SSS one Biology Objective Questions

SSS one Biology Objective Questions

90 questions have been compiled covering all Biology topics in SSS one.

1. The cilia in paramecium are used for
A. respiration
B. locomotion
C. protection
D. digestion
2. Which of the following taxa embraces the rest?
A. class
B. kingdom
C. phylum
D. genus
3. Which of these animals are bilaterally symmetrical
A. star fish
B. butterfly
C. hydra
D. sponges
4. Flat worms are classified as
A. platyhelminthes
B. coelentrata
C. annelida
D. nematodes
5. Which of the following can be referred to as seed plants?
A. pteridophytes
B. gymnosperms
C. bryophytes
D. tracheophytes
6. The function of the mitochondrion in the cell is
A. digestion
B. transportation
C. support
D. respiration
7. Scorpion belong to a class
A. insect
B. chilopoda
C. diplopoda
D. arachnida
8. Prokaryotic cells are found in…
A. algae
B. tracheophytes
C. monerans
D. protists
9. Which of the following is the smallest unit of classification?
A. spec
B. genus
C. family
D. order
10. The movement of molecules or ions from regions of higher concentration to lower concentration can best be described as
A. osmoregulation
B. respiration
C. osmosis
D. diffusion
11. The first group of organisms to evolve a copulatory organ are referred to as
A. mammals
B. reptiles
C. amphibians
D. aves
12. Which of the following group of plans exhibit alternation of generation?
A. ferns
B. mosses
C. thalus
D. conifers
13. An organism with both sexes is referred to as
A. invertebrate
B. hermaphrodite
C. vertebrate
D. none of the above
14. Ribosomes serve as sites for ____ in a cell
A. respiration
B. excretion
C. digestion
D. protein synthesis
15. Which of the following structures is not common to both plant and animal cell?
A. cell wall
B. nucleus
C. cell membrane
D. golgi body
16. Euglena is at ____ level of organization
A. tissue
B. organ
C. cellular
D. system
17. Amoeba uses ____ for locomotion
A. pseudopodium
B. cilia
C. flagellum
D. legs
18. ____ is a good example of an organism that exists at cell level of organization
A. Hydra
B. Euglena
C. Spirogyra
D. all of the above
19. A single organism with both sexes is known as ___
A. invertebrates
B. vertebrates
C. coelentrates
D. hermaphrodites
20. Asexual reproduction in coelentrates is through
A. budding
B. grafting
C. steming
D. layering
21. Which of the following organisms is not an insect?
A. scorpion
B. bee
C. Grasshopper
D. cricket
22. Arthropods shed off their exoskeleton at intervals through the process called
A. shedding
B. moulding
C. moulting
D. regeneration
23. In crustaceans, breathing is by means of the organ called…
A. tracheae
B. lungs
C. malpighian tubule
D. gill
24. Who invented the microscope?
A. albert Einstein
B. Charles Darwin
C. Robert Hooke
D. Theodore Schwann
25. Growth movement in response to light direction is referred to as
A. geotropism
B. phototropism
C. hydrotropism
D. chemotropism
26. The type of cell division that takes place in sex cells gives rise to
A. two haploid cells
B. one haploid cell
C. one diploid cell
D. two diploid cell
27. The mammalian heart has how many chambers?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
28. Hollow bones in birds is an adaptive feature for
A. feeding
B. flight
C. Locomotion
D. respiration
29. Which of the following set of organisms exist in colonies?
A. Amoeba and Chlamydomonas
B. Volvox and Pandorina
C. Amoeba and Euglena
D. none of the above
30. The main organelle responsible for excretion in a cell is
A. nucleus
B. vacuole
C. ribosome
D. nucleolus
31. An ecosystem can best be defined as ……..
A. biotic and abiotic factors
B. abiotic factors only
C. community biomes
D. biotic factors only
32. A snail has …………… type of skeleton.
A. endoskeleton
B. exoskeleton
C. fibro-skeleton
D. none of the above
33. The clavicle bone is otherwise known as ……….
A. suture bone
B. Collar bone
C. coracoids
D. atlas
34. What s the full meaning of the acronym ATP?
A. adenine triphosphat
B. adenosine triphosphate
C. adenine triphosphorus
D. adrenaline triphosphate
35. Which of the following is not an importance of photosynthesis?
A. food production
B. replenishing the atmosphere
C. release of oxygen
D. digestion
36. An optimum temperature is required during photosynthesis for the purpose of ………
A. photolysis
B. hydrolysis
C. enzyme activation
D. enzyme deactivation
37. Light reaction during photosynthesis gives rise to ……and……
A. Hydrogen ions and sugar
B. hydroxyl ions and carbon ions
C. sugar and water
D. hydrogen and hydroxyl ions
38. Tissues that make up bones are known as -------------
A. Neurons
B. Osteocytes
C. Chondroblasts
D. None of the above
39. Which of the following is not a source of calcium?
A. milk
B. cheese
C. egg
D. sugar
40. ……………. Is not an example of a trace-element.
A. phosphorus
B. zinc
C. boron
D. molybdenum
41. Animals are classified into these following groups except:
A. carnivores
B. omnivores
C. herbivores
D. Food producers
42. Another name for vitamin C is …………
A. sorbic acid
B. ascobic acid
C. acorbic acid
D. ascorbic acid
43. The first stable product of photosynthesis is ………….
A. Starch
B. Glucose
C. oxygen
D. water
44. Which of the following is not a type of cartilage?
A. hyaline
B. hyline
C. fibro-cartilage
D. elastic cartilage
45. The lithosphere is the ............part of the earth
A. liquid
B. solid
C. gaseous
D. Semi liquid
46. The total number of a particular species in a habitat is referred to as ………
