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Directions : Question 1 and 2 refer to the diagrams below which show four different
plants :
A. P non-flowering plants
B. Q algae
C. R ferns
D. R following plants
A. P produces seeds.
B. Q has chlorophyll.
C. R produces spores.
D. S has needle-shaped.
5. The diagram below a set-up to study the effect of amylase on starch. After 3 hours,
water in the beaker was heated with Benedict's solution and a red precipitate
appeared.
Which of the following can deduced from the above experiment ?
6. When the word 'box' is viewed under the microscope, which of the following can
be seen ?
A. box
B. pox
C. xop
D. xoq
Directions : Question 7 and 8 refer to the graph below which shows the change in
mass of a potato strip in distilled water at 20℃ :
7. The rate of the osmosis is the highest between
8. Which of the following is a correct description of the potato cells between hour 2
and hour 3 ?
9. The table below shows the result of an experiment to compare the amount of
vitamin C in four fruit juices P, R and S :
Q 24
R 40
S 28
A. P
B. Q
C. R
D. S
10. The diagram below shows a plant viewed from the top :
The leaves of the plant are so arranged in order to allow the leaves to
Directions : Question 11 and 12 refer to the diagrams below which shows the
structure of a tapeworm and bread mould :
A. 1 4
B. 2 5
C. 2 6
D. 3 6
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. 1 and 2 only
D. 1, 2 and 3
13. Poor vision in dim light could be prevented by taking an adequate amount of
A. beef.
B. liver.
C. fresh fruits
D. potatoes.
A. the aorta.
A. contains antibodies.
Directions : Question 17 and 18 refer to the diagram below which shows the human
respiratory system :
17. Which of the following are the functions of structure 1 ?
A. 2 and 4
B. 2 and 5
C. 3 and 4
D. 3 and 5
19. Which of the following may cause heart disease and damage of cilia in the
trachea ?
A. alcohol drinking
B. cigarette smoking
20. How much water is lost from the plant in one hour ?
A. 5 g
B. 10 g
C. 15 g
D. 20 g
21. Which of the following changes would increase the rate of water loss from the
plant inside the bell jar ?
A. fat.
B. proteins.
C. bile pigments.
D. carbon dioxide.
A. deoxygenated blood.
1 2 3
dioxide
dioxide
Directions : Question 25 and 26 refer to the diagram below which shows a section of
the mammalian heart :
25. With reference to the diagram, which heart chambers are contracting ?
A. 1 and 2
B. 1 and 4
C. 2 and 3
D. 3 and 4
A. P and Q
B. Q and R
C. R and S
D. S and P
A. a young stem.
B. a young root.
C. a woody stem.
D. a woody root.
A. 1 and 2
B. 1 and 4
C. 2 and 3
D. 3 and 4
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Directions : Question 31 and 32 refer to the diagram below which shows the skeleton
of a rabbit :
A. 1, 2 and 3
B. 1, 2 and 4
C. 1, 3 and 4
D. 2, 3 and 4
32. Which of the following correctly lists the structures protected by the different
parts of the skeleton ?
1 2 4
The length of EF is shorter than the length of WF. What is the advantage of this
arrangement ?
D. A small contraction of the biceps would move the weight through a large distance.
34. The diagram below shows a kidney and some associated structures :
The fluids in structures 1, 2 and 3 contain urea at different concentration Arrange
them in descending order of urea concentration.
A. 1, 2,3
B. 2, 3, 1
C. 3, 1, 2
D. 3, 2, 1
Directions : Question 35 and 36 refer to the diagram below which shows the structure
of the ear :
B. 1 and 4
C. 2 and 3
D. 2 and 4
A. 2 and 4
B. 4 and 5
C. 5 and 6
D. 6 and 7
C. Blocking the pancreatic duct will stop the release of insulin from the pancreas.
D. When the blood sugar level is high, the brain stimulates the pancreas to produce
more insulin .
38. The 'near point' is the nearest point from the eye at which clear vision is possible.
The table below shows the change in the position of the near point with age in a
person :
Distance of
Age
near point
(years)
from the
eye( cm )
10 7
20 10
30 15
40 22
50 40
60 100
39. A boy was watching of the following graphs shows the change in the curvature of
the less of his eye ?
Directions : Question 40 and 41 refer to the graph below which shows the effect of
auxin concentration on the growth roots and shoots :
40. What is the effect of auxins at a concentration of 10-3 ppm on the growth of roots
and shoots ?
A. stimulated stimulated
B. stimulated inhibited
C. inhibited stimulated
D. inhibited inhibited
41. Predict the growth of the shoot when two pieces of agar with different
concentrations of auxins are placed on its tip as shown below :
43. Based on the above results , germination of broad bean seeds requires
A. water.
B. warmth.
44. In pot 1, some seeds failed to germinate. What is the most probable reason for
this ?
C. the daughter plants will not get diseases from the parent.
Directions : Question 46 and 47 refer to the diagram below which shows the
longitudinal section of a flower :
A. 2 and 3.
B. 2 and 4.
C. 3 and 5.
D. 4 and 5.
47. Which structure is responsible for receiving the pollen grains ?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 4
D. 5
Directions : Question 48 and 49 refer to the diagram below which shows a foetus in
the mother's body :
48. When the baby is born, which structures will be expelled from the mother's body ?
A. 1 and 2 only
B. 3 and 4 only
C. 1, 2 and 3 only
D. 2, 3 and 4 only
49. Which structures are responsible for removing waste from the foetus ?
A. 1 and 2
B. 1 and 3
C. 2 and 4
D. 3 and 4
51. In garden pea, the allele for stem (T) is dominant to the allele for short stem (t). A
cross between a tall plant and a short plant gave rise to 92 tall plants and 106 short
plants in F1 generation.
A. TT
B. Tt
C. tt
D. TT and Tt
52. Referring to the cross described in question 51, the actual result based on
Mendel's Law of Inheritance. This is because
53. Which of the following cells from the same person have different genotypes
among themselves ?
A. sperms
B. neurones
C. muscle cells
54. Burning of fossil fuels is blamed for the corrosion of stone buildings and damage
to forests. Which of the following pollutants is the main cause of the damage ?
A. carbon particls
B. carbon dioxide
C. sulphur dioxde
D. ozone
55. Which of the following pairs of organisms can gain benefits from each other in
their association ?
Directions : Question 56 and 57 refer to the following food chain found in the
grassland :
(1) respiration.
(2) photosynthesis.
(3) transpiration.
A. (1) only
B. (3) only
C. (1)and (2)only
57. The grasshopper and the mantis are green. This is an example of
A. predation.
B. competition.
C. commensalism
D. protective coloration.
58. Which of the following treatments would not kill the microorganisms present in
the food ?
A. boiling
B. canning
C. pasteurization
D. refrigeration
59. Penicillin, the first antibiotic discovered, is becoming less effective in controlling
the spread of bacterial diseases because
A. it is easily denatured.
60. The diagram below shows the chromosomes of a dividing cell of a person
suffering from a genetic disease :
What abnormality is the cell of this person ?
B. There is no Y chromosome.
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