So as to reduce the rate of stomatal transpiration (water loss). As you all know plants lose most of their water through the stomata which are on leaves. So to avoid loosing more water the leaves are shed.
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Describe how leaf is adapted to its function.
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Identity three type of skeleton found in multicellular animals.
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Describe the roles of hormones in growth and development in plants.
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Describe five basic components in homeostasis regulation.
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What is meant by the term internal environment in homeostasis.
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What is meant by the term internal environment in homeostasis.
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Define the term Homeostasis.
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State one factor within and one factor outside the seed that cause dormancy
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State one factor within and one factor outside the seed that cause dormancy
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Describe briefly how the impulse transmission occurs through the spinal cord.
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Describe briefly how the impulse transmission occurs through the spinal cord.
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During an ecological field work, a group of students caught 240 grasshoppers, marked them and then released them back to the study area. After one...
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During an ecological field work, a group of students caught 240 grasshoppers, marked them and then released them back to the study area. After one day they caught 160 grasshoppers and found that 40 were marked. Using the formula; P =F.C.M X S.C S.C.M Where P =Total population F.C.M = First capture marked S.C = Second capture S.C.M = Second capture marked.
a) Identify the method used to capture the grasshoppers
b)Name the instrument and chemical the students used to collect and mark the grasshoppers
c)State any one assumption the students made during the field work
d) The students observed the organisms and placed them into their correct phylum and class. Name the phylum and class
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A common species of rats has individuals with white, black or grey coats. During a study of a rat with white coat was crossed with...
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A common species of rats has individuals with white, black or grey coats. During a study of a rat with white coat was crossed with a rat with black coat. Both parents were pure lines. All the offspring in F1 generation had grey coats. Using letter B to represent the gene type for black coat and W for white coat, answer the questions that follow.
a) Suggest a reason to explain why there were no white or black rats in the F1 generation.
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c)Name one genetic disorder affecting the human eye
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Five factors/variables that determines the ecosystem function and structure.
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Five factors/variables that determines the ecosystem function and structure.
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Define resilience of an ecosystem.
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Define the term ecosystem modulators.
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State two types of feedback mechanisms found in an ecosystem
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Give Four importance of water in the body
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A diploid cell was observed to have 46 chromosomes. How many chromatids would the cell produce at the end of meiotic cell division?
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A diploid cell was observed to have 46 chromosomes. How many chromatids would the cell produce at the end of meiotic cell division?
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At what stage of mitosis do chromosomes replicate to form daughter chromatids?
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At what stage of mitosis do chromosomes replicate to form daughter chromatids?
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Can beans and lentils alone fulfill my daily protein requirement?
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Can beans and lentils alone fulfill my daily protein requirement?
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