AIC SS 2 Biology Revision Questions - 3rd Term 23/24
  • 1. 1. The following are all types of aquatic habitats except ......
A) Marine
B) Estuarine
C) Eschew
D) Fresh water
  • 2. 2. All of the following are characteristics of salt marsh habitat, except......
A) Presence of high-level oxygen
B) High salinity
C) Low light penetration
D) Presence of low level oxygen
  • 3. 3. The major zones of the marine habitat include all except.........
A) Littoral zone
B) Benthic zone
C) Supratidal zone
D) Meridian zone
  • 4. 4. The following are characteristics of Freshwater habitats except.....
A) Variation in temperature
B) Low salinity
C) Low concentration of oxygen content
D) High concentration of oxygen content
  • 5. 5. The excessive growth of plant life or algae in water courses or bodies caused by an increase in organic nutrients or minerals leading to the death of aquatic organisms is called ...........
A) Eutriphication
B) Eutropication
C) Eutrophication
D) Etrophication
  • 6. 6. Tropical rain forest has the following characteristics except.......
A) Existence of canopies
B) Presence of thick barks
C) Presence of broad leaves
D) Presence of buttress root.
  • 7. 7. One of the following is not a known desert
A) Arabian desert
B) Kalahari desert
C) Great Britain desert
D) Great Australian desert
  • 8. 8. The condition necessary for respiration include the following except........
A) Respiratory surface
B) Water vapour
C) Transportation medium
D) Respiratory medium
  • 9. 9. One of the following is not a characteristic of the respiratory surface.
A) Large surface area to aid easy diffusion of gases
B) Moist surface
C) Thin-walled to shorten diffusion distance and make diffusion easier and faster
D) Small area to aid easy diffusion of gases
  • 10. 10. The respiratory organ (gills) of the fish are arranged in chambers listed below except .........
A) Gill arch
B) Gill raker
C) Gill fume
D) Gill filament
  • 11. 11. The following are the processes involved in the formation of urine except.......
A) Hormonal secretion
B) Ultra filteration
C) Selective reabsorption
D) Glomerulus in the bowman's capsule
  • 12. 12. Selective reabsorption occurs in one of the following.
A) Urethra
B) Bowman's capsule
C) Distal tubule
D) Henle's loop
  • 13. 13. One of the following is not a cause of food shortage.
A) Poor storage facilities
B) Urbanisation
C) War
D) Overpopulation
  • 14. 14. Effects of food shortage on the size of a population include the following except.......
A) Decline in the rate of reproduction
B) Increased supply of a particular type of food
C) Competition
D) Emigration
  • 15. 15. Abiotic factors affecting a population include the following except......
A) Space
B) Parasites
C) Heat
D) Water
  • 16. 16. The following are biotic factors affecting a population except......
A) Competition
B) Mortality
C) Food
D) Light
  • 17. 17. A factor which limits the population growth is called .......
A) Dispersal
B) Balance in nature
C) Limiting factor
D) Environmental resistance
  • 18. 18. One of the following is not an importance of family planning to a nation.
A) Prevention of indiscriminate abortion
B) Increased risk of STDs
C) Prevention of population explosion
D) Promotion of maternal and mother's health
  • 19. 19. The organelle used for osmoregulation in unicellular organisms such as amoeba and paramecium is called ..........
A) Cytoplasm
B) Contractile vacuole
C) Endoplasmic reticulum
D) Ribosome
  • 20. 20. The maintenance of a fairly constant internal environment in an organism is known as .........
A) Neutralisation
B) Osmotic pressure balance
C) Homeostasis
D) Concentration gradient
  • 21. What adaptive feature do animals in estuarine habitats have to deal with the changing salinity levels?
A) Water-retaining cells
B) Osmoregulation
C) Camouflage
D) Salt-excreting glands
  • 22. What adaptive feature do plants in estuarine habitats have to deal with the changing water levels?
A) No roots
B) Stilt roots
C) Shallow roots
D) Deep roots
  • 23. What adaptive feature do organisms in the marine habitat have to deal with the high salt concentration?
A) Water-retaining cells
B) Waxy coating
C) Salt-excreting glands
D) Thick cuticle
  • 24. Which of the following is a major zone of the marine habitat?
A) Desert zone
B) Intertidal zone
C) Freshwater zone
D) Grassland zone
  • 25. Which of the following is an advantage of double circulation?
A) Decreased oxygen delivery to cells
B) Decreased heart rate
C) Increased blood pressure
D) Increased efficiency of oxygen delivery to cells
  • 26. Which of the following is a characteristic of open circulation?
A) Blood flows from the heart to the gills and then to the rest of the body
B) Blood is pumped directly to the entire body
C) Blood is transported in a closed system of blood vessels
D) Blood passes through a heart with four chambers
  • 27. What is the purpose of capillaries?
A) To transport large molecules
B) To exchange oxygen and nutrients with cells
C) To regulate blood pressure
D) To store blood
  • 28. What is the main function of the xylem?
A) To transport sugars and amino acids
B) To transport water and minerals
C) To transport hormones and growth factors
D) To transport oxygen and carbon dioxide
  • 29. Which part of the plant is responsible for most transpiration?
A) Stems
B) Roots
C) Flowers
D) Leaves
  • 30. What is the main substance translocated in phloem?
A) Amino acids
B) Water
C) Sugars
D) Minerals
  • 31. Which vascular tissue is responsible for translocation?
A) Collenchyma
B) Xylem
C) Cambium
D) Phloem
  • 32. What is translocation in plants?
A) The movement of oxygen from leaves to roots
B) The movement of sugars and amino acids from leaves to roots
C) The movement of hormones from shoots to roots
D) The movement of water and minerals from roots to leaves
  • 33. Which physiological factor affects the rise of water in the xylem?
A) Transpiration pull
B) Root pressure
C) Adhesion
D) Cohesion
  • 34. Which type of transpiration occurs through small openings on the surface of leaves?
A) Lenticular transpiration
B) Stomata transpiration
C) Cuticular transpiration
D) Root transpiration
  • 35. What is the main driver of transpiration in plants?
A) Photosynthesis
B) Evaporation
C) Respiration
D) Translocation
  • 36. What is the main factor affecting root pressure?
A) Light
B) Temperature
C) Humidity
D) Water availability
  • 37. What is the cohesion-tension mechanism?
A) The force that pulls water up the xylem
B) The force that pushes water up the xylem
C) The force that repels water from the xylem
D) The force that holds water in the xylem
  • 38. Which experiment can measure transpiration rate?
A) Potometer experiment
B) Respiration experiment
C) Translocation experiment
D) Photosynthesis experiment
  • 39. What is the unit of measurement for transpiration rate?
A) mL/hr
B) mL/min
C) cm3/sec
D) mm/sec
  • 40. What is the water potential gradient in plants?
A) The movement of water from high to low concentration
B) The movement of water from low to low concentration
C) The movement of water from high to high concentration
D) The movement of water from low to high concentration
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