SSS 2 biology

1. The science of life is ------- (a) Anatomy (b) Biology (c) phylogeny (d)
pathology
2. Blood in mammals transport oxygen because it contains the pigment called
(a) Melanie (b) Haemoglobin (c) haemolyanin (d) Haemoerytrin
3. All if the following are digestive enzymes except—(a) Bile (b) lipase (c)
maltase (d) pepsin
4. Which of the these is the terminal portion of the alimentary canal of
mammals (a) Oesophagus (b) colon (c) Stomach (d) appendix
5. The digestive enzymes that coagulates protein in milk is (a) Ptyalin (b)
pepsin (c) renin (c) Amylase
6. Osmosis can be defined as the diffusion of (a) atoms and molecules through
a membrane to an area of higher concentration (b) water molecules from a
region of higher concentration to a region of lower concentration (c) water
molecules from a region of lower concentration to a concentrated solution
across a membrane (d) none of the above
7. The movement of blood between the heart and lungs is called (a) Systemic
circulation (b) pulmonary circulation (c) Diffusion (d) Systemic artery
8. --------- carry blood away from the heart (a) Veins (b) Artery (c) Capillaries
(d) renal vein
9. The removal of excess water from plants into the atmosphere in form of
water vapor is called (a) Transpiration (b) Transportation (c) translocation
(d) Transformation
10.What is the lifespan of the red blood cell (a) 2 days (b) 120 days (c) 2 years
(d) 10days
11.The following are the functions of the white blood cell except (a)
Phagocytosis (b) inflammation (c) formation of antibodies (d) transport
oxygen
12.Which of the following statements best describes the Haemoglobin (a)
yellowish in colour (b) a red blood cell (c) an oxygen carrying pigment (d)
needed for blood clotting
13.A solution whose solute concentration of the cell is the same with that of
its surrounding medium (a) Hypertonic (b) Isotonic (c) Hypotonic (d)
Balanced solution
14.The artery that supplies blood to the head is called (a) carotid artery (b)
Hepatic artery (c) Renal artery (d) pulmonary artery
15.------------ is the medium of transport in mammals (a) water (b) blood (c)
heart (d) none of the above
16.What is the function of the gizzard in the digesion of food in birds (a) Stores
food (b) help to grind the food (c) absorption of food nutrients (d) for
eating
17.------- covers the trachea during swallowing of food (a) Epiglottis (b) trachea
lid (c) glottis (d) chyme
18.The medium of transport in plants is (a) blood (b) latex (c) xylem (d) water
19.What is the excretory organ of the flowering plants (a) stomata (b) pores (c)
colon (d) body surface
20.The only artery that carries deoxygenated blood is called (a) pulmonary
artery (b) renal artery (c) carotid (d) Hepatic artery

THEORY
1. (a) What is Transpiration?
(b) Name two types of transpiration
© List five factors which affect the rate of transpiration
2. (a)List the main composition of blood
(b) Tabulate five differences between artery and vein
(C) State two functions of each of the following
I. Red blood cell
II. White blood cell
3. (a) What is Excretion?
(b) In sequence, name the organs that constitute the alimentary canal of
humans.
© Describe the role of the following in digestion
I. Crop
II. Gizzard
 III. Stomach
IV. Mouth
V. Oesophagus
4. (a) List six functions of blood
(b)Name the excretory organs of the following
i. Amoeba
ii. Earthworm
iii. Flowering plants
iv. Mammals