MARV GRACE 10) ATP

for………………
stands

SCHOOLS a) Adenosine tri

4, Shodipo Close, Abule Egba, Lagos phosphate b)Adenosine
First Term Examination (2022/2023) di phosphate
SS1 Biology Examination c)Deoxyribonucleic acid
Time- 1 hour 45minutes (No additional d)No answer
time)
11) DNA stands
OBJECTIVE
for………………
1) ……………is the study of
a) Adenosine tri
life
phosphate
a) Biology b) Chemistry c)
b)Adenosine di
Physics d) Love
phosphate
2) ………are biochemical
c)Deoxyribonucleic
substances that alters or
acid d)No answer
speed up the rate of
12) RNA stands
biological processes a)
for………………a)
Enzymes b) Carbohydrates
Adenosine tri phosphate
c) Chemosynthesis d)
b)Adenosine di phosphate
Isomerism
c)Deoxyribonucleic acid d)
3) A child suffering from
Ribonucleic acid e)All of the
protein deficiency, would
above
have ……….
13) ATP stands
a) Kwashiorkor b) Malaria
for………………a)
c)Cholera d)No answer
Adenosine tri phosphate
4) Micronutrients can be
b)Adenosine di phosphate
called………… a) Trace
c)Deoxyribonucleic acid
elements b) Major elements
d)No answer
c) Macronutrients d) Isobar
14) Green Plants manufacture
5) ……………..is a colony
their food
a)Spirogyra b)Volvox
via…………………
c)Amoeba
a)Chemosynthesis
d)Chlamydomonas
b)Photosynthesis
6) …………is a Filament
c)Symbiosis d)No answer
a)Spirogyra b)Volvox
15) ………………is an endo
c)Amoeba
parasite
d)Chlamydomonas
a) Man b) Tapeworm c)
7) ……………is a unicellular
Venus fly trap d) Tick
organism a)Spirogyra
16) ………………is an ecto
b)Volvox c)Amoeba d)Man
parasite
8) ………………is the
a) Man b) Tapeworm c)
structural unit of life a)Cell
Venus fly trap d) Tick
b)Tissue c)Organ d)System
17) The Organelle that makes
C6H12O6+6O26CO2+6H2
Rough Endoplasmic
O+Energy
reticulum rough is………….
9) The above equation
a)Mitochondria
represents…………..
b)Lysosome
a)Photosynthesis
c)Endoplasmic reticulum
b)Chemosynthesis
d) Ribosome
c)Respiration d)No
answer
18) The Organelle responsible 22) Rattus rattus is the scientific
for Protein synthesis name for
is…………. …………………….
a)Mitochondria a) Rat b) Rabbit c) Fish
b)Ribosome d) Man
c)Endoplasmic reticulum 23) Homo sapiens is the
d) No answer scientific name for
19) The Organelle responsible …………………….
for Cellular Respiration a) Rat b) Rabbit c) Fish
is…………. d) Man
a)Mitochondria 24) Carica papaya is the
b)Lysosome scientific name for
c)Endoplasmic reticulum …………………….
d) No answer a) Rat b) Rabbit c) Fish d)
20) ……………..is the Pawpaw
classification of living 25) Zea mays is the scientific
organisms name for
a) Taxonomy b) a) Rice b) Yam c) Maize
Autotrophs c) d) Pawpaw
Organization of Life d) 26) Carnivorous plants grow in
Photosynthesis area deficient of ………..
21) …………is regarded as the a) Nitrogen b) Sulphur c)
father of Taxonomy Zinc d) Lead
a) Robert Hooke b) Carl 27) …………… is an example of
Linnaeus c) Charles a Parasitic plant.
Darwin d) Leonardo a) Pitcher plant
Da Vinci b)Tapeworm c) Algae d)
Dodder Plant

Use the figure below to

answer questions 22 and 23
The drawing below is the
Lichen.
28) The part responsible for
photosynthesis is …………..
a) I b) II c) III d) IV
29) What type of nutrition is
shown above?
a) Autotrophic b) Parasitic c)
Symbiotic d) No answer
30) …………… is an example of
a Carnivorous plant.
a) Pitcher plant b)
Tapeworm c) Algae d) Fungi
THEORY (Answer any three questions)

