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Biology and Chemistry Quiz

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following best defines Biology?

a)

The study of animals

b)

The study of living organisms

c)

The study of chemicals

d)

The study of cells

2.

Which of these is *not* a characteristic of living things?

a)

Respiration

b)

Growth

c)

Rusting

d)

Reproduction

3.

Which organelle is responsible for energy production in a cell?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Ribosome

c)

Mitochondrion

d)

Golgi body

4.

The structural and functional unit of life is the...

a)

Tissue

b)

Organ

c)

Cell

d)

Organism

5.

What is the function of the nucleus in a cell?

a)

Protein synthesis

b)

Digestion

c)

Cell respiration

d)

Control of cell activities

6.

A group of similar cells performing the same function is called...

a)

An organ

b)

A tissue

c)

A system

d)

An organism

7.

Which of the following is *only* found in plant cells?

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Cell membrane

c)

Cell wall

d)

Ribosome

8.

What component of the cell contains digestive enzymes?

a)

Vacuole

b)

Lysosome

c)

Mitochondrion

d)

Nucleus

9.

Which of the following is responsible for protein synthesis?

a)

Ribosomes

b)

Golgi apparatus

c)

Centrioles

d)

Lysosomes

10.

Who proposed the Cell Theory?

a)

Charles Darwin

b)

Schleiden and Schwann

c)

Watson and Crick

d)

Aristotle

11.

Which part of the cell helps in regulating what enters and exits the cell?

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Cell wall

c)

Nucleus

d)

Cell membrane

12.

Which is *not* a function of the vacuole?

a)

Storage

b)

Cell shape maintenance

c)

Respiration

d)

Waste removal

13.

The jelly-like substance that fills the cell and holds organelles in place is called...

a)

Nucleoplasm

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Cell sap

14.

Identify the *noun* in this sentence: *The teacher wrote on the board.*

a)

wrote

b)

on

c)

teacher

d)

board

15.

Choose the correct *pronoun*: Bola and Titi said that ___ will come.

a)

she

b)

they

c)

her

d)

he

16.

What type of *noun* is the word *“happiness”*?

a)

Common noun

b)

Proper noun

c)

Concrete noun

d)

Abstract noun

17.

Identify the *verb* in the sentence: *She sings beautifully.*

a)

beautifully

b)

sings

c)

she

d)

song

18.

Choose the correct sentence:

a)

The boys runs fast.

b)

The boys run fast.

c)

The boys running fast.

d)

The boys is running fast.

19.

Select the correct *subject-verb agreement*: *Each of the students ___ a pen.*

a)

have

b)

were

c)

has

d)

are

20.

Arrange the *adjectives* correctly: She bought a (cotton / beautiful / Nigerian / dress).

a)

beautiful Nigerian cotton dress

b)

cotton beautiful Nigerian dress

c)

Nigerian beautiful cotton dress

d)

beautiful cotton Nigerian dress

21.

Choose the *correct pronoun*: That book is ___, not yours.

a)

mine

b)

me

c)

my

d)

I

22.

Which sentence is *correct*?

a)

Neither the students nor the teacher are present.

b)

Neither the students nor the teacher is present.

c)

Neither the student nor the teachers is present.

d)

Neither student nor teacher are present.

23.

Identify the *noun*: *Truth is the foundation of trust.*

a)

trust

b)

foundation

c)

truth

d)

all of the above

24.

What kind of *pronoun* is “who”?

a)

Demonstrative

b)

Relative

c)

Reflexive

d)

Possessive

25.

Which of the following is a *transitive verb*?

a)

sleep

b)

run

c)

eat

d)

sit

26.

Identify the *error in subject-verb agreement*:

a)

The list of items is on the table.

b)

The team are winning.

c)

The books are missing.

d)

A bag of rice is in the store.

27.

Choose the correct order of adjectives: I saw a (wooden / large / old / round) table.

a)

old large round wooden

b)

large old round wooden

c)

round old large wooden

d)

wooden round old large

28.

