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SCIENCE FORM 2 CHAPTER 1 REVISION CHAPTER 1: THE WORLD THROUGH OUR SENSE 1.1 Sensory Organs and Their Functions 1.2 The Sense of Touch 1.3 The Sense of Smell 1.4 The Sense of Taste 1.5 The Sense of Hearing 1.6 The Sense of Sight 1.7 Light and Sight 1.8 Sound and Hearing 1.9 Stimuli and Response in Plants Part A: Multiple Choice Questions [20 marks] Instruction: Circle the BEST answer. 1. Which of these pairs is matched correctly? A. Tongue Chemicals in air B. Eyes Light C. Ears Pressure D. Skin Chemicals in food 2. __________ are special structures found in sensory organs to detect stimuli. A. Senses B. Nerve impulses C. Receptors D. Olfactory cells 3. The following shows the pathway from stimulus to response. Stimulus X Sensory Nerves Y Motor Nerves Response What is X and Y? X Brain Lungs Eyes Nose Y Eyes Nose Lungs Brain

A. B. C. D.

4. __________ in the skin enable us to determine how rough a surface is. A. Pressure receptors B. Touch receptors C. Sweat glands D. Erected muscles 5. Most receptors in the skin lie in the A. dermis B. epidermis C. sebaceous gland D. fatty layer 6. Which of these areas of the skin has the most number of receptors? A. Fingertips B. Cheek C. Back of the hand D. Elbow

Questions 7 and 8 refer to the diagram below. P Q

R 7. The part labeled R is known as A. smell receptor B. nostrils C. mucus layer D. nasal cavity 8. Which of the following is the main function of the structure labeled P? A. Detects the chemical substance in food B. Interpret the smell of food C. Filters the air that flows into nostril D. Detects the chemical substance in air

9. The diagram shows the areas of the tongue which are sensitive towards a certain taste.

A student tastes soap solution with his tongue. Among the areas labelled K, L, M and N, which will be stimulated? A. K B. L C. M D. N 10. Which of the following senses is affected when a person is having flu? A. Sense of taste B. Sense of touch C. Sense of hearing D. Sense of sight 11. Which of the following parts in the ear are responsible for balancing mechanism? I. Cochlea II. Ossicles III. Eustachian tube IV. Semicircular canal A. I and II B. I and IV C. II and III D. III and IV Questions 12 and 13 refer to the pathway in ear below. Ear pinna X Ear drum Y Oval window Z Auditory nerve Brain 12. Which of the following is represented by X, Y and Z? X Y Z A. Eustachian Semicircular Cochlea tube canal B. Cochlea Semicircular Auditory canal canal C. Auditory Ossicles Cochlea canal D. Semicircular Ossicles Eustachian canal tube

13. What are the functions of Y and Z? Y A. Vibrates when sound waves hit it B. Amplify sound waves C. Directs sound waves to the middle part of the ear D. Amplify sound waves

Z Change vibration into impulses Change vibration into impulses Helps in maintaining body balance Balances air pressure on both sides of the eardrum

14. The sense of sight enables us to gather all the information except A. shape of the objects B. colour of objects C. position of objects D. temperature of objects 15. Which of these is the characteristic of the inner most layer of the eyeball? A. Contains black pigment B. Made of strong muscles C. Has millions of photoreceptors D. Has millions of blood capillaries 16. The diagram below shows a type of vision defect.

Which of the following is true about this vision defect? A. It could be due to the eye lens being too thin B. It is caused by an uneven curvature of the eyeball C. It can be rectified by wearing glasses with concave lens D. It could be due to eyeball too short 17. The inside walls of an auditorium hall or theatre are often hung with thick and pleated curtains. What are the properties of the curtain and the reason of using it? Properties of the curtain Soft and porous Hard and smooth Soft and porous Hard and smooth Reason To produce echo Reflects sound Absorbs sound Absorbs sound

A. B. C. D.

18. Which of the following response helps morning glory plants to obtain support as well as to climb higher for sunlight? A. Nastic movement B. Thigmotropism C. Phototropism D. Geotropism 19. Shoots of plants grow towards light. Which of these should be made the manipulated variable in an experiment to test the hypothesis above? A. The size of the box B. Direction of the shoot growing C. The presence or absence of light D. The presence or absence of water 20. What is the importance of hydrotropism to plants? I. To obtain sunlight II. To obtain water III. To obtain mineral IV. To obtain support A. I and II B. I and IV C. II and III D. III and IV

Part B: Subjective Questions [30 marks] Instruction: Answer ALL questions. 1. The diagram shows the structures of the human skin.

a. On the diagram, label the structures P, R and S using the following words. [3 marks] Pressure receptor b. State one function of the skin. [1 mark] ___________________________________________________________________________ c. What are the two factors that influence the sensitivity of the skin? Briefly explain. [4 marks] i. _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ ii. ____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ d. Simon is having a blocked nose. He is unable to taste the flavor of his food. Explain why. [2 marks] ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ Touch receptor Pain receptor

2. The diagram below shows the cross section of an eyeball.

a. Name the labeled part. [6 marks] B: ____________________________ C: ____________________________ D: ____________________________ E: ____________________________ F: ____________________________ G: ____________________________ b. What happened to part A and H when a person is reading a book? [2 marks] ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ c. State the one characteristic and one function of part F. [2 marks] ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 7

3. The diagram below shows a light phenomenon.

a. Name the phenomenon and state two of the characteristics of the plane mirror for the phenomenon to occur. [3 marks] ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________

b. What are the angle of incidence and the angle of reflection? [2 marks] i. Angle of incidence: ______________________ ii. Angle of reflection: ______________________

c. Why the refraction can occur? Give one common example in daily life. [2 marks] ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________

d. Complete the drawing below. [3 marks] i.

ii.

iii.

Part C: Bonus Question [5 marks]

There are two types of vision, namely stereoscopic vision and monocular vision. Complete the table below.

(i)

Stereoscopic Vision Sketch and label the region of vision: [2 marks]

Monocular Vision

(ii)

Give one example: [1 mark]

(iii)

Give one importance: [2 marks]

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