Page 1 of 7

IBA PUBLIC SCHOOL LARKANA

FIRST TERM EXAMINATION 2020-2021

Class: IX A & B

Subject: BIOLOGY

Time: 01:30 Marks 80

Name: ________________________ Seat number: _________ Date:______________________

INSTRUCTIONS

Please read the following instructions carefully.

1. Check your name, paper subject, date carefully.

2. In each MCQs there are four choices, A, B, C, D. Chose ONE.
3. If you want to change the answer of MCQs. ERASE the first answer completely, before blacking out
new circle.
RUBRIC
1. There are EIGHTY questions. Answer ALL questions.

2. When answering the questions:

 Read each question carefully.

 Use a black pointer to write your answers. DO NOT write your answers in pencil.
 Use a black pencil for diagrams. DO NOT use coloured pencils.
 DO NOT use staples, paper clips, glue, correcting fluid or ink erasers.
 Complete your answer in the allocated space only. DO NOT write outside the answer box.
3. Every question carry (01 ) mark.

Candidate’s Signature Invigilator’s Signature

Checked by
Page 2 of 7

1. Which of these clues would tell you whether a cell is prokaryotic or eukaryotic?
(a) The presence or absence of a cell wall
(b) The presence or absence of ribosomes of membrane bounded organelles
(c) The presence or absence of ribosomes (d) Whether or not the cell contains DNA

2. How many are micrometres (um) in one millimetre (mm).

(a) 10 (b) 100 (c) 1000 (d) 1/1000

3. The plasma membrane does all of these except:

(a) Contains the DNA (b) Acts as a boundary or border for the
cytoplasm
(c) Regulates passage of material in and out of the cell (d) Functions in the recognition of cell

4. Which of these materials is not a component of the plasma membrane?

(a) Lipids (b) Carbohydrates (c) Proteins (d) DNA

5. Cell walls are found in these organisms except for:

(a) Plants (b) Animals (C) bacteria (d) Fungi

6. Which of the following is a major component of plant cell walls.

(a) Chitin (b) Peptidoglycan (c) cellulose (d) Cholesterol

7. Which of the following are in Plant cells and not in animal cells.
(a) Mitochondria, chloroplasts (b) Cell membranes, cell walls
(c) Chloroplasts, nucleus (d) Chloroplasts, cell wall

8. Which is the membrane-enclosed structure in eukaryotic cells that contains the DNA of the cell.
(a) Mitochondrion (b) Gogi body (c) Ribosomes (d) Lysosomes

9. Ribosomes are constructed in the:

(a) Endoplasmic reticulum (b) Nucleoid (c) Nucleolus (d) Nuclear Pore

10. Rough endoplasmic reticulum help in synthesis of

(a) Polysaccharides (b) Proteins (c) Lipids (d) DNA

11. Smooth endoplasmic reticulum help in synthesis of

(a) Polysaccharides (b) proteins (c) Lipids (d) DNA

12. The mitochondrion functions in ;

(a) lipids storage (b) protein synthesis (c) photosynthesis (d) Cellular
respiration

13. Which is known as thin extension of the inner mitochondrial membrane

(a) cristae (b) matrix (c) Thylakoids (d) stroma

14. The chloroplast functions in:

(a) ATP synthesis (b) Protein synthesis (c) Photosynthesis (d) DNA
replication

15. Which of these cellular organelle have their own DNA?

(a) Chloroplast (b) Vacoule (c) Cytoskeleton (d) Centroiles
Page 3 of 7

16. Who described cells first?

(a) Robert Hooke (b) Leeuwenhoek (c) Robert Brown (d) Schleiden &
Schwann

17. Sites of protein synthesis is:

(a) Nucleus (b) Mitochondria (c) Endoplasmic reticulum (d) Ribosomes

18. The smallest cells of bacteria are

(a) Plasmodesmata (b) Plasma membrane (c) Mycoplasmas (d) Plasmolysis

19. Xylem and phloem tissues are:

(a) Simple tissues (b) Complex tissues (c) Meristematic tissues (d) permanent
tissues

