Comprehensive Biology workbook
for
Senior Secondary Schools
Book one
COMPREHENSIVE BIOLOGY WORKBOOK
FOR
SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL ONE
BY
UMOREN, O. D.
Cert., Dip., B.Sc., PGDE in view
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transmitted in any form without the written approval of the author, except for
personal studies, research works, criticism or review.
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Email: Otohifedayo@gmail.com
PREFACE
This workbook is the first of the three workbooks prepared to equip the Senior Secondary
School Students. It encompasses all topics in the current syllabus approved by the Federal
Ministry of Education for WASSCE and NECO on biology. The workbook, however, also
carries elements of practical questions and the British curriculum designed for the Cambridge
International Examination for IGCSE Biology; Hence, the word comprehensive.
OBJECTIVES OF THE WORKBOOK
The objectives of this workbook are to:
Make it easier for Educators to evaluate the learners' understanding and
comprehension by assigning exercises at the end of specific lessons from the
workbook.
Make it easy for Educator to award marks for instant continuous assessment.
Give the learners an insight into standardized examinations such as WASSEC,
NECO, CIE, JAMB and UTME
Evaluate the brainstorming ability of the learners by designing a pictorial exercise
which enables them to think outside the box. However, the practice gives an insight
into questions asked in practical biology. Therefore, no other biology workbook has
been aimed at this other than this workbook.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
To almighty God, the giver of all wisdom my extreme gratitude and also, I gladly
appreciate the encouragement of the Head of schools, Life Group of Schools,
Abeokuta Pastor (Mrs.) Mary Odofin, without forgetting all the Staff of Step to
Life Comprehensive College most especially Mrs. Bada who has always been on
the lookout for the completion of the first part of this workbook.
UMOREN, O. D.
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TABLE OF CONTENT
CONTENT PAGES
Cover i
Preface ii
Table of content iii
Chapters Topics
One Living and Non-Living Things 1-2
Two Organization of Life 3-4
Three Classification of Living Things 5-9
Four Cell 10-16
Five Diffusion and Osmosis (Movement In & Out of the Cell) 17-19
Six Properties and Functions of Cell (Cellular Nutrition) 20-21
Seven Properties & Functions of Cell (Cellular Respiration) 22-23
Eight Properties & Functions of Cell (Cellular Excretion) 24
Nine Properties & Functions of Cell (Cellular Growth) 25-26
Ten Properties & Functions of Cell (Cellular Movement) 27-28
Eleven Properties & Functions of Cell (Cellular Reproduction) 29-31
Twelve Tissue and Supporting System 32-36
Thirteen Supporting Tissues in Plant 37-38
Fourteen Animal Nutrition 39-41
Fifteen Modes of Nutrition 42-43
Sixteen Mammalian Teeth (Dentition) 44-45
Seventeen Enzymes 46-47
Eighteen Ecological Concepts 48-51
Nineteen Population Studies 52-54
Twenty Autotrophy and Heterotrophy 55-56
Twenty One Food Chain, Food Web and Trophic Level 57-60
Twenty Two Energy Transformation in Nature 61
Twenty Three Relevance of Biology to Agriculture 62
Twenty Four Pest and Diseases of Agricultural Importance 63-66
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CHAPTER ONE
LIVING AND NON-LIVING THINGS
1. Define the term Biology
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2. List five examples of a living thing
i. ………………………………… iv. …………………………………
ii. …………………………………. v. …………………………………
iii. …………………………………
3. List five examples of a non-living thing
i. ………………………………… iv. …………………………………
ii. …………………………………... v. …………………………………
iii. ………………………………… vi. ………………………………
4. Explain the following characteristics of a living (MRS GREN/MR NIGER DAC)
i. Movement…………………………………………………………………….
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ii. Respiration……………………………………………………………………
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iii. Nutrition……………………………………………………………………...
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iv. Irritability/Sensitivity………………………………………………………...
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v. Growth…………………………………………………………………...…...
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vi. Excretion……………………………………………………………………..
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vii. Reproduction…………………………………………………………….…...
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viii. Death/Lifespan…………………………………………………………...…
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ix. Adaptation……………………………………………………………….…...
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x. Competition…………………………………………………………………..
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5. Give six differences between plants and animals
Plants Animals
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CHAPTER TWO
ORGANIZATION OF LIFE
1a. Explain the Cellular level
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b. (ii) Give six examples of organism at the cell level
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2a. Explain the Tissue level
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b. (ii) Give three examples each of tissues in plants and animals
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3a. Explain the Organ level
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b. (ii) Give two examples each of organs in plants and animals
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4a. Explain the System level
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b. (ii) Give three examples each of systems in plants and animals
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5. Identify the level of the following diagrams
Fig. 2
Fig. 1
Fig. 3 Fig. 4
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CHAPTER THREE
CLASSIFICATION OF LIVING THINGS
1. Modern day classification of living things was introduced by …………………
2. Living thing are first group into ………………………………………………..
3. Input the seven major groups used in classification of living things in the right
order
4. The basic unit of classification of living things is ……………………………
5. …………….…………..is the smallest unit containing numbers which have the
largest number of features in common.
6. Complete the table below
Hierarchy Domestic fowl Cockroach Hibiscus flower
Kingdom
Phylum/Division
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
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7. What do you understand by the term Binomial nomenclature?
8. Based on the Binomial nomenclature the first name is called…………………….
which begins with……………………letter and the second name is
called……………………………..which begins with……………………letter
9. Scientific names are writing in………………..or are underlined.
10. Complete the table below
Organism Scientific name
Guinea grass
Cockroach
African Star Apple
Bitter leaf
Mouse
11. According to Carolous Linnaeus living organisms were classified into
…………….and…………….kingdom
12. Based on Linnaeus kingdom classification lots of unicellular organisms could not
fit in properly. Therefore, a biologist decided to place living organisms into five (5)
kingdoms namely; Answers should be in the order of complexity
13. Who gave the five (5) kingdoms classification? …………………………………
14. State four characteristics each of the kingdoms named in question 12.
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Kingdom Characteristics
1.)
2.)
3.)
4.)
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5.)
15. Mention the phyla of the following
Moneras
……………………………………….and……………………………………
Protista
………………………………………. ………………………………………
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16. Mention the Divisions of the kingdom plantae
…………………………………….……… ……………………………..………………
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17. Give the kingdom, phylum/Division or class of the organisms possessing in the
diagrams given below
Fig. 5
Fig. 6
Kingdom……………………………… Kingdom………………………………
Phylum……………………………………. Phylum………………………………..
Fig. 7 Fig. 8
Division………………………………… Phylum………………………………
Class ……………………………………. Class………………………………….
18. Which kingdoms contain organisms with?
a.) Many cells, nucleus in their cells, cell walls and a chloroplast?
Kingdom ………………………………………………………………
b.) Many cells, nucleus in their cells, cell walls and hyphae?
Kingdom ................................................................................................
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