Paper 1 (40 marks)

Answer all questions. Each question is followed by four options, A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer
for each question.
Sensory organ and their functions 5. Among the following areas of the human
1. The blind can read a text written in Braille skin, which one is the most sensitive to
by using their touch?
A sense of sight A The palm
B sense of smell B The neck
C sense of touch C The fingertips
D sense of hearing D The face

2. Which of the following structures receives

a stimulus from the surroundings? 6.
A The brain
B A gland
C A receptor
D An effectors

3. Stimulus Which parts are sensitive to temperature

A T and S
Sensory organ B R and S
C T and U
X D R and U

Brain
Our sense of smell
Nerves 7. Our nose is able to detect the smell of the
food in our mouth because
Response A the smell of food can travel up a
passage from the mouth to the nose.
B the smell of food can be detected by the
Which of the following is represented receptors in the tongue.
by X ? C the smell and the taste of food are
A Reaction carried by the same chemical.
B Effectors D there are smell receptors in the mouth.
C Nerves
D Muscles
8. The diagram I shows the cross section of
the human nose.
Our sense of touch
4. The factor that affect the sensitivity of our
skin are
I the number of receptor
II the thickness of the dermis
III the number of blood vessels
IV the thickness of epidermis
The sensory cells that can detect smell
A I and II only are found in
B I and IV only A P C R
C II, III and IV only B Q D S
D I, II, III and IV
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9. Organ X has sensory cells that are Our sense of hearing and sound
sensitive to chemicals in the gaseous state. 13. The principle of the reflection of sound
Which sense is related to organ X ? can be used to
A The sense of taste I determine the depth of the sea
B The sense of smell II locate shoals of fish in the sea
C The sense of sight III helps bats to fly in the dark
D The sense of hearing
A I and II only
B I and III only
C II and III only
Our sense of taste D I, II and III
10. The figure shows the different parts of the
tongue.

14. The figure below shows two birds.

Which of the parts labeled P, Q, R and S is

the most sensitive to the taste of bitter
gourd, plum and sugar cane respectively? Which of the following statements is true
about X and Y?
Bitter Plum Sugar A X has a wider field of vision than Y.
gourd cane B Only Y can detect an enemy coming
A P Q R from a far.
B P Q S C X can judge depth and distance better
C P R S than Y.
D Q S S D X has a monocular vision while Y has
a stereoscopic vision.

11. Food becomes less delicious when we

have a flu. This is because 15.
A our taste buds are damaged
B our trachea becomes swollen
C our sense of sight cannot work well
A
D a lot of mucus is produced in the nose

12.
Figure above shows the structure of the
human ear. Which of the following
parts of the ear, A, B, C and D
produces a message to be sent to
the brain?

The diagram above shows various

areas of taste in the tongue. Which of the
parts A, B, C and D is most sensitive
to sea water?
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 Our sense of sight and light
16. The figure below shows the changes in the
size of the pupil in the eyes of the girl.
Stimuli and responses in plants
19. The figure below shows the apparatus set
up to study the tropism of the roots and
shoots of seedlings. Based on the position
of the roots and shoots of the seedlings,
choose the correct answer.

Which of the following actions may cause

the changes?
A Walking from a bright room into dark
room.
B Switching on the light of the classroom.
C Switching off the light of the classroom. Roots Shoots
D Leaving the laboratory and walking Photo- Hydro- Photo- Hydro-
under bright light. tropism tropism tropism tropism
A Positive Negative Positive Negative
B Negative Positive Positive Negative
17. C Negative Positive Negative Positive
Light rays P Aqueous humour D Positive Negative Negative Positive

Retina R Eye lens Q

20. A pot of plant is placed as shown in figure

The sequences above shows the light path below.
in a human eye. Which parts of the eye do
P, Q and R represent?

P Q R
A Cornea Vitreous Pupil
humour
Which of the following shows the condition of
B Pupil Vitreous Cornea the plant after two weeks?
humour A
C Cornea Pupil Vitreous
humour
D Pupil Cornea Vitreous
humour

18. Which the following pairs of lenses can be B

used to correct short-sightedness and long
sightedness?

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 D 26. A person’s balanced diet is determined
by his or her
I age
II sex
III weight

A I, II and III only

B I and II only
C II and III only
21. The nastic movement is the D I only
response of plant to
A gravity
B light
C contact with a solid 27. Which of the following statements is
D touch false?
A Milk is a balanced diet for baby
B A balanced diet contains all the
different classes of food in the correct
Classes of food proportions
22. Which of the following pairs of food C People who live in hot climate
classes and examples is false? countries need to take in more fats.
D Children need to take in more proteins
Food class Example to help them grow.
A Carbohydrate Biscuit
B Protein Fish
C Fat Butter
D Fibre Cod liver oil The human digested system
28.

23. We need fibre in our diet to

A ensure proper absorption of nutrients
B speed up the action of enzymes
C prevent goiter
D prevent constipation

24. Which of the following types of food

represents the best sources of protein?
A Bread The diagram above shows the human
B Coconut alimentary canal and the associated organs.
C Tomato Which of the following is false?
D Egg
Organ Process
A Q Food moves down by
The importance of a balanced diet peristalsis
25. Which of the following classes of food B R Digestion of protein
should be present in the highest begins
percentage in a teenager’s diet? C S Secretion of juice
A Carbohydrates containing protease
B Mineral salt and hydrochloric acid
C Proteins D T Reabsorption of water
D Vitamins

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29. Digestion does not take place in the
I small intestine
II large intestine
III rectum
A I, II and III
B I and II only
C II and III only
D I only
33. The mixture above is heated. What is
expected observation?
A A blue solution is formed
B No observation change
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C A brick red precipitate is formed
D The mixture turns to dark blue in
colour

Absorption and digested food

34. The following diagram below shows an
The diagram above shows parts of the
experiment which was prepared by Bakar
human digestive system and its associated
to study the absorption of digested food.
organs. What is stored in P?
After 30 minutes, food test was done on
A Hydrochloric acid
the water in the beaker.
B Protease
C Bile
D Minerals salts

31.
Which of the following classes of food can
be found in the water?
A Protein only
B Glucose only
C Starch and protein
D Starch, glucose and protein
The diagram above shows a digestive
organ Q. Which of the following
35. The end products of digestion include
statements is/ are true ?
I glucose
I Q produces bile to emulsify the fats
II fatty acids and glycerol
II Q secrets hydrochloric acid
III amino acids
III Enzymes in Q change proteins to
IV urea
amino acid
A II and III only
A I and II only
B I and II only
B I and III only
C I, II and III only
C II and III only
D I, II, III and IV
D I, II and III

32. Which of the following enzymes changes

proteins into amino acids?
A Lipase
B Amylase
C Protease
D Bile
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36. Villi in the walls of the small intestine are 40. Which of the following is not a
I increase the surface area for absorption component of faeces?
of digested food A Hydrochloric acid
II secrete digestive enzymes B Bacteria
III avoid constipation C Bile pigments
D Fibre
A I, II and III
B I and II only
C II and III only
D I only Good Luck
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37. Diagram below shows the human

digestive tracts. Prepared By Check By

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The digestion of carbohydrates takes

place in the following organs marked
A II and IV
B I and IV
C II and III
D III and IV

Reabsorption of water and defecation

38. The process of excreting the faeces is
called
A Reabsorption
B Constipation
C Digested
D Defaecation

39. The primary function of the large intestine

is the
A digestion of polypeptides
B digestion of lipids
C reabsorption of water
D absorption of glycerol and fatty acids