THE HOPE CENTRE SCHOOL, MAKOKO
FIRST TERM EXAMINATION 2025/2026 SESSION
Class: Basic Ten 14. The raw materials for photosynthesis are ______. (a) oxygen and
Subject: Biology glucose (b) carbon dioxide and water (c) sunlight and oxygen (d)
nitrogen and water
Choose the correct option from A–D. 15. A phototrophic organism obtains energy from __________. (a) animals
1. Biology is the study of ______. (a) rocks (b) plants only (c) living things (b) dead matter (c) sunlight (d) soil
(d) soil 16. Autotrophic nutrition involves ______. (a) feeding on others (b) making
2. Zoology is the branch of biology that studies ____. (a) plants (b) one’s own food (c) parasitism (d) decomposition
animals (c) microorganisms (d) cells 17. Heterotrophic organisms depend on __________. (a) sunlight (b) water
3. Botany deals with the study of ______. (a) animals (b) fungi (c) plants (c) other organisms for food (d) minerals
(d) bacteria 18. Green plants are classified as ______. (a) heterotrophs (b)
4. Microbiology is the study of ______________. (a) large animals (b) plants decomposers (c) autotrophs (d) parasites
(c) microorganisms (d) tissues 19. Monera consists mainly of _ organisms. (a) multicellular (b)
5. Anatomy is the study of the _______ of living organisms. (a) behaviour unicellular (c) colonial (d) complex
(b) structure (c) environment (d) nutrition 20. Bacteria belong to the kingdom ____. (a) Protista (b) Plantae (c)
6. Biotechnology involves the use of _____ for human benefit. (a) Monera (d) Fungi
machines (b) living organisms (c) chemicals only (d) rocks 21. Amoeba belongs to the kingdom _____. (a) Fungi (b) Protista (c)
7. One characteristic of living things is ______. (a) rusting (b) movement Monera (d) Animalia
(c) erosion (d) evaporation 22. Fungi lack ______. (a) cell wall (b) nucleus (c) chlorophyll (d)
8. Living things respond to ______. (a) wind (b) sunlight (c) stimuli (d) cytoplasm
heat only 23. Plants belong to the kingdom _____. (a) Animalia (b) Protista (c)
9. Growth in living things involves ______. (a) increase in size (b) Plantae (d) Monera
decrease in size (c) breaking down (d) drying 24. Animals are classified under the kingdom ______. (a) Plantae (b) Fungi
10. Reproduction is important because it ensures ___________. (a) growth (c) Protista (d) Animalia
(b) movement (c) continuity of life (d) feeding 25. The basic unit of life is the ______. (a) tissue (b) organ (c) cell (d)
11. Chlorophyll is found mainly in the __________ of plant cells. (a) nucleus system
(b) vacuole (c) chloroplast (d) cytoplasm 26. Cells were first discovered by ______. (a) Darwin (b) Newton (c)
12. Chlorophyll helps plants to ______. (a) respire (b) absorb water (c) Robert Hooke (d) Aristotle
trap sunlight (d) lose water 27. A unicellular organism is made up of ______. (a) many cells (b) tissues
13. Photosynthesis is the process by which green plants ______. (a) (c) one cell (d) organs
breathe (b) manufacture food (c) reproduce (d) excrete
28. Both plant and animal cells possess ______. (a) cell wall (b) chloroplast a) Autotrophic nutrition
(c) nucleus (d) large vacuole b) Heterotrophic nutrition
29. A structure found only in plant cells is the ______. (a) nucleus (b) cell c) Phototrophic nutrition
membrane (c) chloroplast (d) cytoplasm
30. One similarity between plants and animals is that both ______. (a) 5. Describe the five kingdoms of classification giving one example each.
make food (b) move freely (c) respire (d) have chlorophyll 6. a) What is a cell?
31. The process by which living things remove waste products is called b) State four similarities between plant and animal cells.
______. (a) respiration (b) excretion (c) reproduction (d) c) Label the diagram below.
nutrition
32. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of living things?
(a) Growth (b) Respiration (c) Photosynthesis (d) Reproduction
33. An organism that feeds on dead and decaying matter is called a ______.
(a) parasite (b) autotroph (c) decomposer (d) producer
34. The green colour of plant leaves is due to the presence of ______.
(a) haemoglobin (b) chlorophyll (c) cytoplasm (d) cellulose
35. Which kingdom includes mushrooms and moulds? (a)
Plantae (b) Protista (c) Monera (d) Fungi
36. A group of similar cells working together to perform a function is
called a ______. (a) system (b) tissue (c) organ (d) organism
37. The smallest organism that can carry out all life processes is the
______.
(a) tissue (b) organ (c) cell (d) system
38. Which of the following organisms is unicellular? (a) Man (b)
Dog (c) Amoeba (d) Lizard
39. The scientific study of living things is known as ______. (a) Ecology
(b) Anatomy (c) Biology (d) Physiology
40. The kingdom Protista contains organisms that are mostly ______.
(a) multicellular and complex (b) unicellular and simple (c) non-
living (d) autotrophic only
SECTION B: THEORY QUESTIONS
Answer ANY FOUR (4) questions
1. Define Biology and explain five branches of Biology.
2. State and explain five characteristics of living things.
3. a) What is photosynthesis?
b) State the conditions necessary for photosynthesis.
4. Explain the following types of nutrition: