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Question 4166:
I. High birth rate and high immigration rate<br/>II. Low birth rate and high immigration rate<br/>III. Low mortality rate and low emigration rate<br/>IV. High mortality rate and high emigration rate.<br/><br/>Which combination of the above can cause rapid over-crowding in climax biotic communities and human settlements?
  • A II and III
  • B I and III
  • C I and IV
  • D I and II
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Question 4167:
The number of plant species obtained from a population study of a garden is as follows: <i>Guinea grass</i> (15), <i>Ipomoea spp</i> (5), <i>Sida spp</i> (7) and <i>Imperata spp</i> (23)<br/><br/>What is the percentage of occurrence of <i>Imperata spp?</i>
  • A 35%
  • B 16%
  • C 46%
  • D 23%
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Question 4168:
When a marine fish was taken from the ocean and put in a tank of fresh water, it died after a short period because?
  • A The tank was too small compared to the large-ocean
  • B The body cells of the fish swelled and burst as a result of the hypotonic fresh water
  • C The body cells of the fish shrank as their sap was hypertonic to the freshwater
  • D There was no food in the tank, so the fish starved
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Question 4169:
If a DNA strand has a base sequence TCA, its complementary strand must be?
  • A ATG
  • B TAG
  • C GAT
  • D AGT
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Question 4170:
The appendicular skeleton is composed of the pectoral girdle?
  • A Pelvic girdle, fore and hind limbs
  • B Pelvic girdle and fore limbs
  • C Lumbar vertebrae and pelvic girdle
  • D Lumbar vertebrae, fore and hind limbs
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