1.

The interaction in which one organism benefits while the other is negatively affected is
known as
a) Mutualism
b) Commensalism
c) Predation
d) Competition
2. Which of the following is a predator-prey dynamics?
a) Red fot and hares
b) Remora and shark
c) Plants with bee pollinators
d) Cattle and it’s egrets
3. The farming system in which the farmer grows crops and rear animals on the same farm
land is known as
a) Crop rotation
b) Mixed cropping
c) Mono-cropping
d) Mixed farming
4. The process of getting rid of undigested substances from the body is called
a) Ingestion
b) Digestion
c) Egestion
d) Absorption
5. Which of the following is not an aquatic habitat?
a) Sea
b) River
c) Trees
d) Lake
6. Which of the following habitats are you likely to find a fish?
a) Grassland
b) Aquatic
c) Arboreal
d) Forest
7. A change in an organism within a short period of time is known as
a) Adaptation
b) Assimilation
c) Acclimatization
d) Habitat
8. In which of the following does digestion of starch begin?
a) Stomach
b) Mouth
 c) Anus
d) Ileum
9. One adaptation of plants to desert habitat is that
a) Their stems are green
b) They have broad leaves
c) Their stems are brown
d) They have flexible stems
10. Which of the following is at the beginning of a food chain?
a) Goat
b) Grass
c) Fish
d) Mosquito
11. The total number of organisms living in a particular area is known as
a) Habitat
b) Population
c) Community
d) Ecology
12. Trees in desert have thick back which enable them
a) Absorb more light
b) Prevent water loss
c) Absorb more water
d) Prevent heat loss
13. The food chain grass sheep man, grass serves as
a) Consumer
b) Producer
c) Decomposer
d) Predator
14. A farming system in which a farmer cultivates a piece of land for sometime and then
leaves to cultivate a new piece of land with his setlement is known as
a) Land rotation
b) Shift cultivation
c) Crops rotation
d) Pastoral farming
15. The system in human that breaks down complex food substances into simple soluble
and absorbable form is known as
a) Respiratory system
b) Digestive system
c) Excretory system
d) circulatory system
16. The part of a living cell that provide energy to the cell to perform it’s functions is
a) Cell membrane
 b) Cytoplasm
c) Mitochondrion
d) Cell wall
17. Plants in the forest habitat have specialized tap roots and broad leaves to enable them
a) Absorb water
b) Absorb sunlight
c) Absorb much air
d) Absorb oxygen
18. Animals that have the ability to run fast are adapted to which of the following habitats?
a) Grassland
b) Forest
c) Desert
d) Coastal
19. Which of the following method of farming controls soil erosion?
a) Shifting cultivation
b) Crop rotation
c) Land rotation
d) None of the above
20. In crop rotation, the fertility of the soil is improved because of the inclusion of
a) Fertilizer
b) Leguminous crops
c) Grass
d) Animals
21. Which of the following habitats received little amount of rain fall annually?
a) Forest
b) Desert
c) Grassland
d) Aquatic
22. Which of the following planets is closest to the sun?
a) Earth
b) Mars
c) Mercury
d) Jupiter
23. The ability to do work is known as
a) Energy
b) Force
c) Pressure
d) Work
24. Orchid vein and moose are likely to be found in
a) Aquatic habitat
b) Forest habitat
 c) Desert
d) Arboreal habitat
25. Living organisms may not be of the same species but still depend on one another for
survival.
TRUE / FALSE
26. Animals in the grassland habitat do not have the ability to run fast
TRUE / FALSE
27. The sun is made up of burning
a) Rocks
b) Gases
c) Coal
d) Goal
28. The heavenly body the produces and emits its own light is
a) Mars
b) Sun
c) Moon
d) Meteorite
29. The shedding of leaves by plants during the dry season protects them against
a) Heat loss
b) Water loss
c) Bush fire
d) None of the above
30. The study of the relationship between living things and their physical surrounding is
known as
a) Population
b) Ecosystem
c) Ecology
d) Community
31. Which of the following is a major plant nutrient?
a) Zinc
b) Sulphur
c) Nitrogen
d) Chlorine
32. All the following are methods of applying fertilizer except
a) Drilling
b) Mulching
c) Broad casting
d) Side dressing
33. All the following are examples of domestic animals except
a) Sheep
b) Cat
 c) Dog
d) Lion
34. How many known planets exist in the universe
a) 8
b) 3
c) 12
d) 7
35. Animals that feed on only plants are called
a) Carnivores
b) Omnivores
c) Herbivores
d) Wild animals
36. The energy that a body has due to its position and state of motion is known as
a) Nuclear energy
b) Mechanical energy
c) Kinetic energy
d) Potential energy
37. The places where the salty water mixes with fresh water is known as
a) Estuaries
b) Coastal habitat
c) Aquatic habitat
d) Marine water
38. Which of the following is a disadvantage of crop rotation?
a) It breaks pest circle
b) It check soil erosion
c) It require special skill
d) All the above
39. The composition of oxygen in air is
a) 0.03%
b) 21%
c) 70%
d) 0%
40. Which of the following is an example of a ruminant?
a) Pig
b) Rabbit
c) Horse
d) Goat

SECTION B
PART A
1. Study the diagrams below and answer the questions that follow:

a) i. Identify C and D above

ii. Name the parts labelled I to IV in C
iii. Name the parts labelled I to IV in D
iv. State the functions of parts labelled I and IV in D
b) i. State two differences between C and D
ii. State two similarities between C and D
 c) i. Identify four components of ecosystem
ii. Explain why organisms in marine water habitat cannot survive in fresh water
habitat
2. a) What is an ecosystem?
b) Explain the following and give three (3) examples each
i. Biotic factors
ii. Abiotic factors
c) i. Distinguish between adaptation and acclimatization in living things
ii. Identify two (2) adaptations of animals to grassland habitat.

3. a) i. What is a habitat?
ii. Identify the two types of aquatic habitats and give two examples each.
b) Identify three (3) parts of the digestive system in humans and give one function of
each
c) Mention five (5) examples of protein food substances

4. a) i. What is energy?
ii. Identify four forms of energy
iii. Explain any two (2) of the forms of energy identified in (a. ii) above
b) i. Copy and complete the table below using Maize, Cowpea and Yam

The table below shows a three (3) year crop rotation programme

YEAR PLOT ii.

1 2 3

1 Yam

2 Cowpea

3 Maize

Identify advantages of the above farming system.

5. a) i. What is digestion?
ii. Explain the following terms:
α. Ingestion
β. Egestion
γ. Assimilation
b) i. Identify three (3) methods of applying fertilizers?
ii. What are fertilizers?
c) List the planets in order of their distance from the sun.