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A density-dependent factor that regulates the population size of organism is

  • A. Disease
  • B. Sudden flood
  • C. Drought
  • D. Fire outbreak
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23

The most important hormone that induces the ripening of fruit is

  • A. Ethylene
  • B. Indole acetic acid
  • C. Gibberallin
  • D. Cytokinin
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The response of plants to external stimuli in a non-directional manner is known as

  • A. Tactic movement
  • B. Phototropism
  • C. Geotropism
  • D. Nastic movement
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25

An example of a caryopsis is

  • A. Guava
  • B. Maize grain
  • C. Coconut
  • D. Tomato
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26

Homologous pairs of chromosome separate during

  • A. Cytolysis
  • B. Cleavage
  • C. Mitosis
  • D. Meiosis
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27

The point marked I is referred to as

  • A. myelin sheath
  • B. dendrites
  • C. axon
  • D. node of Ranvier
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28

The structure can be found in the

  • A. Sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems
  • B. Peripheral and central nervous system
  • C. Peripheral nervous system only
  • D. Central nervous system only
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29

Metabolic production of urea is carried out in the

  • A. urinary bladder and kidney
  • B. Liver
  • C. Pancreas
  • D. Kidney and malphigian tubule
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30

In mammalian males, the excretory and reproductive systems share the

  • A. Ureter
  • B. vas deferens
  • C. Urethra
  • D. Testes
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31

The best method of propagating sugarcane is by

  • A. Seeding sowing
  • B. Layering
  • C. Grafting
  • D. Stem cuttings
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32

The part of the mammalian digestive system where absorption of nutrient takes place is the

  • A. ileum
  • B. colon
  • C. oesophagus
  • D. duodenum
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33

Organisms I, II, III and IV have surface/volume ratios of 1:2, 1:3, 1:4 and 1:5 respectively. The organism that is likely to have the most complex transport system is

  • A. IV
  • B. III
  • C. I
  • D. II
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34

In the experiment, the layer of oil serves to prevent water loss

  • A. transpiration
  • B. evaporation
  • C. osmosis
  • D. guttation
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The experiment is used to demonstrate that

  • A. plants lose water through guttation
  • B. transpiration occurs through the leaves
  • C. water is necessary for photosynthesis
  • D. leaves are important to photosynthesis
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36

The dark reaction of photosynthesis involves the

  • A. reduction of carbon(IV)oxide to organic
  • B. release of oxygen and the splitting of water
  • C. photolysis of water and the production of starch
  • D. splitting of water into hydrogen
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37

In the experimental set-up, the rubber sheet represents the organ called

  • A. pleural cavity
  • B. lungs
  • C. diaphragm
  • D. intercostal muscles
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The aim of the experiment is to demonstrate

  • A. that in mammal gaseous exchange takes place in the lungs
  • B. the part played by the pleural cavity and diaphragm in respiration
  • C. that a large amount of oxygen is absorbed by the lungs
  • D. the presence of carbon (IV) oxide in the exhaled air
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39

If water that has been coloured red is poured at the base of a wilting plant, it will appear as a red stain in the cells of the

  • A. xylem
  • B. epidermis
  • C. phloem
  • D. parenchyma
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The stunted growth of a leguminous plant suffering from nitrogen deficiency may be corrected by inoculating the soil with

  • A. denitrifying bacteria
  • B. Saprophytic bacteria
  • C. Rhizobium
  • D. Nitrosomonas
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The cell component that is present in a prokaryotic cell is the

  • A. Chloroplast
  • B. Ribosome
  • C. Mitochondrion
  • D. Nuclear envelope
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42

An insect whose economic importance is both harmful and beneficial is the

  • A. Tsetsefly
  • B. Blackfly
  • C. Mosquito
  • D. Butterfly
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