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#1. Use the diagram above to answer this question. What of the following statements about the cross is correct?

A) The gene for the spotted coat is recessive to the gen for the black coat

A) The gene for the spotted coat is recessive to the gen for the black coat

B) Black coat and spotted coat are co-dom

B) Black coat and spotted coat are co-dom

C) The gene for the spotted coat is dominant over the gene for the black coat

C) The gene for the spotted coat is dominant over the gene for the black coat

D) the genotype for the F1 are homozygous dominant

D) the genotype for the F1 are homozygous dominant

#2. In explaining the term camouflage, to a class, the diagram above show four varieties, P, Q, R, and S of the same species of fish living amongst water plants in a river were used Which of the varieties is likely to decrease most in number if a predatory fish is introduced into the water

A) P

A) P

B) Q

B) Q

C) R

C) R

D) S

D) S

#3. In explaining the term camouflage, to a class, the diagram above show four varieties, P, Q, R, and S of the same species of fish living amongst water plants in a river were used Which of the varieties is most likely to outlive the others?

A) P

A) P

B) Q

B) Q

C) R

C) R

D) S

D) S

#4. The removal of remnant particles of digestion from the body is called

A) assimilation

A) assimilation

B) egestion

B) egestion

C) elimination

C) elimination

D) excretion

D) excretion

#5. Enzyme ptyalin acts on starch in the

A) oesophagus

A) oesophagus

B) large intestine

B) large intestine

C) mouth

C) mouth

D) stomach

D) stomach

#6. One of the following is the unit of life

A) cell

A) cell

B) tissues

B) tissues

C) organ

C) organ

D) system

D) system

#7. The following are examples of a true fruit, except

A) mango

A) mango

B) oil palm

B) oil palm

C) orange

C) orange

D) pineapple

D) pineapple

#8. The vector that transmit trypanosome is the

A) butterfly

A) butterfly

B) housefly

B) housefly

C) mosquito

C) mosquito

D) tsetse fly

D) tsetse fly

#9. The following are ductless glands except

A) adrenal

A) adrenal

B) pancreatic

B) pancreatic

C) parathyroid

C) parathyroid

D) salivary

D) salivary

#10. White blood cells are also known as

A) erythrocytes

A) erythrocytes

B) leucocytes

B) leucocytes

C) lymphocytes

C) lymphocytes

D) phagocytes

D) phagocytes

#11. The following are examples of air borne diseases, except

A) Chicken pox

A) Chicken pox

B) Cholera

B) Cholera

C) common cold

C) common cold

D) Whooping cough

D) Whooping cough

#12. Which of the following is the end product of the digestion of oil

A) glucose

A) glucose

B) Glycerol

B) Glycerol

C) amino acid

C) amino acid

D) glycogen

D) glycogen

#13. The part that supplies food from the mother to the foetus is

A) Amnion

A) Amnion

B) Chorion

B) Chorion

C) Umbilical Cord

C) Umbilical Cord

D) Placenta

D) Placenta

#14. Which of these is not the part of the eye?

A) Cochlea

A) Cochlea

B) Conjunctiva

B) Conjunctiva

C) Cornea

C) Cornea

D) Iris

D) Iris

#15. De-oxygenated blood is transported to the lungs through the

A) renal vein

A) renal vein

B) hepatic portal vein

B) hepatic portal vein

C) pulmonary artery

C) pulmonary artery

D) pulmonary vein

D) pulmonary vein

#16. Snails belong to the phylum

A) Annelida

A) Annelida

B) Mollusca

B) Mollusca

C) Echinodermata

C) Echinodermata

D) nematode

D) nematode

#17. Which of the following is not a pest of crops?

