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#1. The lowest level of organization in living organisms is

A) organ

A) organ

B) cell

B) cell

C) system

C) system

D) tissue

D) tissue

#2. In the diagram, the organs for attachments to the lining of the host's intestine are labelled

A) ii and iii

A) ii and iii

B) iii and iv

B) iii and iv

C) i and ii

C) i and ii

D) i and iii

D) i and iii

#3. In the diagram, the part labelled I is the

A) xylem

A) xylem

B) phleom

B) phleom

C) root hairs

C) root hairs

D) cortex

D) cortex

#4. The diagram is the transverse section of a

A) monocotyledonous stem

A) monocotyledonous stem

B) dicotyledonous stem

B) dicotyledonous stem

C) monocotyledonous root

C) monocotyledonous root

D) dicotyledonous root

D) dicotyledonous root

#5. Use the diagram above to answer this question. The part responsible for photosynthesis is labelled

A) III

A) III

B) IV

B) IV

C) I

C) I

D) II

D) II

#6. Use the diagram above to answer this question. The young proglottid is represented by

A) III

A) III

B) IV

B) IV

C) I

C) I

D) II

D) II

#7. All living organisms are constantly involved in a struggle for existence. This was proposed by

A) Morgan

A) Morgan

B) Darwin

B) Darwin

C) Lamarck

C) Lamarck

D) Wallace

D) Wallace

#8. Adaptive radiation is illustrated in

A) modified insect mouthparts

A) modified insect mouthparts

B) dentition in mammals

B) dentition in mammals

C) wings in birds and bats

C) wings in birds and bats

D) appendages in insects

D) appendages in insects

#9. i. Growth is mainly apical ii. Growth is specific with definite shape iii. Growth is throughout life. Which of the above correctly describes the growth pattern in plants?

A) i, ii and iii only

A) i, ii and iii only

B) ii and iii only

B) ii and iii only

C) i and ii only

C) i and ii only

D) i and iii only

D) i and iii only

#10. A biological agent with antiviral property is

A) Interferon

A) Interferon

B) enzyme

B) enzyme

C) antibiotic

C) antibiotic

D) disinfectant

D) disinfectant

#11. One of the advantages of outbreeding is

A) pests tolerance

A) pests tolerance

B) disease resistance

B) disease resistance

C) fast growth

C) fast growth

D) tall height

D) tall height

#12. An individual with blood group AB can receive blood from those in blood group(s)

A) A, B, AB, O

A) A, B, AB, O

B) A, AB and O only

B) A, AB and O only

C) AB only

C) AB only

D) A and B only

D) A and B only

#13. The stream-lined shape of fishes is an adaptation for

A) Securing mates

A) Securing mates

B) easy movement

B) easy movement

C) obtaining food

C) obtaining food

D) defence and attack

D) defence and attack

#14. An example of a poikilothermic organism is a

A) Lizard

A) Lizard

B) Cockroach

B) Cockroach

C) rabbit

C) rabbit

D) bird

D) bird

#15. Which of the following is true of small pox?

A) It is transmitted by bacteria

A) It is transmitted by bacteria

B) It can effectively be controlled with antibiotics

B) It can effectively be controlled with antibiotics

C) It can effectively be controlled by vaccination

C) It can effectively be controlled by vaccination

D) It is a water-borne infection

D) It is a water-borne infection

#16. A pollutant that is mostly associated with acid rain is

A) Nitrogen (IV) Oxide

A) Nitrogen (IV) Oxide

B) Ozone

B) Ozone

C) Fluorine

C) Fluorine

D) Carbon (IV) Oxide

D) Carbon (IV) Oxide

#17. When the adults have reach a certain degree of weakness, the process of binary fission is replaced by conjugation in

A) Paramecium

A) Paramecium

B) Euglena

B) Euglena

C) Amoeba

C) Amoeba

D) Plasmodium

D) Plasmodium

#18. Whorls, arches, loops and compounds are types of variation in

A) Colour

A) Colour

B) Finger prints

B) Finger prints

C) Hair Colour

C) Hair Colour

D) Blood group

D) Blood group

#19. A couple has 10 children, all female. Which of the following best explains the situation

A) The sex determination was by the man's X chromosome

A) The sex determination was by the man's X chromosome

B) The man's sperm count is low

B) The man's sperm count is low

C) The woman is not capable of producing male children

C) The woman is not capable of producing male children

D) The sex determination was by the man's Y chromosome

D) The sex determination was by the man's Y chromosome

#20. Which of the following is a nitrogen-fixing blue-green algae of soil?

