SS1 BIOLOGY – FIRST TERM EXAMINATION

Instruction: Answer all questions in Section A and any five (5) in

SECTION A – OBJECTIVE TEST (40 MARKS)

Choose the correct option from A–D.

Biology is the study of ______.

A. Plants only

B. Animals only

C. Living things

D. Non-living things

The branch of biology that deals with the study of animals is ______.

A. Botany

B. Zoology

C. Ecology

D. Anatomy

Which of the following is not a branch of biology?

A. Microbiology

B. Entomology

C. Chemistry

D. Genetics

Which of the following correctly represents the scientific method?

A. Hypothesis → Observation → Experiment → Conclusion

B. Observation → Hypothesis → Experiment → Conclusion

C. Conclusion → Experiment → Observation

D. Observation → Conclusion → Hypothesis

The importance of biology includes all except ______.

A. Improving crop yield

C. Increasing pollution

D. Understanding diseases

One of the main aims of studying biology is to ______.

A. Reduce technology

B. Understand living organisms

C. Increase superstition

D. Decrease health standards

Which of the following is not a characteristic of living things?

A. Respiration

B. Excretion

C. Movement

D. Rusting

Growth in living things occurs as a result of ______.

A. Loss of materials

B. Addition of non-living matter

C. Cell division

D. Decomposition

Irritability means the ability of an organism to ______.

A. Breathe

B. Move

C. Respond to stimuli

D. Excrete waste

The simplest level of organization of life is the ______.

A. Organ

B. Cell

C. Tissue
D. System

The difference between living and non-living things is that only living things
______.

A. Exist in the environment

B. Undergo metabolism

C. Occupy space

D. Have mass

One of the following shows movement in plants:

A. Running

B. Bending towards light

C. Walking

D. Flying

The basis of classification is mainly the ______.

A. Color of organism

B. Similarities and differences

C. Habitat of organism

D. Size of organism

The binomial system of naming organisms was developed by ______.

A. Charles Darwin

B. Carolus Linnaeus

C. Gregor Mendel

D. Aristotle

The correct form of a scientific name is ______.

A. HOMO SAPIENS

B. Homo Sapiens

C. homo sapiens

D. Homo sapiens
In the binomial system, the first name represents the ______.

A. Species

B. Genus

C. Family

D. Kingdom

Which of the following is the highest rank in biological classification?

A. Class

B. Phylum

C. Kingdom

D. Order

The five major kingdoms of living organisms include all except ______.

A. Monera

B. Fungi

C. Plantae

D. Arthropoda

Which of the following correctly represents the hierarchy of organization in

A. Organ → Tissue → Cell → Organism

B. Cell → Tissue → Organ → System → Organism

C. Organism → Cell → System

D. Tissue → Cell → Organism

A group of similar cells performing the same function is a ______.

A. Tissue

B. Organ

C. System

D. Organism

Which of these is not a tissue?

B. Blood

C. Bone

D. Heart

An organ system is made up of ______.

A. Organs working together

B. Cells and atoms

C. Tissues alone

D. Fluids

Which of the following is an example of an organ system?

A. Circulatory system

B. Nerve

C. Brain

D. Stomach

The organ responsible for pumping blood in humans is the ______.

A. Lungs

B. Heart

C. Brain

D. Kidney

The main difference between plant and animal cells is that only plant cells
have ______.

A. Cytoplasm

B. Chloroplasts

C. Nucleus

D. Mitochondria

The organelle that controls cell activities is the ______.

A. Nucleus
B. Ribosome

C. Vacuole

D. Golgi body

Diffusion can be defined as the ______.

A. Movement of molecules from low to high concentration

B. Movement of molecules from high to low concentration

C. Movement of water through a membrane

D. Movement of solute only

The movement of water molecules through a semi-permeable membrane is

A. Osmosis

B. Diffusion

C. Transpiration

D. Capillarity

Osmosis is important in ______.

A. Photosynthesis

B. Absorption of water by plant roots

C. Protein formation

D. Cell division

When a red blood cell is placed in a hypotonic solution, it will ______.

A. Shrink

B. Burst

C. Remain unchanged

D. Turn blue

The process by which a cell loses water and shrinks is called ______.

A. Plasmolysis

B. Haemolysis
C. Diffusion

D. Exosmosis

The cell membrane is described as semi-permeable because it ______.

A. Allows all substances to pass

B. Allows only certain substances to pass

C. Is made of cellulose

D. Is completely impermeable

The mode of nutrition in green plants is ______.

A. Heterotrophic

B. Autotrophic

C. Parasitic

D. Saprophytic

The main product of photosynthesis is ______.

A. Oxygen

B. Carbon dioxide

C. Glucose

D. Water

Which of the following is required for photosynthesis?

A. Oxygen and heat

B. Light, water and carbon dioxide

C. Water and nitrogen

D. Sugar and protein

The green pigment necessary for photosynthesis is ______.

A. Xanthophyll

B. Chlorophyll

C. Melanin

D. Haemoglobin
In animals, heterotrophic nutrition includes all except ______.

A. Parasitic

B. Saprophytic

C. Autotrophic

D. Holozoic

The type of nutrition in which an organism feeds on decaying matter is called

A. Parasitism

B. Saprophytism

C. Symbiosis

D. Autotrophism

Which of these is an example of a parasitic organism?

A. Green plant

B. Tapeworm

C. Mushroom

D. Amoeba

The process by which plants make their own food using sunlight is called
______.

A. Transpiration

B. Photosynthesis

C. Respiration

D. Germination

SECTION B – THEORY QUESTIONS (60 MARKS)

Answer any five (5) questions.

(1a) Define Biology.

(b) List and explain five branches of Biology.

(c) State four importance of studying Biology.

(b) Distinguish between living and non-living things.

(c) Explain why viruses are considered both living and non-living.

(3a) Define the term “cell.”

(b) Draw and label a typical animal cell.

(c) State three differences between plant and animal cells.

(4a) Define diffusion and osmosis.

(b) Describe an experiment to demonstrate osmosis using a dialysis bag.

(c) State two importance of osmosis to living organisms.

(5a) Write the balanced equation for photosynthesis.

(b) List three factors affecting the rate of photosynthesis.

(c) Explain the importance of photosynthesis to other living organisms.