ESTEEM COMPREHENSIVE COLLEGE

2ND TERM EXAMINATION QUESTION FOR 2017 SESSION

SUBJECT: BASIC SCIENCE DURATION: 1Hr 30Minutes
CLASS: JSS 1 SECTION: A &B
INSTRUCTION: ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS FROM THIS SECTION
PART A : OBJECTIVES
1. Human beings are from the sub-group of mammals called .
(A) Awes (B) Animals (C) Primates (D) Mammalia (E) Pisces
2. Among the primate group are .
(A) Rabbit, Lizards, ascaris (B) toads, frog, gorilla (C) fishes, sheep, cow (D)
man, gorilla, chimpanzee (E) Snake, duck, dog
3. One of the characteristics of primates that make them different from mammals to the
(A) Possession of rails and not claws (B) Possession of S-curved backbone (C) Possession
of hair or fur on every part of the body or at certain parts of the body (D) Giving
birth to their young ones alive (E) Laying of eggs
4. Man is different from their primates because. ..
(A) He possesses largest brain, highly developed for thinking and speech (B) Grasp
things with his hand (C) Can stand upright (D) has nails and not claws (E)
they have hair or fur on every parts of their body.
5. S-Curved backbone belongs to .
(A) Gorilla only (B) Human only (C) Chimpanzee (D) Monkey (E)
Man and Gorilla
6. The human body is said to be multicellular because it contains
(A) Cells with long arms (B) numerous small cells (C) One cell which multiples
with age (D) Many cells (E) no cells
7. Organs in the digestive system include all except
(A) Oesophagus (B) Kidney (C) Stomach (D) Duodenum (E) large
Intestine
8. Reproduction involves all but
(A) Ovary (B) Oviduct (C) Uterus (D) testis (E) Spinal cord
9. The central nervous system is part of the
(A) Brain (B) sense organs (C) Spinal cord (D) Nervous system (E)
Sensory neuron
10. The excretory system involves organs that remove metabolic waste products from the
body. The lungs remove
(A) Sweat (B) carbon dioxide (C) Salt (D) Urine (E) all of the above
11. The gas that is most useful to plant for food production is ..
 (A) Oxygen (B) carbon(IV)oxide (C) Nitrogen (D) Carbon(II)oxide (E) Water
vapour
12. Sources of carbonhydrate include the following except
(A) Cocoyam (B) Corn (C) groundnut (D) Millet (E) Bread
13. Chemical used to test sugar is ..
(A) Millions reagent (B) Iodine (C) Benedicts Solution (D) Osmic acid
(E) Sudan(III) solution
14. Dental formula for cat is
(A) I C 1/1 p 3/2 m (B) I 2/1, c 0/0, p 3/2, m 3/3 (C) I 0/3, c 0/1, p 2/3, m 3/3
(D) I 2/3, c 1/1, p 2/2, m 3/3 (E) I 3/3, c 2/1, p 2/2, m 0/0
15. Incisors and canine of man are used for
(A) Chewing (B) Crushing (C) Cutting only (D) Tearing (E) Biting and cutting

THEORY QUESTIONS
INSTRUCTION: ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS FROM THIS SECTION
1. Outline the different system in the body and their functions
2. Sate the sources and functions of the following items
(A) Fat (B) Protein (C) Carbohydrate (D) Vitamin
3. What is the difference between holozoic mode of feeding and holophytic mode of
feeding?
4. Draw and label the parts of incisor of main.
b. Give the dental formula for the following
i. Herbivore e.g Cow
ii. Carnivore e.g Cat
iii. Omnivore e.g Man
5. Draw and label plant cell.
b. What is the function of Nucleus in a cell?
c. Give the differences between plant and animal cells.