AIC SS 2 Biology 3rd C.A Second Term
  • 1. 1. The following are all types of aquatic habitats except ......
A) Eschew
B) Estuarine
C) Marine
D) Fresh water
  • 2. 2. All of the following are characteristics of salt marsh habitat, except......
A) High salinity
B) Presence of high-level oxygen
C) Presence of low level oxygen
D) Low light penetration
  • 3. 3. The major zones of the marine habitat include all except.........
A) Littoral zone
B) Supratidal zone
C) Meridian zone
D) Benthic 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) Etrophication
B) Eutrophication
C) Eutropication
D) Eutriphication
  • 6. 6. Tropical rain forest has the following characteristics except.......
A) Presence of thick barks
B) Presence of buttress root.
C) Existence of canopies
D) Presence of broad leaves
  • 7. 7. One of the following is not a known desert
A) Great Australian desert
B) Arabian desert
C) Kalahari desert
D) Great Britain desert
  • 8. 8. The condition necessary for respiration include the following except........
A) Respiratory surface
B) Water vapour
C) Respiratory medium
D) Transportation medium
  • 9. 9. One of the following is not a characteristic of the respiratory surface.
A) Small area to aid easy diffusion of gases
B) Moist surface
C) Large surface area to aid easy diffusion of gases
D) Thin-walled to shorten diffusion distance and make diffusion easier and faster
  • 10. 10. The respiratory organ (gills) of the fish are arranged in chambers listed below except .........
A) Gill fume
B) Gill arch
C) Gill raker
D) Gill filament
  • 11. 11. The following are the processes involved in the formation of urine except.......
A) Selective reabsorption
B) Ultra filteration
C) Glomerulus in the bowman's capsule
D) Hormonal secretion
  • 12. 12. Selective reabsorption occurs in one of the following.
A) Bowman's capsule
B) Henle's loop
C) Distal tubule
D) Urethra
  • 13. 13. One of the following is not a cause of food shortage.
A) Overpopulation
B) War
C) Urbanisation
D) Poor storage facilities
  • 14. 14. Effects of food shortage on the size of a population include the following except.......
A) Decline in the rate of reproduction
B) Competition
C) Increased supply of a particular type of food
D) Emigration
  • 15. 15. Abiotic factors affecting a population include the following except......
A) Parasites
B) Space
C) Water
D) Heat
  • 16. 16. The following are biotic factors affecting a population except......
A) Light
B) Mortality
C) Food
D) Competition
  • 17. 17. A factor which limits the population growth is called .......
A) Balance in nature
B) Environmental resistance
C) Limiting factor
D) Dispersal
  • 18. 18. One of the following is not an importance of family planning to a nation.
A) Increased risk of STDs
B) Prevention of indiscriminate abortion
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) Endoplasmic reticulum
B) Cytoplasm
C) Ribosome
D) Contractile vacuole
  • 20. 20. The maintenance of a fairly constant internal environment in an organism is known as .........
A) Concentration gradient
B) Neutralisation
C) Osmotic pressure balance
D) Homeostasis
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