DEEPER LIFE HIGH SCHOOL
FIRST TERM CAT. TWO 2017/2018 ACADEMIC SESSION
SUBJECT: BIOLOGY CLASS: S S 1 TIME: 30 MINS
INSTRUCTION: ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS IN SECTION A AND SECTION B.
SECTION A (OBJECTIVES)
1. One of these men did not make any contribution to the cell theory.
(A) Mendel (B) Theodor Schwann (C) Robert Hooke (D) Felix Dujardin
2. In which of the following parts of the cell is the chromosome found (A) Nucleus (B)
Golgi body (C) Cell membrane (D) Cytoplasm.
3. One of these is a micronutrient (A) cobalt (B) nitrogen (C) potassium (D) magnesium.
4. The kidney excretes all these except----- (A) acids (B) excess water (C) excess salts
(D) oxygen.
5. Carbon dioxide enters the stomata during photosynthesis through the process known
as …. (A) Osmosis
(B) Active transport (C) Diffusion (D) Inhalation
6. The organelle or cell component that functions for respiration is --------- (A) cell wall
(B) cell membrane (C) mitochondria (D) nucleus (e) ribosome.
7. When two solutions have equal concentration, it is said to be -------------- (A) isometric
solution (B) hypertonic (C) hypotonic (D) isotonic (e) isobaric.
8. Which of the following cell inclusions can destroy other cell organelles? (A) Centriole
(B) Ribosome (C) Lysosome (D) Mitochondrion.
9.Which of the following is not a response made by a plant organism? (A) Phototropic
(B) Phototactic (C) Geotropic (D) Hydrotropic.
10.The physical process which occurs when a red blood cell is placed in distilled water,
causing it to burst and breakdown is (A)Osmosis (B)Crenation (C)Plasmolysis
(D)Haemolysis
11. During aerobic respiration, the breaking down process of metabolism is known as
(A) Anabolism (B)Catabolism (C)Respiration (D)Evaporation.
12. Poor leaf formation in plants is the result of lack of (A)Zinc (B)Copper (C)Chlorine
(D)Manganese.
13. The movement of water molecules from a dilute solution into a more
concentrated solution through a semi permeable membrane is referred to as
(A)Isomerism (B)Plasmolysis (C)Osmosis (D)Diffusion
14. Which of the following is the method of asexual reproduction in yeast? (A)
Binary fission (B) budding (C) mating (D) conjugation.
15. The excretory product in protozoans is (A) amino acids (B) uric acid (C)
ammonia (D) urea.
16. Which of the following is a difference between mitosis and meiosis? (A)
Alignment of chromosomes along the equatorial plane (B) Replication of the
chromosomes and the cell organelles (C) Pairing of homologous chromosomes (D)
Formation of spindles fibres.
17. Which of the following is a method of artificial vegetative propagation? (A)Bulb (B)
Corm (C) Rhizome (D) Layering.
18. The opening of the guard cells of the epidermis in plants is by the process of …..(A)
Osmosis (B) diffusion (C) active transport (D) transpiration
19. Which of the following organisms respires through the body surface? (A) Man (B)
Fish (C) Amoeba (D) Hibiscus.
20. The excretory system of flat worms is the (A) Malpighian tube (B) Flame cell (C)
Lungs (D) Spiracles
SECTION B: ESSAY
1.a. State any two cell organelles and their functions.( 2 marks)
b. In a tabular form, enumerate three differences between diffusion and osmosis.( 3
marks)
2. Briefly define the following terms:
(i)Diffusion; (ii) Growth; (iii) Plasmolysis;(iv)Reproduction; (v)Respiration. ( 5
marks)
BIOLOGYMARKING GUIDE FOR CAT 2 2017/2018 S.S ONE
OBJECTIVES.
1. A 2. A 3.A 4.D 5.C 6.C 7.D 8.C 9.B 10. D
11. B 12. A. 13.C 14.B 15.C 16.C 17.D 18.A 19.C 20. B
(20 x ½ = 10 Marks).
SECTION B (ESSAY)
1(A) The cell organelles.
i. Mitochondria: site for power generation.(respiration)
ii. Chloroplast: site for photosynthesis.
iii. Ribosome: site for protein synthesis.
Any other corresponding ones. ( 1 mark each)
b. Three differences between diffusion and osmosis
Diffusion Osmosis
Diffusion occurs in solid, gasses Osmosis occurs in liquids medium only.
and liquids.
Differential permeable Permeable membrane required.
membrane not required.
It occurs in living and non living organisms It occurs naturally in living organisms.
Rate of movements of molecules is Rate of movements of molecules is slower.
faster.
(Answers must correspond to score, 1mk each = 3mks.)
2 (i)Diffusion can be defined as the process by which molecules of substances, such
as liquid and gases move randomly from a region of higher concentration to a region of
lower concentration until they are evenly distributed.
(ii)Growth is defined as an irreversible increase in size and mass due to formation of
new protoplasm in the cell.
(iii)Plasmolysis is defined as the outward movement or flow of water from living cells
when the cells are placed in a hypertonic solution.
(iv)Reproduction is the ability of living organisms to produce offspring i.e. new
individuals of their type.
(v)Respiration is the enzymatic breakdown of organic food substances, like glucose,
through a series of chemical reactions in the cell to release energy and produce carbon
(IV) oxide and water as by-products.1mk each = 5mks.
