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.