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GCSE Biology Revision 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which process involves the release of energy from food substances in all living cells?

a)

breathing

b)

nutrition

c)

respiration

d)

digestion

2.

Which of the four vertebrates in the table is a mammal?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

3.

Which of the four vertebrates in the table is a mammal? What is the name of this animal according to the binomial system?

a)

Catus

b)

Felis leo

c)

Male African lion

d)

Top African jungle carnivore

4.

The diagram shows a fish. Which letter is the fish?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

5.

Which of the following is a sperm cell?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

6.

The diagram shows a fish.

a)

The diagram shows a fish.

b)

a jelly-like substance

c)

a surrounding wall

d)

a tiny green disc

7.

The diagram shows some of the structures found in the human abdomen.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

8.

Cilia are present on the surface of the cells of the trachea. The cilia of a smoker work less effectively than those of a non-smoker.

How does this affect the smoker?

a)

Less carbon dioxide is released.

b)

Less oxygen is released.

c)

More bacteria enter the lungs.

d)

More mucus is removed from the lungs.

9.

What is an example of osmosis?

a)

Carbon dioxide goes out through the stomata of a leaf.

b)

Digested food is absorbed from the small intestine.

c)

Oxygen goes into the blood from an alveolus.

d)

Water enters a plant root from the soil.

10.

The diagram shows an experiment on diffusion. More sugar diffuses out of the bag than diffuses in.

What is the concentration of sugar in solution X?

a)

10%

b)

20%

c)

30%

d)

40%

11.

The temperature of an enzyme-controlled reaction is increased by 10°C.

How does this affect the rate of reaction?

a)

It always increases the rate.

b)

It always decreases the rate.

c)

It may increase or decrease the rate.

d)

It has no effect on the rate.

12.

An enzyme from the stomach that digests protein, and cooked egg white that contains protein, are placed in four test-tubes.

When the egg white is digested the mixture becomes clear.

Which tube becomes clear first?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

13.

The diagrams show the arrangement of cells in a section of a green leaf.

Which arrow represents the diffusion of the most oxygen during bright sunlight?

a)
b)
c)
d)
14.

Which elements do carbohydrates contain?

a)

carbon, hydrogen and oxygen

b)

carbon, hydrogen and sulfur

c)

carbon, nitrogen and oxygen

d)

carbon, nitrogen and sulfur

15.

What is a function of the human blood system?

a)

carrying eggs from the ovary to the uterus

b)

carrying glucose from the gut to the liver

c)

carrying partly digested food from the mouth to the stomach

d)

carrying urine from the kidney to the bladder

16.

What is defined as the chemical reactions that break down food molecules in cells to release energy?

a)

excretion

b)

movement

c)

digestion

d)

respiration

17.

The graph shows how the rate of an enzyme-controlled reaction changes with temperature. What is happening within the temperature range marked X?

a)

The enzyme is becoming denatured.

b)

The enzyme is becoming denatured.

c)

The reaction is occurring at body temperature.

d)

The reaction is occurring at the optimum temperature.

18.

The diagram shows someone blowing up a balloon. What percentage of the gas in the balloon is carbon dioxide?

a)

0.04%

b)

0.4%

c)

4.0%

d)

40%

19.

Which organ produces urea?

a)

bladder

b)

kidneys

c)

liver

d)

lungs

20.

What term is used for the transference of a gene from one organism to another?

a)

artificial selection

b)

genetic engineering

c)

mutation

d)

natural selection