- 1. 1.
The scientist who introduced binomial nomenclature in the classification of organisms was ________
A) John Ray
B) Carolus Linnaeus
C) Louis Pasteur
D) Charles Darwin
- 2. 2.
Which of the following structure is a tissue?
A) Blood
B) Vessel element
C) Sieve tube element
D) Erythrocytes
- 3. 3.
In the binomial system of naming organisms, the second name is called the _____ name.
A) Specific
B) Scientific
C) Common
D) Generic
- 4. 4.
Which of the following organisms is not a protozoan
A) Paramecium
B) Ascaris
C) Amoeba
D) Plasmodium
- 5. 5.
Which of the following organisms has chloroplast?
A) Mucor
B) Paramecium
C) Spirogyra
D) Amoeba
- 6. 6.
The genus into which man is classified is ______
A) Chordata
B) Mammalia
C) Homo
D) Sapiens
- 7. 7.
Which of the following organelles is common to plant and animal cells?
A) Cell membrane
B) Chlorophyll
C) Cellulose
D) Large vacuole
- 8. 8.
The following organisms have no structure for movement except _____
A) Paramecium
B) Spirogyra
C) Amoeba
D) Volvox
- 9. 9.
Which of the following organisms exhibits both plant and animal characteristics?
A) Mucor
B) Euglene
C) Spirogyra
D) Amoeba
- 10. 10.
The process by which a drop of ink spreads uniformly in a beaker of water is called _____
A) Absorption
B) Plasmolysis
C) Diffusion
D) Osmosis
- 11. 11.
The mode of nutrition exhibited by a tapeworm is ______
A) Holozoic
B) Saprophytic
C) Parasitic
D) Symbiotic
- 12. 12.
The longest bone in the body is the ____
A) Scapula
B) Tibia
C) Femur
D) Humerus
- 13. 13.
Which of the following structures is not a skeletal material?
A) Chitin
B) Muscle
C) Bone
D) Cartilage
- 14. 14.
The ear pinna is strengthened by ____
A) Cartilage
B) Turgor pressure
C) Blood pressure
D) Bone
- 15. 15.
The axial skeleton is composed of the
A) Radius and Ulna
B) Skull and vertebral column
C) Limbs and girdles
D) Atlas and axis
- 16. Which of the following organisms has homodont dentition?
A) Rabbit
B) Sheep
C) Man
D) Lizard
- 17. Which of the following plants is a carnivore?
A) Liverwort
B) Desmodium
C) Mushroom
D) Sundew
- 18. In a food chain, each stage in the chain is a ______
A) Chain level
B) Trophic level
C) Product level
D) Web level
- 19. Which of the following is the correct sequence in protein digestion?
A) Proteins – Peptones – Amino acids
B) Amino acids – Peptones – Proteins
C) Peptones – Proteins – Amino acids
D) Amino acids – Peptones – Proteins
- 20. Ecology simply means the study of _______
A) Inter-relationship between plants and animals
B) Several species of plants and animals
C) Inter-relationship between organisms and their environment
D) The properties of a habitat
- 21. The total amount of energy entering a food is that which is present in the ____
A) Ecosystem
B) Consumer
C) Producer
D) Decomposer
- 22. The following life processes are common to both plant and animals except _____
A) Respiration
B) Growth
C) Reproduction
D) Photosynthesis
- 23. The structure used for movement in Amoeba is _______
A) Flagella
B) Cilia
C) Endoplasm
D) Pseudopodia
- 24. Which of the following organisms is not considered as a parasitic plant?
A) Mistletoe
B) Cassytha
C) Rhizopus
D) Dodder
- 25. Siphons and gills are structures in aquatic organisms used for _________
A) Gaseous exchange
B) Buoyancy
C) Movement
D) Excretion
- 26. Which of these factors are common to both aquatic and terrestrial habitats?
A) Light, temperature and tide
B) Rainfall, turbidity and salinity
C) Light, rainfall and temperature
D) Light, rainfall and turbidity
- 27. The colour that is associated with a positive iodine test is _____
A) Blue black
B) Brown
C) Red
D) Yellow
- 28. The vector of the sleeping sickness disease parasite is the ______
A) Cockroach
B) Tse-tse fly
C) Black fly
D) Mosquito
- 29. Many diseases caused by bacterial can be treated and cured by using ______
A) Antiseptics
B) Antibodies
C) Antibiotics
D) Antigens
- 30. Which of the following organisms is an endoparasite?
A) Mosquito
B) Mice
C) Dodder
D) Ascaris
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