Which of the following best describes the adaptation of the earthworm to its habitat?

A. Living in burrow during the day to prevent desiccation

B. Burrowing into soft soil to store food

C. Possession of segmented body to reduce movement

D. Possession of a few bristles for defence

Trypanosomiasis is associated with

A. cockcroach

B. mosquito

C. housefly

D. tsetse fly

The major reason why foods should be properly covered is that

A. micro-organisms in air would contaminate the food

B. hot foods cool off easily when properly covered

C. the taste of the food is maintained when covered

D. all water easily evaporates from uncovered food

Which of the following is not a means of conserving natural resources?

A. Establishment of national parks

B. Selective logging

C. Building of dams

D. Bush burning

Which of the following resources is non-renewable?

A. Forest

B. Wildlife

C. Mineral deposits

D. Water

Character which falls to express itself in the first filial generation but emerges in the second is

A. heterozygote

B. homozygote

C. dominant

D. recessive

The concept of use and disuse of parts was postulated by

A. Darwin

B. Larmarck

C. Miller

D. Wallace

Which of the following represents Mendel’s second law of inheritance? The factors for two pairs of contrasting
characters are

A. dependent on each other

B. on homologous chromosomes

C. allelomorphic

D. inherited independently of each other

Which of the following terms is not associated with fingerprint and classification?

A. Whorl

B. Contour

C. Arch

D. Loop

During blood transfusion, agglutination could be prevented if a patient having blood group O is given blood
from group

A. AB

B. A

C. O

D. B