1. a) Draw and Label the Animal cell

b) list the functions of 3 (three)
Organelles in the cell.
c) State two (2) advantages and two
(2) disadvantages of complexity in
organisms.
2. a) List the Seven major groups into
which Taxonomists classify living
things in order of hierarchy
b) What is the scientific name for
I. Man
II. Rat
III. Rice
IV. Pawpaw
V. Lizard
c) Draw and label Euglena viridis,
stating peculiar Animal and Plant
Characteristics.
3. a)Explain in full the Carbon-
Oxygen balance and thus relate it to
Climate change and Global warming
b) With an Outline, explain the
Carbon Cycle
c) List three parts of a Microscope?
4. a) What is Balanced Diet?
b) Differentiate (and give
equations and examples)
between Chemosynthesis and
Photosynthesis
c) Differentiate between
Macronutrients and Micronutrients
ii) Complete the table below
Plant Nutrient Functio
n
i) Nitrogen
ii) Potassium
iii) Phosphorou
s

5. With a suitable drawing, explain

how the following are adapted to
their mode of nutrition
 Tapeworm
 Pitcher plant
(More marks would be given for
drawings)
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4, Shodipo Close, Abule Egba, Lagos
First Term Examination (2022/2023)
SS3 Biology Examination
Time- 1 hour 45minutes (No additional time)
OBJECTIVE (Answer all in this section)
The figure below shows the position of
endocrine glands (Fig 1).Use it to answer
questions 1-4
1. Which of them is responsible for the
production of adrenaline?
a) I b) II c) VI d) V
2. The master gland is located at …………….. a)
I b) II c) III d) IV
3. Under secretion of the hormone produced
in………… leads to goiter
a) I b) II c) VI d) V
4. …………. Is responsible for secondary male
characteristics a) V b) VI c) VIII d) IX
5. ………..is the master gland a) pituitary gland
b) adrenal gland c) thyroid gland d) No answer
6. ……………….is the emergency hormone a)
adrenaline b) thyroxine c) insulin d) No
answer
The figure below shows the relative positions of
the liver within the digestive/ alimentary canal.
Use it to answer questions 7-11
7. The Stomach is represented as ……………. a)
I b) II c) III d) IV
8. The Pancreas is represented as…………. a) I
b) II c) III d) IV
9. The Liver is represented as ……………. a) I
b) II c) III d) IV
10. The Gall bladder is represented
as…………….. a) I b) II c) III d) IV
11. The Duodenum is represented
as………………… a) I b) II c) III d) V
12. …………….. is the maintenance of a fairly
constant internal environment of an organism
a)Homeostasis b)Peristalsis c)Oxygenation
d)De-Oxygenation
13. ………… is NOT an excretory organ a) Skin
b) Kidney c) Anus d) No answer
14. …………….. are chemical substances
produced by ductless glands called Endocrine
glands, having their effect at Target organs,
far from the site of production a) Enzymes b)
Hormones c) Catalysts d) Urine
15. …………retards lateral bud development a)
auxin b)Ethylene c)Gibberellin d)Thyroxine
16. The bean shaped structure that plays a vital
role in Homeostasis and Excretion is ……….
a) Skin b) Kidney c) Anus d) No answer
17. The skin is regarded as a……………. because
of the presence of receptors of touch, pain,
heat and cold a) sense organ b) excretory
organ c) digestive organ d) No answer
18. The skin is regarded as a……………. because
it produces sweat a) sense organ b) excretory
organ c) digestive organ d) No answer
19. ………….. is NOT a Kidney disease a)
Diabetes b) Kidney stone c) Nephritis d) No
answer
20. The back of the tongue is sensitive to………..
taste a)bitter b)salty c)sour d)sweet
The Figure below shows the sites of salty, sour,
bitter and sweet tastes of the tongue. Use it to
answer questions 21-24

