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Question 11
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A good site for secondary succession would be

Aa sand dune
Ba bare rock
Ca land that has just had forest fire
Da stretch of barren land
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Question 12
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The number of individuals that the environment can support over a long period of time is its

Agrowth rate
Btotal capacity
Cpopulation capacity
Dcarrying capacity
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Question 13
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The teeth which are absent in the young of the organism whose dentition is shown above is labelled

AW
BX
CY
DZ
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Question 14
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The diagrams below show the dentition of an organism. The function of the teeth labelled X is for

Abiting and grasping
Bchewing and grinding
Ctearing and grasping
Dchewing and tearing
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Question 15
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The diagram above shows the dentition of an organism. What organism is this?

Arabbit
Bcat
Cfrog
Dman
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Question 16
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Which of the following function is associated with calcium in plants? Formation of

Acell wall
Bribosomes
Cproteins
Dcell membrane
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Question 17
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Which of the following processes are associated with photosynthesis? I. Energy from sunlight is absorbed   II. Carbon dioxide is evolved   III. Oxygen is given off   IV. Glucose is synthesized

AI and II only
BI, II and IV only
CI, III and IV only
DI, II, III and IV
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Question 18
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The complex energy-rich organic matter which living organisms need for life is

Awater
Bair
Cfood
Dmineral salts
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Question 19
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Which of the following types of placentation is not common amongst syncarpous pistils?

AMarginal
BAxile
CParietal
DFree central
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Question 20
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In the diagram of the human sperm above, the function of the part labelled II is to 

Afuse the ovum during fertilization
Bgenerate the energy for the sperm to swim to the fallopian tube
Chelp the sperm to swim forward
Ddissolve the membrane of the egg during fertilization
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Question 21
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The diagram above is an illustration of the human sperm. The part labelled I is the

Aacrosome
Bnucleus
Cmitochondrion
Dtail
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Question 22
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When viewing an object that is close to the human eye, the

Aeye lens becomes thin
Bciliary muscles relax
Csuspensory lens become taut
Deye lens becomes fat
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Question 23
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Which of the following sequences is the correct route of the transmission of impulses along a reflex arc?

A\(Receptor\to sensory neuron \to synapse \to intermediate neuron \to synapse \to motor neuron \to effector\)
B\(Receptor \to motor neuron \to synapse \to intermediate neuron \to synapse \to sensory neuron \to effector\)
C\(Effector \to intermediate neuron \to synapse \to motor neuron \to synapse \to sensory neuron \to receptor\)
D\(Effector \to motor neuron \to synapse \to sensory neuron \to synapse \to intermediate neuron \to receptor\)
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Question 24
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Which of the following glands also serves as an exocrine gland?

AOvary
BPancreas
CAdrenal
DThyroid
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Question 25
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Deamination of amino acids in the liver produces 

Ablood sugar
Bglycogen
Cbile
Durea
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Question 26
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The diagram above is an illustration of the urinary tubule in a mammal. Which of the following substances is greater in concentration in the part labelled IV when compared to that part labelled I?

ALipid
BGlucose
CUrea
DUric acid
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Question 27
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The diagram above is an illustration of the urinary tubule in a mammal. The part which contains lowest concentration of urea is labelled

AI
BII
CIII
DIV
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Question 28
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The diagram above is an illustration of the urinary tubule in a mammal. Which of the following substances is found in the part labelled II only?

ALipid
BGlucose
CUrea
DUric acid
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Question 29
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Which of the following actions does not occur during exhalation in man?

AThoracic cavity decreases in volume
BDiaphragm flattens
CRibs move down and in
DAir pressure increases in the thoracic cavity
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Question 30
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The diagram above illustrates the transverse section of a

Adicotyledonous root
Bmonocotyledonous root
Cdicotyledonous stem
Dmonocotyledonous stem
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