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What is the term for the symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits and the other is harmed?

  • A Mutualism
  • B Commensalism
  • C Amensalism
  • D Parasitism
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Correct Answer: Option D — Parasitism
Explanation: Parasitism is a symbiotic relationship where one organism the parasite benefits at the expense of the other the host causing it harm such as tapeworms in the intestines.
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What is the term for two identical alleles for a trait in an organism?

  • A Homozygous
  • B Heterozygous
  • C Carrier
  • D Codominant
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Correct Answer: Option A — Homozygous
Explanation: Homozygous describes an organism that has two identical alleles for a particular gene either both dominant or both recessive determining the trait expressed in the phenotype.
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Which blood group is known as the universal recipient?

  • A O negative
  • B AB positive
  • C A positive
  • D B positive
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Correct Answer: Option B — AB positive
Explanation: AB positive blood group is the universal recipient because individuals with this blood type can receive blood from donors of any ABO and Rh blood group.
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What is the term for a group of similar cells performing a specific function?

  • A Tissue
  • B Organ
  • C System
  • D Organelle
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Correct Answer: Option A — Tissue
Explanation: Tissue consists of a collection of similar cells working together to perform a specific function within an organism. Examples include muscle tissue for movement, nervous tissue for signal transmission, and epithelial tissue for protection.
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Which type of plant reproduction involves new plants growing from cuttings runners or bulbs?

  • A Pollination
  • B Fertilisation
  • C Seed dispersal
  • D Vegetative propagation
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Correct Answer: Option D — Vegetative propagation
Explanation: Vegetative propagation is a form of asexual reproduction where new plants grow from vegetative parts such as cuttings runners bulbs or tubers without the need for seeds or flowers.
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What is the name of the pigment in red blood cells that carries oxygen?

  • A Melanin
  • B Chlorophyll
  • C Haemoglobin
  • D Myoglobin
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Correct Answer: Option C — Haemoglobin
Explanation: Haemoglobin is the iron-containing protein in red blood cells that binds to oxygen in the lungs and transports it to tissues throughout the body for cellular respiration.
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Which human body system removes metabolic waste products from the blood?

  • A Digestive system
  • B Respiratory system
  • C Excretory system
  • D Muscular system
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Correct Answer: Option C — Excretory system
Explanation: The excretory system, including the kidneys, bladder, and associated organs, filters metabolic waste products such as urea from the blood and eliminates them from the body as urine, maintaining internal chemical balance.
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What is the scientific name for the study of classification of organisms?

  • A Morphology
  • B Ecology
  • C Taxonomy
  • D Physiology
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Correct Answer: Option C — Taxonomy
Explanation: Taxonomy is the branch of biology dealing with the classification identification and naming of organisms into a hierarchical system of kingdoms phyla classes orders families genera and species.
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Which part of the brain controls vital involuntary functions such as breathing heart rate and blood pressure?

  • A Cerebrum
  • B Cerebellum
  • C Thalamus
  • D Medulla oblongata
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Correct Answer: Option D — Medulla oblongata
Explanation: The medulla oblongata located in the brainstem regulates vital involuntary functions including breathing heart rate blood pressure and reflexes essential for survival.
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What is the term for all the populations of different species living and interacting in the same area?

  • A Community
  • B Population
  • C Biosphere
  • D Ecosystem
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Correct Answer: Option A — Community
Explanation: A community is an assemblage of populations of different species that live and interact in the same geographical area at a given time sharing resources and affecting each other.
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Who discovered the double helix structure of DNA?

  • A Charles Darwin and Gregor Mendel
  • B Robert Hooke and Anton van Leeuwenhoek
  • C James Watson and Francis Crick
  • D Louis Pasteur and Robert Koch
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Correct Answer: Option C — James Watson and Francis Crick
Explanation: James Watson and Francis Crick discovered the double helix structure of DNA in 1953 using X-ray diffraction data from Rosalind Franklin and Maurice Wilkins.
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Which type of RNA brings amino acids to the ribosome during protein synthesis?

  • A mRNA
  • B rRNA
  • C tRNA
  • D snRNA
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Correct Answer: Option C — tRNA
Explanation: Transfer RNA or tRNA is responsible for bringing specific amino acids to the ribosome during translation each tRNA has an anticodon that matches a codon on the mRNA.
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What is the term for a substance that triggers an immune response in the body?

  • A Antibody
  • B Enzyme
  • C Antigen
  • D Hormone
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Correct Answer: Option C — Antigen
Explanation: An antigen is any substance usually a protein on the surface of a pathogen that is recognised as foreign by the immune system and triggers the production of specific antibodies.
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What is the function of the Golgi apparatus in a cell?

  • A Energy production
  • B Protein synthesis
  • C DNA replication
  • D Modifying packaging and dispatching proteins
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Correct Answer: Option D — Modifying packaging and dispatching proteins
Explanation: The Golgi apparatus modifies sorts and packages proteins and lipids received from the endoplasmic reticulum and dispatches them to their correct destinations inside or outside the cell.
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What is the term for the variety of life on Earth including all species ecosystems and genetic variation?

  • A Evolution
  • B Biodiversity
  • C Ecology
  • D Taxonomy
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Correct Answer: Option B — Biodiversity
Explanation: Biodiversity refers to the variety of life on Earth at all levels including genetic diversity species diversity and ecosystem diversity and is essential for ecosystem stability.
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Which human body system is responsible for producing hormones?

  • A Nervous system
  • B Skeletal system
  • C Endocrine system
  • D Muscular system
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Correct Answer: Option C — Endocrine system
Explanation: The endocrine system consists of glands that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream to regulate processes such as growth, metabolism, and reproduction. Key glands include the pituitary, thyroid, adrenal glands, and pancreas.
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What is the term for organisms that maintain a stable internal environment despite external changes?

  • A Homeostasis
  • B Adaptation
  • C Metabolism
  • D Evolution
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Correct Answer: Option A — Homeostasis
Explanation: Homeostasis is the ability of living organisms to maintain stable internal conditions such as body temperature blood glucose and pH despite changes in the external environment.
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Which type of tissue in plants transports water and minerals from roots to leaves?

  • A Phloem
  • B Cambium
  • C Epidermis
  • D Xylem
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Correct Answer: Option D — Xylem
Explanation: Xylem is the vascular tissue in plants that transports water and dissolved minerals from the roots upward through the stem to the leaves through a process driven by transpiration.
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What is the term for a species introduced to a new environment that causes ecological harm?

  • A Endemic species
  • B Invasive species
  • C Native species
  • D Keystone species
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Correct Answer: Option B — Invasive species
Explanation: Invasive species are non-native organisms introduced into new ecosystems, often outcompeting native species for resources and disrupting established ecological balance. They can cause significant economic and environmental damage without natural predators to control them.
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What is the term for the movement of populations of organisms from one region to another seasonally?

  • A Migration
  • B Hibernation
  • C Aestivation
  • D Dormancy
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Correct Answer: Option A — Migration
Explanation: Migration is the seasonal movement of animals from one region to another typically following food availability and climate changes as seen in birds fish and wildebeest.
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