Biology
Biology
Biology
BIOLOGY
UNIT ONE: QUESTIONS AND ANSWER.
1. Define biology?
Biology is branch of natural science that deals with the study of living things.
The biology is derived from two Greek words “bios” which means life and “logos” which means
knowledge
4. DESCRIBE
a) Entomology: the branch of zoology concerned with the study of insect.
b) Ornithology: the scientific study of birds.
c) Herpetology: the branch of zoology concerned with reptiles and amphibians.
d) Histology: the study of cells.
5. Explain branches of biology?
Botany: is the branch of biology which deals with the study of plants.
Zoology: is the branch of biology which deals with the study of animals.
Some living things consist of only single cell, these are called unicellular organism.
Some of living things consist of many cells, these are called multicellular organism.
Autotrophic= process that green plants make and feed their own food.
Metabolism is the sum of the total chemical reaction that takes place in cell.
Catabolism; some of those chemical reactions in which large mocules are broken into simpler
substance.
Anabolism: those chemical reactions in which large mocules are formed from simpler substance.
Excretion is the process of removal of metabolic waste materials from the body.
17. What are the excretory products that are removed from the body?
Reproduction is the ability of all living organism to produce young ones of their kind.
Respiration is the process by which living things release energy from the organic food substance
and utilize this energy to perform various activities.
Gaseous exchange is a process whereby respiratory gases-oxygen and carbon-dioxide pass across
a respiratory surface like the lungs and gills.
Animals move for two main reason= in search of foods and to escape from enemies.
The period during which an organism completes its life cycle is called lifespan.
NO PLANTS ANIMALS
1 Plants are generally rooted in one place and do not move on Most animals have the ability
their own. to move from one place to
another.
2 Plants contain chlorophyll Animals do not contain
chlorophyll
a) Astronomy
b) Biology
c) Geology
d) Meteorology
2) The process by which cells produce energy is known as
a) Gaseous exchange
b) Respiration
c) Excretion
d) Reproduction
3) Genetics is a branch of biology that deals with the study of
a) Classification
b) Living things and their environment
c) Body faction
d) Inheritance and variation.
4) Which of the following is catabolic process?
a) Photosynthesis
b) Growth
c) Respiration
d) Irritability.
5) The branch of biology that deals with the study of insect is called.
a) Entomology
b) Ichthyology
c) Embryology
d) Ecology.
A cell is defined as the smallest structure and functional unit of all living organism.
Magnification means how much larger the object appears compared to its real size.
Resolution is the ability of the microscope to distinguish two structures that are very close together
at distinct entities.
15. Calculate the magnification power of microscope that has eye piece lens that
magnifies 10x and the objective lens that magnifies 20x?
=2010= 200X.
The cytoplasm and the nucleus together are called the protoplasm.
Cells have a limiting boundary called the cell membrane (plasma membrane)
Cytoplasm is a fluid medium that is found between the cell membrane and the nucleus.
If the cytoplasm is removed from membrane-bound organelles the remaining portion is called the
cytosol.
These organelles are surrounded by membranes similar in structure to the plasma membrane.
The inner mitochondrial membrane encloses a semi fluid material called matrix.
The outer membrane of the mitochondrion is smooth, while the inner membrane folds and doubles
in on itself to form incomplete partitions called cristae
The cristae increase the surface area available for the chemical reactions that trap usable energy for
the cell.
The inner mitochondrial membrane encloses a semi fluid material called matrix.
The function of mitochondrion is to generate large quantities of energy in the form of adenosine
triphosphate (ATP) during the process of cellular respiration
The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is a network of membranes that are spread throughout the
cytoplasm.
40. What are the function of rough endoplasmic reticulum (RER) and smooth (SER)?
Golgi apparatus receive proteins and lipids from endoplasmic reticulum (ER)
The function of the vacuole is to store juices and excess products of cell.
Chloroplasts are oval shaped organelles that are found in plant cells.
The chloroplast contains stacks of thylokoid membrane which from the grana (singular:
granum)
Ribosome’s are very fine granules, found in large numbers on the surface of rough endoplasmic
reticulum or free in the cytoplasm.
