- 1. 1. Living things are classified into how many kingdoms?
A) 3
B) 2
C) 5
D) 4
E) 1
- 2. 2.The study of classification of living organisms is called -----------.
A) Systematic
B) Organisation
C) Colony
D) Taxonomy
- 3. 3. Which of the following is not part of the kingdom classifications?
A) Thalophyta
B) Plantae
C) Monera
D) Fungi
E) Protista
- 4. 4. One of the following is not part of the phyla of protista?
A) Protozoa
B) Chrysophyta
C) Schizophyta
D) Euglenophyta
E) Pyrrophyta
- 5. 5. Protozoa belong to the group of organisms called _____.
A) Blue-green alga
B) Protista
C) Pyrrophyta
D) Cyanophyta
- 6. 6. Amoeba moves by the use of false leg called _______.
A) pseudopodia
B) Flagella
C) Pellicle
D) Cilia
- 7. 7. The scientific name Panthera leo is for which of the following organisms?
A) Potato
B) Housefly
C) Lion
D) Cowpea
- 8. 8. All the following belong to the kingdom fungi except _____
A) Mucor
B) Mucillage
C) Mushroom
D) Rhizopus
- 9. 9. Which of the following is not a characteristic of dicotyledonous plants?
A) They have tap root
B) They usually undergo secondary growth
C) Their floral parts exists in groups of four or five
D) The vascular bundles of the stem are scattered
- 10. 10. Which of the following is not a product of photosynthesis?
A) Water
B) Glucose
C) Oxygen
D) Carbondioxide
- 11. 11. The following but one are the necessary conditions for photosynthesis to take place.
A) Sunlight
B) Mineral gas
C) Carbondioxide and water
D) Chlorophyll
- 12. 12. NADP means --------.
A) Nicotine adenine dinucleotide phosphate
B) Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphine
C) Nicotinamine adenine dinucleotine phosphate
D) Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate
- 13. 13. ATP means ----------
A) Adenosine triphosphine
B) Adenosine trioxosilico phosphate
C) Adenosine triphosphate
D) Adenine triphosphate
- 14. 14. The presence of myonemes aids -------------- in euglena.
A) Movement
B) The storage of starch
C) The synthesis of food
D) Excretion
- 15. 15. One of the following is not true about the characteristics of bryophyta.
A) They are non - vascular plants
B) Their cells are differentiated into tissues
C) They are complex , multicellular green plants
D) They have true roots, stems and leaves
- 16. 16. The following are factors affecting photosynthesis except ------------
A) Light intensity
B) Temperature
C) Water
D) High density
E) Relative humidity
- 17. 17. Which of the following is not an importance of photosynthesis?
A) It serves as a building block for other substances
B) It provides food for all living organisms
C) It releases oxygen to the environment.
D) It releases toxic chemicals
- 18. 18. During the light phase of photosynthesis, the following occurs except ------
A) The energy split water into hydrogen ions and hydroxyl ions.
B) The light energy is captured by chlorophyll and electrons are excited.
C) Carbondioxide is reduced to sugar
D) Hydroxyl is converted to water and oxygen is produced as by product
- 19. 19. Which of the following is not an advantage of complexity in higher organisms?
A) Mutual interdependence between component cells
B) Internal structural specialisation
C) Increase adaptation to the environment.
D) It leads to a slower rate of diffusion
- 20. 20. To test for starch in a leaf, the following are needed except -------
A) White tiles and boiling tubes
B) Iodine solution
C) Methylated spirit
D) Benedict's solution
- 21. 21. During the light phase of photosynthesis, the light energy is captured by --------
- 22. 22. During the dark phase of photosynthesis, ------------ is carbon dioxide is reduced to ----------
- 23. 23. ----------- are composed of atoms and molecules that carry out simple functions e.g enzymes
- 24. 24. -------- are composed of molecules and macromolecules that carry out complex functions such as photosynthesis and respiration e.g mitochondria
- 25. 25. A group of cells that have similar structures and are specialized to perform a particular function e.g bones is called ----------
- 26. 26. Chlorophyta is another name for
- 27. 27. The basic unit of classification of living things is the --------
- 28. 28. The organ of locomotion in paramecium is ----------
- 29. 29. Pyrrophyta belongs to kingdom ----------
- 30. 30. The latinised name of Car Von Linne is ---------------
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