THEORY (Answer any three Questions)
21. The sweet site in most cases is ………….. a) I
b) II c) III d) IV
22. The sour site in most cases is ……………. a) I
b) II c) III d) IV
23. The bitter site in most cases is ………… a) I b)
II c) III d) IV
24. The sour site in most cases is ……….. a) I b) II
c) III d) IV
25. The ………….. is the sense organ of balance a)
Eye b)Nose c)Ear d) Skin
Use the figure below to answer question 26
26. The eye defect above is ………………. a)
Myopia b)Long sightedness c)Astigmatism d)
No answer
27. The Olfactory lobes receive sensory impulses
of ……………a) smell b) taste c)Sight d)No
answer
28. The ………………neurone transmits impulses
from the sensory cell towards the central
nervous system a)Sensory b)Efferent
c)Peristalsis d)No answer
29. The Central Nervous System is made up of
the…………. and the Spinal cord a) Brain b)
Liver c) Kidney d) Heart
30. The…………………. in the brain aids in the
control of posture a) Cerebrum b) Cerebellum
c) Thalamus d)Hypothalamus
1. a)List five functions of the Liver
b) Draw and label the Kidney
c) List five functions of the Kidney
ii) Draw and label the inner structure of the
human eye.
2. a) List three diseases of the following organs,
stating their effects and remedy
i) Kidney ii) Liver
b) List three differences between Endocrine
Co-ordination and Hormonal Co-ordination
c) Draw and Label 8-10 cm of the brain of a
rabbit.
ii) List the functions of at least four parts
labelled.
3. a) Adiza ran on seeing a cobra on the way
from the stream
i) What hormone was activated?
ii) Where is the hormone produced?
iii) What are the effects of this hormone on
Adiza?
iv) Explain briefly how the Sympathetic and
Parasympathetic Nervous System helps Adiza
in escaping from danger and calming down
when the threat to danger no longer exists
b) Draw and label the Nerve cell.
c) List and explain briefly the types of Nerve
cells
4. a) Make a diagram 10-12 cm long of the Reflex
arc and label fully
b) List three differences between Voluntary
actions and Reflex actions
c) What are Sense Organs? List the sense
organs and their functions
ii) List three eye defects and how they are
corrected
5. a) Draw the inner structure of the human ear
b) Draw a labelled internal structure of the
skin stating the functions of at least five parts.
 MARV GRACE SCHOOLS
4, Shodipo Close, Abule Egba, Lagos
First Term Examination (2022/2023)
SS2 Biology Examination
Time- 1 hour 45minutes (No additional time)
Objective
Spirogyra is placed in a salt solution.
Use this information to answer questions 1 and
2 Liver
1) The salt solution is a/an ……….. solution a)
Isotonic b) Hypotonic c) Hypertonic d) No
answer
2) The spirogyra………….. after some time
a) Shrinks b) expands c) remains the same d)
No answer
3) …………utilizes a semi permeable membrane
a) Osmosis b) Diffusion c) Reproduction d) No
answer
Use this information to answer questions 4 and
5 feeders b) fluid feeding c) carnivorous plants
Red blood cells are placed in a hypotonic
solution
4) The red blood cell………….. after some time
b) Shrinks b) expands and later bursts c)
remains the same d) No answer
5) …………….. is an example of an Hypotonic
solution a) Salt Solution b) Sugar Solution c)
Distilled water d) No answer
6) The process described is ……….. a)
Haemolysis b) Plasmolysis c) Diffusion d)