A) Rhizobium

A) Rhizobium

B) Nitrosomonas

B) Nitrosomonas

C) Clostridium

C) Clostridium

D) Anabaena

D) Anabaena

#21. The soil with highest water-retaining capacity is

A) Clayey Soil

A) Clayey Soil

B) Stoney soil

B) Stoney soil

C) Sandy soil

C) Sandy soil

D) Loamy Soil

D) Loamy Soil

#22. The causative agent of Poliomyelitis is

A) Virus

A) Virus

B) Fungus

B) Fungus

C) Protozoan

C) Protozoan

D) Bacterium

D) Bacterium

#23. One of the ways of controlling noise pollution in urban areas is

A) by siting industries away from residential areas

A) by siting industries away from residential areas

B) that fuel should be completely combusted by engines

B) that fuel should be completely combusted by engines

C) by planting trees on both sides of the road

C) by planting trees on both sides of the road

D) by wearing ear devices

D) by wearing ear devices

#24. A constituent of the exhaust fumes from electricity generating sets which causes serious pollution is

A) Carbon (II) Oxide

A) Carbon (II) Oxide

B) Water Vapour

B) Water Vapour

C) Ozone

C) Ozone

D) Carbon (IV) Oxide

D) Carbon (IV) Oxide

#25. The major limiting factor of productivity in the aquatic habitat is

A) Food

A) Food

B) Temperature

B) Temperature

C) Water

C) Water

D) Sunlight

D) Sunlight

#26. Which of the following group of organisms feeds directly on green plants?

A) Primary Consumers

A) Primary Consumers

B) Secondary Consumers

B) Secondary Consumers

C) Producers

C) Producers

D) Decomposers

D) Decomposers

#27. The study of how and why population size change over time is

A) Population estimation

A) Population estimation

B) Population dynamics

B) Population dynamics

C) Population ecology

C) Population ecology

D) Population cycle

D) Population cycle

#28. A severe and long dry season is a characteristic feature of

A) Sahel Savanna

A) Sahel Savanna

B) Mangrove Swamps

B) Mangrove Swamps

C) Sudan Savanna

C) Sudan Savanna

D) Guinea Savanna

D) Guinea Savanna

#29. The Cerebellum of the Brain controls

A) Reflex Action

A) Reflex Action

B) Muscular Activity

B) Muscular Activity

C) Emotional Expressions

C) Emotional Expressions

D) the Endocrine System

D) the Endocrine System

#30. The part of the brain responsible for peristalsis is the

A) Olfactory Lobe

A) Olfactory Lobe

B) Medulla Oblongata

B) Medulla Oblongata

C) Hypothallamus

C) Hypothallamus

D) Thalamus

D) Thalamus

#31. Which of the following instruments is used for measuring atmospheric pressure?

A) Hydrometer

A) Hydrometer

B) Hygrometer

B) Hygrometer

C) Thermometer

C) Thermometer

D) Barometer

D) Barometer

#32. The influence of soil on organisms in a habitat is referred to as

A) Edaphic

A) Edaphic

B) Physiographic

B) Physiographic

C) Biotic

C) Biotic

D) Topographic

D) Topographic

#33. The genetic make-up of an organism is described as

A) Allele

A) Allele

B) Chromosome

B) Chromosome

C) Phenotype

C) Phenotype

D) Genotype

D) Genotype

#34. The use of moist skin for respiration in amphibians is known as

A) cellular respiration

A) cellular respiration

B) cutaneous respiration

B) cutaneous respiration

C) buccal respiration

C) buccal respiration

D) pulmonary respiration

D) pulmonary respiration

#35. Water in plants is removed as water vapour through the process of

A) diffusion

A) diffusion

B) osmosis

B) osmosis

C) evaporation

C) evaporation

D) transpiration

D) transpiration

#36. An example of an organ of perennation in plants is

A) rhizome

A) rhizome

B) seed

B) seed

C) petal of a flower

C) petal of a flower

D) calyx of flower

D) calyx of flower

#37. Alternation of generation is a feature shown in

A) mosses

A) mosses

B) fungi

B) fungi

C) grasses

C) grasses

D) conifers

D) conifers

#38. Coordination and regulation of body activities in mammals are achieved by the

A) nerves and muscle

A) nerves and muscle

B) nerves and hormones

B) nerves and hormones

C) nerves only

C) nerves only

D) hormones only

D) hormones only

#39. Which of the following is an aboreal organism?

A) Elephant

A) Elephant

B) Fish

B) Fish

C) Antelope

C) Antelope

D) Bird

D) Bird

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