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-Divergent evolution refers to a situation where by organisms that are believed to have
had a common ancestral origin have homologous structures which have been modified to suit different environments;
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- Give two factors that determine water reabsorption in the distal convoluted tubule(Solved)
Give two factors that determine water reabsorption in the distal convoluted tubule
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- Distinguish between the struggle for existence and survival for the fittest as used in the theory of natural selection(Solved)
Distinguish between the struggle for existence and survival for the fittest as used in the theory of natural selection
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- State any two similarities in structure between Homo erectus and Homo Sapiens(Solved)
State any two similarities in structure between Homo erectus and Homo Sapiens
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- State role of cardiac sphincter in the stomach.(Solved)
State role of cardiac sphincter in the stomach.
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- Distinguish between camouflage and mimicry.(Solved)
Distinguish between camouflage and mimicry.
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- Give two examples of adaptive radiation in animals. (Solved)
Give two examples of adaptive radiation in animals.
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- Name one method that would be used to estimate the population of small fish in the ecosystem(Solved)
Name one method that would be used to estimate the population of small fish in the ecosystem
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- State the role of Leguminous plants in an ecosystem(Solved)
State the role of Leguminous plants in an ecosystem
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- State three disadvantages of using synthetic pesticides over Biological control.(Solved)
State three disadvantages of using synthetic pesticides over Biological control.
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- Describe how a population of grasshoppers in a given area can be estimated(Solved)
Describe how a population of grasshoppers in a given area can be estimated
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- Explain how food as a factor regulates the population of animals in an ecosystem(Solved)
Explain how food as a factor regulates the population of animals in an ecosystem
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- Apart from mere observation of actual feeding suggest two methods that can be used to determine the type of food eaten by animals(Solved)
Apart from mere observation of actual feeding suggest two methods that can be used to determine the type of food eaten by animals
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- What are the two main components of an ecosystem?(Solved)
What are the two main components of an ecosystem?
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- To estimate the population size of crabs in a certain lagoon, traps were laid at random. 400 crabs
were caught, marked and released back into the...(Solved)
To estimate the population size of crabs in a certain lagoon, traps were laid at random. 400 crabs
were caught, marked and released back into the lagoon. Four days later, traps were laid again and
360 crabs were caught. Out of the 360crabs, 90 were found to have been marked
(i) Calculate the population size of the crabs in the lagoon
(ii) What is the name given to this method of estimating the population size
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- What do you understand by the term trophic level?(Solved)
What do you understand by the term trophic level?
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- A fish farmer wanted to know the number of fish in a pond. He collected 10 fish from the pond
and labeled each, by a tag...(Solved)
A fish farmer wanted to know the number of fish in a pond. He collected 10 fish from the pond
and labeled each, by a tag label on its fin and returned the ten fish to the pond to mix with
other fish . When he later collected 50 fish from the pond, he found only four of them had labels
a) Estimate the total number of fish in the pond (show your workings)
b) What two assumptions are being made in this methods of estimating population
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- An investigation was carried out on a terrestrial ecosystem. The population sizes and species biomass were determined and recorded as shown in the table...(Solved)
An investigation was carried out on a terrestrial ecosystem. The population sizes and species
biomass were determined and recorded as shown in the table
a) If these organisms had a feeding relationship, construct a simple food chain involving all the organisms
b) Construct pyramid of numbers using the data provided above
c) State one disadvantage of using pyramid of number in expressing feeding relationships in ecological ecosystem
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- In a certain school Form three class did an experiment to estimate the number of Tilapia
in their fish pond. 725 tilapia were netted marked and...(Solved)
In a certain school Form three class did an experiment to estimate the number of Tilapia
in their fish pond. 725 tilapia were netted marked and released.
a) State the method used in this exercise
b) Calculate the tilapia population.
c) State two assumptions made by the students during the investigation
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- Use the food web below to answer the questions that follow:-
(a) Construct a food chain ending with crocodile as a quartenary consumer
(b) Name the organisms...(Solved)
Use the food web below to answer the questions that follow:-
(a) Construct a food chain ending with crocodile as a quartenary consumer
(b) Name the organisms in the food web hat has only one predator
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- Explain how oil as a pollutant may affect aquatic plants and animals.(Solved)
Explain how oil as a pollutant may affect aquatic plants and animals.
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