Which of these agencies do not have anything to do with conservation of natural resources?
- A. Family Economics Advancement Programme
- B. Federal Environmental Protection Agency
- C. Nigerian Conservation Foundation
- D. Nigerian Game Reserve Authorities
- E. World Wildlife Fund for Nature
Which of these organisms is most likely to have the least number if found within the same habitat?
- A. grasshopper
- B. hawk
- C. lizard
- D. snake
- E. toad
An example of sex-linked trait is
- A. ability to roll the tongue
- B. ability to taste PTC
- C. baldness
- D. blindness
- E. blood group
Which of these is NOT an excretory organ/organelle?
- A. flame cell
- B. kidney
- C. malpighian tubule
- D. nephridium
- E. spiracle
When both alleles in a heterozygous individual are fully expressed in the phenotype of the F, generation this phenomenon is described as
- A. co-dominance
- B. dominance
- C. incomplete dominance
- D. mutation
- E. recession
In a case of disputed paternity the most likely clue to resolving the problem is to match the ________________ of the baby with that of the father .
- A. blood group
- B. facial appearance
- C. finger print
- D. sex type
- E. skin color
An essential element whose deficiency in plants will result in poor growth, particularly of the roots, and is essential for cell well formation is
- A. calcium
- B. iron
- C. magnesium
- D. nitrogen
- E. phosphorus
Which of these is a liming factor with respect to human population size?
- A. emigration
- B. high standard of living
- C. immigration
- D. improved medicare
- E. natality
An example of a conditioned reflex is
- A. blinking of the eye-lids
- B. shout of exclamation
- C. knee jerk
- D. riding a bicycle
- E. twitching of facial muscles
Which of these traits shows discontinuous variation ?
- A. ability to roll the tongue
- B. colour of hair
- C. height of stem
- D. size of girth
- E. weight of organism
An instrument of measuring wind speed is called
- A. an anemometer
- B. a barometer
- C. a hygrometer
- D. a speedometer
- E. a thermometer
The group of micro-organisms that plays a vital role in the baking industry is
- A. algae
- B. bacteria
- C. fungi
- D. protozoa
- E. viruses
Which of the following agricultural practices will NOT promote soil conservation ?
- A. afforestation
- B. bush burning
- C. crop rotation
- D. manuring
- E. mulching
Which structure of the mammalian ear when removed will affect the maintenance of balance?
- A. auditory canal
- B. ear ossicles
- C. pinna
- D. semi-circular canals
- E. tympanium
Which one is NOT an excretory product of man?
- A. carbon(iv)oxide
- B. oxygen
- C. nitrogenous wastes
- D. salts
- E. respiration
The most likely mode of an organism that possesses attachment structure, thin outer surface layer and absence of an elaborate digestive tract is
- A. Autotropic
- B. holophytic
- C. parasitic
- D. saprophytic
- E. symbiotic
What is the result of placing a red blood cell in a hypertonic solution ?
- A. crenation
- B. haemolysis
- C. osmosis
- D. plasmolysis
- E. wilting
Two identical twin boys had different finger print. This proves that
- A. finger print is a sex-linked character
- B. the genotypes of the twins are similar
- C. the phenotypes of the twins are similar
- D. there are morphological variations
- E. there are physiological variation in the twins
The part of the fruit which serves a protective function is called
- A. endocary
- B. epicarp
- C. mesocarp
- D. pericarp
- E. testa
Modern method of classification of living things is based on similarity of?
- A. colour
- B. habitat
- C. shape
- D. size
- E. structure
Which of the following is NOT a natural source of energy ?
- A. coal
- B. electricity
- C. food
- D. sun
- E. water