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Which of the following articulates with the pelvic girdle?
AV
BIV
CIII
DII
EI
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Question 1832
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Which of the following articulates with the ribs?
AI
BII
CIII
DIV
EV
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Question 1833
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Which of the following are found immediately next to the skull?
AI
BII
CIII
DIV
EV
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Question 1834
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The thoracic vertebra differs from all the other vertebrae by the possession of
Along neural spine
Bodontoid process
Cvertebraterial canal
DLarge centrum
Etransverse processes
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Question 1835
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Which of these instruments can be used to perform an experiment on geotropism?
APotometer
BCup anemometer
CKlinostat
DKymograph
ESphygmomanometer
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Question 1836
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ln which of the following structures will cells undergoing meiosis be seen?
AAt the apices of stem and root
BIn the cortex of the stem
CIn the pallisade mesophyll of the leaf
Dln the ovary of a flower
Eln the root of a seedling
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Question 1837
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Movement of water across a semi-permeable membrane from a weaker solution to a stronger solution is
known as
Atranspiration
Bdiffusion
Cactive transport
Dplasmolysis
Eosmosis
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Question 1838
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Which of the following are the final products of aerobic respiration?
AWater, carbondioxide and energy
BPyruvic acid, carbondioxide and water
CGlucose, energy and urea
DEnergy and carbondioxide
ELactic acid, water and carbondioxide
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Question 1839
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One of the differences between plants and animals is that
Agrowth is indefinite in animals but definite in plants
Bnutrition is autotrophic in plants but holophytic in animals
Cin plants there are excretory systems but in animals waste products are stored away
Dplants react slowly to external stimuli while animals react more quickly
Erespiration takes place in animals but does not take place in plants
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Question 1840
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Which of the following is not a cell organelle?
AGolgi body
BNucleus
CFat droplets
DRibosome
EEndoplasmic reticulum
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Question 1841
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A few drops of fehling’s solution was added to juice extracted from fresh maize grain and boiled. A red
recipitate was formed, indicating the presence of
Aalcohol
Bprotein
Cnon-reducing sugar
Dstarch
EEndoplasmic reticulum
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Question 1842
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Which of the following levels of organisation in living things is in the correct sequence, starting from the
most complex to me simplest?
Atissue → cell → organ → system
BSystem → organ → tissue → cell
CCell → tissue → system → organ
DCell → tissue → organ → system
EOrgan → system → tissue → cell.
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Question 1843
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Ultra-filtration process at the Bowman’s capsule is facilitated by
Athe volume of water in the blood
Bthe high concentration of urea in the blood of the Bowman’s capsule
Cthe differential blood pressure between the glomerulus and the Bowman’s capsule
Dthe differential blood volume between the glomerulus and the Bowman’s capsule
Eheavy weight of the urea, water, glucose and amino acids in the Bowman’s capsule.
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Question 1844
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Density, mortality rate, birth rate are the factors that affect
Apopulation
Bdominance
Ccover
Dhabitat
Eabiotic community
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Question 1845
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Which of the following ecological factors causes food shortage?
ALow rate of reproduction
BEmigration
CDrought
DTopography
Ewind direction
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Question 1846
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The following structures are adaptation for water conservation except
Asunken stomata
Bscales in animals
Clenticels in stems
Dspines in plants
Ethick leaves
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Question 1847
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The following structures are adaptation for water conservation except
Asunken stomata
Bscales in animals
Clenticels in stems
Dspines in plants
Ethick leaves
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Question 1848
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The pair of genes expressed in a heterozygous individual is described as
Aallele
Bchromatid
Cdominant gene
Dcentrosome
Echromomere
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Question 1849
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Which of the following is not a reason why an offspring looks different from its parents?
ARandom reorganisation of chromosome during gamete formation
BExistence of multiple alleles in organisms
CFormation of chasmata in chromatids during meiosis
DMutation which gives rise to new combination of gene
EMitosis of the zygote produces new combination of chromosomes
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Question 1850
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Which of the following is a definition of heredity? It is the
Anon-resemblance of closely related organisms
Btotal absence of parental traits in offspring
Cabsence of variation in organisms
Dtransfer of characteristics from parents to offspring