20. Cellular eating is

(a) Pinocytosis (b) Endocytosis (c) Phagocytosis (d) Exocytosis

21. Movement which requires energy in the form of ATP:

(a) Diffusion (b) Osmosis (c) Active transport (d) Facilitated
diffusion

22. The example of bulkiest cells are:

(a) Bacteria (b)Bird’s eggs (c) Muscle cells (d) Nerve cells

23. The example of long cells are:

(a) Bird's eggs (b) Muscle cells (c) Nerve cells (d) Muscle cells &
nerve cells

24. Types of cells which make human body:

(a) 200 (b) 300 (c) 400 (d) 500

25. "All animal tissues are also composed of individual cells", it was stated by:
(a) Robert Hooke (b) Sheliden (c) Robert Brown (d) Schwann

26. Nucleus in the cell was discovered by:

(a) Robert Hooke (b) Lamarck (c) Robert Brown (d) Schwann

27. Cell theory was proposed by:

(a) Robert Hooke (b) Schwann (c) Schleiden (d) Schwann and
Schleiden

28. Concept of "Omnis cellula e cellula" was given by:

(a) Robert Hooke (b) Pasteur (c) Robert Brown (d) virchow

29. The cells used for transmission of impulses are:

(a) Muscle cells (b) Nerve cells (c) Gland cells (d) RBCs

30. The cells used for secretion of hormones are:

(a) Muscle cells (b) Nerve cells (c) Gland cells (d) RBCs

31. The cells used for support in plants are:

(a) Sclerenchyma cells (b) Collenchyma cells (c) Living cells (d) Sclerenchyma
and Collenchyma cells
Page 4 of 7

32. The tissues used for photosynthesis in plants are:

(a) Sclerenchyma tissues ( b) Ground tissues (c) Phloem tissues (d) Compound
tissues

33. The cells used for storage in plants are:

(a) Sclerenchyma cells (b) Vessel elements (c) Parenchyma cells (d) Meristematic
cells

34. The cells which can divide in plants are:

(a) Sclerenchyma cells (b) Collenchyma cells (c) Parenchyma cells (d) Meristematic
cells

35. The resolution of human eye is;

(a) 1.0mm (b) 2.0mm (c) 0.1mm (d) 0.2mm

36. Magnification of electron microscope is:

(a) 2500 X (b)25000 X (c) 250,000 X (d) 250 X

37. The movement of molecules against the concentration gradient is

(a) Diffusion (b) Passive transport (c) Active transport (d) Endocytosis

38. Cellulose is present in:

(a) Primary wall (b) Secondary wall (c) Middle lamella (d) Tertiary wall

39. Lignin is present in:

(a) Primary wall (b) Secondary wall (c) Middle lamella (d) Tertiary wall

40. Lysosomes were discovered by:

(a) Golgi (b) Antoine (c) De Duve (d) Brown

41. All of the statements are true about ATP EXCEPT:

(a) It is used as an energy currency by all cells
(b) It is formed only under aerobic conditions
(c) Some ATP is used to drive the synthesis of storage compounds
(d) It provides the energy for many different biochemical reactions

42. In Glycolysis:
(a) No ATP Produces (b) Oxygen is involved in this step (c) Takes place in the
mitochondrion
(d) Reduces two molecules of NAD for every glucose molecule

43. The Krebs cycle:

(a) Takes place in the mitochondrion
(b) Reduces two molecules of NAD + for every glucose molecule processed
(c) Is the same thing as fermentation (d) Has no connection with the respiratory chain.

44. At much higher light intensity the rate of photosynthesis:

(a) First increases then decreases (b) Increases (c) Decreases (d) Constant

45. The quantitative study of energy relationships in the biological system is

(a) Biochemistry (b) Biotechnology (C) Bioenergetics (d) Biophysics
Page 5 of 7

46. Electrons can be an energy source. It upon their:

(a) Location in atoms (b) Arrangement in atoms (c) Location and Arrangement in atoms
(d) Shape

47. ATP discovered by Karl Lohmann in:

(a) 1822 (b) 1929 (c) 1900 (d) 1978

48. Adenine is a:
(a) Double ringed nitrogenous base (b) Single ringed nitrogenous base
(c) Three ringed nitrogenous base (d) Linear chain of hydrocarbons

49. Light dependent reaction is:

(a) Dark reaction or Calvin cycle (b) Light reaction (c) Kreb's cycle
(d) Glycolysis

50. Which of the following is not a limiting factor in photosynthesis?

(a) Light intensity (b) Temperature (c) Oxygen (d) Concentration
of CO2

51. The inner chamber of the mitochondria contains a fluid is

(a) Cristae (b) Matrix (c) Stoma (d) Cytoplasm

52. Process of photosynthesis take place in:

(a) Chromoplast (b) Leucoplast (c) Chloroplast (d) Mitochondria

53. The photosynthetic pigments are organized in the form of clusters are
(a) Chlorophyll a (b) Chlorophyll b (c) Photosystems (d) Carotenoids

