PES SS 3 Biology Mock 1 Exam 2026/27
  • 1. Which of the following organelles is common to both plant and animal cells?
A) Cellulose cell wall
B) Cell membrane
C) chlorophyII
D) large vacuole
  • 2. A plant cell placed in a solution with a higher water potential will
A) decrease in size and become flaccid
B) expand and then burst
C) enlarge and then become turgid
D) expand and then shrink
  • 3. Offspring formed by sexual reproduction exhibit more variation than those formed by asexual reproduction because
A) gametes of parents have different genetic composition
B) genetic materials come from parents of two different species
C) greater amount of DNA is involved in sexual reproduction
D) sexual reproduction is a lengthy process
  • 4. Radius and ulna are bones of the?
A) pectoral girdle
B) upper arm
C) lower arm
D) pelvic girdle
  • 5. Detoxification of urea takes place in the?
A) liver
B) pancreas
C) heart
D) testes
  • 6. The blood vessel which carries blood from the alimentary canal to the liver is the?
A) hepatic vein
B) hepatic artery
C) hepatic portal vein
D) mesenteric artery
  • 7. Which of the following hormones is suddenly secreted into the bloodstream of a frightened person?
A) thyroxine
B) adrenaline
C) insulin
D) parathormore
  • 8. The temperature control centre in mammals is located in the?
A) skin
B) hypothalamus
C) pituitary gland
D) adrenal gland
  • 9. How many gametes are produced in the pollen grain of a flowering plant before fertilization?
A) three
B) four
C) one
D) two
  • 10. Which of the following hormones is suddenly secreted into the bloodstream of a frightened person?
A) parathormore
B) adrenaline
C) insulin
D) thyroxine
  • 11. Which of the following organisms does not undergo incomplete metamorphosis?
A) cockroach
B) grasshopper
C) butterfly
D) locust
  • 12. An enzyme reaction may begin to decline when?
A) the optimum temperature is attained
B) the ph of the medium is altered
C) the atmospheric pressure is altered
D) there is an increase in substrate concentration
  • 13. Which of the following factors is not necessary for photosynthesis?
A) sunlight
B) wind
C) carbon (IV) oxide
D) water
  • 14. Autotrophic nutrition is a process whereby an organism obtains food
A) in a synthesized form, from other living organisms
B) by synthesizing simple substances using energy
C) from other organisms in exchange for some products
D) by utilizing its store energy
  • 15. The process that takes place at the light stage of photosynthesis is?
A) reduction of carbon (IV) oxide to form carbohydrate
B) breaking down of ATP molecules to produce energy
C) splitting of water molecules to form hydrogen ions
D) ormation of two molecules of phosphoglyceric acid
  • 16. The following organisms are examples of carnivorous plants except.
A) gloriosa
B) venus flytrap
C) Utricularia
D) pitcher plant
  • 17. Plants and animals of an ecosystem make up a?
A) habitat
B) population
C) succession
D) community
  • 18. The illustration below is a food chain.

    Grass→grasshopper→domestic fowl→hawk

    What would happen if the population of domestic fowl decreases?

    a
    grasshoppers would decrease

    b
    hawks would increase

    c
    grasshoppers would increase

    d
    grasses available to grasshoppers
A) grasshoppers would decrease
B) grasses available to grasshoppers
C) grasshoppers would increase
D) hawks would increase
  • 19. Rabbits cannot survive in an aquatic habitat because they have
A) no gills
B) no scales
C) fore limbs
D) lateral line
  • 20. Which of the following features is a characteristic of aquatic plants possession of ?