Hypertonicity
7) ………………is an endo parasite a) Man b)
Tapeworm c) Venus fly trap d) Tick
8) Tapeworm attaches its hooks and suckers to
the walls of the………a) intestine b) heart c)
kidney d) testes
9) Carnivorous plants grow in area deficient of
……….. a) Nitrogen b) Sulphur c) Zinc d)
Lead
10) ………….. is an example of a Carnivorous
plant a) Venus fly trap b) Lichen c) Tadpole d)
Dodder plant
11) ................ emulsifies fat and neutralizes the
acidity of food a)bile b) saliva c) sweat d) urine
12) …….. is an enzyme that curdles milk a)
Rennin b) Ptyalin c) Pepsin d) No answer
13) ……….. Is an enzyme that converts cooked
starch to maltose a) Maltase b) Ptyalin c)
Renin d) Trypsin
14) The…….is the site of the absorption of
digested food a) villi b) stomach c) Oesophagus
d) No answer
15) The villus is found in the……. a) Small
intestine b) Stomach c) Oesophagus d) No
answer
16) The first part of the small intestine is the
………. a) Duodenum b) Ilium c) Pancreas d)
17) …………. Is used for tearing off food.
a) Incisor b) Molar c) Premolar d) Canine
18) …….. are absent in the dentition of herbivores,
leaving a space (diastema).
a) Canines b) Incisors c) Molars d) Premolars
19) The space for Canines in the dentition of
Herbivores is called……. a) gutter b) canine c)
plaslysis d) diastema.
20) Clams, prawn, ducks, mosquito larva and
whales are examples of…………. a)filter
d) No answer
21) …………… lacks a diastema a) Dogs b) Sheep
c) Goat d) Gazelle
22) Long pointed and curved canines are used for
…………..in carnivores
a) attacking and holding prey
b) for crushing bones
c) creating diastema
d) No answer
23) Where are the female sex cells contained? a)
Ovaries b) Uterus c) Kidney d) No answer
24) ………….. produces the sperm cell a) Testes b)
Ovary c) Brain d) Stomach
25) The female sex cell is …….. a) Oviduct b)
Fallopian tube c) Ova d) Adrenaline
26) The male sex cell is ………… a) Spermatozoa
b) Ovum c) Adrenaline d) Thyroxine
27) During the harmful practice of Female Genital
Mutilation, the …………… is cut a) Uterus b)
Fallopian tube c) Clitoris d) Ova
28) ……………. aids in controlling population
growth a) Birth control pills b) Death Control
c) Good food d) No answer
29) ……….. daughter cells are formed in mitosis
a) 2 b)4 c) 6 d) 8
30) ……….. daughter cells are formed in meiosis
a) 2 b)4 c) 6 d) 8
THEORY
Answer any three Questions
1) Draw and label a Tapeworm and list the
functions of all parts labelled.
b) What are Carnivorous plants?
ii) Where do they grow?
iii) Give an Example of a Carnivorous Plant
c) List the digestive organs or structures in
order, from the mouth to the anus
ii) Where does the absorption of vital nutrients
take place in the digestive system
iii) Draw and label the structure named in 1cii)
2) Draw and label the Male Reproductive
System, listing the function of at least three
parts
b) Draw and label the sperm cell, listing the
functions of all parts labelled
3) Draw and label the Female Reproductive
System, listing the functions of at least
three parts
b) Why is Female Genital Mutilation a
harmful practice?
c) Define Birth control MARV GRACE SCHOOLS
ii) List five birth control methods 4, Shodipo Close, Abule Egba, Lagos
First Term Examination (2022/2023)
SS2 Chemistry Examination
Time- 1 hour 45minutes (No additional time)

