AIC SS 2 Biology Exam Second Term
  • 1. 1. The following are all types of aquatic habitats except ......
A) Eschew
B) Estuarine
C) Fresh water
D) Marine
  • 2. 2. All of the following are characteristics of salt marsh habitat, except......
A) Presence of high-level oxygen
B) High salinity
C) Presence of low level oxygen
D) Low light penetration
  • 3. 3. The major zones of the marine habitat include all except.........
A) Benthic zone
B) Littoral zone
C) Neptunic zone
D) Supratidal zone
  • 4. 4. The following are characteristics of Freshwater habitats except.....
A) Low salinity
B) Variation in temperature
C) High concentration of oxygen content
D) Low 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) Eutriphication
C) Eutrophication
D) Eutropication
  • 6. 6. Tropical rain forest has the following characteristics except.......
A) Presence of thick barks
B) Presence of broad leaves
C) Presence of buttress root.
D) Existence of canopies
  • 7. 7. One of the following is not a known desert
A) Arabian desert
B) Great Britain desert
C) Kalahari desert
D) Great Australian desert
  • 8. 8. The condition necessary for respiration include the following except........
A) Water vapour
B) Respiratory surface
C) Transportation medium
D) Respiratory medium
  • 9. 9. One of the following is not a characteristic of the respiratory surface.
A) Moist surface
B) Thin-walled to shorten diffusion distance and make diffusion easier and faster
C) Large surface area to aid easy diffusion of gases
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 foam
B) Gill arch
C) Gill filament
D) Gill raker
  • 11. 11. The following are the processes involved in the formation of urine except.......
A) Glomerulus in the bowman's capsule
B) Hormonal secretion
C) Selective reabsorption
D) Ultra filteration
  • 12. 12. Selective reabsorption occurs in one of the following.
A) Distal tubule
B) Urethra
C) Bowman's capsule
D) Henle's loop
  • 13. 13. One of the following is not a cause of food shortage.
A) Urbanisation
B) War
C) Overpopulation
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) Emigration
C) Increased supply of a particular type of food
D) Competition
  • 15. 15. Abiotic factors affecting a population include the following except......
A) Parasites
B) Heat
C) Water
D) Space
  • 16. 16. The following are biotic factors affecting a population except......
A) Mortality
B) Light
C) Food
D) Competition
  • 17. 17. A factor which limits the population growth is called .......
A) Balance in nature
B) Dispersal
C) Environmental resistance
D) Limiting factor
  • 18. 18. One of the following is not an importance of family planning to a nation.
A) Prevention of population explosion
B) Prevention of indiscriminate abortion
C) Promotion of maternal and mother's health
D) Increased risk of STDs
  • 19. 19. The organelle used for osmoregulation in unicellular organisms such as amoeba and paramecium is called ..........
A) Contractile vacuole
B) Cytoplasm
C) Endoplasmic reticulum
D) Ribosome
  • 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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