Biology Mock Exam Paper with MCQs and Diagrams

BIOLOGY MOCK EXAM
PAPER

EXAMPLES OF MCQs YOU MAY EXPECT IN THE FIRST FINAL EXAM
PAPER
Q1 Label the diagram of the cell below using the following words. Each word can only be used
once.
Nucleolus; Cell membrane; Ribosomes, Centriole; lysosome; Mitochondrion; Cytoplasm;
Vacuole; Nucleus; Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER); Smooth ER; Nuclear membrane; Golgi
Apparatus.
1. Cell membrane:
2. Centriole:
3. Lysosome
4. Cytoplasm
5. Nucleus
6. Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER)
7. Nucleolus
8. Golgi Apparatus
9. Nuclear membrane
10. Ribosomes
11. Vacuole
12. Smooth ER
13. Mitochondrion
Q2 Cellular respiration is defined as:
a) an intracellular, energy-producing process
b) an extracellular, energy-producing process
c) an intracellular, energy-requiring process

d) an extracellular, energy-requiring process
c) an intracellular, energy-requiring process
Q3 The main components of the skeletal system are:
a) blood, bones, cartilage, and tendons
b) bones, cartilage, joints, and tendons
c) bones, cartilage, joints, and ligaments
d) cartilage, joints, ligaments, and tendons
b) bones, cartilage, joints, and tendons
Q4 Muscle action can be classified as:
a) sympathetic and parasympathetic
b) voluntary and involuntary
c) autonomic and sympathetic
d) autonomic and voluntary
b) Voluntary and involuntary
Q5 Which system acts as the body’s chemical control centre?
a) endocrine
b) nervous
c) digestive
d) skeletal
a) The gland of endocrine system
Q6 An enzyme is described as a:
a) carbohydrate that slows down reactions
b) protein that slows down reactions
c) carbohydrate that speeds up reactions
d) protein that speeds up reactions
d) protein that speeds up reactions

Q7 Deoxyribonucleic acid is:
a) double-stranded and anti-parallel
b) single-stranded and anti-parallel
c) double-stranded and parallel
d) single-stranded and parallel
a) double-stranded and anti-parallel
Q8 A pH of 7.1 is considered:
a) neutral
b) weakly acidic
c) weakly alkaline
d) strongly acidic
c) weakly alkaline
Q9 Which dietary component does the body most commonly consumes for energy?
a) fats
b) carbohydrates
c) proteins
d) vitamins
b) Carbohydrates
Q10 Monosaccharides are:
a) proteins
b) fatty acids
c) simple sugars
d) complex carbohydrates
c) Monosaccharides
Q11 The action potential is described as:
a) one-for-all
b) all-for-one
c) nothing-at-all
d) all-or-nothing
d) all-or-nothing

Q12 Each cerebral hemisphere is divided into how many lobes.
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5
c) 4
Q13 The spinal cord is continuous with which region of the brain?
a) cerebrum
b) medulla oblongata
c) midbrain
d) pons
b) medulla oblongata
Q14 The sympathetic nervous system mediates:
a) rest and digest responses
b) fright, fight or flight responses
c) sleeping responses
d) gastric responses
b) fright, fight or flight responses
Q15 The thyroid gland:
a) is located inferior to the larynx
b) produces antidiuretic hormone
c) secretes small amounts of insulin
d) helps initiate milk production
a) The thyroid gland located inferior to the larynx
Q16 Glucagon is produced in the pancreas by which cells?
a) alpha cells
b) beta cells

c) delta cells
d) F cells
a) alpha cells
Q17 Levels of which hormone are controlled by positive feedback?
a) growth hormone
b) thyroid-stimulating hormone
c) oxytocin
d) insulin
b) oxytocin
Q17 Levels of which hormone are controlled by positive feedback?
a) growth hormone
b) thyroid-stimulating hormone
c) oxytocin
d) insulin
d) all of the above
Q19 Label the diagram of the heart below
1. Opening of Superior Vena Cava
2. Semilunar valve
3. Opening of Inferior Vena Cava
4. Pulmonary semilunar cava
5. Interventricular septum
6. Endocardium
7. Right Ventricle
8. Aortic Semilunar valve
9. Left ventricle
10. Bicuspid valve
11. Descending aorta