wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

BIOLOGY FORM4 - 1

Total questions: 88

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the study of life?

a)

Anatomy

b)

Biology

c)

Psychology

2.
The ___________ is the basic unit of life
a)
organ
b)
cell
c)
atom
d)
tissue
3.

The study of biology includes things that are living.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

An amoeba and a bacteria are unicellular.

a)

True

b)

False

5.
Which of these would NOT be studied by a biologist? 
a)
the relationship between trees and fungi. 
b)
how sand is distributed on the ocean floor. 
c)
the chemicals that break down food in your stomach
d)
how fast a cheetah runs. 
6.

Based on the method by which they get food, organisms are classified as autotrophs or heterotrophs. Which organism listed below is correctly paired?

a)

Tiger - autotroph

b)

Human - heterotroph

c)

Grass - heterotroph

d)

Fish - autotroph

7.
Algae and multicellular plants are autotrophs because they
a)
decomposed dead organisms
b)
absorb nutrients from the soil
c)
break down starches into glucose
d)
capture sunlight and convert the energy into chemical energy
8.
Which of the following is not a characteristic found in all living things
a)
chloroplast
b)
obtaining and using material and energy
c)
responding to stimuli
d)
Reproducing and passing hereditary material to the next generation.
9.
Which of these best describes an organism's ability to maintain the constant internal conditions necessary for life?
a)
homeostasis
b)
stability
c)
reproduction
d)
adaptation
10.

Biotic means ______________.

a)

Living organisms.

b)

Non living factors.

c)

Living and non living factors.

d)

Plants and rocks

11.

An unicellular organism is one that...

a)

Can make its own food.

b)

Cannot make its own food.

c)

Has only one cell.

d)

Has many cells.

12.

Some organisms are capable to reproduce by budding or splitting. The mode of reproduction of these organisms is...

a)

Heterotrophic reproduction

b)

Asexual reproduction

c)

Sexual reproduction

d)

Autotrophic reproduction

13.
Which process is an example of asexual reproduction?
a)
An amoeba divides in half to form two amoebas.
b)
A bee transfers pollen from one flower to another.
c)
A female fish deposits eggs on a rock, then a male fish releases sperm on them.
d)
Earthworms exchange sperm
14.
Which is the BEST description of biology?
a)
the study of humans and animals
b)
the study of life and living things
c)
the study of health care
d)
the study of humans, plants, and animals
15.
What are the basic building blocks of life?
a)
Atoms
b)
Cells
c)
Tissues
d)
Organs
16.
Shivering is a mechanism for maintaining a constant body temperature. What characteristic of life is represented?
a)
Highly organized
b)
Homeostasis
c)
Growth and developmrnt
d)
Evolve
17.
The scientific name for something living is a(an)
a)
organism
b)
cell
c)
tissue
d)
human
18.

What is a biosphere?

a)

basic unit of life

b)

everything that lives on Earth

c)

species

d)

chemicals

19.

What is a species?

a)

particular type of living things that can breed and reproduce

b)

characteristic of life

c)

study of life

d)

step in scientific method

20.

What is metabolism?

a)

single stage of offspring

b)

group of related parts that work together

c)

fully grown

d)

chemical processes that happen in an organism

21.

What is the function of plasma membrane ?

a)

To control cell activity

b)

To produce ATP

c)

To control nucleus

d)

To control movement of solutes in and out

22.

Which organelle is functioning for ATP synthesis ?

a)
b)
c)
d)
23.

What organelles is found in high density in the tissue below?

a)

Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum

b)

Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Nucleolus

24.

What organelles is found in high density in the tissue below?

a)

Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum

b)

Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Nucleolus

25.

What is the function which labelled as Number 6 ?

a)

Modification ,packaging & transporting proteins and lipids

b)

Synthesis of lipids

c)

Synthesis of proteins

d)

Synthesis of ATP

26.

Which statement below is true on B ?

a)

It is semi-permeable.

b)

It is fully waterproof.

c)

Synthesis of food.

d)

It is permeable.

27.

A process known as P a section of the plasma membrane of the macrophage invaginates (folds in) and Q a R .

a)

P = eat , Q = gamates , R = foods

b)

P = phagocytosis , Q = eat , R = pathogen

c)

P = phagocytosis , Q = engulfs, R = pathogen

d)

P = photosynthesis, Q = chloroplasts , R = foods

28.

What is structure C ?

a)

Cell wall

b)

Pseudopodium

c)

Plasma membrane

d)

Golgi apparatus

29.

Jelly-like material that makes up most of the cell

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Cell wall

c)

Nucleus

d)

Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum

30.

This organelle is stores food, water and waste.

a)

Ribosome

b)

Lysosome

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Vacuole

31.

Lysosomes takes part in ...

I Breakdown/digest macromolecules (carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids).

II Repairing cell membranes.

III Respond against foreign substances such as bacteria, viruses and other antigens.

IV Synthesis of lipids.

a)

I & II only

b)

I , II & III only

c)

I, II & IV only

d)

All above.