    a
    multiple epidermis

    b
    heavily lignified tissue

    c
    finely divided leaves

    d
    succulent stem
A) multiple epidermis
B) succulent stem
C) finely divided leaves
D) heavily lignified tissue
  • 21. An association between living organisms in which one organism lives on and feeds at the expense of the other organism is known as?
A) predation
B) commensalism
C) mutualism
D) parasitism
  • 22. Endangered species are organisms that are?
A) likely to disappear from the surface of the earth
B) dangerous to humans and attacking other animals
C) reproducing profusely in an area
D) dangerous to humans and attacking other animals
  • 23. Which of the following behaviours is correctly matched with the corresponding diseases?
A) Living near dirty gutter / Lung cancer, syphilis, river blindness
B) Having multiple sexual partners / liver cirrhosis, syphilis, AIDS
C) Smoking cigarette / Liver cirrhosis. Lung cancer, AIDS
D) Eating uncooked meatf/fdysentery, cholera. food poisoning.
  • 24. Which of the following practices is a wildlife conservation method?
A) discouraging poaching
B) mulching
C) use of cover crops
D) crop rotation
  • 25. Which of the following resources cannot be conserved?
A) water
B) soil
C) forest
D) garbage
  • 26. Which of the following statements about mitosis is not correct?
A) chiasmata are not formed
B) Bi-valents are not formed
C) It does not lead to variation
D) Four daughter cells are produced
  • 27. A mixture of blood with antigen A and blood containing antibody a will?
A) change the blood group
B) facilitate dissolution of clot
C) have no effect on blood composition
D) lead to agglutination
  • 28. Plants suitable for experiments in genetics must not
A) produce numerous seeds within a short time
B) produce one generation in a large period
C) have a small number of chromosomes
D) have a relatively short life cycle
  • 29. Which of the following statements about sickle cell anaemia is correct?
A) it is caused by recessive genes
B) two sickle cell carrier parents may have a sickling child
C) it is more common in males than in females
D) it is caused by sex-linked genes
  • 30. In humans, pointed eyebrows (B) is a dominant trait over smooth eyebrows (b). A student and the mother have smooth eyebrows while the father has pointed eyebrows. What is the genotype of the father?
A) BB
B) BBbb
C) bb
D) Bb
  • 31. A woman with Rhesus negative blood group was advised not to marry a man with Rhesus positive blood group because
A) it will hinder her from having blood transfusion from her husband
B) her children may all resemble her husband
C) it will result in sickness and probably death of the offspring
D) it may affect her childbearing ability
  • 32. Which of the following organisms exhibits division of labour?
A) butterfly
B) termite
C) cockroach
D) housefly
  • 33. Natural selection arises as a result of?
A) reduction in population
B) gene mutation
C) climate change
D) change of habitat
  • 34. Which of the following statements is not Lamarck's postulate on evolution?
A) well developed acquired characters are inheritable
B) survivors in a competitive community must have inherited useful traits
C) great changes in the environment result in corresponding changes in species
D) frequently used organs become well developed while the ones not used become vestigial
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  • 35. a
    longitudinal and transverse

    b
    transverse and longitudinal

    c
    cross and transverse

    d
    transverse and cross
A) transverse and longitudinal
B) transverse and cross
C) cross and transverse
D) longitudinal and transverse
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  • 36.
A) gamete formation
B) asexual reproduction
C) sexual reproduction
D) bud formation
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  • 37. The level of organization of the organism is
A) cell
B) tissue
C) system
D) organ
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  • 38. The organism belongs to the Phylum
A) Ciliophora
B) Rhizopoda
C) Euglenophyta
D) Rhodophyta
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  • 39. The diagram above is an illustration of the longitudinal section of a mammalian organ. Study it and answer this question.

    Which of the labelled parts is the cortex?
A) I
B) III
C) II
D) IV
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  • 40. The diagram above is an illustration of the longitudinal section of a mammalian organ. Study it and answer this question.

    What is the main function of the organ?
A) Reproduction
B) Respiration
C) Excretion
D) Locomotion
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  • 41. The diagram above is an illustration of a type of eye defect in humans. Study it and answer this question.

    The eye defect illustrated in the diagram is?
A) hypermetropia
B) presbyopia
C) myopia
D) astigmatism
  • 42. The diagram above is an illustration of a type of eye defect in humans. Study it and answer this question.