Select the correct verb form: The boy, along with his friends, ___ playing.

a)

are

b)

were

c)

is

d)

be

29.

The S.I unit of pressure is

a)

Nm²

b)

N/m²

c)

kgm/s

d)

Nm

30.

Which of the following quantities is dimensionally the same as energy?

a)

Force × Distance

b)

Mass × Acceleration

c)

Power × Time

d)

Pressure × Volume

31.

The dimension of impulse is

a)

ML²T⁻²

b)

MLT⁻¹

c)

MLT⁻²

d)

ML²T⁻¹

32.

A car moves with a uniform acceleration from rest and covers 100 m in 5 seconds. What is its acceleration?

a)

4 m/s²

b)

8 m/s²

c)

6 m/s²

d)

2 m/s²

33.

Which of the following is a derived quantity?

a)

Length

b)

Mass

c)

Area

d)

Time

34.

The quantity with the same unit as work is

a)

Power

b)

Kinetic energy

c)

Momentum

d)

Impulse

35.

What is the dimensional formula for pressure?

a)

ML⁻¹T⁻²

b)

MLT⁻²

c)

M²L⁻¹T⁻²

d)

ML²T⁻²

36.

An object falls freely under gravity. What is its velocity after 3 seconds? (g = 9.8 m/s²)

a)

19.6 m/s

b)

29.4 m/s

c)

9.8 m/s

d)

39.2 m/s

37.

If a body accelerates uniformly from 10 m/s to 30 m/s in 5 seconds, its acceleration is

a)

10 m/s²

b)

5 m/s²

c)

4 m/s²

d)

20 m/s²

38.

Which of these has the dimensional formula ML²T⁻²?

a)

Pressure

b)

Energy

c)

Force

d)

Power

39.

A graph of distance against time for a body moving with uniform speed is a

a)

Curve

b)

Horizontal line

c)

Straight line through origin

d)

Zigzag

40.

The area under a velocity-time graph represents

a)

Acceleration

b)

Speed

c)

Displacement

d)

Jerk

41.

A body is thrown vertically upward with velocity of 20 m/s. How high will it go? (g = 10 m/s²)

a)

20 m

b)

15 m

c)

10 m

d)

40 m

42.

The gradient of a distance-time graph gives

a)

Acceleration

b)

Velocity

c)

Momentum

d)

Displacement

43.

Dimensional analysis can be used to

a)

Determine numerical constants

b)

Derive all formulas

c)

Check the correctness of formulas

d)

Measure physical quantities

44.

The second is defined based on

a)

Earth's rotation

b)

Caesium atom transitions

c)

Pendulum swing

d)

Speed of light

45.

A unit is said to be fundamental if it

a)

Can be expressed in terms of other units

b)

Is a standard quantity

c)

Has no dimension

d)

Cannot be derived

46.

If a body moves with uniform acceleration and covers 36 m in the 3rd second alone, what is the acceleration?

a)

2 m/s²

b)

4 m/s²

c)

6 m/s²

d)

8 m/s²

47.

What is the primary principle behind fractional distillation?

a)

Difference in density

b)

Difference in boiling points

c)

Difference in magnetic properties

d)

Difference in solubility

48.

Which separation technique would you use to separate a mixture of iron filings, sand, and salt?

a)

Filtration followed by distillation

b)

Magnetic separation followed by filtration

c)

Chromatography followed by sublimation

d)

Decantation followed by distillation

49.

What is the role of the adsorbent in chromatography?

a)

To dissolve the mixture

b)

To attract and hold components of the mixture

c)

To increase the density of the solvent

d)

To separate solids from liquids

50.

Why is sublimation not suitable for separating all mixtures?

a)

It requires a liquid phase

b)

Only certain substances sublime

c)

It is a slow process

d)

It requires high pressure

51.

What is the key difference between decantation and filtration?

a)

Decantation uses a filter paper

b)

Filtration separates immiscible liquids

c)

Decantation relies on gravity, while filtration uses a barrier

d)

Filtration is faster than decantation