(a) Intermittent growth (curve) ;
(b) Moulting / Ecdysis ;
(c) Ecdysone / moulting hormone ;
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What characteristics do mammalian lungs and the gills of bony fish have in common that enables them to exchange gases efficiently?
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What characteristics do mammalian lungs and the gills of bony fish have in common that enables them to exchange gases efficiently?
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What is the importance of chewing food?
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State two adaptation of herbivorous which enable them to digest cellulose?
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State two adaptation of herbivorous which enable them to digest cellulose?
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State the importance of the following features in gaseous exchange;
(i) The presence of cartilage in trachea and bronchi.
(ii) Alveoli, gill filaments and tracheoles being...
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State the importance of the following features in gaseous exchange;
(i) The presence of cartilage in trachea and bronchi.
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With a reason, name the organelles that would be found in large numbers in cell of secretory glands.
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With a reason, name the organelles that would be found in large numbers in cell of secretory glands.
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The table provided below shows stomata distribution on leaves A and B and their surface area.
(a) Identify the habitats of the plant from which leaf...
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The table provided below shows stomata distribution on leaves A and B and their surface area.
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(b) Give a reason for your answer in (a) above.
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Distinguish between Blood plasma and serum.
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State three sites of gaseous exchange in mesophytes.
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The diagram below shows an experiment on germination peas.
a) (i) What changes are observable at the end of the experiment?
(ii) Give the reason the...
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The diagram below shows an experiment on germination peas.
a) (i) What changes are observable at the end of the experiment?
(ii) Give the reason the observation in a(i) above.
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Why does food stored in a refrigerator remain unspoiled longer than it does under ordinary conditions?
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Why does food stored in a refrigerator remain unspoiled longer than it does under ordinary conditions?
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Explain how various human activities cause soil pollution.
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Explain how various human activities cause soil pollution.
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Describe the way by which terrestrial plants are adapted to living in arid and semi-arid ecosystems.
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Describe the way by which terrestrial plants are adapted to living in arid and semi-arid ecosystems.
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Describe the adaptations of wind pollinated flowers.
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Describe the adaptations of wind pollinated flowers.
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The diagram below represents one of the joints in the mammalian skeleton.
a) Name the type of joint shown in the diagram.
b) Name the parts labelled...
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The diagram below represents one of the joints in the mammalian skeleton.
a) Name the type of joint shown in the diagram.
b) Name the parts labelled Z and U
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The diagram below represent a seedling.
a) Name the structure labelled B
b) State the functions of the parts labelled A and C
c) Name the...
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The diagram below represent a seedling.
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b) State the functions of the parts labelled A and C
c) Name the type of germination exhibited by the seedling.
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The diagram below represents a transverse section of a young stem.
a) Name the parts labelled A and C on the diagram.
b) State the functions...
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The diagram below represents a transverse section of a young stem.
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b) State the functions of the parts labelled B, D and E
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State the function of goblet cells.
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State the function of goblet cells.
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The diagram below is a cross section through a part of human ileum.
a) i) Identify the structure drawn above.
ii) State the significance of the...
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The diagram below is a cross section through a part of human ileum.
a) i) Identify the structure drawn above.
ii) State the significance of the structure shown above.
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c) Give the functions of the part labelled B and C.
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Where does glycolysis take place in a cell ?
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Where does glycolysis take place in a cell ?
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