A. community
B. ecosystem
C. population
D. ecology
47. Disaccharides are formed by the condensation of …….. number of simple sugar molecules
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
48. Another word for biosphere is...……
A. atmosphere
B. biome
C. ecosphere
D. biotic
49. In a food chain, each step in the chain is called ……
A. trophic level
B. web level
C. production level
D. consumption level 50. The cervical vertebrae is found in the...…....
A. chest region
B. upper abdomen
C. lower abdomen
D. neck region.
51. The cuticle is composed of a protein calle
D..…....
A. citin
B. chintin
C. chitin
D. cintin
52. During which of these processes is food produced for animals?
A. respiration
B. photosynthesis
C. digestion
D. transpiration
53. Vitamin C deficiency results in ………
A. rickets
B. beri-beri
C. pellagra
D. scurvy
54. Iodine deficiency can possibly result to which of the following?
A. paralysis
B. measles
C. goiter
D. kwashiorkor
55. The biosphere is described as …………..
A. Where organisms exist
B. Where non-living things exist.
C. where living and non-living things exist
D. none of the above 56. The splitting of water into hydrogen ion(H`} and hydroxyl ion (OH`) occurs in the..…
A. light reaction
B. photolysis of water
C. night
D. all of the above
57. Which of the following is not a function of the skeleton?
A. protection of delicate organs
B. gives shape to the body
C. aids locomotion
D. increases metabolic rate
58. Which of the following is not a water soluble vitamin?
A. vitamin B1
B. vitamin B3
C. vitamin K
D. vitamin C
59. Vitamin B6 is also known as........
A. Niacin
B. Thiamine
C. Riboflavin
D. Pyridoxine
60. Parasites that live on the host externally are called …….
A. endoparasites
B. ectoparasites
C. external parasites
D. active parasites
61. Hollow bones in birds is an adaptive feature for
A. feeding
B. flight
C. Locomotion
D. respiration
62. A snail has …………… type of skeleton.
A. endoskeleton
B. exoskeleton
C. fibro-skeleton
D. none of the above
63. During which of these processes is food produced for animals?
A. Respiration
B. Photosynthesis
C. digestion
D. transpiration
64. An organism with both sexes is referred to as
A. invertebrate
B. hermaphrodite
C. vertebrate
D. none of the above
65. The main organelle responsible for excretion in a cell is
A. nucleus
B. vacuole
C. ribosome
D. nucleolus
66. The cuticle is composed of a protein calle
D..…....
A. citin
B. chintin
C. chitin
D. cintin
67. The biosphere is described as …………..
A. where organisms exist
B. wherenon-living things exist.
C. where living and non-living things exist
D. none of the above
68. Which of the following organisms is NOT an insect?
A. scorpion
B. bee
C. Grasshopper
D. Cricket
69. Amoeba uses ____ for locomotion
A. pseudopodium
B. cilia
C. flagellum
D. legs
70. In a food chain, each step in the chain is called ……
A. trophic level
B. web level
C. production level
D. consumption level
71. Ribosomes serve as sites for ____ in a cell
A. respiration
B. excretion
C. digestion
D. protein synthesis
72. A parasite that lives on the host externally is called …….
A. endoparasite
B. ectoparasite
C. external parasite
D. active parasite
73. Iodine deficiency can possibly result to which of the following conditions?
A. paralysis
B. measles
C. goiter
D. kwashiorkor
74. Which of the following is not a function of the skeleton?
A. protection of delicate organs
B. gives shape to the body
C. aids locomotion
D. Assimilation
75. The clavicle bone is otherwise known as ……….
A. suture bone
B. Collar bone
C. coracoids
D. atlas
76. the average salinity of a marine habitat is ……
A. 35.2 parts per 100
B. 34.2 parts per 200
C. 35.2 parts per 1000
D. 1.2 parts per 100
77. Which of the following is an airborne disease?
A. Rabies
B. Tuberculosis
C. trypanosomiasis
D. syphilis
78. the following are types of estuarine habitat except……
A. Bail
B. Bay
C. Lagoon
D. Delta
79. A place where two or more rivers meet is known as …..
A. conference
B. confluence
C. Delta
D. Bay
80. The cervical vertebrae is found in the...…....
A. chest region
B. upper abdomen
C. lower abdomen
D. neck region.
81. During which of these processes is food produced for animals?
A. respiration
B. photosynthesis
C. digestion
D. ranspiration
82. which of the following is not a viral disease?
A. small pox
B. measles
C. common cold
D. rice blight
83. Chlorophyll in green plants can only absorb ……….and ………lights.
A. blue and red
B. green and red
C. yellow and red
D. purple and red
84. Climatic factors affecting food production include the following except?
A. Temperature
B. rainfall
C. wind
D. migration
85. Disaccharides are formed by the condensation of …… number of simple sugar molecules
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
86. The function of the mitochondrion in the cell is for .........
A. digestion
B. transportation
C. energy production
D. respiration
87. Bacteria are said to facultative when….
A. they are unable to survive without oxygen
B. they are able to survive without oxygen
C. they do not use oxygen
D. they can survive with or without oxygen.
88. ………is the largest habitat on planet earth.
A. marine
B. estuarine
C. marsh
D. desert
89. A habitat with a rotten egg smell is likely to be ….
A. desert
B. marsh
C. estuarine
D. bay
90. Who invented the microscope?
A. albert Einstein
B. Charles Darwin
C. Robert Hooke
D. Theodore Schwann