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Question 31
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Which of the following traits is not inheritable? Ability to

Ataste P.T.C
Broll the tongue
Cmove the ear
Droll the eyeball
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Question 32
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An individual found a strange bird that is tagged as an endangered specie. What should the individual do?

AKill it
BTake it to an aquatic environment
CReturn it to its natural habitat
DSell it at a very high price
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Question 33
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The two sources of energy that would mostly lead to pollution in the community are 

Asolar and kerosene
Bcoal and wind
Ckerosene and coal
Dsolar and wind
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Question 34
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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 35
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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 36
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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 37
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An environmental problem caused by Sulphur (IV) oxide is 

Aacid rain
Bdeforestation
Cglobal warming
DErosion
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Question 38
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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 39
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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 40
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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 41
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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 42
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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 43
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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 44
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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 45
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Sunlight is the major source of 

AVitamin D
Bvitamin C
Cvitamin B
Dvitamin A
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Question 46
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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 47
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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 48
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 The element required for chlorophyll formation in plants is 

AIron
BCalcium
CPhosphorus
DSulphur
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Question 49
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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 50
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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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