    The eye defect can be corrected by the use of?
A) convex lens
B) concave lens
C) bifocal lens
D) cylindrical lens
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  • 43. The diagram above is an illustration of the growth of a plant in a water culture. After a few days, the solution turned green and the plant died. Use this to answer this question.

    What precaution should have been taken to prevent the solution from turning green?
A) keep cotton wool around the seedling to make it dry
B) cover the culture vessel with opaque paper
C) aerate the solution daily
D) use a non-green plant for the experiment
  • 44. The diagram above is an illustration of the growth of a plant in a water culture. After a few days, the solution turned green and the plant died. Use this to answer this question.

    The death of the plant was likely caused by?
A) inability of the plant to make food due to lack of sunlight
B) inadequate supply of water to the plant
C) excess supply of nutrients to the plant
D) algal growth in the solution that used up the nutrients
  • 45. The diagram above is an illustration of the foot of an animal.

    The adaptation of this type of foot is that it is?
A) used as a paddle for swimming
B) used for killing prey in water
C) used as a bait to catch fish in water
D) effective in scratching the soil for food
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  • 46. The diagrams above are illustrations of types of comb found in domestic fowl. Study them and answer this question.

    The types of comb show ?
A) cell theory
B) variation
C) inheritance
D) courtship behaviour
  • 47. The cell as the basic unit of life consists of
A) nucleus and cell wall
B) cytoplasm and vacuole
C) cytoplasm and nucleus
D) cell wall and vacuole
  • 48. Use the following Classes of Arthropoda to answer the question below

    I. Crustacea II. Insecta III. Arachinda IV. Chilopoda



    Which of the classes is characterised by the possession of two pairs of antennae?
A) IV
B) III
C) I
D) II
  • 49. Use the following Classes of Arthropoda to answer the question below

    I. Crustacea II. Insecta III. Arachinda IV. Chilopoda



    Which members of the classes live mainly in an aquatic habitat?
A) II
B) IV
C) I
D) III
  • 50. The organism with spiral chloroplasts and nucleus suspended by cytoplasmic strands is
A) Paramecium
B) Volvox
C) Euglena
D) Spirogyra
  • 51. The network of double membrane that conveys materials through the cytoplasm is the
A) endoplasmic reticulum
B) nuclear membrane
C) plasma membrane
D) mitochondrion
  • 52. Which of the following materials is not a living semi-permeable membrane?
A) Sheet of cellophane
B) Unripe pawpaw fruit
C) pig's bladder
D) Yam tuber
  • 53. In an experiment, mould and yeast cells were transferred into an environment with low oxygen concentration. After a few days, the mould dies while the yeast cells did not. Which of the following statements best explains the following observation.
A) Respiration can take place in yeast cells in the absence of oxygen
B) Photosynthesis does not take place in the absence of oxygen
C) Respiration does not occur in the mould
D) The yeast cells carried out photosynthesis while the mould did not
  • 54. Which of the following tissues does not provide support in flowering plants?
A) Collenchyma
B) Xylem
C) Phloem
D) Parenchyma
  • 55. The respiratory organ of a cockroach
A) lung book
B) lung
C) trachea
D) air sac
  • 56. The excretory product of some reptiles, birds and insects is
A) urine
B) urea
C) uric acid
D) ammonia
  • 57. The part of the mammalian kidney that stores urine is the
A) capsule
B) pelvis
C) medulla
D) bladder
  • 58. The properties of endocrine system include the following except
A) release of secretion into ducts
B) transportation by blood to target organ
C) secretion of hormones
D) having specific effect
  • 59. The part of the central nervous system that controls unconscious actions in humans is the
A) spinal cord
B) optic nerves
C) cerebellum
D) cerebrum
  • 60. What happens when the ciliary muscles of the eye contract? The
A) suspensory ligament becomes tight
B) lens gets a longer focal length
C) lens become more concave
D) lens become more convex
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