The weaknesses of the candidates include:

1. poor handwriting making their work illegible;
2. poor numbering of questions;
3. poor spelling of technical terms;
4. inability to relate structure to function;.
5. not giving titles to drawings;
6. not conforming to size specifications;
7. not writing magnification of diagrams;
8. guidelines drawn with free-hand and crossing each other;
9. poor grasp of ecological concepts.

Remedies suggested to overcome these Weaknesses include:

1. students should be exposed to frequent practical 'classes;
2. teachers should endeavour to complete the syllabus before the examinations;
3. workshops should be organised to help teacher become proficient in teaching ecological concepts.