4) With an Illustration, explain Haemolysis Objective

b) Write short notes on
i) Diffusion 1) What is the Oxidation number of Manganese
in MnO4- ?
ii) Osmosis
a) +2
iii) Plasmolysis b) +7
c) List three differences between Mitosis and c) 2
Meiosis d) 7
2) The Oxidation number of Sulphur in S 2O7 2-is
………………
a) 6
b) +6
c) -6
d) No answer
3) The Oxidation number of Chromium in
K2Cr2O7 is ………………
a) 6
b) +6
c) -6
d) No answer
4) The Oxidation number of Sulphur in Sulphur
(VI) oxide is ……….
a) 2
b) 6
c) +2
d) +6
5) ………… leads to an increase in oxidation
number
a) Oxidation
b) Reduction
c) Electrolysis c) Br
d) Electrolyte d) I
6) ……….. leads to a gain of electrons 16) Group 2 elements are referred to as ……….
a) Oxidation a) alkali metals
b) Reduction b) alkali earth metals
c) Electrolysis c) halogens
d) Electrolyte d) noble gases
7) The Oxidation number of Sulphur in Sulphur 17) The maximum number of electrons in the s-
(IV) oxide is ………. orbital is ………
a) 2 a) 4
b) 4 b) 2
c) +2 c) 1
d) +4 d) 0
18) Transition metals are……. block elements
8) ………. is the negative electrode a) s
a) Anode b) d
b) Cathode c) p
c) Electrolyte d) f
d) No answer 19) ……………….electrons are electrons in the
9) …………….are compounds that conducts outermost shell
electricity and is decomposed in the process a) Valence
a) Electrolytes b) Electronegative
b) Anodes c) Oxidized
c) Cathodes d) No answer
d) Non- Electrolytes 20) Lithium, Sodium and Potassium are in group
10) ………… is the positive electrode 1 because they have………..
a) Anode a) One valence electron
b) Cathode b) One electron
c) Electrolyte c) electronegative properties
d) No answer d)No answer
11) What is the Oxidation number of Carbon in
the Carbonate ion? 21) The Oxidation number of Hydrogen is NOT +1
a) 2 in ………..
b) 4 a) peroxides
c) +2 b) water
d) +4 c) acids
12) ………………is an Alkali earth metal d) hydrides
a) Na 22) ……….. are located in Orbitals
b) Al a) Electrons
c) U b) Protons
d) Mg c) Neutrons
d) No answer
13) .……………. Is an Alkali metal 23) ………………..is an oxidizing agent
a) Ca a) Acidified Potassium
b) Mg tetraoxomanganate(VII)
c) Al b) Carbon (IV)Oxide
d) Na c) Hydrogen Sulphide
14) The maximum number electrons in the d d) No answer
orbital is ………. electrons 24) ………………..is a reducing agent
a) 2 a) Hydrogen Sulphide
b) 6 b) Acidified Potassium tetraoxomanganate(VII)
c) 10 c) Acidified Potassium heptaoxodichromate(VI)
d) 14 d) No answer
15) ……………… is the most electronegative 25)…………does not behave like a group 1 metal
element a) Li
a) F b) K
b) Cl c) Na
 d) Mg (Electrochemical equivalent of the metal=
26) Which of the following decomposes? 0.0001g/c)
a) Lithium trioxocarbonate (IV) c) State Faraday’s second law of electrolysis.
b) Sodim trioxocarbonate (IV) d) Calculate the mass of Silver deposited when a
c) Potassium trioxocarbonate (IV) current of 1.3 Ampere is passed through a solution
d) No answer of a Silver salt for 70 minutes (Ag= 108, 1
27) Sodium ion is Iso-electronic with………………. Faraday= 96,500 C)
a) Neon ion 3a) Write out the electronic configuration of the
b) Neon atom following, give energy diagrams and state the ones
c) Sodium that are Iso- electronic
d) No answer i) K+
28) The Oxidation number of Oxygen is NOT -2 in ii) Ne
……….. iii) N
a) peroxides iv) C
b) water v) F
c) acids vi) O
d) hydrides vii) Cl-
viii) Na+
(Number of electrons: F=9, K=19, Ne= 10, Cl= 17, C=
29)………… have complete octect 6, N=7, O =8, Na= 11).
a) Noble gases b) Identify the Oxidizing agent, Reducing agent and
b) Halogens Pathways of Oxidation and Reduction in the reaction
c) Alkali Metals CuO + H2Cu + H2O
d) Alkali Earth Metals (Give Reasons for your answers)
4a) Explain briefly the preferential discharge of Ions
30) Vanadium (V) is a/ an………. block element during Electrolysis.
a) s b) Explain in full what would happen in the
b) p electrolysis of aqueous Sodium Chloride if
c) d i) Mercury Cathode is used
d) f ii) Platinum electrodes are used
THEORY c) Why do Non-Electrolytes do not conduct electricity?
Answer any three questions. ii) What are Valence Electrons?
1. a) Use the table above to answer the questions iii) List two uses of electrolysis.
that follows 5a) The structure below is an Electrolytic cell. Identify
the parts labelled I- IV

b) What are inert electrodes?

