1. The cell as the basic unit of life consists of
- A. cell wall and vacuole
- B. nucleus and cell wall
- C. cytoplasm and nucleus
- D. cytoplasm and vacuole
Correct Option: Answer is C
2.
Use the following Classes of Arthropoda to answer the question below
- Crustacea II. Insecta III. Arachinda IV. Chilopoda
Which members of the classes live mainly in an aquatic habitat?
- A. I
- B. II
- C. III
- D. IV
Correct Option: Answer is A
3. Which of the classes is characterised by the possession of two pairs of antennae?
- A. I
- B. II
- C. III
- D. IV
Correct Option: Answer is A
4. The organism with spiral chloroplasts and nucleus suspended by cytoplasmic strands is
- A. Volvox
- B. Spirogyra
- C. Paramecium
- D. Euglena
Correct Option: Answer is B
5. The network of double membrane that conveys materials through the cytoplasm is the
- A. plasma membrane
- B. nuclear membrane
- C. mitochondrion
- D. endoplasmic reticulum
Correct Option: Answer is D
6.
The diagram below is an illustration of the longitudinal section of a plant organ. Study to answer the question below.
Food is stored in the part labeled
- A. I
- B. II
- C. III
- D. IV
Correct Option: Answer is B
7.
The diagram below is an illustration of the longitudinal section of a plant organ. Study to answer the question below.
The plant is a
- A. stem tuber
- B. bulb
- C. stolon
- D. runner
Correct Option: Answer is B
8.
The diagram below is an illustration of the longitudinal section of a plant organ. Study to answer the question below.
The part labeled I is the
- A. apical bud
- B. scale leaf
- C. adventitious root
- D. fleshy leaf
Correct Option: Answer is B
9. Which of the following materials is not a living semi-permeable membrane?
- A. pig’s bladder
- B. Unripe pawpaw fruit
- C. Yam tuber
- D. Sheet of cellophane
Correct Option: Answer is D
10. In an experiment, mould and yeast cells were transferred into an environment with low oxygen concentration. After a few days, the mould dies while the yeast cells did not. Which of the following statements best explains the following observation.
- A. The yeast cells carried out photosynthesis while the mould did not
- B. Photosynthesis does not take place in the absence of oxygen
- C. Respiration can take place in yeast cells in the absence of oxygen
- D. Respiration does not occur in the mould
Correct Option: Answer is C
11. Which of the following tissues does not provide support in flowering plants?
- A. Collenchyma
- B. Parenchyma
- C. Xylem
- D. Phloem
Correct Option: Answer is B
Parenchyma is a type of tissue consists of cells that carry out an essential function. In botany (plant biology), parenchyma is the simple permanent ground tissues that form the bulk of the plant tissues, such as the soft part of leaves, fruit pulp, and other plant organs
12. The diagram below is an illustration of an experimental set-up. Study it and answer the question below;
The set-up directly measure
- A. transpiration of water by the shoot
- B. evaporation of water from the leaves
- C. absorption of water by the shoot
- D. loss of mineral salts from the leaves
Correct Option: Answer is A
13. The set-up can measure comparatively the rate of
- A. evaporation from leaves on a single shoot under different experimental conditions
- B. salt uptake by shoots from different plants
- C. transpiration of a single shoot of a plant under different experimental conditions
- D. water uptake by roots of different plants
Correct Option: Answer is C
14. The respiratory organ of a cockroach
- A. air sac
- B. trachea
- C. lung book
- D. lung
Correct Option: Answer is C
Book lung, form of respiratory organ found in certain air-breathing arachnid arthropods (scorpions and some spiders). Each book lung consists of a series of thin plates that are highly vascular (i.e., richly supplied with blood) and are arranged in relation to each other like the pages of a book.
15. The excretory product of some reptiles, birds and insects is
- A. urea
- B. urine
- C. ammonia
- D. uric acid
Correct Option: Answer is D
Birds, reptiles and desert dwelling animals excrete uric acid as a semi-solid material in their gut excreta, by a complicated, high energy-demanding process.