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