54. ATP is the main energy source for all except

(a) Synthesis of macromolecules (b) Movement and transmission of nerve
impulses
(c) Exocytosis and endocytosis (d) Diffusion

55. Energy stored in chemical bonds is:

(a) Potential energy (b) Kinetic energy (c) Light Energy (d) Heat energy

56. After the entry of water in the inner cells of the root, it first reaches;
(a) Stem (b) Xylem cells of roots (c) Phloem of roots (d) Leaves

57. ATP is the main energy transfer molecule in the cell was proposed by:
(a) Karl Lohmann (b) Fritz Lipmann (c) Calvin (d) Hans Krebs

58. Accessory pigments include;

(a) Chlorophyll-a (b) Chlorophyll-b (c) Carotenoids (d) Chlorophyll-b
and carotenoids

59. Main photosynthetic pigment;

(a) Chlorophyll-a (b) Chlorophyll-b (c) Carotenoids (d) Chlorophyll b
and carotenoids

60. When a molecule gains hydrogen atom it is also called;

(a) Oxidation (b) Reduction (c) Redox Reaction (d) Oxidation and
reduction reaction
Page 6 of 7

61. When a molecule loses a hydrogen atom., it is called:

(a) Oxidation (b) Reduction (c) Redox Reaction (d) Oxidation and
reduction reaction

62. A double - ringed nitrogenous base is:

(a) Cytosine (b) Uracil (c) Adenine (d) Thymine

63. The covalent bond connecting two phosphates in ATP is indicated by;
(a) ___________ (b) ..................... (c) ~ (d) ,

64. Calvin was awarded Nobel Prize in 1961 for his work on the details of;
(a) Respiration (b) Transpiration (c) Photosynthesis (d) Digestion

65. Pigments are the substances that absorb;

(a) Invisible light (b) Visible light (c) Invisible and visible light (d) Vapours

66. The most common fuel used by cell to get energy by cellular respiration is;
(a) Starch (b) Lipids (c) Glucose (d) Proteins

67. The cellular respiration which occurr in the presence of oxygen is

(a) Redox Reaction (b) Anaerobic respiration (c) Aerobic respiration
(d) Oxidation Reduction Reaction

68. The cellular respiration that occurs in the absence of oxygen is

(a) Anaerobic respiration (b) Oxidation reduction reaction (c) Aerobic
respiration
(d) Redox reactions

69. A glucose is a molecule of;

(a) 3-C (b) 6- C (c) 5–C (d) 4 -C

70. The example of 3- C molecule is;

(a) Glucose (b) Ribose (c) Pyruvic acid (d) Strach

71. Alcoholic fermentation occurs in:

(a) Bacteria (b) Yeast (c) Man (d) Bacteria and
Yeast

72. Lactic acid fermentation occurs in;

(a) Protozoans (b) Skeletal Muscles of humans
(c) Aerobes (d) Yeasts

73. The organisms which get energy from anaerobic respiration are
(a) Aerobes (b) Anaerobes (c) Aerobes and anaerobes (d) Protozoans

74. In alcoholic fermentation, pyruvic acid is broken down into;

(a) C,H,OH (b) CO (c) C2H6O3 (d) CHOH and
CO2
Page 7 of 7

75. In lactic acid fermentation, pyruvic acid is converted into;

(a) C2H5OH (b) C3H6O3 (c) CO2 (d) C2H5OH

76. Fermentation in yeasts is used in;

(a) Brewing and Baking (b) Brewing (c) Baking (d) Making cheese

77. In cellular respiration, food is oxidized to CO2, while O2 is reduced into;

(a) CH1206 (b) H2O (c) C3H4O3 (d) C2H6O3

78. When life evolved on the earth, early organisms respired;

(a) Aerobically (b) Anaerobically
(c) Anaerobically and aerobically (d) By diffusion

79. Final step of cellular respiration is:

(a) Electron Transport chain (b) Krebs cycle
(c) Glycolysis (d) Lactic acid fermentation

80. The NADH generated in glycolysis gives:

(a) 2 ATP (b) 3ATP (c) 4 ATP (d) 5 ATP