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SS1: BIOLOGY - 2ND TERM

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  1. Cellular Respiration | Week 1
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    1 Quiz
  2. Excretion & Growth in Living Cells | Week 2
    4 Topics
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    1 Quiz
  3. Irritability | Week 3
    6 Topics
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    1 Quiz
  4. Reproduction of Organisms | Week 4
    5 Topics
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    1 Quiz
  5. Tissues and Supporting Systems | Week 5
    6 Topics
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    1 Quiz
  6. Animal Nutrition | Week 6
    6 Topics
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    1 Quiz
  7. Enzymes | Week 7
    1 Topic
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  8. Heterotrophic Nutrition | Week 8
    3 Topics
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    1 Quiz
  9. The Mammalian Dentition | Week 9
    3 Topics
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    1 Quiz
  10. Basic Ecological Concepts | Week 10
    3 Topics
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    1 Quiz
  11. Local Biotic Communities | Week 11
    4 Topics
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    1 Quiz
  12. Major Biomes of the World | Week 12
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1.a Define excretion .

b. List the excretory organs of the following organism; amoeba, earthworm, grasshopper, toad, man.

c. What is growth?

d. Using annotated diagrams describe the process of mitosis.

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1a. Define excretion.

Answer:  Excretion is the removal of metabolic wastes from the body of an organism.

 

b. List the excretory organs of the following organisms; amoeba, earthworm, grasshopper, toad, and man.

Answer:

Amoeba – Contractile vacuole

Earthworm – Nephridia

Grasshopper – Malpighian tubules

Toad – Kidney

Man – Skin, Lungs, Kidney

 

c. What is growth?

Answer:  Growth is the irreversible increase in size and dry weight of an organism due to the addition of new protoplasm.

 

d. Using annotated diagrams describe the process of mitosis.

Answer:

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