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The part of the mammalian kidney that stores urine is the 

  • A. capsule
  • B. medulla
  • C. pelvis
  • D. bladder
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44

The excretory product of some reptiles, birds and insects is

  • A. urea
  • B. urine
  • C. ammonia
  • D. uric acid
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45

The respiratory organ of a cockroach

  • A. air sac
  • B. trachea
  • C. lung book
  • D. lung
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46

The diagram above is an illustration of an experimental setup. Study it and answer the question below;

The setup can measure comparatively the rate of 

  • A. evaporation from leaves on a single shoot under different experimental conditions
  • B. salt uptake by shoots from different plants
  • C. transpiration of a single shoot of a plant under different experimental conditions
  • D. water uptake by roots of different plants
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The diagram is an illustration of an experimental set-up. Study it and answer the question;

The set-up directly measure 

 

 

  • A. transpiration of water by the shoot
  • B. evaporation of water from the leaves
  • C. absorption of water by the shoot
  • D. loss of mineral salts from the leaves
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48

Which of the following tissues does not provide support in flowering plants?

  • A. Collenchyma
  • B. Parenchyma
  • C. Xylem
  • D. Phloem
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49

In an experiment, mould and yeast cells were transferred into an environment with low oxygen concentration. After a few days, the mould dies while the yeast cells did not. Which of the following statements best explains the following observation.

  • A. The yeast cells carried out photosynthesis while the mould did not
  • B. Photosynthesis does not take place in the absence of oxygen
  • C. Respiration can take place in yeast cells in the absence of oxygen
  • D. Respiration does not occur in the mould
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50

Which of the following materials is not a living semi-permeable membrane?

  • A. pig's bladder
  • B. Unripe pawpaw fruit
  • C. Yam tuber
  • D. Sheet of cellophane
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51

The diagram below is an illustration of the longitudinal section of a plant organ. Study it and answer the question below;

 

The part labeled i is the 

  • A. apical bud
  • B. scale leaf
  • C. adventitious root
  • D. fleshy leaf
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52

The diagram above is an illustration of the longitudinal section of a plant organ. Study it and answer the question below;

The plant is a? 

  • A. stem tuber
  • B. bulb
  • C. stolon
  • D. runner
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53

The network of double membrane that conveys materials through the cytoplasm is the 

  • A. plasma membrane
  • B. nuclear membrane
  • C. mitochondrion
  • D. endoplasmic reticulum
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54

The organism with spiral chloroplasts and nucleus suspended by cytoplasmic strands is

  • A. Volvox
  • B. Spirogyra
  • C. Paramecium
  • D. Euglena
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55

Use the following Classes of Arthropoda to answer the question below

I. Crustacea II. Insecta III. Arachinda IV. Chilopoda

 

Which of the classes is characterised by the possession of two pairs of antennae?

  • A. I
  • B. II
  • C. III
  • D. IV
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56

Use the following Classes of Arthropoda to answer the question below

I. Crustacea II. Insecta III. Arachinda IV. Chilopoda

 

Which members of the classes live mainly in an aquatic habitat?

 

  • A. I
  • B. II
  • C. III
  • D. IV
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57

The cell as the basic unit of life consists of 

  • A. cell wall and vacuole
  • B. nucleus and cell wall
  • C. cytoplasm and nucleus
  • D. cytoplasm and vacuole
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