GRADE 10

BIOLOGY
Work Book

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Chapter 1

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INTRODUCTION TO BIOLOGY
1. What is the study of information technology to interpret biological data?
A. Molecular biology
B. Bacteriology
C. Biotechnology
D. Bioinformatics
2. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched? (word and meaning)
A. Phytology - study of plants
B. Physiology - study of fossils
C. Protistology - study of parasites
D. Phycology - study of cells
3. Study of zoology deals with
A. Living animals only
B. Living plants only
C. Both living and dead animals
D. Both living and dead plants
4. Match Column-I with Column-II and select the right option among the
following.
Column-I Column-II

A. Heredity and 1. Histology

variations

B. Classification 2. Microbiology

C. Tissues 3. Taxonomy

D. Microorganisms 4. Genetics
A. A.4, B.3, C.1, D.2
B. A.4, B.3, C.2, D.1
C. A.2, B.1, C.4, D.3
D. A.1, B.3, C.2, D.4

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5. Which branch of biology is concerned with studying physical characteristics
in humans, like hair color and overall appearance, through the
passing on of specific characteristics?
A. Physiology
B. Genetics
C. Ecology
D. Evolution
6. Biodiversity is
A. number and type of plants present on earth
B. number and type of animals present on earth
C. number and type of organisms present on earth
D. none of the above
7. Air, water and rocks are
A. biotic components
B. abiotic components
C. both of these
D. none of these
8. What is the study of molecules found in all organisms?
A. Microbiology
B. Morphology
C. Mycology
D. Molecular biology
9. The study of how living things interact with each other and with their
nonliving environment is _______.
A. embryology
B. evolution
C. ecology
D. Biodiversity

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 10. All of these are the main branches of biology except
A. Microbiology
B. Molecular biology
C. Botany
D. Zoology

CHARACTERISTICS OF LIVING THINGS

1. In the process of _________, the food is broken down and releases
energy.
A. catabolism
B. anabolism
C. metabolism
D. reproduction
2. The seasonal movement of the organisms from one environment to
another is ________.
A. movement
B. locomotion
C. migration
D. stimulation
3. What is the basis form of a cell?
A. cytoplasm
B. protoplasm
C. plasma membrane
D. nucleus
4. To be classified as a living thing, an object must be able to _______ .
A. grow and develop
B. move on its own organ
C. make its own food
D. all of the above
5. Unlike sexual reproduction, asexual reproduction involves _______ .
A. one nonliving thing
B. two cells
C. two parents
D. one parent

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6. Adaptations
A. are living organisms.
B. are changes that take place in an ecosystem.
C. improve an organism's ability to survive.
D. increase in size and weight of organisms.
7. Which of the following statements is true?
A. A reaction to a stimulus is an adaptation.
B. Movement in plants is more obvious than in animals.
C. Biological information is found inside the nucleus of a cell.
D. Some living things are made up of cells.
8. Any condition in the environment that requires an organism to adjust is
a(an) _______ .
A. stimulus
B. response
C. adaptation
D. movement
9. A system of an organism is a group of _______.
A. cells
B. tissues
C. organs
D. organisms
10. The process in which two cells from different parents unite to produce
the first cell of a new generation is called
A. asexual reproduction
B. sexual reproduction
C. vegetative reproduction
D. none of the above

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 TAXONOMY
1. What is the correct sequence?
A. Genus-Species-Order-Kingdom
B. Kingdom-Phylum-Class-Order
C. Species-Genus-Order-Phylum
D. Phylum-Kingdom-Species-Order
2. Taxonomy can be used to examine the _________ history of organisms.
A. genetic
B. reproductive
C. relationship
D. evolutionary
3. The table shows the classification of four vertebrate animals.

Which two organisms are most closely related?

A. 1 and 2
B. 1 and 3
C. 2 and 3
D. 2 and 4
4. In binomial nomenclature
A. Both genus and species are printed in italics
B. Genus and species must be of same name
C. Both in genus and species, the first letter is capital
D. Genus is written after the species.

