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

To focus on a distant object, the ciliary muscles of the eye ______ (WASSCE 2019)

A. contracts and the eye lens gets thicker
B. relax and the eye lens gets thinner
C. contracts and the eye lens gets thinner
D. relaxes and the eye lens sets thicker

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

Spectacles with convex lenses correct long sightedness by ______ (WASSCE 2009)

A. converging the light rays before they enter the eye
B. diverging the light rays before they enter the eye
C. reducing light intensity before it enters the eye
D. Increasing light intensity before it enters the eye

The relationship between the retina and the brain is similar to that between the ______ (WASSCE 2010)

A. cochlea and the auditory nerve
B. cochlea and the brain.
C. cochlea and the semi-circular canals.
D. eardrum and the brain