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Question 91
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The bar chart above shows the data of sources of energy used for cooking in a community. Study it and answer questions 37 and 38.

The source of energy that is mostly used in the community is

Asolar
BKerosene
Ccoal
Dwind
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Question 92
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A farmer planted many seeds on a small piece of land. The plants that germinated are as shown above.

Which of the following effects would not be observed among the population of the plants?

ARise in disease condition
BDeath
CMutualistic relationship
DCompetition
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Question 93
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The phenomenon by which a farmland that is left to fallow for several years develops into a forest is called

ASuccession
Bafforestation
Cpopulation
Dcolonization
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Question 94
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An environmental problem caused by Sulphur (IV) oxide is 

Aacid rain
Bdeforestation
Cglobal warming
DErosion
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Question 95
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Habitats of the organisms respectively are 

Ariver and stream
Brainforest and stream
Cpond and leaf litter
Dgarden and desert
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Question 96
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The diagrams above are the illustrations of organisms from different habitat. Study them and answer questions 32 and 33.

The structures labelled I are for 

ACamouflage
BChemical offence
CPhysical defence
DMimicry
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Question 97
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Which of the following gases is released during the decomposition of organic matter?

ACarbon(II) oxide
BSulphur (IV) oxide
CHydrogen Sulphide
DNitrous oxide
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Question 98
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Grasses → Grasshoppers → Lizards  → Hawks

If the individual species of organisms in the food chain are counted and arranged as a pyramid, the result would be a pyramid of 

Anumbers
Benergy
Cbiomass
Dbiomes
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Question 99
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The illustration below is a food chain. Study it and answer questions 29 and 30.
             Grasses → Grasshoppers → Lizards → Hawks

Which of the following statements is not correct about the food chain? The number of 

Agrasses eaten by grasshoppers is greater than the number of grasshoppers.
Bgrasses eaten by grasshoppers is fewer than the number of grasshoppers.
Cgrasshoppers eaten by lizards is greater than the number
of lizards.
Dlizards eaten by hawks is greater than the number of hawks.
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Question 100
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The pathway through which nutrient are replenished and circulated in an ecosystem is called a

Acycle
Bpyramid of energy
Cpyramid of numbers
DFood chain
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Question 101
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Discouraging the use of poison to kill fish in a large water body is a way of

Aimpoverishing the people.
Bconserving the fish species.
Callowing the fittest organism to survive
Dmaking the fish adapt to their environment
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Question 102
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Sunlight is the major source of 

AVitamin D
Bvitamin C
Cvitamin B
Dvitamin A
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Question 103
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Which of the following food substances would give a negative reaction with Benedict's reagent?

AFructose
BGlucose
CGalactose
DSucrose
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Question 104
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The process of food digestion in mammals would  

Amake energy immediately available to the body
Bpromote growth and repair of tissues
Cprovide sufficient food materials within the body
Drender food substances soluble and absorbable
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Question 105
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 The element required for chlorophyll formation in plants is 

AIron
BCalcium
CPhosphorus
DSulphur
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Question 106
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The rate of photosynthesis decreases in a wilted herbaceous plant because the 

Aenzymes in the leaf were denatured
Bchlorophyll in the leaves was not broken down
Camount of light reaching the plant was reduced
Damount of carbon dioxide entering the leaf decrease.
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Question 107
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Which of the following events does not occur in the light reaction stage of photosynthesis?

AChlorophyll absorbs sunlight
BCarbon (IV) oxide combines with hydrogen
CPhotolysis of water occurs
DHydroxyl ions are produced
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Question 108
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The Parachute-like tuft of hairs developed from the 

Apedicel
Bpetals
Creceptacle
Dsepals
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Question 109
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The diagram above illustrates a dry dehiscent fruit. Use it to answer questions 19 and 20. 

The agent of dispersal of the fruit is 

Aanimal
Bexplosive mechanism
Cwater
Dwind
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Question 110
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The condition necessary for reproduction to occur between plants P and Q after pollination is that plants P and Q should be 

Aof the same species.
Bbrightly coloured.
Cwell scented
Dof different species.
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