- It matures very fast;
- Show a variety of contrasting characteristics;
- Produces very many seeds;
- Can be self and cross pollinated;
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(b) Explain why the mass of the cylinders had increased.
Date posted: September 13, 2019. Answers (1)
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(b) Identify the parts labelled A.
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(a) Tadpole
(b) Grasshopper(Solved)
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(a) Tadpole
(b) Grasshopper
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The table below shows organisms in a given habitat.
a) Calculate the total number of producers.
(b) Name the organisms that could be both primary and secondary consumers.
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(a) Identify the above apparatus.
(b) State the function of the above apparatus.
(c) Name an apparatus...(Solved)
Study the diagram below and answer the questions that follow:
(a) Identify the above apparatus.
(b) State the function of the above apparatus.
(c) Name an apparatus that can be used for catching insects on barks of trees or rock surfaces.
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Below are photographs labeled B and C of organs obtained from different animals. The organs perform similar functions.Examine them and answer the questions that follow.
a) Name the organs B and C.
b) State the common functions performed by the organs stated above.
c) Name the parts labeled B1, B2 and B3 in the photograph B.
d) i) Identify the parts labeled K1,K2,and K3 in photography C
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You are provided with a photograph of F and M. Use them to answer the questions that follow
a) What type of flower is
i) F
ii) M
b) Name the agents of pollination for each.
c) State how each of them is adapted for the mode of pollination you have stated in (b) above.
d) Name parts labeled P,U,X and Y
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The diagram below indicates an organism that grows under shaded places with damp conditions. Study it and answer the questions that follow.
a) Name the division to which the specimen belongs.
b) Name the parts labeled Q, R and S.
c) State the functions of the parts labeled Q and S
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a) What condition is the person suffering from?
b) Why would such...(Solved)
The figure below shows blood of a person that was obtained after a test.
a) What condition is the person suffering from?
b) Why would such a person survive better in malaria prone areas than a normal person?
c) What is the disadvantage of acquiring such a condition?
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i) Give the evolutionary process that may have...(Solved)
The wings of a bird and those of a housefly adapt the two organisms to a boreal habitat.
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ii) What name is given to such structures?
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(b) Heart
(c) Knee
(d) Eye ball
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The diagram below illustrates a physiological process that occurs in the alimentary canal of man.
a) Name the process Q above
b) Explain the biological importance of the above process.
c) Name the substance that helps the process named (a) above.
Date posted: September 11, 2019. Answers (1)