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SUBJECT: BASIC SCIENCE TIME: 1HR 30MIN CLASS: JSS 2
1. Habitat is a place where -------- a. plants live b. Animals live c. Man and Animals live
d. Plants and Animals live
2. Which of the following is not an aquatic animals? a. Fish b. Water lilies c. Crocodile
d. Birds
3. The two factors that affect living organisms are a. Abiotic and amniotic factors b.
Abiotic and Non-abiotic factors c. Abiotic and Biotic factors d. Biotic and biological
factors.
4. Features that help organism to survive in a particular habitat is called --------a. Homes
b. Adaptation c. Favourites d. Permanent home.
5. The following primary source of energy for organism -------a. Moon b. Star. c.Carbohydrate
d .Sun
6. The path through which food energy is transferred from one organism to another is
called -------a. Food Transfer b .Food path c. Food Chain d. Food Web
7. The organism that feeds directly on plants are called -------
a. Primary consumer b. Secondary Consumer c. Tertiary Consumer d. University
consumer.
8. Examples of Mammals are the following except---a. Fish b. Man c. Giraffe d.
Elephants
9. Human basic intelligence skills include the following except a. Measurement
b. Interference c. Inference d. Reasoning and problem solving.
10.------- refers to when the organs in the body are fully developed. A. develpoment b.
Growth c. Maturity d. measurement.
11.A stage in life in which individuals grow into adults is termed a .Adult stage b.
Developmental stage c. Ovulation stage d. Puberty Stage.
12.All these factors influences growth and development except a. Environment b.
Genetics c. Nutrition d. Enzymes d. Hormones
13. Changes that occur in an organism which leads to maturity is called
a. Maturity b. Development c. Growth d. Growth and Development.
14. ------------ is an irreversible increase in size .a. Development b. Maturity c.
Growth D. Enlargement.
15. Develpomental stages include the following except a. Childhood b. Puberty
c. Adolescence d. Manhood e. Adulthood.
16. --------- is the transferring of genes from parents to offsprings. a. genetice b.
genetics c. Heredity d. Puberty.
17. Factors that hinder growth include the following EXCEPT a. Disease b.
Malnutrition c. Poor environment d. Balanced diet
18. Infancy and Adolescent stage are a. temporary stages b. permanent stages c.
temporary and permanent stages d. Irreversible stages
19. Musa is a very tall boy, his tallness is determined by a. pituitary b. Adrenal c.
Thyroid d. Parathyroid
20. Traits usually inherited from parents or grandparents include the following EXCEPT
A .Eye colour b. Shape of body c. Skin colour d. Tribal marks.
21. The general shape or figure of a person is influenced mainly by a. Father b. Mother
c. Molding of skeleton. (d) body image
22. These characteristics can run in the family tree EXCEPT a. Baldness b. Fatness c.
Brown eyes d. Kwashiorkwor.
23. Bleaching of skin can have the following side effect except a. Skin cancer b . skin
diseases c. skin odour d. skin linning.
24. Puberty involves changes in a. Tertiary sexual characteristics b. secondary sexual
characteristics c. primary sexual characteristics d. Normal sexual characteristics.
25. Which of the following is not part of body changes during puberty? A. voice change
b. body shape change c. development of breast d. growth in cheek
26. Body image is influenced by a. self detection and confidence b. self control and
self confidence c .self determination and self will d. self esteem and self evaluation
27. Which of the following is not social and behavioural development experienced using
pubertal changes? A. self consciousness b. Inquisitiveness c. Isolation and fear of
rejection d. attraction to the same sex .
28. Body image problem is a. more in girls than boys b. more in boys than girls c.
equal in boys and girls d. Not real
29. Body image problems involve the following except a. need to look perfect b. desire
to have perfect body c. it affects both boys and girls d. please with self.
30. Teenager’s body images are strongly affected by what they see on the following
EXCEPT a. Television b. Movies c. Magazines d. Religion Centre.
31. Estuaries is an example of:
a. Salt water habits (b) Marine habitat (c) Terrestrial habitat
d. Aquatic habitat
32.-------- are the living factors in the environment a.Biotic (b) Abiotic (c) Aquatic (d)
Ecosystem
33.--------- is a group of organism of the same species living in the same Habitat
(a) Amphibians (b) population (c) Adventure (d) population density
34. An irreversible increase in size of the body is called
(a)Adaptation (b) Development (c) Ecology (d) Growth.
35.A stage in life in which an individual grows into adulthood is called
(a) Development (b) Mutation (c) Ovulation (d) Puberty
36.The three aspects of growth and development in life are:
(a) Internal, external and physical aspect (b)Emotional, physical and biological
(c)Physical, internal and emotional (d)Physical, emotional and social aspect
37. All these are true about puberty except;
(a) It is the stage when a surge in sex hormones triggers the development of secondary
sexual characteristics.
(b) It involves changes in primary sexual characteristics (c) It is the stage of full maturity.
(d) It is the transitional biological stage between childhood and adulthood.
38. Human beings belong to a special group of mammals called---------
(a) Chimpanzee (b) Animals (c) primates (d) Aves
39. The following factors affect growth and development except;
(a) Food (b) Weather (c) Love and care (d) Rest and exercise
40. Calculate the population density of ants with population size of 40 and area 400cm 2:
population density = population size
Area
(a) 0.1 per cm (b) 0.4 per cm3 (c) 10 per cm3 (d) 40 per cm3
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SECTION B
ATTEMPT QUESTION 1 AND ANY OTHER 2 IN THIS SECTION.
1 a. State the subdivisions of the following Habitat. i. Terrestrial b. Aquatic
b. list and explain 3 biotic factors affecting organisms and its environment.
2a. State 3 adaptation of aquatic plant and 3 adaptation of aquatic animals.
b. Explain the following with examples and diagrams
i. Food chain
ii. Food Web
3a. Explain two ways in which man differs from animals as an intelligent animal.
3b. State and describe the three Trophic levels in a food chain.
4a. Give 2 examples each of temporary and permanent changes.
c. State and explain 5 factors that affects growth and development.
5. State 4 differences in people physical appearance
b. Define the following
i. Heredity
ii. Body image
iii. puberty
