ELOHIM INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE
END OF MONTH EXAM
BIOLOGY EXAM PAPER
Time: 45 MINUTES
Instructions
Choose the correct option from the given choices. Each question
carries 1 mark.
1. Which organelle is known as the powerhouse of the cell?
a) Nucleus
b) Mitochondria
c) Ribosome
d) Golgi apparatus
2. What is the basic unit of life?
a) Tissue
b) Organ
c) Cell
d) Organism
3. Which type of cell division results in two identical daughter cells?
a) Meiosis
b) Mitosis
c) Binary fission
d) Budding
4. Which of the following structures is only found in plant cells?
a) Cell membrane
b) Ribosomes
c) Chloroplasts
d) Nucleus
5. What is the function of the rough endoplasmic reticulum?
a) Carbohydrate synthesis
b) Protein synthesis
c) Lipid synthesis
d) Energy production
6. Which of the following best describes a prokaryotic cell?
a) Has a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles
b) Lacks a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles
c) Contains multiple chromosomes
d) Always multicellular
7. The semi-permeable membrane that surround
d) Nucleus
8. What component of the cell is responsible for regulating what enters and exits
the cell?
a) Cytoplasm
b) Nucleus
c) Cell membrane
d) Ribosomes
9. Which of the following is NOT found in a typical animal cell?
a) Mitochondria
b) Cell wall
c) Nucleus
d) Lysosome
10. What structure in the cell is involved in protein transport and modification?
a) Golgi apparatus
b) Lysosome
c) Peroxisome
d) Vacuole
11. Which organelle is responsible for photosynthesis in plant cells?
a) Mitochondria
b) Chloroplast
c) Nucleus
d) Ribosome
12. What is the primary function of lysosomes?
a) Photosynthesis
b) Digestion and waste removal
c) Energy production
d) Protein synthesis
13. Which of the following is a function of the cell membrane?
a) Energy production
b) Provides shape and support to the cell
c) Controls cell division
d) Regulates the movement of substances into and out of the cell
14. Which structure is responsible for storing genetic information?
a) Mitochondria
b) Cell membrane
c) Nucleus
d) Ribosome
15. Which of the following is a characteristic of eukaryotic cells?
a) Lack of organelles
b) Presence of a nucleus
c) Always unicellular
d) No membrane-bound organelles
16. Which type of cell junction allows communication between adjacent cells?
a) Tight junctions
b) Gap junctions
c) Desmosomes
d) Adherens junctions
17. What is the role of the cytoskeleton in a cell?
a) Energy production
b) Support and shape
c) Storage of nutrients
d) DNA replication
18. Where are ribosomes primarily produced?
a) Nucleus
b) Cytoplasm
c) Nucleolus
d) Golgi apparatus
19. What is the function of the plasma membrane?
a) Energy production
b) Cellular respiration
c) Transport of substances
d) Protein synthesis
20. Which of the following organelles is responsible for lipid synthesis?
a) Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
b) Rough endoplasmic reticulum
c) Golgi apparatus
d) Mitochondria
21. What structure is responsible for the stiffness and support of plant cells?
a) Cell membrane
b) Cytoplasm
c) Cell wall
d) Chloroplast
22. Which of the following organelles is involved in detoxification processes?
a) Ribosomes
b) Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
c) Golgi apparatus
d) Lysosomes
23. What is the primary role of mitochondria in a cell?
a) Photosynthesis
b) Protein synthesis
c) Cellular respiration
23. What is the primary role of mitochondria in a cell?
a) Photosynthesis
b) Protein synthesis
c) Cellular respiration
d) Genetic material storage
24. Which structure is known as the “control center” of the cell?
a) Cytoplasm
b) Endoplasmic reticulum
c) Nucleus
d) Golgi apparatus
25. What is the term for the jelly-like substance that fills the interior of a cell?
a) Nucleus
b) Cytoplasm
c) Cell membrane
d) Chloroplast
SECTION B
1. Draw a cross section of a plant cell and label the following
parts.
a. Cell wall, cell membrane, cytoplasm, chloroplast nucleus,
mitochondria.
b. Distinct the difference between animal cell and plant cell.
c. Draw any three specialized cells that you know.
d. Draw and state the function of a red blood cell.
2. What is osmosis in terms of water movement in plants
3. What is diffusion in terms of nutrition absorbtion.
4. What is the difference between diffusion and osmosis
5. Answer the following questions using the diagram below.
a. Describe and explain what had taken place in terms of
the movement of the particles in the sucrose solutions.
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