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In a family with four children three were found to have normal skin pigmentation while one was an albino. Using letter A to represent gene...
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In a family with four children three were found to have normal skin pigmentation while one was an albino. Using letter A to represent gene for normal skin pigmentation and a to represent the gene for albinism.
(a) What are the possible genotypes of the parents?
(b) Work out the genotypic ratio of their children.
(c) Apart from albinism, name two disorders that are genetically inherited in human beings.
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The diagram below shows the exchange of gases in the alveolus. Study it and answer the questions that follow.
(a) Name the gases named F and...
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The diagram below shows the exchange of gases in the alveolus. Study it and answer the questions that follow.
(a) Name the gases named F and B.
(b) State the importance of the gas marked B in the tissue.
(c) Name the parts marked K and P.
(d) State the adaptations of the alveolus to its function.
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State four functions of bones in mammals.
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State four functions of bones in mammals.
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The diagram below shows a bean seeding pinned in a klinostat. Study the diagram and then answer the questions that follow.
Account for the observation made...
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The diagram below shows a bean seeding pinned in a klinostat. Study the diagram and then answer the questions that follow.
Account for the observation made after 48 hours with the klinostat moving.
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Explain why the number of predators in any ecosystem is always less than the number of preys.
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Explain why the number of predators in any ecosystem is always less than the number of preys.
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What is the meaning of a phrase “biological control of a population”?
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What is the meaning of a phrase “biological control of a population”?
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Distinguish between intraspecific and interspecific competition.
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Distinguish between intraspecific and interspecific competition.
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A student collected a bone from the school garden. The bone was measuring 45 cm. He drew the bone in his book and his diagram...
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A student collected a bone from the school garden. The bone was measuring 45 cm. He drew the bone in his book and his diagram was 9 cm long.Calculate the magnification of his drawing.
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Study the diagram of the nephron below and then answer the questions that follow.
(a) Name the structures labelled S and R.
(b) When some...
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Study the diagram of the nephron below and then answer the questions that follow.
(a) Name the structures labelled S and R.
(b) When some pressure is applied at W, a fluid appears at V. Name the fluid formed at V.
(c) State the structural difference between structure labelled Q and the one labelled U.
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Explain the role of vasodilation in thermoregulation.
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Explain the role of vasodilation in thermoregulation.
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List four differences between aerobic respiration and photosynthesis.
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List four differences between aerobic respiration and photosynthesis.
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In a body of fish, water flows along the gill filament in a direction opposite that of the blood.Explain the importance of this.
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In a body of fish, water flows along the gill filament in a direction opposite that of the blood.Explain the importance of this.
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Describe the influence of auxin on the shoot and root responses in seedling lying horizontally.
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Describe the influence of auxin on the shoot and root responses in seedling lying horizontally.
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Describe the characteristics and functions of the three types of muscle found in mammalian body.
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Describe the characteristics and functions of the three types of muscle found in mammalian body.
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In an ecological study a grass hopper population and that of crows was estimated in a certain grass land area over a period of
one year....
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In an ecological study a grass hopper population and that of crows was estimated in a certain grass land area over a period of
one year. The results are as shown in the table below.
a) i) What is the relationship between the rainfall and grasshoppers population?
ii) Account for the relationship stated in a (i) above
b) Explain the relationship between the grasshopper and the crows population.
c) If the data was used in the construction of pyramid of numbers, what would be the trophic level of:
i) Grasshopper
ii) Crows
iii) The grass in the study area
d) If the area studied was on a square kilometer, state
i) One method that could have been used to estimate the grasshopper population.
ii) One method that could have been used to estimate the crows population.
e) Suggest what would happen if a predator for grasshoppers entered the study area.
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Give the function of the oesophagus in digestion.
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Give the function of the oesophagus in digestion.
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Name an enzyme that is found in the saliva of man and state its function.
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Name an enzyme that is found in the saliva of man and state its function.
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State two mechanism that hinders self pollination in flowering plants.
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State two mechanism that hinders self pollination in flowering plants.
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Define Turgidity.
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Define Turgidity.
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The diagram below represents a set-up to investigate a certain physiological process.
After some time the level of sugar solution was observed to have risen.
a) What...
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The diagram below represents a set-up to investigate a certain physiological process.
After some time the level of sugar solution was observed to have risen.
a) What physiological process was being investigated.
b) Account for the rise in the level of sugar solution.
c) Suggest the result that would be observed if the experiment was repeated using a piece of boiled potato.
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