Biology Practice Test – Sense Organs (Questions with Answers and Explanations)

The eyes can properly focus images of objects of various distances on the retina by a process called ______ (WASSCE 2008)

A. refraction
B. reflection
C. accommodation
D. correction

The hair on the human skin will stand erect when the person is ______ (WASSCE 2012)

A. in an air-conditioned room.
B. strolling in the sun.
C. taking a hot drink.
D. doing strenuous exercise.

When viewing an object that is close to the human eye, the ______ (WASSCE 2017)

A. eye lens becomes thin
B. ciliary muscles relax
C. suspensory ligaments become taut
D. eye lens become fat

The part of the ear which contains nerve cells sensitive to sound vibration is the ______ (WASSCE 2009)

A. cochlea     B. ampulla     C. tympanum    D. malleus

Which of the following parts of the ear does not contain endolymph? (WASSCE 2016)

A. Semi - circular canals
B. Utriculus
C. Tympanum
D. Sacculus