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Which of the following is not a limitation of the artificial retina?

A The user cannot move his/her head when the camera is capturing an image.
B The user can only see objects that are not moving.
C The artificial retina cannot be used in dim light conditions.
D The eyeball must be present for installation of the artificial retina.

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A baby was born without any cells P in the cochlea. What will happen to the
baby?

A The sound that the baby hears will have a lower volume than usual.
B The baby cannot detect the directions of its head movements.
C The baby cannot maintain body balance.
D The baby cannot hear any sound.

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Which of the following is/are the cause(s) of red-green colour blindness in
humans?
(1) some cone cells cannot function
(2) lack of vitamin A
(3) genetic factor

A (1) only
B (2) only
C (1) and (2) only
D (1) and (3) only

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Wearing sunglasses which are not ultraviolet-proof may cause more damage to
the eyes than not wearing them because
(1) the lens becomes more convex when we are wearing sunglasses.
(2) more ultraviolet light enters the eyes when we are wearing sunglasses.
(3) the pupils dilate when we are wearing sunglasses.
A (1) only
B (2) only
C (1) and (2) only
D (2) and (3) only

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A student with normal eyesight is wearing the glasses of his friend, who is
suffering from short sight. He is now looking at a building outside the window.
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
(1) He is wearing convex lenses.
(2) The image is blurred.
(3) The image is formed in front of the retina.
A (1) only
B (2) only
C (1) and (2) only
D (2) and (3) only

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After looking at the monitor of a computer continuously for three hours, our eyes
get tired. What is/are the reason(s) for the tiredness of the eyes?
(1) The circular ciliary muscles keep contracting.
(2) The lens is keeping its thickness.
(3) The suspensory ligaments keep contracting.
A (1) only
B (3) only
C (1) and (2) only
D (2) and (3) only

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Which of the following are the functions of the middle ear?
(1) transmits vibrations

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(3) sends nerve impulses to the auditory centre in the brain

A (1) and (2) only

B (1) and (3)only
C (2) and (3) only
D (1), (2) and (3)

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Which labelled part contains rod cells and cone cells?

AS
BT
CU
DV

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Which of the following correctly describes P and the circular muscles of Q in
bright light?
P Circular muscles of Q
A constricts contract
B constricts relax
C dilates contract
D dilates relax

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Which of the following statements about the structures of the eyeball is/are not
correct?
(1) P contains a black pigment which absorbs light.
(2) R regulates the size of S.
(3) V regulates the curvature of U.
A (1) only
B (2) only
C (1) and (3) only
D (1), (2) and (3)

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Which of the following statements about short sight is correct?

A Short sight may be caused by a long eyeball and can be corrected by
wearing concave lenses.
B Short sight may be caused by a long eyeball and can be corrected by
wearing convex lenses.
C Short sight may be caused by a short eyeball and can be corrected by
wearing concave lenses.
D Short sight may be caused by a short eyeball and can be corrected by
wearing convex lenses.

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Which of the following correctly describe(s) the image formed on the retina?
(1) real
(2) upside down
(3) smaller than the object

A (1) only
B (3) only
C (1) and (2) only
D (1), (2) and (3)

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Which of the following is the function of Y?

A It equalizes the pressure between the middle ear and the atmosphere.
B It releases the pressure in the cochlea into the atmosphere.
C It collects sound waves in the air.
D It helps detect air pressure.

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The blind spot is a region on the retina where

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 A there is a high concentration of rod cells.
B there is a high concentration of cone cells.
C there is a high concentration of visual purple.
D the optic nerve leaves the eyeball.

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The most common type of colour blindness is that a person cannot distinguish
between

A red and blue.

B blue and green.
C red and green.
D black and white.

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Which of the following correctly shows the conditions of suspensory ligaments
and the lens when a person is looking at a distant object?
Suspensory ligaments Lens

A reduced tension less convex

B reduced tension more convex
C increased tension less convex
D increased tension more convex

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Which of the following statements about the ear bones is not correct?

A They transmit vibrations from the eardrum.

B They are the smallest bones in the human body.
C There are three ear bones in each ear.
D They are parts of the inner ear.