Centrioles are rod-shaped structures located near the nucleus of animal cells.
Two Centrioles which are perpendicular which another are called centrosome.
The cytoskeleton is a network of interlinking proteins filament present in the cytoplasm of all cells.
Microtubules
Microfilaments
Intermediate filaments.
63. State the function of cytoskeleton?
The cytoskeleton supports the cell and gives its distinctive shape.
It plays a role in cell movement and its organelles.
Nucleus is a double membrane bound structure containing a viscous fluid known as Nucleoplasm in
which nucleolus and chromatin reticulum are suspended.
Nuclear envelop.
DNA is the genetic material that carries the genetic information for each cell.
DNA has the ability to duplicate itself to forms a new complete copy.
76. List the two types of cells in the body of living organism.
Cell division is the process by which parent cell divides into two or more daughter cell.
79. What are the two forms in cell division usually occurs?
mitosis (Somatic or vegetative cell division)
meiosis (Reproductive cell division)
80. Describe mitosis?
Mitosis (Somatic or vegetative cell division): results in new cells with the genetic material that is
identical to that of the original cell.
Each new cell has the potential to join with another haploid cell to produce a diploid.
84. State the major physiological processes that facilitate the movement of materials into
and out of cells?
Diffusion
Osmosis
Active transport
85. Define diffusion?
Diffusion is the movement of substances from their region of higher concentration to their region of
lower concentration, this does not require energy.
Absorption of materials like mineral salts in plant roots and digested foods in the intestine
of animals.
Gaseous exchange in plants and animals.
Osmosis is movement of water molecules from the region of high water concentration to the region
of low water concentration through a semi permeable membrane.
Solutions with the same solute concentration are called isotonic solutions.
Active transport is the movement of substance from region of their lower concentration towards
the region of their higher concentration; it would require an active effort by the cell for which
energy is needed.
It is involved in active re-absorption of glucose and mineral salts in kidney tubules during
urine formation.
It enables the absorption of digested food from the alimentary canal/small intestines into
the blood stream.
92. Differentiate between endocytosis and exocytosis?
Exocytosis: is the reverse of endocytosis by which a cell ejects waste product or specific secretion
products such as hormones by fusion of vesicle on the plasma membrane of the cell.
Chapter questions
d. Chloroplast
4. The unit of measurement used for expressing dimension (size) of cells is
a. Centimeter
b. Millimeter
c. Micrometer
d. Meter
5. The thread-like structures present in the nucleus are
a. Nucleolus
b. Chromosomes
c. Genes
d. Ribosomes
6. Which of the following feature will help you in distinguishing a plant cell from an animal cell?
a. Cell wall
b. Cell membrane
c. Mitochondria
d. Nucleus
7. Where the Ribosomes are produces?
a. Nuclear pore
b. Chromatin
c. Nucleolus
d. Endoplasmic reticulum
8. Which is not part of the cell theory?
a. The basic unit of life is the cell.
b. Cells came from preexisting cells
c. All living organism are composed of cells
d. Cells contain membrane-bound organelles
9. Which type of transport requires energy input from the cell?
a. Active transport
b. Osmosis
c. Facilitated diffusion
d. Simple diffusion
Chloroplast
Nucleus
Form 1-B Page 14 Vacuole
Cell wall
ABLAAL PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
A tissue that is composed of cells that are identical in shape and structure is called simple tissue
If the tissue is made up of more than one type of cells, it is known as complex tissue
Plant tissues
Animal tissues
5. State types of plant tissues?
Meristematic (dividing)
Permanent (non-dividing)
6. Where the growth of plant occurs?
The growth of plants occurs in certain specific regions. This is because the dividing tissue.
Meristematic tissues: are tissues composed of immature or undifferentiated cells without intercellular
spaces.
The cells may be rounded, oval or polygonal, always living and thin walled.
Permanent tissues are those in which growth has stopped either completely or for the time being.
