Section A : Objective Questions Answer all questions. 1.

Scientific investigation is important in order to determine A an accurate inference B a correct aim C a convincing conclusion D an accurate hypothesis 2. The following is an example of How could an airplane fly in the sky ? 4. A student changes the data obtained in a scientific investigation. Which of the following values is not practiced by the student ? A Patient B Honesty C Systematic D Tolerance 5. Apart from the nervous system, what is another system that controls and regulates the body coordination? A Excretory system A identifying problem B making a hypothesis C analysing data D making a conclusion 6. Which of the following are the human 3. Diagram 1 shows the arrangement of apparatus to study the porosity of soil. central nervous systems? A Brain and spinal cord B Brain and spinal nerves C Cranial nerves and spinal cord D Cranial nerves and spinal nerves B Endocrine system C Respiratory system D Reproductive system

7. What is the peripheral nervous system that connects the brain with the sensory and internal organs ? A Synapse What are the variables that are kept constant and manipulated in this experiment ? A B C D Kept constant Volume of soil Type of soil Volume of soil Type of soil Manipulated Type of soil Volume of soil Volume of water Size of filter funnel 8. Which of the following is referred to the B Spinal cord C Spinal nerves D Cranial nerves

messages that travel along neurons ? A Stimuli B Impulse C Synapse D Neurone

flow of the reflex arc in a knee jerk ? A Receptor motor neurone sensory neurone effector B Receptor sensory neurone motor neurone effector C Receptor sensory neurone relay neurone motor neurone

9. The diagram shows a neurone.

effector D Receptor motor neurone relay neurone sensory neurone effector

12. The diagram shows parts of the human Which of the following is the correct flow of impulse ? A Receptors to effectors B Sensory neurone to motor neurone C Central nervous system to effectors D Receptors to the central nervous system Which of the following is the function of the part labelled P ? A Maintains reflex action 10. The chart shows the flow of impulse in nervous coordination. B Controls mental function C Maintains posture and balance D Controls breathing and heartbeat brain.

Which of the following action is related to the chart ? A Knee jerk B Chewing food C Reading a book D Walking on a rope

13. Which of the following is related to the nerve pathway in a reflex action ? A Effector B Receptor C Impulse D Reflex arc

14. Which of the following is the correct 11. Which of the following represents the

statement about hormone ? A Produce the changes of body in the short-term B Produced in small quantities into the bloodstreams C Produced in large quantities into the bloodstreams D Produced by glands in small quantities into the duct 15. The diagram shows human endocrine glands. Which of the following glands A, B, C or D is the thyroid gland ?

C Intake of excess vitamin C D Imbalance of hormone secretion 18. Which of the following is the unit of inheritance found in chromosomes? A Gene B Sperm C Gamete D Nucleus

19. The diagram below shows four stages of mitosis in a plant cell.

A P, R, Q, S B R, P, S, Q 16. Which of the following statements is the effect of excessive consumption of alcohol? A Vomiting B Diarrhoea C Misjudgement D Abdominal pains 17. Which of the following affects the healthy mind? A Overslept B Taking pain killer pills 20. What is the function of cell division through meiosis? A Produces more siblings B Replaces damaged tissues C Increases the size of an organism D Creates variation in a population of organisms C Q, P, R, S D S, P, R, Q