ROCK ETERNAL MODEL SCHOOL
OFATEDO JUNCTION, DADA ESTATE, EGBEDORE LGA, OSUN STATE
FIRST TERM EXAMINATION 2023/2024
CLASS: SS 3 SUBJECT: BIOLOGY
SECTION A: ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS IN THIS SECTION
1) The first step in the process of sexual reproduction is referred to as ______ (a) formation
(b) digestion (c) respiration (d) pollination
2) The outer membrane of a pollen grain is called _______ (a) nucleus (b) exine (c) intine (d)
tube
3) Which of the following is not the part of a seed (a) microphyle (b) seed coat (c) chlorophyll
(d) hilum
4) The middle part or layer of a mango fruit is called (a) pericarp (b) mesocarp (c) endocarp
(d) epicarp
5) Fruits which develop without fertilization such as banana and pineapple are known as (a)
parentocarpic fruits (b) exocarpic fruits (c) partenocarpic fruits (d) all of the above
6) There are ______ common ways of classifying fruits (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
7) A fruit which develops from a single flower with several ovaries is called (a) aggregate fruit
(b) composite fruits (c) false fruit (d) frame fruit
8) Which of the following is not a similarity between a drupe and a berry (a) both have seeds
(b) both have thin epicarp (c) both have fleshy or succulent mesocarp (d) none of the
above
9) Which of these is not correct about berry (a) it has only one seed (b) it has many seeds (c)
it is edible (d) mesocarp and endocarp are fused
10) The transfer of a seed or fruit from the parents to other places where the seed may
germinate is referred to as _______ (a) decision (b) digression (c) dispersal (d) disciple
11) All of the following are agents of seeds and fruits except (a) wind (b) sun (c) animals (d)
water
12) ________ is a pattern of behaviour that precede mating and reproduction in animals (a)
courtship (b) communication (c) behaviour (d) dating
13) Display can take any of the following forms except (a) croaking (b) dancing (c) nest
making (d) running
14) ________ is the movement of animals from one place to another which eventually return
to the original place is referred to as (a) territoriality (b) seasonal migration (c) displaying
(d) traveling
15) ________ is the scientific study of heredity and variation in living things (a) genetics (b)
heredity (c) variation (d) none of the above
16) The difference between individuals of the same species are called ______ (a) heredity (b)
stationery (c) variation (d) differentiation
17) Inherited characters are determined by (a) loci (b) logo (c) grooms (d) genes
18) A male individual produces ______ (a) sperms (b) ova (c) character (d) all of the above
19) _______ genes control dominant characters (a) homozygous (b) heterozygous (c)
genotype (d) dominant
20) A pair of allelomorphs are called ______ pair (a) gene (b) zygote (c) allelic (d) allergic
21) _______ is a matured sex cell which takes part in sexual reproduction (a) chromosomes
(b) gamete (c) genotype (d) haploid
22) The site for location of a gene in chromosome is referred to as _______ (a) locus (b)
locust (c) logo (d) lagoon
23) _______ is when an organism has two sets of chromosome in the body cell (a) mutation
(b) digestion (c) genotype (d) diploid
24) ________ is the crossing of plants with contrasting character (a) co-ordinance (b)
hybridization (c) hybrid (d) filia
25) Mendel’s first law of inheritance is also called the law of (a) explanation (b) independence
(c) segregation of genes (d) aggregation of genes
26) In human beings, there are _______ pairs of chromosomes in each body cell (a) 46 (b) 23
(c) 13 (d) 26
27) Rod threadlike bodies found in the nucleus of a celled are called (a) chromosomes (b)
heredity (c) replication (d) all of the above
28) The chromosomes house is the ______ (a) body (b) genes (c) system (d) tissues
29) According to the principles of Mendel, genes are either dominant or ______ (a) directed
(b) indominant (c) recessive (d) homozygous
30) The gene an organism inherit during fertilization is called (a) phenotype (b) genotype (c)
genetics (d) phenotic
SECTION B
Answer any four questions from this section
1) a) With the aid of a well labelled diagram, explain the process through which zygote is formed
in flowering plants
b) Using diagram only, describe the structure of a mature ovule
2) a) Explain the types of germination of seeds
b) In a tabular form, state five differences between epigeal germination and hypogeal
germination
3) a) What is a fruit
b) write short notes on
i) True and false fruits
ii) Simple and composite fruit
Give examples in each case
4) a) What is dispersal of fruits and seeds
b) Enumerate four importance of fruits and seeds dispersal
c) List four agents of dispersal of seeds and fruits
5) a) What is courtship behaviour
b) Enumerate four importance of courtship behaviour in reproduction
c) write short note on:
Display
Seasonal migration
Territoriality
