Precious secondary school, aramoko ekiti
PRECIOUS SECONDARY SCHOOL, ARAMOKO – EKITI
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PROMOTION EXAMINATION FOR 2016/2017 ACADEMIC SESSION CLASS: SSS ONE SUBJECT: BIOLOGY TIME: 2HOURS INSTRUCTION: Attempt all questions SECTION A Which of the following conditions need not to be present for photosynthesis to take place? (a) oxygen (b) water (c) light When testing a leaf for starch to see if it has carried out photosynthesis, why is it necessary to boil it first in water? (a) to isolate starch (b) to extract chlorophyll (c) to kill the germs on the leaf All the following elements are required in large quantities except ___________ (a) Nitrogen (b) Calcium (c) Manganese Which of the following is an insect? (a) cockroach (b) spider (c) crayfish In plant classification , phylum is equivalent to (a) kingdom (b) species (c) division Which of the following organisms usually lay its eggs on land? (a) reptiles (b) amphibian (c) mammal Biology is the study of __________ (a) plants (b) animals (c) all of the above Science is best defined as body of _________ (a) organisms (b) all organisms (c) complex organisms Which of the following is not a branch of biology? (a) entomology (b) zoology (c) botany Botany is the study of ________ (a) plants (b) animals (c) cells An organisms that has one cell is known as __________ (a) multicellular (b) unicellular (c) tetracellular The first scientist to discover the cell is _______ (a) Mathias Schleden (b) Dujardin (c) Robert Hookes Which of these is not found in the cytoplasm of the cell? (a) Ribosome (b) Nucleus (c) Golgi bodies Plant cell is different from animal cell because it has ___________ (a) cell membrane (b) cytoplasm (c) chloroplast Growth may broadly be defined as __________ (a) the increase in height of a plant (b) the increase in height of a steam (c) a permanent change in size, complexity and form of organisms One of the properties of cells responsible for the continuity of species is ___________ (a) growth (b) reproduction (c) excretion Which of the following is not a plant hormone? (a) abscisic acid (b) auxin (c) cytokinin Which of the following is the method of asexual reproduction in yeast? (a) conjugation (b) budding (c) mating ___________ is the types of skeleton (a) endoskeleton (b) exoskeleton (c) all of the above One of these is a supporting tissue in plant? (a) Collencyma (b) Sclerencyma (c) turgid SECTION B (a) Make a large and clear labeled diagram of Amoeba (b) (i) Where does the animal lives? (ii) Describe briefly how it removes its waste products (a) What is growth? (b) What is the basis of growth? (c) Name the region of fastest growth in plants (d) what are the factors that affect growth? (a) What is photosynthesis? (b) List the materials necessary for photosynthesis to occur (a) Draw a well label diagram of a named insect (b) State three economic importance of the named insect. Download 70.95 Kb. Share with your friends:
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