32.

THE FUNCTION OF PLASMA MEMBRANE IN A CELL IS

a)

TO PROTECT THE CELL NUCLEUS

b)

TO CONTROL THE IN AND OUT MOVEMENT OF SOLUTES

c)

TO PRODUCE ENERGY IN THE CELL

d)

TO CONTROL CELL ACTIVITY

33.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ORGANS HAVE CELLS WITH THE HIGHEST DENSITY OF ROUGH ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM?

a)

LIVER

b)

TESTES

c)

HEART

d)

STOMACH

34.

WHICH ORGANELLE I THE SITE FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF PROTEINS?

a)

VESICLE

b)

RIBOSOME

c)

GOLGI APPARATUS

d)

ROUGH ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM

35.

WHICH ORGANELLE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ATP SYNTHESIS?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

10

36.

WHAT IS THE STRUCTURE LABELLED X?

a)

A SECRETORY VESICLE

b)

A GLYCOPROTEIN

c)

A PHOSPHOLIPID

d)

A CHANNEL PROTEIN

37.

WHICH ORGANELLE IS FOUND IN HIGH DENSITY IN THE TISSUE?

a)

MITOCHONDRIA

b)

ROUGH ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM

c)

SMOOTH ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM

d)

CHLOROPLAST

38.

WHAT IS THE FUNCTION OF P?

a)

SITE OF PROTEIN SYNTHESIS

b)

SITE OF LIPID SYNTHESIS

c)

SITE OF PROTEIN MODIFICATION

d)

SITE OF ATP SYNTHESIS

39.

WHICH ORGANELLE IS FOUND IN HIGH DENSITY OF THE CELL?

a)

GOLGI APPARATUS

b)

SMOOTH ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM

c)

MITOCHONDRIA

d)

CHLOROPLAST

40.

WHICH ONE IS TRUE ABOUT Q?

a)

CELL WALL-SEMI PERMEABLE

b)

CELL WALL-PERMEABLE

c)

PLASMA MEMBRANE-SEMI PERMEABLE

d)

PLASMA MEMBRANE-PERMEABLE

41.

X IS INVOLVED IN

a)

FEEDING AND LOCOMOTION

b)

FEEDING AND EXCRETION

c)

RESPIRATION AND REPRODUCTION

d)

LOCOMOTION AND OSMOREGULATION

42.

X IS INVOLVED IN

a)

FEEDING AND LOCOMOTION

b)

FEEDING AND EXCRETION

c)

RESPIRATION AND REPRODUCTION

d)

LOCOMOTION AND OSMOREGULATION

43.

WHAT IS STRUCTURE X?

a)

CELL WALL

b)

CYTOPLASM

c)

VESICLES

d)

PSEUDOPODIUM

44.

WHAT IS THE PROCESS?

a)

DIFUSION

b)

PHAGOCYTOSIS

c)

CONJUGATION

d)

OSMOREGULATION

45.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING LEVEL OF ORGANIZATION IS TRUE?

a)

SYSTEM-ORGAN-TISSUE-CELL-ORGANISM

b)

ORGANISM-SYSTEM-ORGAN-TISSUE-CELL

c)

CELL-TISSUE-ORGAN-SYSTEM-ORGANISM

d)

CELL-ORGAN-SYSTEM-TISSUE-ORGANISM

46.

WHICH TISSUE PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR HERBACEOUS PLANTS

a)

PARENCHYMA TISSUE

b)

COLLENCHYMA TISSUE

c)

SCLERENCHYMA TISSUE

d)

MERISTEMATIC TISSUE

47.

WHICH ORGAN IS INVOLVED IN REGULATING INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT?

a)

KIDNEY

b)

STOMACH

c)

SMALL INTESTINE

d)

LEG

48.

PANCREAS IS A PART OF

I-ENDOCRINE SYSTEM

II-LYMPHATIC SYSTEM

III-DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

IV-EXCRETORY SYSTEM

a)

III

b)

I AND III

c)

II AND III

d)

II AND IV

49.

WHICH ARE WRONG? CHOOSE TWO STATEMENT

a)

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM-REGULATE BODY TEMPERATURE

b)

SKELETAL SYSTEM-PROTECT INTERNAL ORGANS

c)

EXCRETORY SYSTEM-REMOVE WASTE PRODUCT

d)

MUSCULAR SYSTEM-PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR BODY

50.

WHICH STRUCTURES INVOLVED IN TEMPERATURE REGULATION? CHOOSE MORE THAN ONE ANSWER

a)

ADIPOSE LAYER

b)

HAIR ERECTOR MUSCLE

c)

NERVE ENDING

d)

PAIN RECEPTOR

51.

WHICH ONE IS EXAMPLE OF ORGAN?

a)

TENDON

b)

LYMPH

c)

EPITHELIUM

d)

STOMACH

52.

The following features are found only in the plant cell

a)

Lysosome

b)

Cell wall

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Central vacuole

53.

The following is found inside the nucleus

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

DNA

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Nucleolus

54.

