must avoid meals containing
margarine and butter
rice and beans
beef and fish
carrots and oranges

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Category: BIOLOGY PAST QUESTIONS
Two organelles directly involved in mitotic cell division are
centriole and goligi apparatus
nucleus and centriole
nucleus and mitochondrion
ribosome and nucleus

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Category: BIOLOGY PAST QUESTIONS
The ear pinna is strengthened by
blood pressure
bone
turgor pressure
cartilage

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Category: BIOLOGY PAST QUESTIONS
The following practice can contribute towards the conservation of natural resources except
establishment of Game reserves
contour ploughing
afforestation
deforestation

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Category: BIOLOGY PAST QUESTIONS
The axial skeleton is composed of the
atlas and axis
skull and vertebral column
radius and ulna
limbs and girdies

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Which of these diseases cannot be spread by an insect?
trypanosomiasis
cholera
malaria
measles

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Category: BIOLOGY PAST QUESTIONS
Which of the following organisms has kidney as their excretory organ?
fishes, amphibians, annelids, insect
fishes, reptiles, birds, tape worms
fishes, protozoans, amphibians, man
fishes, amphibians, birds, man

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Category: BIOLOGY PAST QUESTIONS
The importance of the concentration of chloroplast in the palisade layer of the leaf is for maximum exposure to
water
carbon dioxide
oxygen
light

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Category: BIOLOGY PAST QUESTIONS
Which of the following pH values is the best for the action of the emzymes – renin and pepsin in the stomach?
pH7
pH9
pH2
pH8

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Category: BIOLOGY PAST QUESTIONS
The sudden change in a gene structure or chromosome number in an organism likely to cause known as
migration
mitosis
mutation
meiosis

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Category: BIOLOGY PAST QUESTIONS
Which of the following organisms is well adapted for fluid feeding?
mosquito
cockroach
grasshopper
ants

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Category: BIOLOGY PAST QUESTIONS
The following life processes are common to both plants and animals except
photosynthesis
growth
reproduction
respiration

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An organisms which maintains a constant temperature irrespective of environment temperature fluctuation is
a fish
an insect
a mammal
an amphibian

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Which of the following diseases is not hereditary
scabies
haemophilia
colour blindness
Albinism

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The order of evolutionary trend in plants is
Bryophyte, Thallophyta, Pteridophyta, Pteridophyta and Spermatophyta
Thallophyta, Bryphyta, Pteridophyta and Spermatophyta
Bryophyta, Pteridophyta, Spermatophyta and Thallophyta
Spermatophyta, pteridophyta, Bryophyta and Thallophyta

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Which of the following organisms is a primary consumer
grass
fungal
sheep
dog

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Category: BIOLOGY PAST QUESTIONS
Which of the following inherited conditions usually shows incomplete dominance?
baldness
tongue rolling ability
sickle cell anaemia
haemophilia

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Which of the following statements best describe pollination? The transfer of pollen grain from
stigmas to stamens
anther to stigmas
the anther of a flower to the stigma of another flower of a different species
anther to the ovary

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The first step in carrying out ecological studies in a terrestrial habitat as
mapping the area
measuring abiotic factors.
collective of organisms
quadrat sampling

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Which of the following substances is not a conservable natural resource?
air
soil
minerals
water

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Category: BIOLOGY PAST QUESTIONS
Which of the following instruments is used to measure wind speed?
anemometer
barometer
thermometer
hygrometer

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Which of the organisms does not show colour adaptation to its environment?
toad
earthworm
chameleon
fish

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Category: BIOLOGY PAST QUESTIONS
Finger prints are useful in crime detection because
the police have sophisticated fingerprint machines
thieves may leave their prints at the scene of a crime
finger prints are easy to make
no two people have the same finger print

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Category: BIOLOGY PAST QUESTIONS
Plant hormones includes the following except
insulin
cytokinin
gibberellin
auxin

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

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Population growth rate may be defined as the
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
mortality rate per unit area over a period

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Which of the following processes does not contribute towards growth?
cell division
cell differentiation
cell enlargement
cell plasmolysis

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Category: BIOLOGY PAST QUESTIONS
The persistent presence of glucose in a person’s urine indicates malfunctioning of the
bladder
pancreas
heart
stomach

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Which of the following organisms are the producers in an aquatic habitat?
benthons
nektons
zooplanktons
phytoplanktons

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The mode of nutrition common to green plants is
heterotrophic
saprophytic
holozoic
autorophic

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Category: BIOLOGY PAST QUESTIONS
A termite with a relatively large head and powerful Jaws is likely to be
queen
soldier
king
reproductive

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Category: BIOLOGY PAST QUESTIONS
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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Which of the following organisms is not considered as a parasitic plant?
rhizopus
mistletoe
cassytha
dodder

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Category: BIOLOGY PAST QUESTIONS
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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Category: BIOLOGY PAST QUESTIONS
The accepted concepts for theory of Natural selection does not include
tendency for organisms to over produces
use and disuse of body parts
struggle for existence
survival of the fittest

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Category: BIOLOGY PAST QUESTIONS
In the binomial system of naming organism, the second name is called the
common name
generic name
scientific name
specific name

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Category: BIOLOGY PAST QUESTIONS
Which of the following substances has the highest amount of energy in joules per unit weight?
proteins
carbohydrate
fats
vitamins

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