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Biology Paper I
INSTRUCTIONS
2. Answer the questions on the separate answer sheet provided. Do NOT write your answers on the
question paper.
3. There are 100 answer numbers on the answer sheet. Use answer numbers 1 to 30 only.
4. In each question there are four choices A, B, C, D. Choose ONE. On the answer grid mark the
box for your choice as shown below.
2 A B C D
3 A B C D
4 A B C D
5. If you want to change your answer, ERASE the first answer completely before blacking out a
new box.
6. Do NOT write anything in the answer grid. The computer only records what is in the boxes.
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1. ‘Living things can be formed spontaneously from non-living things’. This concept was rejected
by
A. Redi.
B. Crick.
C. Aristotle.
D. Harvey.
A. Plastids
B. Ribosomes
C. Centrioles
D. Mitochondria
A. nucleus.
B. vacuole.
C. mitochondria.
D. cell membrane.
4. Which of the following would you expect to be the most closely related?
A. pouched mammals.
B. placental mammals.
C. edentate mammals.
D. egg-laying mammals.
A. Acacia
B. Fern
C. Sunflower
D. Pine tree
A. Porifera.
B. Protozoa.
C. Annelida.
D. Mollusca.
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A. Stomach
B. Liver
C. Small intestine
D. Large intestine
A. Vitamin A
B. Vitamin C
C. Vitamin D
D. Vitamin E
10. The following diagram is of the upper and lower jaw in humans.
A. Canine
B. Molars
C. Incisors
D. Premolars
11. Which part of the human digestive system is responsible for the absorption of water?
A. Stomach
B. Pancreas
C. Small intestine
D. Large intestine
A. Oxygen
B. Methane
C. Carbon dioxide
D. Carbon monoxide
13. The double-layered membrane that encloses the lungs is known as the
A. pleural membrane.
B. surface membrane.
C. tympanic membrane.
D. nictitating membrane.
14. Which of the following is responsible for regulating the size of stomatal opening?
A. Mesophyll cells
B. Companion cells
C. Epidermal cells
D. Guard cells
Iodine
A. Fats
B. Proteins
C. Vitamins
D. Starch
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16. Which of the following options correctly links the animal and its excretory organ?
A. Pelvis
B. Ureter
C. Urethra
D. Glomerulus
A. pith.
B. cortex.
C. epidermis.
D. vascular cambium.
19. Which part of the eye contains the light sensitive cells?
A. Sclera
B. Retina
C. Choroid
D. Iris
A. Calyx
B. Corolla
C. Androecium
D. Gynoecium
A. Bone
B. Biceps
C. Triceps
D. Ligaments
A. Pelvis
B. Cortex
C. Medulla
D. Glomerulus
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23. The diagram shows the structure of a joint. Which of the given parts reduces friction between the
ends of the bones during movement?
24. The diagram shows some of the endocrine glands. Which of the parts represents the parathyroid
glands?
A. Fusing
B. Cutting
C. Grafting
D. Binary fission
26. If a man with blood group heterozygous A is married to a woman with blood group O then the
possibility of blood group A in F1 generation will be
A. 20%
B. 50%
C. 75%
D. 100%
27. Which biological species was used by August Weismann to prove that the acquired characters
did not directly affect the gametes?
A. Mice
B. Snakes
C. Giraffes
D. Finches
28. This is a diagram of a food web. Which of the following trophic levels is representing the
producers?
29. The relationship existing between fungi and algae to form lichens is an example of
A. mutualism.
B. parasitism.
C. antagonism.
D. commensalism.
A. Water
B. Forests
C. Paper
D. Fossil fuels
END OF PAPER
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