BIOLOGY (OBJECTIVE) STUDY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1) Which of the following organelles is common to both plant and animal
cells?
a) Cell membrane
b) Cellulose cell wall
c) Chlorophyll
d) Large vacuole
2) A plant cell placed in a solution with a higher water potential will
a) Enlarge and become turgid
b) Decrease in size and become flaccid
c) Expand and then shrink
d) Expand and then burst
3) Detoxification of the urea takes place in the
a) Heart
b) Liver
c) Testes
d) Pancreas
4) Which of these hormones is suddenly secreted into the bloodstream of a
frightened person?
a) Thyroxin
b) Insulin
c) Parathormone
d) Adrenaline
5) Offspring formed by sexual reproduction exhibit more variation than those
formed by sexual reproduction
a) Gametes of parents have different genetic composition
b) Sexual reproduction is a lengthy process
c) Genetic materials come from parents of two different species
d) A greater amount of DNA is involved in sexual reproduction
6) The blood vessel that carries blood from the alimentary canal to the liver
is the
a) Hepatic portal vein
, b) Mesenteric artery
c) Hepatic vein
d) Hepatic artery
7) How many gametes are produced in the pollen grain of a flowering plant
before fertilization?
a) Four
b) Two
c) Three
d) One
8) Which of the following organisms does not undergo incomplete
metamorphosis?
a) Grasshopper
b) Cockroach
c) Butterfly
d) Locust
9) An enzyme reaction may begin to decline when
a) The pH of the medium is altered
b) There is an increase in substrate concentration
c) The atmospheric pressure is altered
d) The optimum temperature is attained
10) Autotrophic nutrition is the process whereby an organism obtains food
a) By synthesizing simple substances using energy
b) From other organisms in exchange for some products
c) By utilizing its stored energy
d) In a synthesized form from other living organisms
11) Which of the following materials is not a living semi-permeable
membrane?
a) Sheet of cellophane
b) Pig’s bladder
c) Unripe pawpaw fruit
d) Yam tuber
1) Which of the following organelles is common to both plant and animal
cells?
a) Cell membrane
b) Cellulose cell wall
c) Chlorophyll
d) Large vacuole
2) A plant cell placed in a solution with a higher water potential will
a) Enlarge and become turgid
b) Decrease in size and become flaccid
c) Expand and then shrink
d) Expand and then burst
3) Detoxification of the urea takes place in the
a) Heart
b) Liver
c) Testes
d) Pancreas
4) Which of these hormones is suddenly secreted into the bloodstream of a
frightened person?
a) Thyroxin
b) Insulin
c) Parathormone
d) Adrenaline
5) Offspring formed by sexual reproduction exhibit more variation than those
formed by sexual reproduction
a) Gametes of parents have different genetic composition
b) Sexual reproduction is a lengthy process
c) Genetic materials come from parents of two different species
d) A greater amount of DNA is involved in sexual reproduction
6) The blood vessel that carries blood from the alimentary canal to the liver
is the
a) Hepatic portal vein
, b) Mesenteric artery
c) Hepatic vein
d) Hepatic artery
7) How many gametes are produced in the pollen grain of a flowering plant
before fertilization?
a) Four
b) Two
c) Three
d) One
8) Which of the following organisms does not undergo incomplete
metamorphosis?
a) Grasshopper
b) Cockroach
c) Butterfly
d) Locust
9) An enzyme reaction may begin to decline when
a) The pH of the medium is altered
b) There is an increase in substrate concentration
c) The atmospheric pressure is altered
d) The optimum temperature is attained
10) Autotrophic nutrition is the process whereby an organism obtains food
a) By synthesizing simple substances using energy
b) From other organisms in exchange for some products
c) By utilizing its stored energy
d) In a synthesized form from other living organisms
11) Which of the following materials is not a living semi-permeable
membrane?
a) Sheet of cellophane
b) Pig’s bladder
c) Unripe pawpaw fruit
d) Yam tuber