Connective tissue
Muscle tissue
Nervous tissue
15. Define epithelial tissue?
Coneective tissue
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19. State types of connective tissues?
Proper connective tissues
Supporting connective tissues
Fluid connective tissues
20. State types of proper connective tissues and describe each one?
Areolar: most widely spread connective tissues
Adipose tissues: it has specialized cells storing fat called adipose cells. Helping in
forming padding’s
Fibrous: it is mainly made up of fibroblasts. It forms tendons and ligaments
21. State types of Areolar and describe each one?
Fibroblasts: which form the yellow (elastin) and white (collagen) fibres in the matrix
Macrophages: which help in engulfing bacteria and micro pathogens
Mats cells: which secrets heparin (helps in clotting blood).
22. State types of bones?
Spongy
Compact bones
23. What is the difference between spongy bone and compact bone?
Spongy bone: bone cells (osteocytes) are irregularly arranged, such bones are found at
the ends of the long bones
Compact bones: cells are arranged in circles or lamellae around a central canal the
Haversian canal.
24. Define bone marrow?
Blood and Lymph are the two forms of the fluid connective tissue
Blood: it is a complex of blood cells and plasma. Plasma forms the matrix
White Blood Cells (Leukocytes) – function in defense against bacteria, viruses and other
invaders.
Platelets (Thrombocytes) – help in the clotting of blood.
28. Define plasma?
Plasma contains a large number of proteins such as fibrinogen, albumin, and globulin to be transported
to various parts of the animal body for various purposes.
Muscle tissue is composed of long excitable cells containing parallel microfilaments of contractile
proteins like actin and myosin.
Neurons cells
Neuralgia cells
34. Define neuron?
Brain
Spinal cord
Nerves
Sensory cells
Sense organs
36. Define axon and dendrites?
Neuralgia is also called glial cells or glia, any of several types of cells that function primarily to support
neurons.
c. Cork
d. Cambium
5. The tissue that helps in the movement of our body is
a. Muscular tissue
b. Skeletal tissue
c. Nervous tissue
d. All of the above
6. The size of the stem increase with the width due to
a. Apical meristem
b. Intercalary meristem
c. Primary meristem
d. Lateral meristem
7. What is the correct order of the levels of organization in human body from the simplest to the
most complex
a. Tissue, cell, organ, system and organism
b. Cells, tissue, organ, system and organism
c. Cell, organ, tissue and system
d. Organism, system, organ, tissue and cell
8. The study of tissue is
a. Cytology
b. Embryology
c. Histology
d. Pathology
9. Many kinds of tissues organize to form a/an
a. Organ
b. Organ system
c. Body system
d. organelle
10. fats are stored in human body as
a. Cuboidal epithelium
b. Adipose tissue
c. Bones
d. Cartilage
11. Which of the following is not a simple tissue?
a. Xylem
b. Parenchyma
c. Collenchymas
d. Sclerenchyma
12. Which meristem is present at the base of the leaves or internodes on twigs
a. Apical meristem
b. Cambium
c. Intercalary meristem
d. Epidermis
13. The tissue which has dead cells in the functional states is
a. Collenchymas
b. Sclerenchyma
c. Parenchyma
d. Phloem
14. Collenchymas are characterized by the presence of
a. Elongated cells with deposits of cellulose and pectin all over the wall
b. Isodiametric cells with deposits of cellulose and pectin at the corners
c. Elongated cells with thickening at the corners
d. Isodiametric cells with thickening all over the wall.
15. Which of the following is most likely to be found lining the inside of the intestines?
a. Epithelial tissue
b. Nervous tissue
c. Connective tissue
d. Muscular tissue
The tissue which responsible for secondary growth in plant is Lateral meristem
Epithelial tissue
Connective tissue
Muscle tissue
Nervous tissue
Q4: write a short note on the comparison between parenchyma, collenchymas and sclerenchyma.
a. Epithelial tissues
Protection of underlying tissue
Absorption
Secretion
Reception of sensory stimuli
b. Nerve tissue: the function of nerve tissue is to transmit impulses