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The organisms with the least number of individuals in a pyramid of numbers are the
Asecondary consumers
Btertiary consumers
Cprimary producers
Dprimary consumers
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Question 1932
jamb1994
The correct order in a food chain involving the organisms (1)Grasses, (2)Hawks, (3)Snakes, (4)Grasshopper, (5)Lizards is
A1 2 3 4 5
B5 4 3 2 1
C1 4 5 3 2
D3 2 4 5 1
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Question 1933
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Which of the following sets is made up of decomposers?
ARhizophus, earthworm and protozoa
BMushroom, rhizophus and bacteria
CBacteria, earthworm and nematodes
Dearthworm, sedges and platyhelminthes
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Question 1934
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Use the list of ecological constituents below to answer the question below
1. Mango 2. Spear grass 3. Goat 4. Sheep 5. Temperature 6. Beans 7. Rock 8. Water
The physical factors are represented by
A1, 5, 6
B4, 5, 7
C5, 7, 8
D6, 7, 8
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Question 1935
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Use the list of ecological constituents below to answer the question below
1. Mango 2. Spear grass 3. Goat 4. Sheep 5. Temperature 6. Beans 7. Rock 8. Water
Items 1-4 can be regarded as
Aa population
Ba community
Can ecosystem
Da niche
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Question 1936
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The part of the brain that controls heart beat and breathing is the
Aolfactory lobe
Bcerebellum
Ccerebral hemisphere
Dmedulla oblongata
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Question 1937
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The graph above shows the relationship between the body and atmospheric temperature for dog and lizard.
What is the most appropriate deduction that could be made from the graph?
ALizards are more likely to survive hazards than dogs
BBoth animals maintain a constant body temperature
CThe dog's body temperature is independent of the external temperature
DThe lizard's body temperature varies with that of the dog
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Question 1938
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When a short-sighted person views a distant object without spectacles, the image is formed
Aon the retina
Bin front of the retina
Cbehind the retina
Don the blind spot
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Question 1939
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The fleshy base of a flower to which the different floral parts are attached is known as
Acalyx
Bsepals
CReceptacle
Dhypothalamus
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Question 1940
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In animals, meiosis comes
Aafter fertilization
Bafter ever mitotic division
Cbefore fertilization
Dbefore every mitotic division
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Question 1941
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THe neural arch is labelled
AI
BII
CIII
DIV
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Question 1942
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The vertebra illustrated is
Alumbar
Bthoracic
Ccaudal
Dcervical
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Question 1943
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Which of the following waste products in plants is excreted through the stomata and lenticels?
ACarbondioxide
BAlkaloids
CTannins
DAnthocyanins
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Question 1944
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A circulatory system that does not allow mixing of oxygenated and de-oxygenated blood in mammalian heart is referred to as
Aopen
Bhaemocoelic
Csingle
Dclosed
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Question 1945
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The part labelled j is called
Aporosimeter
Bpotometer
Cmanometer
Dauxanometer
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Question 1946
jamb1994
The most appropriate title for the set up is
Aquantitative measurement of respiration in plants and animals
Bmeasurement of respiratory rates in living organisms
Ccomparison between photosynthesis and respiration
Dcomparison of respiratory rates in plants and animals
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Question 1947
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The process by which a red blood cell placed in distilled water absorbs water until it burst and releases its contents into the surrounding is known as
Aosmosis
Bplasmolysis
Cturgidity
Dhaemolysis
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Question 1948
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The phloem parenchyma is sometimes used for
Afood storage
Bsupporting the stem
Cproduction of the sieve tube
Dtransporting water
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Question 1949
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The activity of ptyalin is likely to decrease with an increase in concentration of
Aoxygen
Bstarch
Cprotein
Dacid
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Question 1950
jamb1994
The nitrifying bacteria, Nitrosomonas, convert ammonia to
