Q1 MCQ Drill: 2022 Life Sciences P1 (2022 NSC October/November National 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 2022 NSC October/November National 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

Which ONE of the following maintains the shape of the eyeball?

A. Cornea

B. Lens

C. Vitreous humour

D. Retina

Question 2 of 5 2 Marks

The choroid …

A. is richly supplied with blood vessels.

B. contains photoreceptors.

C. refracts the light rays.

D. sends impulses to the brain.

Question 3 of 5 2 Marks

Which ONE of the following occurs immediately after fertilisation?

A. The blastula, which is a hollow ball of cells, is formed by meiosis.

B. The morula, which is a hollow ball of cells, is formed by meiosis.

C. The blastula, which is a solid ball of cells, is formed by mitosis.

D. The morula, which is a solid ball of cells, is formed by mitosis.

Question 4 of 5 2 Marks

On a hot day …

A. less blood flows to the surface of the skin.

B. the sweat glands become inactive.

C. more blood flows to the surface of the skin.

D. vasoconstriction takes place.

Question 5 of 5 2 Marks

The normal site of fertilisation in a human female is the …

A. uterus.

B. ovary.

C. vagina.

D. Fallopian tube.

Q1 MCQ Drill: 2022 Life Sciences P1 (2022 NSC October/November National Examination)

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