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Class 9 · Biology · Tissues
What is areolar tissue and where is it found?
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Class 9 · Biology · Tissues
Name the four types of animal tissue and state one function of each.
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Class 9 · Biology · Waste Generation and Management
What is vermicomposting and state two of its advantages.
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Class 9 · Biology · The Respiratory System
Name the organs of the human respiratory system in the order in which air passes through them.
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Class 9 · Biology · Tissues
What is a tissue? Name the two types of plant tissue.
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Class 9 · Biology · Pollination and Fertilisation
State three adaptations of an insect-pollinated flower.
3 marksMediumShort answer
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Class 9 · Biology · Tissues
Name the components of xylem and of phloem.
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Class 9 · Biology · Tissues
Name the two conducting tissues of plants and state the function and direction of flow in each.
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Class 9 · Biology · Health and Hygiene
State four ways of preventing the spread of water-borne diseases.
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Class 9 · Biology · Basic Biology: The Cell
Why is the plasma membrane described as selectively permeable?
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Class 9 · Biology · Waste Generation and Management
What is waste? Name three sources of waste in a town.
2 marksEasyShort answer
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Class 9 · Biology · Pollination and Fertilisation
Name three contrivances by which plants avoid self-pollination.
3 marksMediumShort answer
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Class 9 · Biology · The Nutrition
Name the deficiency disease caused by a lack of vitamin A, vitamin C and vitamin D, and one source of each vitamin.
3 marksMediumStructured
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Class 9 · Biology · Pollination and Fertilisation
Describe the process of fertilisation in a flowering plant.
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Class 9 · Biology · Waste Generation and Management
Distinguish between biodegradable and non-biodegradable waste, with two examples of each.
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Class 9 · Biology · Waste Generation and Management
What is a sanitary landfill, and how does it differ from an open dump?
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Class 9 · Biology · The Skeleton and Movement
Name the two main divisions of the human skeleton and the bones each contains.
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Class 9 · Biology · Basic Biology: The Cell
What is the function of the cell wall, and what is it made of in a plant and in a fungus?
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Class 9 · Biology · Basic Biology: The Cell
What is protoplasm, and why is it called the physical basis of life?
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Class 9 · Biology · Basic Biology: The Cell
State two functions of the nucleus.
3 marksMediumShort answer