ii) Give two examples of inert electrodes
c) What is the oxidation number of Chlorine in
i) Identify the s, p, d and f block elements i) HClO4
ii) Identify the Alkali metals ii) ClO3-
iii) Identify the Alkali earth metals
iv) Identify the Noble gases
v) Identify the Halogens Good luck…. The work is simple enough
b) State the Periodic law Mr. Giwa
2a) State Faraday’s first law of electrolysis and
give a detailed Mathematical Expression.
b) Calculate the mass of metal deposited if a
current of 10 Ampere is passed through an
electrochemical system in 5 minutes.
MARV GRACE SCHOOLS 7. Sodium ion is Iso-electronic
4, Shodipo Close, Abule Egba, Lagos with……………….
First Term Examination (2022/2023) a) Neon ion
SS1 Chemistry Examination b) Neon atom
Time- 1 hour 45minutes (No additional c) Sodium
d) No answer
time)
8. The maximum number electrons in the d
orbital is ………. electrons
Objective
a) 2
1. Four elements W, X, Y and Z have atomic
b) 6
numbers of 2, 6, 16 and 20. Which of these
c) 10
elements is a metal?
d) 14
a) W
9. The maximum number electrons in the f
b) X
orbital is ………. electrons
c) Y
a) 2
d) Z
b) 6
2. An element A has 127 neutrons and 82
c) 10
electrons. Its atomic number is ………
d) 14
a) 209
10. How many orbitals are associated with the p-
b) 105
sub energy level?
c) 45
a) 2
d) 82
b) 3
3. A mixture of petrol and water is separated
c) 4
using……………
d) 6
a) filter paper
11. When sodium atom forms the ion Na+
b) separating funnel’
a) It achieves a noble gas configuration by
c) centrifugation
gaining one electron
d) distillation
b) It achieves a noble gas configuration by
4. Consider the following atoms: R T X
gaining one proton
and S T X. State the phenomenon c) It achieves a noble gas configuration by
exhibited by the two atoms losing an electron
a) Isotopy d) It achieves a noble gas configuration by
b) Allotropy gaining a proton
c) Anionerism 12 ……………. has one electron in its
d) Isomerism outermost shell
5. …………….are the atoms with the a) Na
same atomic number but different mass b) Cl
number c) Mg
d) Al
a) Allotropy
13. ……… is a radical
b) Isobar a) NH3
c) Isotopy b) NH4+
d) Atomicity c) NH4
6. The negatively charged particle in an d) N2
atom is ………. 14. The abundance of the Isotopes of
a) proton Magnesium of Masses 24, 25 and 26 are
b) neutron 78.6%, 10.1% and 11.3% respectively. What
c) electron is the relative atomic mass of Magnesium?
d) positron a) 24.33
b) 35.5
 c) 25.72 b) Cations
d) 26.99 c) Neutral
15. It was found from determination in a d) No answer
mass spectrometer that the element Neon 23. …………………. Is used to separate
Sulphur and iron fillings
has three isotopes of masses 19, 21 and 22
a) Magnetism
respectively. The relative abundance of b) Diamagnetism
these isotopes were 90.92%, 0.25% and c) Filtration
8.83% respectively. Calculate the value of d) Distillation
the relative atomic mass of Neon. 24 The solid found on the filter paper after
a) 19.27 filtration is the…………………
b) 20.78 a) Residue
c) 21.67 b) Filtrate
d) No answer c) Distillate
16. The change of state that occurs when a d) No answer
substance transits from the solid phase to the 25. The liquids that passes through the filter
gaseous phase without passing the liquid phase paper during filtration is the…………………
is ……….. a) Residue
a) Deposition b) Filtrate
b) Sublimation c) Distillate
c) Boiling d) No answer
d) Evaporation 26 Miscible liquids can be separated by ………..
17. ……….. is a mixture of hydrocarbons a) Magnetism
a) Crude Oil b) Diamagnetism
b) Steel c) Filtration
c) Washing soda d) Distillation
d) Sodium Chloride 27. Products from distillation are separated via
18. …………. Is a mixture of gases ………… difference
a) Air a) pressure
b) Sand b) temperature
c) Blood c) volume
d) Urine d) density
19…………. Is an alloy that contains aluminum 28. The liquids obtained from distillation are
a)Duralumin called………..
b) Steel a) distillates
c) Solder b) filtrates
d)Tungsten c) condensates
20. …………. Is an alloy that contains iron d) residue
a)Duralumin 29.
b) Steel
c) Solder
d)Tungsten

21. Elements lose electrons to become……….

a) Anions
b) Cations
c) Neutral
d) No answer
22. Elements gain electrons to become……….
a) Anions
 1. Write out the electronic configuration
of the following, give energy diagrams
and state the ones that are Iso- electronic
ix) K+
x) Ne
xi) N
xii) C
xiii) F
xiv) O
xv) Cl-
xvi) Na+
(Number of electrons: F=9, K=19, Ne= 10,
Cl= 17, C= 6, N=7, O =8, Na= 11).
2.