Biology Second Eval Form 1 (Saint Therese)
Biology Second Eval Form 1 (Saint Therese)
BIOLOGY
SECTION A: circle the correct letter (20 MARKS)
1. Biology is the study of: A. non-living things B. plants and animals
C. living things D. plants
2. Which of the following is the reason why we study Biology
A. Biology deals with non-living things in our environment
B. Biology help us to understand the living world and our bodies
C. Biology enables us to pollute the environment
D. Biological research increases plants and animal diseases
3. Which of the following is a living thing: A. stone B. toy C. car D. bacteria
4. Zoology is the study of: A. animals B. plants C. insects D. birds
5. Which of the following is not a career in biology:
A. agriculture (agronomy) B. laboratory technician C. medicine D. pilot
6. A man or woman trained to help women during birth is called
A. surgeon B. mid-wife C. pharmacist D. nurse
7. The process of taking in and sending out air is called
A. nutrition B. respiration C. breathing D. sensitivity
8. The ability to detect and respond to changes in the environment is called?
A. excretion B. respiration C. reproduction D. sensitivity
9. A tree can be considered non-living thing because
A. does not move from place to place B. it does not grow
C. it does not reproduce D. it does not detect or respond to changes
10. The manner with which scientist works is called?
A. hypothesis B. scientific method C. observation D. experiment
11. Lydia observed butterflies fly and landed on hibiscus flowers. She turned to John and said
'' Those butterflies are there to suck the sweet nectars on those beautiful hibiscus flowers''.
What step of the scientific approach may explain Lydia words?
A. hypothesis B. conclusion C. observation D. experiment
12. Which of the following is not a quality of a good diagram?
A. it should be large enough and have a title B. it should be coloured
C. label lines should be drawn with a ruler D. it should be labelled with a pen
and drawn with a pencil
13. A tool with the least magnification power A. eye B. hand lens
C. microscope D. binocular
14. A microscope is used to:
A. observe very large organisms B. observe dead organisms only
C. observe organisms that can be seen with the naked eye D. observe microorganisms
15. Which of the following is not true about cells?
A. all living organisms are made up of cells B. cells are formed from pre-existing ones
C. cells contain structures called organelles D. sperm cell is not a specialized cell
16. Who discovered the cell?
A. Robert Hooke B. Robert Crooke C. Robert Wallach D. Robert Wallace
17. Which of the following organelle is found in plants cell but absent in animal cell
A. cell membrane B. nucleus C. chloroplast D. mitochondrion
18. Which of the following cell type is a reproductive cell
A. nerve cell B. white blood cell C. sperm cell D. muscle cell
19. A group of cells performing the same function is termed?
A. organism B. organ C. tissue D. system
20. Which of the following part of the cell controls the activities of the cell?
A. cell membrane B. nucleus C. cytoplasm D. vacuole
Good Luck !
Teacher : AYEMFOUO F. IRONNE