RICHFIELD SCHOOLS

MID-TERM TEST
SUBJECT: BIOLOGY
CLASS: YEAR 10
NAME………………………………………………………...

PART A (MULTICHOICE)
1. The science of life is referred to as
(a) Biology (b) ecology (c) anatomy (d) phylogeny
2. A student dissecting an animal specimen discovered that it had two auricles and one ventricle.
The animal is likely to be a/an
(a) Fish (b) reptile (c) amphibian (d) bird
3. The branch of biology that deals with the principles of classification of organisms is known as
(a) Biological index (b) Nomenclature (c) Taxonomy (d) Ecology
4. The scientist who introduced binomial nomenclature in the classification of organism was
(a) Charles Darwin (b) Carolus Linnaeus (c) John Ray (d) Louis Pasteur
5. A change in the environment of an organism is termed
(a) Sensitivity (b) impulse (c) response (d) stimulus
6. In the binomial system of naming organisms, the second name is called the
(a) Scientific name (b) common name (c) generic name (d) specific name
7. In which of the following levels of classification are the members most similar?
(a) Order (b) Genus (c) Family (d) Species
8. Which of the following characteristics do fungi share with animals?
(a) Presence of digestive tract (b) Movement from one place to another
(c) Storage of carbohydrate as glycogen (d) Movement of centrioles during cell division
9. Which of the following statements is true about arthropods?
(a) Prothorax bears only legs (b) Mesothorax bears only legs
(c) Metathorax bears only wings (d) Prothorax bears only wings
10. A virus can sometimes be regarded as a living organism because it;
(a) Causes diseases in plant and animal (b) exists in variety of shapes
(c) is easily visible with the aid of an electron microscope (d) reproduces in living cell
11. Which of the following indicates that Euglena is a plant?
(a) Conspicuous eyespot (b) Presence of gullet
(c) Limited movement (d) Presence of starch grains
12. Hydra is able to perform all the following functions except
(a) Feeding (b) Movement (c) Photosynthesis (d) egestion
13. The group Mollusca is characterized by the presence of a
(a) Jointed appendages (b) star-shaped bodies (c) backbone (d) soft non-segmented bodies
14. Which of the following organisms has both plant and animal-like features?
(a) Paramecium (b) Euglena (c) Amoeba (d) Spirogyra
15. Which of the following group embraces the rest?
(a) Class (b) Kingdom (c) Family (d) Species
16. Flatworms are classified as
(a) Platyhelminthes (b) Coelenterata (c) Annelida (d) Nematoda
17. What level of organization is spirogyra?
(a) Organ-system (b) Organ (c) Tissue (d) Cell
18. Which of the following organisms is NOT a protozoan?
(a) Amoeba (b) Ascaris (c) Plasmodium (d) Paramecium
19. An example of an organism that exists as a colony is
(a) Spirogyra (b) Euglena (c) Chlamydomonas (d) Volvox
20. Which of the following is NOT an organ?
(a) Tongue (b) Hair (c) Rhizome (d) Corn

PART B (THEORY)
Instruction: Answer 4 questions from this part
1. (a) Describe briefly two levels of organization in living organisms giving an example of each
type
2. State two differences between Hydra and a named mammal with respect to
i. level of organization ii. Symmetry iii. Number of body layers
3. (a) Make a well labelled diagram of the structure of Virus
(b) State 3 animate and 2 inanimate characteristics of Virus
4. (a) Make a well labelled diagram of a Euglena Viridis
 (b) State 3 Plant-like and 4 animal-like features of Euglena
5. (a) Name the four levels of organization in living organisms
(b) State the levels of organization in each of the following organisms
i. Onion bulb ii. Euglena iii. Hydra iv. Blood iv. Cartlage
 RICHFIELD SCHOOLS
MID-TERM TEST
SUBJECT: BIOLOGY
CLASS: YEAR 11
NAME………………………………………………………..............

PART A (MULTICHOICE)
1. The brain and the spinal cord make up the
(a) Peripheral nervous system (b) Central nervous system
(c) automatic nervous system (d) Somatic nervous system
2. The part of the brain responsible for voluntary movement and interpretation of sensation is the
(a) Cerebrum (b) Cerebellum (c) Optic lobe (d) Medulla oblongata
3. Reading the verdict of a case by a judge or a magistrate is an example of a
(a) Reflex action (b) an instinct (c) a conditioned reflex (d) a voluntary action
4. The thyroid gland is located at the base of the
(a) Midbrain (b) kidney (c) neck (d) liver
5. The inability to maintain proper balance of the body in human may be due to a defect in
(a) Eustachian tube (b) semi-circular canal (c) oval window (d) cochlea
6. The process of regulating the amount of water and solutes in the body fluids is called
(a) Osmosis (b) diffusion (c) osmoregulation (d) homeostasis
7. The early removal of pituitary gland in mammals may cause
(a) Cessation of growth (b) gigantism (c) poor mental development (d) goitre
8. Which of the following glands secrets a substance into the blood steam of a frightened person
(a) Adrenal gland (b) Salivary gland (c) Gastric gland (d) Parathyroid gland
9. Over secretion of thyroxin is likely to lead to
(a) Thinness of body (b) sluggishness (c) cretinism in infants (d) reduced metabolism
10. The following functions are associated with the liver except
(a) Regulation of blood sugar (b) production of heat
(c) production of fibrinogen (d) Production of vitamin D
11. Which of the following is the function of the hormones in the islets of Langerhans?
 (a) Is used in protein metabolism (b) aids the rate at which glucose is converted to glycogen
(c) is involved in sugar synthesis (d) controls the fluid content of the body
12. The hormones that promotes secondary sexual characteristics in females is
(a) Insulin (b) thyroxin (c) testosterone (d) oestrogen
13. The part of the brain that regulates most biological cycles in humans is
(a) Olfactory lobe (b) optic lobe (c) medulla oblongata (d) pineal body
14. Kalu is a child who always has a high body temperature. Hospital investigations showed that his
illness was due to a defective portion of his brain. Which part of his brain was severely hit?
(a) The Medulla Oblongata (b) The corpora striata (c) The Cerebrum (d) None
15. In the mammal, the autonomic nervous system consists of
(a) Sympathetic and parasympathetic systems (b) brain and cranial nerves
(c) brain and spinal nerves (d) spinal cord and spinal nerves
16. In the male reproductive system of a mammal, sperm is stored in the
(a) Urethra (b) epididymis (c) seminiferous tubules (d) vas deferens
17. Fertilization in human usually takes place in the
(a) Lower part of the uterus (b) upper part of the uterus
(c) lower part of the oviduct (d) upper part of the oviduct
18. In a developing mammalian embryo, external shock is absorbed by the
(a) Yolk sac (b) placenta (c) umbilical cord (d) amniotic fluid
19. Within the female reproductive system, a ring of muscles which closes the lower end of the
uterus is called
(a) Cervix (b) vulva (c) vagina (d) oviduct
20. Which of the following reproductive organ is urinogenital in function?
(a) Ureter (b) vas deferens (c) testes (d) urethra

PART B (THEORY)
Instruction: Answer all questions from this part
1. (a) What are hormones?
(b) In tabular form, state 4 differences between hormonal and nervous coordination
(c) State 5 function of the pituitary gland
2. (a) State the function of each part of the brain
i. Medulla Oblongata ii. Hypothalamus iii. Cerebrum
3. (a) Explain briefly how the level of sugar in the mammalian blood can be regulated
(b) State the 3 functions of each of
i. insulin ii. Thyroxin
4. (a) Make a drawing 8-10cm long of the reproductive system of a human female and label
Fully
(b) State 4 function of the placenta