- Ecdysone hormone stimulates moulting or shedding of adult cuticles
- Juvenile hormone stimulates maintenance of larval characteristics
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State three aspects that can be used to estimate growth in seedlings
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State four reasons why water is significant in seed germination.
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State four reasons why water is significant in seed germination.
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What is meant by the term apical dominance?
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What is meant by the term apical dominance?
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State three factors that contribute to the deceleration phase in the population curve of an organism.
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State three factors that contribute to the deceleration phase in the population curve of an organism.
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In an experiment the shoot tip of a young tomato plant was decapitated as shown in the diagram below.
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In an experiment the shoot tip of a young tomato plant was decapitated as shown in the diagram below.
(a) State the expected results after 2 weeks.
(b) Give a reason for your answer in (a) above
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Name a growth inhibitor in seeds.
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Name a growth inhibitor in seeds.
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Account for the following phases of a sigmoid curve of a growth of an organism (a) Lag phase (b) Plateau phase
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Account for the following phases of a sigmoid curve of a growth of an organism (a) Lag phase (b) Plateau phase
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(a) State two environmental conditions that cause seed dormancy
(b) Name the part of a bean that elongates to bring about epigeal germination.
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(a) State two environmental conditions that cause seed dormancy
(b) Name the part of a bean that elongates to bring about epigeal germination.
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(a) Distinguish between epigeal and hypogeal germination.
(b) Why is oxygen necessary in the germination of seeds?
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(a) Distinguish between epigeal and hypogeal germination.
(b) Why is oxygen necessary in the germination of seeds?
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Name three factors in seeds that cause dormancy.
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Name three factors in seeds that cause dormancy.
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State four applications of plant hormones in agriculture.
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State four applications of plant hormones in agriculture.
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During germination and early growth, the day weight of the endosperm decreases while that of the embryo increases. Explain
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During germination and early growth, the day weight of the endosperm decreases while that of the embryo increases. Explain
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The diagram below represents a set up to investigate the conditions necessary for seed germination.
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The diagram below represents a set up to investigate the conditions necessary for seed germination.
The set up was left for 7 days.
(a) What conditions were being investigated in the experiment?
(b) State three reasons for soaking seeds in set ups A and B.
(c) What were the expected results after seven days
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State two advantages of metarmorphosis to the life of insects.
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State two advantages of metarmorphosis to the life of insects.
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A student set up an experiment as shown in the diagram below.
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A student set up an experiment as shown in the diagram below.
The set up was at room temperature for a week.
(a) What was the aim of the experiment?
(b) What would be the expected results at the end of the experiment.
(c) Account for the observation made in set up A.
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The diagram below represents human foetus in a uterus.
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The diagram below represents human foetus in a uterus.
(a) Name the part labeled S.
(b)(i) Name the types of blood vessels found in the structures labeled Q.
(ii) State the differences in composition of blood found in the vessels named in (b) above
(c) Name two features that enable the structure labelled P carry out its function
(d) State the role of the part labeled R.
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State three differences between the end products of mitosis and meiosis
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State three differences between the end products of mitosis and meiosis
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State two functions of the placenta in mammals.
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State two functions of the placenta in mammals.
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How is the human sperm cell structurally specialized?
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How is the human sperm cell structurally specialized?
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Name two substances that leaves the foetal blood through the placenta.
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Name two substances that leaves the foetal blood through the placenta.
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