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 5. Species A and species B are in the same phylum. Species A and species
C, but not species B, are in the same order. From this information you can
conclude that _______ .
A. all three species are members of the same genus
B. all three species are not members of the same phylum
C. species C could be in the same class as species A and B
D. species A and species Bare in the same family

KINGDOMS
1. Which is Not considered a kingdom?
A. Archaea
B. Protista
C. Eubacteria
D. Animalia
2. All organisms in the domain eukarya are _______ .
A. multicellular organisms
B. unicellular organisms
C. prokaryotes
D. eukaryotes
3. Which of the following statements is correct about viruses.
A. Viruses are considered to be alive.
B. Virus particles are covered by a protein coat.
C. Viruses can reproduce in dead cells.
D. Viruses cannot survive in the host cells.
4. Which kingdom includes only heterotrophic organisms?
A. Fungi
B. Plantae
C. Protista
D. Eubacteria
5. All prokaryotic groups are put under ———— kingdom
A. Plantae
B. Fungi
C. Protista
D. Monera

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 KINGDOM PROTISTA
1. A few protists possess structures to regulate their water content. They are
A. vacuoles
B. cilia
C. nuclei
D. cytoplasm
2. Which of the following is incorrect about protista?
A. All are single cell eukaryotes
B. Some have flagella or cilia
C. Sexually reproduce by cell fusion
D. Members of protista are primarily terrestrial
3. Which protists are believed to be the relatives of animals?
A. Slime molds
B. Diatom
C. Protozoans
D. Chlorella
4. The movement of Paramecium is by
A. pseudopodia
B. flagella
C. cilia
D. None of these
5. Podia belongs to the Phylum
A. Chrysophyta
B. Foraminifera
C. Rhizopoda
D. Actinopoda

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KINGDOM FUNGI
Which of these statements about fungi is FALSE?
A. All fungi are eukaryotic.
B. All fungi have cell walls.
C. All fungi are heterotrophs.
D. All fungi are saprophytes.

2. Which is considered the fungi?

A. All unicellular organisms.
B. All heterotrophic organisms.
C. All edible organisms.
D. All parasitic organisms.
3. What is the meaning of septate hyphae in fungi?
A. The hyphae that are divided by septa.
B. The hyphae that are not divided by septa.
C. The hyphae that have many nuclei.
D. The hyphae that have chitinous cell walls.
4. Why are Deuteromycota called imperfect fungi?
A. They are heterotrophs.
B. They have a cell wall.
C. They can reproduce only asexually.
D. They can reproduce only sexually.
5. Which of the following fungi is made up of only one cell.
A. Mushroom
B. Penicillium
C. Yeast
D. Rhizopus

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KINGDOM PLANTAE
Sunflower plant is one of the _______ plants.
A. monocotyledonous
B. dicotyledonous
C. non-flowering
D. non-vascular
2. The plant body is not differentiated into root, stem and leave which is
called _______ .
A. rhizome
B. rhizoid
C. rachis
D. thallus
3. In coniferous trees, the scales or leaf-like appendages are known as
_______ .
A. saprophytes
B. sporophytes
C. sporophylls
D. spores
4. The plant that shows distinct alternation of generations and has a
vascular system is _______ .
A. Adiantum
B. Funaria
C. Riccia
D. Spirogyra
5. Bryophytes are not characterized by -
A. rhizoids
B. alternation of generations
C. presence of chlorophyll
D. well developed root system and vascular tissue

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KINGDOM ANIMALIA
Match the given Columns (Ⅰ and Ⅱ) and choose the correct answer.

Ⅰ Ⅱ
A. newt 1. live in human intestine

B. tapeworm 2. has spine

3. parasite
4. most lay eggs
5. without body cavity

A. A - 2, 4 and 5
B. A - 1, 3 and 4
C. B - 2, 4 and 5
D. B - 1, 3 and 5
2. Match the given Columns (Ⅰ and Ⅱ) and choose the correct answer.

