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The part labelled I in the diagram is the

  • A. cytoplasm
  • B. pollen nucleus
  • C. pollen tube
  • D. endosperm
  • E. intine
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44

The diagram above represents a?

  • A. germinating seed
  • B. radicle
  • C. shoot showing negative phototropism
  • D. zygote
  • E. germinating pollen grain
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45

During mating, the male toad holds the female with its?

  • A. sticky tongue
  • B. jelly
  • C. webbed hind limbs
  • D. nuptial pad
  • E. gummy limbs
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46

Which of the following is an example of a reflex action?

  • A. Sneezing
  • B. Biting
  • C. Dancing
  • D. Singing
  • E. Talking
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47

Which of the labelled parts is filled with cerebrospinal fluid?

  • A. V And I
  • B. V only
  • C. III only
  • D. II and I
  • E. I only
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48

The part labelled II in the diagram is the

  • A. central canal
  • B. grey matter
  • C. spinal cord
  • D. dorsal root
  • E. vertebrarterial canal
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49

A high concentration of auxin in the root will

  • A. inhibit growth
  • B. stimulate growth
  • C. not affect growth
  • D. cause the root to roth
  • E. reduce water absorption
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50

The early removal of the pituary gland in animals may cause

  • A. ceasation of growth
  • B. gigantism
  • C. poor mental development
  • D. goitre
  • E. inability to digest food
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51

Filtered blood from the kidney is carried back to the circulatory system
through the

  • A. hepatic portal vein
  • B. renal artery
  • C. renal vein
  • D. pulmonary vein
  • E. vena cava
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52

The malpighian tubule plays a major role in

  • A. inspiration
  • B. digestion
  • C. secretion
  • D. reproduction
  • E. excretion
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53

The part labelled I in the diagram is called

  • A. stoma
  • B. epidermis
  • C. Ienticel
  • D. cortex
  • E. parenchyma
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54

Which of the labelled parts is made up of dead cells?

  • A. III and IV
  • B. I, II and IV
  • C. IV and V
  • D. II and III
  • E. II and IV
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55

Which of the following structures is associated with respiration in insects?

  • A. Air sac
  • B. Spiracle
  • C. Lung
  • D. Alveolus
  • E. Gill
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56

Clotting of blood is a function of

  • A. vitamin C
  • B. vitamin K
  • C. vitamin B2
  • D. vitamin E
  • E. vitamin B12
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57

Which of the following hind limb bones is equivalent to the humerus of the forelimb?

  • A. Patella
  • B. Tarsal
  • C. Tibia
  • D. Fibula
  • E. Femur
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58

Which of the following is a product of brewing when yeast is used as a fermenting agent?

  • A. Nitrogen
  • B. Oxygen
  • C. Malt
  • D. Ethanol
  • E. Sucrose and glucose
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59

Which of the following processes occurs by diffusion?

  • A. Reabsorption of water in kidney tubules
  • B. Entry of water into the cytoplasm of unicellular animals
  • C. Absorption of water in the large intestine
  • D. Exchange of nutrients between a mother and the foetus
  • E. Movement of water in and out of living cells.
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60

Which of the following organelles helps to remove excess water
from cells?

  • A. Mitochondrion
  • B. Ribosome
  • C. Contractile vacuole
  • D. Golgi body
  • E. Nucleus
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61

What is the function of the part labelled II in the diagram? It

  • A. manufactures food
  • B. protects the chloroplast
  • C. produces protein
  • D. suspends the nucleus
  • E. digests starch
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62

The part labelled I in the diagram is the

  • A. cytoplasm
  • B. chloroplast
  • C. chlorophyll
  • D. nucleus
  • E. cell wall
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63

The structure represented in the diagram above is

  • A. a colony
  • B. a tissue
  • C. a filament
  • D. a pseudopodium
  • E. an organ
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