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Biology for Secondary Schools

4. The study of Biology is important because:
(a) It helps us to gain knowledge about our environment and how to
improve it.
(b) It is a foundation for specialising in careers, such as nursing,
medicine, and teaching.
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(c) It helps us to acquire research skills, such as measuring, observing,
analysis, and conclusion making skills.
(d) It enables researchers to produce improved breeds of crops and
animals.
(e) It enables scientists to come up with the ways of preventing and
treating diseases.
(f) It encourages international cooperation in biological researches.
5. Biology is related to other fields of study, such as Agriculture, Medicine,
Pharmacy, Veterinary Science, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Revision exercise 1
Choose the most correct answer.

1. Which of the following fields of study is NOT related to Biology?
(a) Agriculture
(b) Astrology
(c) Medicine
(d) Nutrition

2. Which of the following is a reason for studying Biology?
(a) Biology helps us to appreciate and improve nature.
(b) Biology deals with non-living objects in our environment.
(c) Biology enables us to pollute the environment.
(d) Biological research contributes to the development of low-yielding
breeds of crops.

3. The branch of Biology that deals with microbes is called:
(a) Zoology
(b) Microbiology
(c) Botany
(d) Cytology

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