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