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Which of the following combinations of the eye defect and its correction is
correct?
Eye defect Corrected by wearing

A short sight convex lenses

B astigmatism concave lenses
C colour blindness colour correction lenses
D long sight convex lenses

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Which of the following statements best describes the effect of the hormone on
the growth of the decapitated coleoptiles?

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 A The decapitated coleoptiles grow more as the concentration of hormone
increases.
B The decapitated coleoptiles grow more as the concentration of hormone
increases up to 40 arbitrary units.
C Growth occurs only at high concentrations of the hormone.
D The hormone has no effect on the growth of the decapitated coleoptiles.

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Which of the following is the correct pathway of light rays entering the eye?

A cornea → vitreous humour → lens → iris

B cornea → lens → vitreous humour → retina
C lens → cornea → vitreous humour → iris
D lens → cornea → vitreous humour → retina

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Which of the following are responsible for colour vision?

A cone cells
B rod cells
C nerve cells
D blood cells

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If the shoot tip and root tip of a plant are removed, the plant

A will grow normally.

B will grow slowly.
C will grow quickly.
D will show no increase in length.

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Y is a structure of a human eye. When Y contracts, the lens becomes more

convex. Which of the following is structure Y?

A suspensory ligament
B circular ciliary muscle
C eye muscle
D iris

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Which of the following correctly describes a man suffering from total colour
blindness?

A He cannot distinguish red and green only.

B He cannot distinguish red and blue only.
C He cannot see.
D He has black and white vision only.

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Which of the following structures contains a black pigment to minimize light

reflection within the eye?

A choroid
B retina
C sclera
D iris

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John entered a cinema from outside on a sunny day. Which of the following
changes would occur in his eyes?
(1) His pupils would dilate immediately.
(2) The radial muscles of the iris would relax.
(3) The circular muscles of the iris would contract.

A (1) only
B (1) and (2) only
C (2) and (3) only
D (1), (2) and (3)

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Cone cells in our eyes

A are sensitive to all intensities of light.

B respond to different wavelengths of light.
C interpret nerve impulses.
D assist the rod cells to allow a person to see in the dark.

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Which of the following is not a way of keeping our eyes healthy?

A Have a diet with enough vitamin C.
B Keep an eye distance of at least 60 cm from the screen when using
computers.
C Have our eyes checked regularly.
D Take breaks during reading.

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What was the mechanism for the movement of auxins from the cut tip to the agar
blocks?

A diffusion
B gravity
C active transport
D osmosis

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In an experiment, a tip was cut from a coleoptile grown in the dark and then
placed on two agar blocks X and Y separated by a plastic sheet. Then one side
of
the tip was exposed to light for some time. Agar block Y was placed under the
side of the tip facing the light. The light would cause
A agar block X to have more auxins than Y.
B agar block Y to have more auxins than X.
C both agar blocks to have the same amount of auxins.
D neither agar block to have auxins.

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Which of the following is not a sense organ?

A skin
B nose
C tooth
D tongue

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Auxins are produced in small amounts at the tips of shoots and roots and act on

A the whole plant.

B the tips only.
C the region of elongation only.
D the coleoptile only.

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Which of the following is/are the characteristic(s) of tropism?

(1) It can be observed in the whole plant.
(2) It is a growth movement.
(3) The direction of the response is irrespective of the direction of the stimulus.

A (1) only
B (2) only
C (1) and (3) only
D (2) and (3) only

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What result will you expect if the agar block is replaced by a plastic block and a
strong light source is put on the right of the plant shoot?

A The plant shoot will not grow and remain straight.

B The plant shoot will grow and remain straight.
C The plant shoot will grow and bend to the left.
D The plant shoot will grow and bend to the right.

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Which of the following statements about auxins is correct?

A Auxins are synthetic growth hormones.

B Auxins can promote cell enlargement in the meristem.
C At very low auxin concentration, the growth of both the roots and the shoots
is inhibited.
D When light comes from one direction, there will be a higher auxin
concentration on the shaded side of the shoots.

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What conclusion can be drawn from the graph?

A The percentage of stimulation in the shoots is always higher than that in the
roots at any concentration of auxins.
B The presence of auxins in the shoots inhibits the growth of roots.
C The roots are more sensitive to auxins than the shoots are.

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