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In which of the following tissue do the cells have the ability to divide?

  • A. Meristem
  • B. Sclerenchyma
  • C. Phloem
  • D. Collenchyma
  • E. Pith
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23

A gland in the human body secretes two hormones, one of which causes a disease called diabetes when there is a deficiency. Which of these organ produce the hormone?

  • A. spleen
  • B. Parathyroid
  • C. Adrenal body
  • D. Thyroid
  • E. Pancreas
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24

The farmer cannot check soil erosion effectively by

  • A. Constructing is ridges of planting across the slope
  • B. Cultivating cover crops
  • C. Practising strip farming
  • D. Clearing the land of vegetation
  • E. Constructing terraces
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25

Which of these is not a type of soil?

  • A. Sand
  • B. Granite
  • C. Loam
  • D. Clay
  • E. Sandy loam
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26

The dry indehiscent, winged fruit formed from one one carpel is known as

  • A. Schizocarp
  • B. Caryopsis
  • C. Samara
  • D. Nut
  • E. Follicle
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27

The plumule is best described as?

  • A. Part of the cotyledon
  • B. Part of the endosperm
  • C. A miniature shoot
  • D. Structure near the micropyle
  • E. Structure opposite the hilum
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28

Alkaline pyrogallol was used in an experiment. That experiment must have been connected with

  • A. Excretion
  • B. Germination
  • C. Transpiration
  • D. Digestion
  • E. Photosynthesis
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29

A sugar solution was boiled with fehling’s solution A and B and the colour remained blue. The sugar tested was

  • A. Glucose
  • B. Maltose
  • C. Fructose
  • D. Sucrose
  • E. Lactose
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30

Which of the following statements is not true of paramecium?

  • A. It is slipper-shaped
  • B. The anterior end is blunt
  • C. The gullet is lined with cilia
  • D. It has an anal pore
  • E. Its vacuole is stationary
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31

The part of the mammalian brain responsible for maintaining balance is

  • A. Medulla oblongata
  • B. Cerebellum
  • C. Optic lobe
  • D. Cerebrum
  • E. Olfactory lobe
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32

In which of these association is much harm done to one of the partners?

  • A. Symbiosis
  • B. Epiphytism
  • C. Commensalism
  • D. Parasitism
  • E. Mutualism
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33

which of these diseases cannot be controlled by killing the vector?

  • A. River blindness
  • B. Malaria
  • C. Polio
  • D. Cholera
  • E. Bilharzia (shistosoma)
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34

When the ciliary muscles of the eye contract, the eye lens

  • A. Bulge
  • B. Contracts
  • C. Rotates
  • D. Flattens
  • E. Is rounded
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35

Which of the following is not an excretory organ in animals?

  • A. Lungs
  • B. Kidney
  • C. Leaf
  • D. Large intestine
  • E. Skin
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36

Which of these statement below is not a characteristic of wind pollinated flower?

  • A. Stigmas are usually large and feathery
  • B. Nectar is usually absent
  • C. The pollen grains have rough spiny surfaces
  • D. The flowers are not scented
  • E. The pollen is light and smooth
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37

The region of cell division in a root is

  • A. Root cap
  • B. Endodermis
  • C. Xylem
  • D. Piliferous layer
  • E. Meristem
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38

Which of these is not an enzyme?

  • A. Pepsin
  • B. Gastrin
  • C. Amylase
  • D. Chymotrypsin
  • E. Trypsin
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39

Which one of the following option is not true for mucor of Rhizophus? it

  • A. Grows on moist dead organic matter
  • B. Is a plant
  • C. Has cellulose cell-wall
  • D. Reproduce asexually by producing a spore
  • E. Has no chlorophyll
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40

The carrier of the hereditary character in plants and animal is the

  • A. Cell
  • B. Nucleus
  • C. Chromosome
  • D. Chloroplast
  • E. Gene
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41

A secchi disc is used in the determination of

  • A. Rainfall
  • B. Tides
  • C. Waves
  • D. Turbidity
  • E. Current velocity
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42

The complex relationship between the members of a community and between the community as a whole and its physical environment is

  • A. Ecosystem
  • B. Habitat
  • C. Environment
  • D. Niche
  • E. Micro habitat
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