ABRAHAM PEARLS PRIVATE SCHOOL
*CRECHE *NURSERY *PRIMARY *SECONDARY
Address: No 13, Prince Adesanya Street/Ewu-Elepe Street, Ikorodu, Lagos State.
SECOND TERM EXAMINATION 2025
SUBJECT: Basic Science CLASS: JSS 2
1. ___________ is a natural place where organisms live. (a) home (b) water (c)
habitat (d) office
2. The terrestrial organism uses ______________ to breathe (a) legs (b) webs
(c) lungs (d) mouth
3. Animals that live on land are called ____________ (a) a-boreal
organisms(b) water organisms(c) terrestrial organisms(d) aquatic organisms
4. One unique features that makes human beings stand out among other
animals is _________ (a) the ability to sleep and eat (b) the ability to work
(c) the ability to see (d) the ability to think and solve problems
5. An organism that is eaten by another one is called _________ (a) predator
(b) parasite (c) prey (d) lion
6. The ability of an organism to survive in a place where it lives is called (a)
habitat (b) ecology (c) density (d) adaptation
7. Man belong to a special group of animals called ________ (a) apes (b)
pisces(c) primates (d) reptiles
8. Which of these aquatic habitats contain salt _______? (a) Ocean (b) Pond (c)
River (d) Stream
9. Growth occurs in ________(a) book and animals (b) plant and rock (c)
plants and animals (d) sand and stone
10.The series of changes by which an organism comes into maturity is referred
to as __________ (a) growth (b) puberty (c) development (d) body change
11.A person’s opinion thought about his or her body appearance is called
___________ (a) body image (b) body monitoring (c) body checking (d)
body observation
12.The aquatic habitat is mainly concerned with ________ (a) land
environment (b) water environment (c) bushy environment (d) desert
environment
13.The organ of sight is the ___________ (a) ears (b) teeth (c) mouth (d) eyes
14.___________ refers to the river where salt and fresh water meet. (a) marine
habitat (b) fresh water habitat(c) estuarine habitat(d) salt water habitat
15.An increase in the size of an organism is referred to as (a) weight (b) height
(c) development (d) growth.
16.The transition stage from childhood to adolescence is referred to as
____________ (a) adulthood (b) puberty (c) infancy (d) development stage.
17.Man has higher intelligence due to the possession of _________ (a) a
reduced brain (b) a bigger brain(c) a moderate brain(d) a slow brain
18.Non-predatory animals include the following except _________? (a) horses
(b) donkeys (c) camels (d) Hawk.
19.Intelligence provides the ability to _________ and __________ (a) eat and
laugh (b) measure and observe (c) reason and solve problems (d) think and
fight.
20.The part of the digestive system that absorbs water from the undigested food
and leaves waste substances is called the ______ (a) gullet (b) large intestine
(c) small intestine (d) liver.
21.Which of the following is not associated with the respiratory system? (a)
Pneumonia (b) anemia(c) tuberculosis (d) asthma.
22.The energy that is derived from food is referred to as ______ (a) Chemical
energy (b) Potential energy (c) Kinetic energy (d) Mechanical energy.
23.______ is the ability or capacity to do work. (a) Power (b) Work (c) Energy
(d) Strength.
24.The part of the red blood cell that contains protein and carries oxygen from
the lungs to the body cells is called ____ (a) white blood cell (b) joints (c)
hemoglobin (d) blood.
25.The male reproductive cell is called the ____ (a) spermatozoa (b) egg (c)
fallopian tube (d) uterus.
26.All parts of the body which work together to ensure digestion of food are
called the ____ (a) skeletal system (b) respiratory system (c) digestive
system (d) reproductive system.
27.The series of stages a person undergoes in life from birth to death is referred
to as _____ (a) life span discontinuity (b) development (c) life span
continuum (d) growth.
28.The source of energy from the sun is referred to as _____ (a) Chemical (b)
Potential (c) Natural (d) Solar.
29.Living organism that lives in water are called _____ (a) Arboreal organism
(b) Terrestrial Organism (c) Water Organism (d) Aquatic organism.
30.The of the digestive system that produces enzymes to initiate digestion of
food is the ____ (a) mouth (b) gullet (c) small intestine (d) large intestine
THEORY
ANSWER QUESTION 1 AND ANY OTHER 2
QUESTIONS
1. Define The Digestive System.
b. List all organs in the Alimentary Canal and explain 2.
c. Give 3 differences between Milk teeth and Permanent Teeth.
d. Where are the following Enzymes produced?
i. Maltase ii. Amylase
2. What is Ecosystem?
b. State 2 differences between Food Chain and Food Web
c. Define Autotrophs and Heterotrophs.
d. List 3 differences between Autotrophs and Heterotrophs.
e. Define Habitat and List the types of Habitat.
3. Define the following;
i. Mammals ii. Primates.
b. List 3 common features of Vertebrates.
c. List 3 Characteristics of Primates.
d. State 3 Characteristics of Mammals.
4. i. Define Growth.
ii. Define Development.
b. List 5 Pubertal changes in Boys and Girls.
c. Mention 4 factors affecting growth.