PES SS1 Biology (Obj) 2nd Term Exam 2025/2026
  • 1. Which part of the cell controls its activities?
A) Cell membrane
B) Nucleus
C) Cytoplasm
D) Mitochondria
  • 2. The jelly-like substance inside the cell is called
A) Vacuole
B) Nucleus
C) Ribosome
D) Cytoplasm
  • 3. The cell membrane is responsible for
A) Producing energy
B) Controlling what enters and leaves the cell
C) Storing food
D) Making proteins
  • 4. Which structure is only found in plant cells?
A) Mitochondria
B) Nucleus
C) Cell wall
D) Cytoplasm
  • 5. When a plant cell is placed in a hypotonic solution, it becomes
A) Dead
B) Flaccid
C) Plasmolysed
D) Turgid
  • 6. When a red blood cell is placed in distilled water, it will
A) Burst
B) Remain the same
C) Shrink
D) Harden
  • 7. Which of the following is used to kill micro-organisms on inanimate objects?
A) Disinfectant
B) Antibiotics
C) Antiseptics
D) Vaccine
  • 8. The process of heating milk to kill harmful bacteria is called
A) Pasteurization
B) Sterilization
C) Distillation
D) Fermentation
  • 9. Vaccination helps to
A) Prevent diseases by building immunity
B) Cure diseases instantly
C) Destroy viruses directly
D) Kill all micro-organisms
  • 10. Culturing in biology means
A) Freezing micro-organisms
B) Growing micro-organisms under controlled conditions
C) Drying micro-organisms
D) Killing micro-organisms
  • 11. Which of the following is a solid culture medium?
A) Water
B) Agar
C) Oil
D) Broth
  • 12. A Petri dish is used to
A) Observe micro-organisms
B) Grow micro-organisms
C) Store micro-organisms
D) Kill micro-organisms
  • 13. The process of transferring micro-organisms from one medium to another is called
A) Sterilization
B) Incubation
C) Filtration
D) Inoculation
  • 14. The skeleton is made up of
A) Muscles only
B) Blood and tissues
C) Bones and cartilage
D) Bones only
  • 15. The vertebral column protects the
A) Brain
B) Spinal cord
C) Lungs
D) Heart
  • 16. Muscles are attached to bones by
A) Muscles
B) Joints
C) Tendons
D) Ligaments
  • 17. Which type of joint is found in the shoulder?
A) Ball and socket joint
B) Fixed joint
C) Pivot joint
D) Hinge joint
  • 18. The elbow joint is an example of
A) Ball and socket joint
B) Pivot joint
C) Hinge joint
D) Fixed joint
  • 19. The study of crop plants is part of
A) Zoology
B) Ecology
C) Genetics
D) Botany
  • 20. Which of the following is a biological method of pest control?
A) Use of chemicals
B) Use of machines
C) Use of natural predators
D) Use of fire
  • 21. Which of the following is an example of a useful micro-organism in agriculture?
A) Virus
B) Parasite
C) Fungus
D) Bacteria
  • 22. Which of the following practices is based on biological knowledge?
A) Building farmhouses
B) Irrigation
C) Breeding and pest control
D) Use of pesticides
  • 23. The main substance broken down during respiration is
A) Fat
B) Protein
C) Vitamins
D) Glucose
  • 24. The gas taken in during aerobic respiration is
A) Carbon dioxide
B) Nitrogen
C) Hydrogen
D) Oxygen
  • 25. The energy released during respiration is stored in
A) RNA
B) DNA
C) ATP
D) Water
  • 26. The organelle where most respiration occurs is
A) Mitochondrion
B) Vacuole
C) Nucleus
D) Ribosome
  • 27. In humans, anaerobic respiration produces
A) Carbon dioxide
B) Lactic acid
C) Alcohol
D) Water
  • 28. Which of the following releases the most energy?
A) Diffusion
B) Fermentation
C) Anaerobic respiration
D) Aerobic respiration
  • 29. Growth in living organisms is defined as
A) Getting bigger
B) Movement from place to place
C) Increase in size and complexity
D) Reproduction
  • 30. Growth is a result of
A) Cell division and enlargement
B) Movement
C) Cell death
D) Respiration
  • 31. Irritability is the ability of an organism to
A) Grow rapidly
B) Move randomly
C) Reproduce
D) Respond to stimuli
  • 32. A stimulus is
A) A nutrient
B) Any change in the environment
C) A type of cell
D) A tissue
  • 33. Which of the following is an example of irritability?
A) A baby increasing in weight
B) A person sweating in heat
C) A plant growing taller
D) A seed germinating
  • 34. Response in biology refers to
A) Reaction to a stimulus
B) Feeding
C) Growth of organisms
D) Reproduction
  • 35. In which solution will there be no net movement of water?
A) Isotonic
B) Concentrated
C) Hypotonic
D) Hypertonic
  • 36. The environment surrounding a cell affects
A) Its survival and function
B) Nothing
C) Only its shape
D) Only its size
  • 37. The shrinkage of a plant cell in a hypertonic solution is called
A) Diffusion
B) Dehydration
C) Turgidity
D) Plasmolysis
  • 38. Which method uses high temperature to destroy micro-organisms?
A) Boiling
B) Freezing
C) Drying
D) Filtration
  • 39. A substance used to grow micro-organisms is called
A) Medium
B) Indicator
C) Reagent
D) Catalyst
  • 40. The period during which micro-organisms grow in a controlled environment is called
A) Incubation
B) Fermentation
C) Inoculation
D) Sterilization
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