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Which of the following instruments is used to measure relative humidity?
AHydrometer
BThermometer
CHygrometer
DAnemometer
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Question 42
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The vector of the malaria parasite is
Afemale Aedes mosquito
Bfemale Anopheles mosquito
Cmale Culex mosquito
Dfemale Culex mosquito
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Question 43
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The interaction of a community of organisms with its abiotic environment constitutes
Aniche
Ba food chain
Can ecosystem
Da mirohabitat
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Question 44
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Which of the following is a feature of the population pyramid of a developing country?
Along lifespan
Blow birth rate
Clow death rate
Dshort lifespan
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Question 45
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An example of a filter -feeding animal is
Ashark
Bbutterfly
Cwhale
Dmosquito
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Question 46
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In an experiment to determine the percentage of humus and water in a soil sample, the following results were obtained
Weight of the evaporating basin al>
Weight of basin and soil = 101.5g
Weight after drying the soil in the oven = 99.0g
Weight of basin and roasted soil = 95.5g
The percentage of humus in the soil sample is
A16.7%
B17.6%
C26.7%
D16.2%
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Question 47
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In nature, plants and animals are perpetually engaged in mutualism because
Athey are rivals
Ball animals rely on food produced by plants
Cthey utilize respiratory wastes of each other
Dthey are neighbours
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Question 48
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The type of asexual reproduction that is common to both Paramecium and protists is
Abudding
Bsporulation
Cfragmentation
Dfission
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Question 49
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The sequence of the one-way gaseous exchange mechanism in a fish is
Aoperculum → gills → mouth
Bgills → operculum → mouth
Cmouth → operculum → gils
Dmouth → gills → operculum
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Question 50
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Which of the following organs regulates the levels of water, salts , hydrogen ions and urea in the mammalian blood?
ALiver
BKidney
CBladder
DColon
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Question 51
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The vascular tissues in higher plants are responsible for
Athe movement of food and water
Bsuction pressure
Ctranspiration pull
Dthe transport of gases and water
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Question 52
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The movement response of a cockroach away from a light source can be described as
Apositive phototaxism
Bnegative phototaxism
Cnegative phototropism
Dpositive phototropism
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Question 53
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The path followed by air as it passes through the lungs in mammals is
Atrachea → bronchi → bronchioles → alveoli
Bbronchi → trachea → alveoli → bronchioles
Ctrachea → bronchioles → alveoli
Dbronchioles → alveoli → bronchi →trachea
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Question 54
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The part of the mammalian ear responsible for the maintenance of balance is the
Acochlea
Bpinna
Cperilymph
Dvestibular system
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Question 55
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Use the following information to answer the question below.
I. Test tube containing cane sugar and water . ll. Test tube containing cane sugar and diluted acid. III. Test tube containing cane sugar and its degrading enzyme .
The enzyme involved in the hydrolysis is
Arennin
Berepsin
Csucrase
Dmaltase
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Question 56
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Use the following information to answer the question below.
I. Test tube containing cane sugar and water . ll. Test tube containing cane sugar and diluted acid. III. Test tube containing cane sugar and its degrading enzyme .
In which of the test tubes will glucose be detected after complete hydrolysis?
Al and ll only
Bll and lll only
Cl only
Dl, ll and lll
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Question 57
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I. Parasitism → Sundew. ll. Autotrophism →Amoeba. III. Saprophytism → Alga. IV Heterotrophism → Agama.
Which of the above modes of nutrition is correctly matched with the organism that exhibits it?
All
Blll
ClV
Dl
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Question 58
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In mammals, the exchange of nutrients and metabolic products occurs in the
Alungs
Boesophagus
Ctrachea
Dlymph
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Question 59
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The ability of living organism to detect and respond to changes in the environment is referred to as
Alocomotion
Birritability
Cgrowth
Dtaxis
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Question 60
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The conversion of a nutrient into a molecule in the body of a consumer is referred to as