A) Bird

A) Bird

B) Rodent

B) Rodent

C) Bed bug

C) Bed bug

D) Grasshopper

D) Grasshopper

#18. Another name for a fertilized egg is a

A) placenta

A) placenta

B) zygote

B) zygote

C) foetus

C) foetus

D) ovum

D) ovum

#19. Plants that survive in marine habitats are called

A) halophytes

A) halophytes

B) hydrophytes

B) hydrophytes

C) mesophytes

C) mesophytes

D) xerophytes

D) xerophytes

#20. The study of plants is called

A) Zoology

A) Zoology

B) Entomology

B) Entomology

C) Parasitology

C) Parasitology

D) Botany

D) Botany

#21. Which of these is not detected by the nerve endings of the skin?

A) cold

A) cold

B) pain

B) pain

C) pressure

C) pressure

D) weakness

D) weakness

#22. Behaviour conditioning was described by

A) Felix Dujartin

A) Felix Dujartin

B) Gregormendel

B) Gregormendel

C) Ivan pavlov

C) Ivan pavlov

D) Mathias schnelden

D) Mathias schnelden

#23. The following exist as free-living organisms except

A) Amoeba

A) Amoeba

B) Chlamydomonas

B) Chlamydomonas

C) Euglena

C) Euglena

D) Spirogyra

D) Spirogyra

#24. The basic functional unit of the kidney is the

A) nephron

A) nephron

B) bowman’s capsule

B) bowman’s capsule

C) glomerulus

C) glomerulus

D) loop of henle

D) loop of henle

#25. The part of cell that is responsible for the production of energy is

A) cell membrane

A) cell membrane

B) cytoplasm

B) cytoplasm

C) mitochondrion

C) mitochondrion

D) nucleus

D) nucleus

#26. Hormones that help regulate blood calcium levels are produced by the

A) Adrenal

A) Adrenal

B) thyroid

B) thyroid

C) pancreas

C) pancreas

D) parathyroid

D) parathyroid

#27. Which of the following statements is not true of a fish?

A) respires with the use of gills

A) respires with the use of gills

B) covered with scales

B) covered with scales

C) they are homeothermic

C) they are homeothermic

D) they are poikilothermic

D) they are poikilothermic

#28. Which of the following is NOT a waste product of plants?

A) Auxins

A) Auxins

B) Gum

B) Gum

C) Resins

C) Resins

D) tanins

D) tanins

#29. An association between bacteria and root nodules of legume is called

A) Commercialism

A) Commercialism

B) mutualism

B) mutualism

C) parasitism

C) parasitism

D) saprophytism

D) saprophytism

#30. The scientific study of life is

A) Botany

A) Botany

B) Biology

B) Biology

C) Zoology

C) Zoology

D) Ecology

D) Ecology

#31. The artery supplying the liver with blood is called

A) hepatic

A) hepatic

B) mesenteric

B) mesenteric

C) renal

C) renal

D) subclavian

D) subclavian

#32. One of the following exist as colony

A) euglena

A) euglena

B) paramecium

B) paramecium

C) spirogyra

C) spirogyra

D) volvox

D) volvox

#33. The translucency spot in food test shows the presence of

A) fats

A) fats

B) starch

B) starch

C) water

C) water

D) protein

D) protein

#34. The following are examples of oviparous animals except

A) crocodile

A) crocodile

E) dove

E) dove

C) rat

C) rat

D) tilapia

D) tilapia

#35. The following animals is an invertebrate except

A) flat worms

A) flat worms

B) round worms

B) round worms

C) chordate

C) chordate

D) protozoan

D) protozoan

#36. The gland that releases hormones into the blood are part of the

A) digestive system

A) digestive system

B) endocrine system

B) endocrine system

C) circulatory system

C) circulatory system

D) respiratory system

D) respiratory system

#37. The following are kidney diseases except

A) diuresis

A) diuresis

B) hepatitis

B) hepatitis

C) nephritis

C) nephritis

D) oedema

D) oedema

#38. One of the following is called emergency hormone in man.

A) Adrenalin

A) Adrenalin

B) Prolactin

B) Prolactin

C) Testosterone

C) Testosterone

D) Thyroxine

D) Thyroxine

#39. Which of these responses is not voluntarily controlled by the brain?

A) Dancing

A) Dancing

B) Eating

B) Eating

C) Sneezing

C) Sneezing

D) Writing

D) Writing

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