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501

Which warm-blooded animal group nourishes its young with milk and typically gives birth to live young?

  • ABirds
  • BReptiles
  • CAmphibians
  • DMammals
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Correct Answer: Option D — Mammals
Explanation: Mammals are warm-blooded vertebrates that nourish their young with milk secreted from mammary glands most give birth to live young and have body hair or fur.
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502

Which type of animal can live both on land and in water, such as frogs and toads?

  • AReptiles
  • BMammals
  • CAmphibians
  • DFish
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Correct Answer: Option C — Amphibians
Explanation: Amphibians are cold-blooded animals adapted to live both on land and in water breathing through gills as larvae and developing lungs as adults examples include frogs toads and salamanders.
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503

Which type of joint is found in the skull where bones are fixed together and allow no movement?

  • AFixed joint or suture
  • BBall and socket
  • CHinge joint
  • DGliding joint
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Correct Answer: Option A — Fixed joint or suture
Explanation: Fixed joints called sutures are found in the skull where bones are tightly interlocked by fibrous tissue allowing no movement providing protection to the brain.
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504

Which everyday substance when mixed with water forms a solution that conducts electricity?

  • ASugar
  • BTable salt
  • CSand
  • DOil
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Correct Answer: Option B — Table salt
Explanation: Table salt sodium chloride dissolves in water and dissociates into positively charged sodium ions and negatively charged chloride ions which allow electric current to flow through the solution.
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505

Which phenomenon explains why distant mountains sometimes appear bluish in colour?

  • AReflection from ocean
  • BMountain mineral colour
  • CLight absorption by plants
  • DAtmospheric scattering of light
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Correct Answer: Option D — Atmospheric scattering of light
Explanation: Distant mountains appear bluish because of atmospheric scattering where air molecules and particles scatter shorter blue wavelengths of light more effectively creating a blue haze over distances.
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506

Which everyday process involves the removal of dissolved impurities from water by passing it through a bed of sand and gravel?

  • AChlorination
  • BReverse osmosis
  • CDistillation
  • DFiltration through sand beds
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Correct Answer: Option D — Filtration through sand beds
Explanation: Sand bed filtration passes water through layers of sand and gravel that trap suspended particles and some bacteria providing one of the main stages in drinking water treatment.
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507

Which property of a magnet means it will always realign itself to point in a north-south direction if freely suspended?

  • ADirective property
  • BMagnetic flux
  • CMagnetic polarity
  • DMagnetic saturation
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Correct Answer: Option A — Directive property
Explanation: The directive property of a magnet means that when freely suspended it aligns itself along the Earth's magnetic field pointing in a north-south direction making it useful as a compass.
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508

Which common household acid is found in vinegar and gives it its sour taste and smell?

  • ASulfuric acid
  • BAcetic acid
  • CHydrochloric acid
  • DCitric acid
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Correct Answer: Option B — Acetic acid
Explanation: Acetic acid also known as ethanoic acid is the organic acid present in vinegar typically at a concentration of 4 to 8 percent giving it its characteristic sour taste.
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509

Which process in plants involves losing water vapour through stomata helping in cooling and nutrient transport?

  • ATranspiration
  • BPhotosynthesis
  • CRespiration
  • DOsmosis
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Correct Answer: Option A — Transpiration
Explanation: Transpiration is the loss of water vapour from plant leaves through stomata which creates a suction force that helps pull water and nutrients up from the roots.
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510

Which part of the plant transports water and minerals from roots to leaves and food from leaves downward?

  • ARoot only
  • BLeaf only
  • CStem through xylem and phloem
  • DFlower only
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Correct Answer: Option C — Stem through xylem and phloem
Explanation: The stem contains xylem vessels that transport water and minerals upward from roots and phloem vessels that carry glucose produced during photosynthesis downward to other parts.
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