Ⅰ Ⅱ
a. A. squid 1. aquatic animal

B. fish 2. has spine

3. bilateral symmetry
4. same phylum with snails
5. locomotion with its legs
A. A - 1, 3 and 5
B. A - 1, 3 and 4
C. B - 1, 2 and 4
D. B - 3, 4 and 5

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3. If the animal has legs, no feathers and no scales, it belongs to the group
A. Fish,
B. Amphibians
C. Reptiles
D. Birds
4. Radial symmetry is shown by
A. Coelenterate
B. Platyhelminthes
C. Adult echinodermata
D. Both A and C
5. The following are coelomates except
A. Annelida
B. Mollusca
C. Platyhelminthes
D. Chordata
6. Digestion in sponges is
A. Intracellular
B. Extracellular
C. Both A and B
D. None of these
7. Nematoda is the phylum name of the roundworm. What is the meaning of
“Nematoda”?
A. round-like
B. flat-like
C. long-like
D. thread-like
8. A. All vertebrates do not have a spine.
B. All vertebrates have notochord and pharyngeal gill slits.
C. All are chordates.
D. All are bilateral symmetry.
A. All are correct
B. All are incorrect
C. Only A is incorrect
D. Only D is correct

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9. Which word means body temperature changes when the outside
temperature changes?
A. Warm blooded
B. Cold blooded
C. Vertebrate
D. Invertebrate
10. Which of the following belong to the phylum Arthropoda?
A. Ladybird and crab
B. Prawn and scorpion
C. Centipede and cockroach
D. All of these

MICROSCOPE
1. Total Magnification is obtained by __________
A. Magnifying power of the objective lens
B. Magnifying power of eyepiece
C. Magnifying power of condenser lens
D. Magnifying power of both the objective lens and eyepiece
2. Which part of the light microscope controls the intensity of light
entering the viewing area?
A. Coarse adjustment screw
B. Fine adjustment screw
C. Diaphragm
D. Condenser lens
3. Always begin examining microscope slides with which power
objective?
A. High
B. Low
C. 100X
D. It’s doesn’ matter which objective

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 4. At high power, always use which adjustment knob to focus the image?
A. Fine
B. Diaphragm
C. Coarse
D. It doesn’t matter.
5. Which objective provides the greatest depth of field?
A. High
B. 100X
C. Low
D. This depends on if the specimen is stained
6. Which objective provides the greatest field of view?
A. Low
B. 100X
C. High
D. This depends on if the specimen is stained
7. If the ocular of a microscope is 10X and the objective is set at 100X, then
what is the total magnification of the microscope?
A. 10X
B. 43X
C. 1000X
D. 430X
8. For which of the following specimens would you use a dissecting scope?
A. Human skin cells
B. Insect mouth parts
C. E-coli
D. Newspaper print
9. What is the correct name for the main microscope lens that focuses the
image?
A. Ocular
B. Binocular
C. Objective
D. Condenser

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10. What is the correct name for the microscope lens located in the eyepiece?
A. Ocular
B. Binocular
C. Objective
D. Condenser

11. Which of these objectives should be used to first view the specimen?
A. 100X
B. 40X
C. 10X
D. 4X

12. When maintaining the microscope, which is NOT an essential step?

A. Clean off grease and spills
B. Blow away dust
C. Oil the mechanics and moving parts
D. Wash the base and arm
13. Below is your drawing of the object viewed under the microscope at high
power. The real object is 220 µm and calculate the drawing magnification of
your object.

A. 220 times
B. 4 times
C. 0.2 times
D. 245 times

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 Answer Keys
INTRODUCTION TO BIOLOGY

Question 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Answer D A C A B C B D C B

CHARACTERISTICS OF LIVING THINGS

Question 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Answer A C B A D C C A C B

TAXONOMY

Question 1 2 3 4 5

Answer B D B A C

KINGDOMS

Question 1 2 3 4 5

Answer A D B A D

KINGDOMS PROTISTA

Question 1 2 3 4 5

Answer A D C C B

KINGDOMS FUNGI

Question 1 2 3 4 5

Answer D B A C C

KINGDOMS PLANTAE

Question 1 2 3 4 5

Answer B D C A D

KINGDOMS ANIMALIA

Question 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Answer D B B D C A D C B D

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MICROSCOPE

Question 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

Answer D C B A C A C B C A D D D

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