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Deamination of amino acids in the liver produces 

  • A. blood sugar
  • B. glycogen
  • C. bile
  • D. urea
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44

The diagram above is an illustration of the urinary tubule in a mammal. Which of the following substances is greater in concentration in the part labelled IV when compared to that part labelled I?

  • A. Lipid
  • B. Glucose
  • C. Urea
  • D. Uric acid
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45

The diagram above is an illustration of the urinary tubule in a mammal. The part which contains lowest concentration of urea is labelled

  • A. I
  • B. II
  • C. III
  • D. IV
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46

The diagram above is an illustration of the urinary tubule in a mammal. Which of the following substances is found in the part labelled II only?

  • A. Lipid
  • B. Glucose
  • C. Urea
  • D. Uric acid
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47

Which of the following actions does not occur during exhalation in man?

  • A. Thoracic cavity decreases in volume
  • B. Diaphragm flattens
  • C. Ribs move down and in
  • D. Air pressure increases in the thoracic cavity
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48

The diagram above illustrates the transverse section of a

  • A. dicotyledonous root
  • B. monocotyledonous root
  • C. dicotyledonous stem
  • D. monocotyledonous stem
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49

The diagram above illustrates a part of the human skeleton. The labelled part that provides surface for the attachment of the triceps is

  • A. I
  • B. II
  • C. III
  • D. IV
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50

Which of the labelled parts of the diagram of the part of the human skeleton articulates with the head of the trochlea to form a hinge joint?

  • A. I
  • B. II
  • C. III
  • D. IV
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51

The diagram above illustrates a part of the human skeleton. It represents the bones of the

  • A. upper arm
  • B. lower arm
  • C. upper leg
  • D. lower leg
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52

The organism that can carry out both autotropic and heterotrophic modes of nutritions is

  • A. Chlamydomonas
  • B. Eudorina
  • C. Euglena
  • D. Spirogyra
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53

An example of osmosis in plants is the

  • A. movement of water through the xylem
  • B. loss of water vapour from the stomata
  • C. translocation of food through the phloem
  • D. absorption of water from the soil by the root
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54

Which of the following cell organelles is the site for the production of ATP?

  • A. Lysosome
  • B. Nucleus
  • C. Mitochondrion
  • D. Ribosome
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55

Which of the following organisms cannot exist freely on its own?

  • A. Chlamydomonas
  • B. Amoeba
  • C. Paramecium
  • D. Plasmodium
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The structural similarities in Paramecium and Euglena are in the

  • A. shape of locomotory organs
  • B. blunt anterior and pointed posterior
  • C. presence of micro and mega nuclei in both
  • D. presence of anterior and posterior contractile vacuoles
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57

Which of the following groups of animals do not possess a nervous system?

  • A. Porifera
  • B. Cnidaria
  • C. Platyheminthes
  • D. Nematoda
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