Bjss 2

IDEAL HIGH SCHOOL
FIRST TERM EXAMINATION

CLASS: JSS 2 DURATION_________
SUBJECT: BASIC SCIENCE
INSTRUCTION: ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS IN SECTION A, AND THREE
QUESTION IN SECTION B.
SECTION A
1. What is the term for the process by which plants produce chemicals for defense? (A)
Photosynthesis (B) Respiration (C) Fermentation (D) Allelopathy
2. Which natural occurring chemical is used as a medicine A) Quinine (B) Aspirin (C)
Penicillin D) All of the above
3. What is a habitat? A) Natural environment where an organism lives (B) Food source of
an organism (C) Shelter of an organism (D) Social group of an organism
4. Which of the following is an example of adaptation? A) Camouflage (B) Migration (C)
Hibernation (D) All of the above
5. Examples of organism in freshwater habitat include (a) salamander (b) shark (c) mangrove (d) monkey
6. What is the term for the process of burning? A) Combustion (B) Decomposition C)
Fermentation D) Oxidation
7. What is the primary factor that determines the type of habitat? A) Temperature B)
Light (C) Water (D) Soil
8. Which of the following is an example of predation? A) Lion and zebra (B) Clownfish
and sea anemone C) Remora fish and shark D) Plant and sunlight
9. An example of behavioral adaptation is (A) fish having gills (B) bird migrating to
warmer areas (C) a caterpillar changing into butterfly (D) predators
10. A special types of predator-prey relationship is known as (a) Predator-prey (b) symbiosis (c) Parasitm
(b) none of the above
11. The uniqueness of human beings involves the following except (a) reasoning (b) problem solving (c)
inquisitiveness (d) none of the above.
12. The following are the characteristics features of infancy except (a) walks alone by 15 months (b) sit
down on small stool (c) mostly feed self with fingers (d) none of the above
13. The Relationship between two organisms where each benefit is commonly known
as______
14. What is a chemical change? A) Change in state (solid to liquid) (B) Change in color
or texture C) Formation of a new substance (D) Change in shape or size
15. Which of the following is an example of a chemical change? A) Melting ice (B)
Rusting iron C) Dissolving sugar (D) Freezing water
16. Examples of organism in Arboreal habitat include____ (a) parrot, dolphin and tree ant (b) salamander,
monkey and parrot (c) parrot, monkey and tree ant (b) frog, whale and parrot
17. Adaptation helps organism to (A) survive in their environment (B) migrate (C)
avoid food (D) hide from predators
18. The relationship between tapeworm in human intestine is classified as ____ (b) mutualistic
relationship (b) predator-prey relationship (c) parasitic relationship (d) none of the above
19. One of the following is an example of terrestrial habitat (a) mountain (b) ponds (c) lakes (d) Coral reefs
20. Growth simply means (a) increase in size or mass of an organism (b) increase in mass of an organism (c)
increase in measurement (b) increase in changes
21. Climate simply means ____ (a) a regular pattern of environmental conditions (b) irregular pattern of
environmental conditions (c) a regular pattern of weather conditions (b) irregular pattern of weather
conditions
22. The relationship between a Remora and a shack is known as...... (a) Competition (b) Parasitm (c) One
benefit benefit (c) Commensalism (d) Mutualism
23. The following are examples of behavioral adaptation except (A) Venom in snakes
(B) nocturnal hunting (c) Migration in birds (D) Hibernation
24. One the following is an example of terrestrial habitat (A) mountain (B) River (c)
Polar habitat (D) marine habitat
25. Infancy stage is a period between _____ years (a) 0-3 (b) 0-2 (c) 0-1 (d) none of the above
26. Adolescent stage is period between ____ years (A) 12-18 (B) 12-19 (C)12-20 (D) 12-
16
27. The uniqueness of human beings are characterised by the follow factors except (a) environmental
modification (b) use of tools (c) Environmental services (d) Advanced brain function
28. Developmental changes in living things are temporary and _____ (A) good (B) bad
(C) beautiful (D) permanent
29. which of the following groups are developmental stages in human beings (A)
infancy and adulthood (B) infancy, adolescence and adulthood (C) infancy and
adolescence (D) infancy only
30. What is an artificial chemical? A) Chemical produced in a laboratory (B) Chemical
found in nature C) Chemical synthesized from natural substances (D) Chemical used
in industry.
SECTION B
ANSWER ONLY FOUR (4) QUESTIONS FROM THIS SECTION
1. Explain the importance of adaptation in an organism's survival.
b. Describe the characteristics of a freshwater habitat.
c. Explain the differences between a terrestrial and aquatic habitat.
2. Describe the differences between physical and chemical changes.

b. Describe the stages of growth and development in humans.
c. Explain the differences between growth and development.
3. With examples, explain the Relationship between Organisms in the Same Habitat
under the following points i Parasitism ii. Commensalism iii. Mutualism
b. Lost and explained the importance of adaptation.
4.Explain the concept of habitat and adaptation, providing examples.

b. Explain the concept of symbiosis and its types
c. List and explain 3 types of behavioral adaptation with specific examples
5. With three (3) points, discuss the uniqueness of human beings

b. Differentiate between Marine and Freshwater habitat
b. Give two (2) examples of organism in Estuwrine habitat

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IDEAL HIGH SCHOOL

FIRST TERM EXAMINATION

2. Describe the differences between physical and chemical changes.

4.Explain the concept of habitat and adaptation, providing examples.

5. With three (3) points, discuss the uniqueness of human beings

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