The nucleus is the

a)

Power house of the cell

b)

Waste collector in the cell

c)

Control center of the cell

d)

protein factory in the cell

55.

The main function of rough ER is

a)

Fat production

b)

Protein production

c)

Breaking down alcohol and drugs

d)

Delivering proteins to Golgi Body

56.

It is mainly membrane-enclosed spaces stacked on top of each other

a)

Rough ER

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Smooth ER

d)

Golgi Apparatus

57.

It provides the cell with energy

a)

Vesicle

b)

Nucleus

c)

mitochondria

d)

Vacuole

58.

It is the waste collector and recycler in the animal cell

a)

Ribosome

b)

Vesicle

c)

Central vacuole

d)

Lysosome

59.
Jelly-like substance found inside cell that acts as a medium for chemical reactions within the cell
a)
Nuclear Membrane
b)
Golgi Body
c)
Cytoplasm
d)
Ribosome
60.
"powerhouse of the cell" breaks down sugar molecules to release energy, site of cellular respiration, double membrane, self-replicating, contains own DNA, cristae
a)
Mitochondria
b)
Chloroplast
c)
Cell Wall
d)
Vesicle
61.
"Storage tanks" Can hold food, water or waste for the cell
a)
Ribosomes
b)
Vacuole
c)
Chloroplast
d)
Nucleolus
62.
"Gatekeeper" Separates the cell from the rest of the environment and helps control what passes in and out of the cell.  Semi-permeable: allows some materials to pass through but not all
a)
Cell Wall
b)
Cytoplasm
c)
Mitochondria
d)
Cell Membrane
63.
Rigid outer layer made of cellulose that supports and protects the cell (plant, fungi, and bacterial cells)
a)
Nucleolus
b)
Golgi Body
c)
Cell Wall
d)
Cytoskeleton
64.
gives support and shape to the cell, made of proteins
a)
Cell Wall
b)
Cytoskeleton
c)
Cell Membrane
d)
Nuclear Membrane
65.
The organelle that uses the energy of sunlight to make food for the cell.
a)
Chloroplast
b)
Ribosome
c)
Mitochondria
d)
Nucleus
66.
Contains the Cell's DNA and is a part of the processes of growth, metabolism, and reproduction.
a)
Downy
b)
Nucleus
c)
Cell Wall
d)
Golgi Complex
67.

Which of the chambers has the highest pressure?

a)

Right verticle

b)

Left atrium

c)

Left verticle

68.

Which blood vessel carries the deoxygenated blood to the right atrium?

a)

Vena cava

b)

Pulmonary vein

c)

Pulmonary artery

d)

All of them

69.

Which blood vessels carries oxygenated blood from the heart to the whole body?

a)

Vena cava

b)

Aorta

c)

Pulmonary vein

70.

What happen when the ventricles of the heart contract?

a)

The semilunar valve close

b)

The semilunar valve open

c)

The atrioventricular valve open

71.

What happen when the ventricles of the heart contract?

a)

The semilunar valve close

b)

The semilunar valve open

c)

The atrioventricular valve open

72.

Which valve action results from an increase in pressure in the atrial of the heart?

a)

The opening of the semilunar valve

b)

The closing of the atrioventricular valve

c)

The opening of the atrioventricular valve

73.

Where does the sino-atrial node, which generates the electrical impulses that coordinate heart-muscle contracted is located in?

a)

Left atrium

b)

Right atrium

c)

Septum

74.

Right atrium and ventricle are separated from the left atrium and ventricle by______________

a)

AV node

b)

SA node

c)

Septum

75.

Where do aorta pump oxygenated blood?

a)

Lungs

b)

Whole body

c)

Brain

76.

What is the function of SA node?

a)

Spread impulse to both atrium

b)

Generate electrical impulse

c)

Spread impulse to AV node

77.

State two types of nucleic acids

a)

deoxyribonucleic acid

b)

sulfuric acid

c)

nitric acid

d)

ribonucleic acid

78.

State the two types of pentose sugars

a)

ribose

b)

deoxyribose

c)

guanine

d)

cytosine

79.

DNA consists how many polynucleotide chains?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

80.

RNA consists how many polynucleotide chains?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

81.
Movement of anything from an area of high concentration to low concentration.
a)
Diffusion
b)
Hypotonic
c)
Isotonic
d)
Passive Transport
82.

The following features are found only in the plant cell

a)

Lysosome

b)

Cell wall

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Central vacuole

83.

The animal that is hunted and killed for food.

a)

Decomposer

b)

Predator

c)

Scavenger

d)

Prey

84.
Which term refers to the process by which individuals that are better suited to the environment survive and reproduce therefore passing down their genes to their offspring? 
a)
Evolution 
b)
Variation 
c)
Adaptation
d)
Natural Selection 
85.
Movement of particles from high to low concentration. 
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Active Transport
86.
Osmosis is a form of ______________. 
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Active Transport
87.
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Active Transport
88.
Low to High
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Active Transport