Correct Answer: D. marked inequalities among the component units

Explanation

A key reason for using a federal system is that there are major conflicts, or at least differing interests, between parts of the country.

Correct Answer: D. Camel

Correct Answer: A) ?270,000

Explanation

The points candidates are expected to develop are:

1. Cyrus was the king of Persia who captured Babylon.
2. During the first year of his reign, God inspired him to promulgate a decree in fulfilment of Jeremiah’s prophecy.
3. In the decree, he said God had given him all the kingdoms of the earth.
4. And that God has charged him to build a house at Jerusalem for Him.
5. Immediately, he ordered the Jews to return to Jerusalem to build the house of the God of Israel.
6. Heads of the father’s houses of Judah and Benjamin rose up to go.
7. The Priests and the Levites were also inspired to go.
8. Cyrus returned the vessels of gold and silver which Nebuchadnezzar had carried away from Jerusalem and placed them in the house of his gods.
9. They were handed over to Sheshebazzar, the prince of Judah to be returned to Jerusalem.
10. Cyrus further stated that every exile was to be helped by his neighbour or men of his place with silver and gold and animals.
11. Freewill offerings were to be included as contributions towards the rebuilding projects.
12. He also helped financially towards the rebuilding programme.
13. King Cyrus fulfilled the dreams of the exiles who for that matter viewed him as the Lord’s anointed or as an instrument of God to free the Jews.

In the B part, the points expected of candidates include;

1. It is our civic responsibility.
2. It is our contribution to socio-economic development.
3. There is pride/dignity.
4. We feel part of the development process/sense of belonging.
5. We can proudly protect what we have.
6. It keeps us active.
7. It strengthens co-operation and unity.
8. It is a call to show/demonstrate patriotism.
9. It is a divine command.
10. It enables us to leave a legacy of posterity.

Correct Answer: A. therapeutic

Explanation

(a) Hybridization is a method by which an offspring is produced through the crossing of two different plant varieties of the same species. It can also be defined as the development of plants by combining heritable qualities of one plant with that of another through the fertilization of female with male gametes.

(b) Aims of Crop improvement include: (i) to increase yield. (ii) to improve the quality of produce. (iii) to meet the needs of growers. (iv) to adapt to wide climatic conditions. (v) to increase resistance diseases. (vi) to improve harvesting qualities. (vii) to obtain uniformity of plant (viii) to improve the nutritional value of the produce. (ix) to meet the needs of processors/ industrialists.

(c)

Description of the genotypic and phenotypic ratios is a follows: (i) Phenotypic ratio = 3: 1 (ii) Genotypic ratio 1: 2 (iii) Segregation occurs in the F2 generation.

Correct Answer: D. calcium, magnesium and potassium

Correct Answer: A. gaseous exchange

Correct Answer: A. doldrums

Correct Answer: C. Socialism