Day – High light intensity for photosynthesis producing sugars that increase Osmotic Pressure in guard cells thus making them turgid leading to opening.
Night – No photosynthesis hence less sugars / sugars converted to starch – which is Osmotically inactive making guard cells flaccid thus closing;
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State four behavioural pattern or activities shown by terrestrial animals to their adaptations in habitats.
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State four behavioural pattern or activities shown by terrestrial animals to their adaptations in habitats.
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Pregnancy would persist after the expiry of the fifth month of pregnancy even if the two ovaries are surgically removed from the body of female...
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State the adaptive structural differences between nephrons of desert and fresh water animals.
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During cold weather, very small mammals eat more than their own weight of food per day whereas large mammals eat food which is only a...
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State the advantage of breeding seasons in Mammals other than Man?
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During a surgical operation, a doctor accidentally cut two blood vessels A and B. Out of blood vessel A, blood was spurting out while through...
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A student examining pond water came across a certain living organisms which he drew as shown below.
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State the circumstances in which more blood Sugar may be found in the hepatic portal vein than in any other blood vessels.
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A form three student came across two different types of fruits which are described as follows
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A form three student came across two different types of fruits which are described as follows:
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State a way in which size is an important factor in temperature regulation in Mammals.
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State a way in which size is an important factor in temperature regulation in Mammals.
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The diagram below is that of a gill of a fish.
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The diagram below is that of a gill of a fish.
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The table below shows how variation in environmental temperature relate to the body temperatures of two different types of animals A and B.
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The table below shows how variation in environmental temperature relate to the body temperatures of two different types of animals A and B.
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The diagram below shows an experiment set up using a seedling enclosed in a desk box with a hole on one side at the beginning...
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The diagram below shows an experiment set up using a seedling enclosed in a desk box with a hole on one side at the beginning of the experiment and after five days of growth.
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The rates of gaseous exchange by different respiratory surfaces of plants were determined and recorded in the table below.
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The rates of gaseous exchange by different respiratory surfaces of plants were determined and recorded in the table below.
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The figure below shows a model which was used by a group of Form 2 students to show the effect of or action of intercostal...
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(ii) String B is pulled tight.
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