Rhema Striking Biology Questions
1. The muscle cell fluid of an athlete was tested immediately after a 100m race and
was found to contain a high concentration of lactic acid .Explain what could have
caused this. The
(A) athlete must have eaten food containing a lactic acid
(B) athlete must have injected lactic acid into his blood just before the race
(C) athlete must have carried out anaerobic respiration during the race
(D) athlete must have inhaled lactic acid from the environment during the race.
2. One of this is not a continuous variation
(A) height
(B) weight
(C) tongue rolling
(D) skin colour
3. An example of an egg-laying mammal is
(A) Monkey
(B) Dog
(C) Monotreme
(D) Lizard
4. The roots hairs are
(A) strength and support
(B) conducting liquid
(C) absorption of water and salt
(D) penetration into the soil
5. The random way genes recombine during meiosis and fertilization leads to
(A) genetic variation
(B) phenotype
(C) genome
(D) genotype
6. In a cell, the genes are carried by
(A) Nuclear membrane
(B) Chromatin threads
(C) lysosomes
(D) Mitochondria
7. Which of the following is NOT involved in the blood clotting process
(A) Calcium ions
(B) Prothrombin
(C) Avidin
(D) Thrombokinase
8. The following are carnivorous in their mode of feeding EXCEPT
(A) Pitcher plant
(B) Bladderwort
(C) Sundew
(D) Penicillium
9. The primary structure responsible for pumping blood for circulation through the
mammalian circulatory systems is the
(A) Veins
(B) Right auricle
(C) Arteries
(D) Left ventricle
10. The cocoon into which an earthworm lays its egg is produced in the
(A) prostomium
(B) peristomium
(C) chaeta
(D) clitellum
11.Daughters receives their X-chromosome from their ___
(A) father
(B) mother
(C) relative
(D) siblings
12. In bony fishes, the swim bladder is used for
(A) adjusting the weight of the fish when swimming at different levels.
(B) extracting oxygen from water which enters the mouth of the fish.
(C) equalizing fluid pressures between the fish and the surrounding water.
(D) absorbing more water when the fish is about to descend to a lower level
13.The theory that new organs or characteristics develop in organisms when there is a
need for them was postulated by
(A) Charles Darwin
(B) Wallace
(C) Jean Lamarck
(D) Gregor Mendel
14. Ribosomes are found in all living cells.
What is their function?
(A) cellular respiration
(B) synthesis of proteins
(C)excretion of waste products
(D) intracellular transport
15.Which of the following is NOT a function of the nucleus of a cell?
(A) It controls the life processes of the cell
(B) It translates genetic information for the manufacture of proteins
(C) It stores and carries hereditary information
(D) It is a reservoir of energy for the cell
16.Plants that are adapted to grow in dry land where water content is low are
(A) Halophytes
(B) Hydrophytes
(C) Xerophytes
(D) Mesophytes
17.What happens to a man whose pancreas has been surgically removed?
(A) the level of blood sugar would increase
(B) the glycogen content of the liver would increase
(C) his blood pressure would decrease
(D) his weight would increase appreciably
18.The hereditary factor of the material for inheritance is
(A) organ
(B) sex
(C) gene
(D) ovum
19. The blood vessel that supplies the liver with blood rich in food nutrient is
(A) Hepatic portal vein
(B) Hepatic artery
(C) Hepatic vein
(D) Renal artery
20.One of the following is not an excretory structure
(A) stomata
(B) blood
(C)kidney
(D) flame cell
21.In a food web, tertiary consumers belong to which trophic level
(A) First
(B) Second
(C) Third
(D) Fourth
22.Which of the following factors is not associated with aquatic habitat
(A) Temperature
(B) Light intensity
(C) Humidity
(D) wave action
23.One of the following are usually worm-like, cylindrical or flattened
(A) molluscs
(B) insects
(C) nematods
(D) annelids
24.Which of the following constitutes the main internal tissue of leaf?
(A) Cuticle
(B) Mesophyll
(C)Vascular bundle
(D) Lower epidermis
25. In insects, the structure that performs the same function as the kidney in man is the
(A) Nephridium
(B) Flame cell
(C) Malphigian tubule
(D) Trachea
26. Principles of heredity can be applied in one of these
(A) medicine
(B) chemistry
(C) law
(D) biology
27.One of this is not a shape of fingerprints
(A) circles
(B) loop
(C) whorls
(D) arches
28.What is the term used to describe the sum total of biotic and abiotic factors in the
environment of
the organism?
(A) habitat
(B) biome
(C) ecosystem
(D) ecological niche
29.Carbohydrates are stored in animal cells as
(A) glycogen
(B) glucose
(C) maltase
(D) starch
30. The rhesus factor of blood was first identified in a category of
(A) Monkeys
(B) Human females
(C) Human males
(D) Chimpanzees
31 .The division of nucleus is known as
(A) karyokinesis
(B) cytokinesis
(C) isogamy
(D) isopomy
32. In the mammal, the autonomic system consists of
(A) sympathetic and parasympathetic systems
(B) brain and spinal nerves
(C) brain and cranial nerves
(D) spinal cord and spinal nerves
33. The reproduction of cell is controlled by which of the following:
(A) RNA
(B) DNA
(C)mRNA
(D) Mitosis
34. The order of food passage in the digestive system is
(A) Ileum-Cecum-Colon-Rectum
(B) Ileum-Colon-Cecum-Rectum
(C) Colon-Ileum-Cecum-Rectum
(D) Colon-Cecum-Ileum-Rectum
35. In plants, the structures that play roles similar to the arteries and veins of animals
are the
(A) Xylem and Phloem
(B) Root hairs and xylem
(C) Lenticels and phloem
(D) roots and stems
36. Genetically modified food products have not become universally accepted because
(A) they are not tasty as others produced by conventional means
(B) they are usually costlier than others produced by conventional means
(C) their effect on human consumers is not yet fully understood
(D) the technology can be applied only in developed countries
37. The sexual reproductive units produced by mature individuals of sexually
reproducing species of organism is called
(A) sperms
(B) ova
(C) zygotes
(D) gametes.
38. Circulation of blood to all parts of the body excepts the lungs is through
(A) the pulmonary artery
(B) Systemic circulation
(C)The lymphatic system
(D) Pulmonary circulation
39. Manufactured food in the plants is transported through the
(A) xylem
(B) phloem
(C) cambium
(D) cortex
40. The genetic make- up of an organism is called
(A) genotype
(B) phenotype
(C) variation
(D) gene
