Q1 MCQ Drill: 2026 Life Sciences P1 (2026 NSC May/June Mid-Year Examination)

Life Sciences Past Paper Question 1 Drill Level 1: Knowledge & Recall

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5 multiple-choice questions taken verbatim from Section A of the official 2026 NSC May/June Mid-Year Examination Life Sciences Paper 1, auto-marked against the official marking guideline. Questions that rely on diagrams or graphs are excluded - see the full paper for those.

Question 1 of 5 2 Marks

In plants, gibberellins are responsible for …

A. tropisms.

B. seed dormancy.

C. growth of lateral branches.

D. seed germination.

Question 2 of 5 2 Marks

Which of the following structures provide nutrients for the developing foetus?

A. Placenta and umbilical artery

B. Amnion and umbilical vein

C. Placenta and umbilical vein

D. Amnion and umbilical artery

Question 3 of 5 2 Marks

The jelly layer of a human ovum …

A. secretes hormones required for fertilisation.

B. fuses with the nucleus of a sperm to form a zygote.

C. provides protection to the fertilised ovum.

D. secretes hormones required for implantation.

Question 4 of 5 2 Marks

Which ONE of the following may be a reason for hearing loss in people with middle-ear infection?

A. There is excess air inside the Eustachian tube.

B. The auditory nerve is damaged.

C. The ossicles cannot vibrate freely.

D. Sound waves do not reach the tympanic membrane.

Question 5 of 5 2 Marks

The following is a list of functions of plant hormones: (i) Promotes seed dormancy (ii) Acts as a weed killer (iii) Causes the falling of leaves (iv) Promotes cell division Which combination of functions describes the role of abscisic acid?

A. (i) only

B. (i) and (ii) only

C. (i) and (iii) only

D. (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)

Q1 MCQ Drill: 2026 Life Sciences P1 (2026 NSC May/June Mid-Year Examination)

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