Each candidate should be provided with the following specimens: ... (b) It is essential that each candidate should be provided with the following materials:

Here are the specimens and materials to be provided, as well as important notes:

a) Specimens:

• Specimen A — Cockroach (whole, wet preserved)
• Specimen B — Egg case of cockroach (placed in a Petri dish)
• Specimen C — Grasshopper (whole, wet preserved)
• Specimen D — Boiled maize seeds (10 seeds placed in a Petri dish)
• Specimen E — Fresh and viable maize seeds (10 seeds placed in a Petri dish)
• Specimen F — Weevil (freshly obtained and placed in a transparent container)
• Specimen G — Powdered milk (in a Petri dish)
• Specimen H — A piece of bread (placed in a Petri dish)
• Specimen J — Cactus plant (whole)
• Specimen K — Waterleaf plant (whole)
• Specimen L — Scapula of a small mammal
• Specimen M — Humerus of a small mammal
• Specimen N — Femur of a small mammal

NB:

• (i) All specimens can be provided as group specimens for five (5) to ten (10) candidates.
• (ii) All specimens must carry individual labels (e.g. A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, K, L, M and N).
• (iii) Pictures and drawings of specimens are not to be supplied unless they are among the list of specimens.

b) Materials:

• (i) a hand lens/magnifying lens
• (ii) beaker
• (iii) iodine solution in a bottle
• (iv) dropper/plastic syringe (without needle)
• (v) white tile
• (vi) scalpel
• (vii) laboratory mortar and pestle
• (viii) hand gloves