Which of the following plant products can be used to confirm that photosynthesis has taken place?
- A. glucose
- B. fats
- C. protein
- D. starch
- E. vitamins
Here is a list of natural resources:
I. Wildlife
II. Forest
III. Fossil fuel
IV. Minerals
Which of the natural resources are renewable?
- A. I and IV
- B. II and III
- C. I and II
- D. I and III
- E. I, II, III and IV
Which of the following instruments is used for measuring the speed of wind?
- A. anemometer
- B. barometer
- C. hygrometer
- D. manometer
- E. windvane
Which of the following is an immediate source of energy to man?
- A. Beans
- B. Butter
- C. Egg
- D. Orange
- E. Plantain
Which of the following is NOT a plant hormone?
- A. Abscissic acid
- B. Auxin
- C. Cytokinin
- D. Cytochrome
- E. Gibberellins
Which of the following is an example of a multiple fruit?
- A. cashew
- B. maize
- C. mango
- D. orange
- E. pineapple
Vitamin K deficiency causes
- A. constipation
- B. indigestion
- C. low sperm count
- D. uncontrolled haemorrhage
- E. stomach and duodenal ulcer
The following are effects of food shortage on population size EXCEPT
- A. competition
- B. decline in reproduction
- C. emigration
- D. increase in natality
- E. mortality
The sun rays reach the earth’s surface by
- A. conduction
- B. convection
- C. radiation
- D. reflection
- E. refraction
Herbicides are chemicals used to
- A. check the spread of diseases
- B. control dormancy in seeds
- C. control insects
- D. control weeds
- E. control pests
Translocation of food substances in plants takes place through
- A. collenchyma
- B. parenchyma
- C. phloem
- D. sclerenchyma
- E. xylem
The biosphere can best be defined as part of the
- A. atmosphere that contains moisture
- B. earth that contains gases
- C. earth that is liquid
- D. earth that supports life
- E. ocean that supports life
The bee that lays eggs in a hive is called
- A. broiler
- B. drone
- C. layer
- D. queen
- E. worker
Which practice does NOT promote the health of the community?
- A. burning of refuse in incinerators
- B. disposal of human sewage using water closets
- C. legislating in favour of sexual indulgence
- D. provision of portable pipe-borne water
- E. sitting of industries downstream away from habitations
i 2/2, c 1/1, pm 2/2, m 3/3 The above dental formula represents the dentition of
- A. cow
- B. dog
- C. man
- D. rabbit
- E. sheep
Which of the following is NOT a family planning method?
- A. abstinence
- B. contraceptive device
- C. masturbation
- D. sterilization
- E. use of condoms
The excretory organ of earthworms is known as
- A. contractile vacuole
- B. flame cell
- C. malphigian tubule
- D. nephridium
- E. kidney
The process by which some organisms oxidize inorganic compounds to obtain energy is known as
- A. catabolism
- B. chemosynthesis
- C. glycolysis
- D. metabolism
- E. photosynthesis
The following are major groups of the plant kingdom EXCEPT
- A. Bryophyta
- B. Chiorophyta
- C. Pteridophyta
- D. Spermatophyta
- E. Thallophyta
Which of the following is NOT true of enzymes?
- A. Their reactions are reversible
- B. Their reactions are irreversible
- C. They remain unchanged after the reaction
- D. They are affected by high temperatures
- E. They have active sites
The association between guinea worm and tissues of man is called
- A. commensalism
- B. parasitism
- C. predation
- D. Saprophytism
- E. Symbiosis