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WorksheetsAQA Big Fat Quiz of Biology (Paper 1)
Total questions: 111
Worksheet time: 55mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which type of microbe releases toxins which damages cells within the body?
a)
A Bacteria
b)
B Fungus
c)
C Virus
d)
D Nucleus
2.
Where do virus pathogens reproduce in the body?
a)
A Within cells
b)
B In the blood
c)
C In the stomach
d)
D In warm wet places
3.
Which of the following is a form of the body’s primary defence system?
a)
A Skin
b)
B White blood cells
c)
C Phagocytosis
d)
D Vaccination
4.
What is phagocytosis?
a)
A The engulfing of foreign bodies
b)
B The production of antibodies
c)
C The splitting of bacteria
d)
D A stage in mitosis
5.
How is the measles virus transmitted?
a)
A Inhalation of droplets from sneezes and coughs
b)
B Sexual contact
c)
C Drinking of contaminated dirty water
d)
D Mosquito
6.
How can antibiotic resistance be reduced?
a)
A Finish the course, only have antibiotics when required.
b)
B Take the dose until you are feeling better and then stop as soon as possible.
c)
C Ensure regular antibiotics are taken to ensure that the body is free of all pathogens
7.
What is the general name for a disease causing organism?
a)
A Cell
b)
B Pathogen
c)
C Yeast
d)
D Microbe
8.
Which cell in the body is responsible for the production of antibodies?
a)
A Red blood cell
b)
B White blood cell
c)
C Bone marrow
d)
D Liver
9.
What does a vaccination contain?
a)
A An active form of a disease
b)
B A dead or weakened form of a disease
c)
C A medicinal cure for a disease
d)
D Antibodies for a disease
10.
Which dose of a drug is the most suitable?
a)
A The maximum possible without damage to the body
b)
B The lowest amount while still being effective and safe
c)
C Any dose as long as it doesn’t cause side effects
d)
D The amount that didn’t kill the cells during preclinical trials
11.
What is the first stage in the testing of a new drug?
a)
A Testing on volunteers
b)
B Testing on tissue
c)
C Testing on patients
d)
D Carrying out a double blind trial
12.
Tobacco Mosaic Virus makes leave discoloured. Which process does this inhibit?
a)
A Respiration
b)
B Photosynthesis
c)
C Cell division
d)
D Root growth
13.
What is the method of transmission, symptoms and treatment of gonorrhoea?
a)
A Sneezing, discharge from genitals, antiviral cream
b)
B Sexual contact, discharge from genitals, antibiotics
c)
C Sexual contact, excess urination, antibiotics
d)
D Sharing needles, vomiting, antibiotics
14.
What type of pathogen causes malaria?
a)
A Virus
b)
B Bacteria
c)
C Protist
d)
D Bacteria
15.
What are painkillers used to treat?
a)
A To kill virus’
b)
B To kill bacteria
c)
C To treat the symptoms of the disease
d)
D To damage pathogens
16.
In a double blind trial, who knows who is taking the drug?
a)
A The patient
b)
B The patient and the doctor
c)
C The pharmaceutical company
d)
C The doctor
17.
Which pathogen causes Black Rose Spot and how is it treated?
a)
A Fungus, pesticide
b)
B Bacteria, herbicide
c)
C Fungus, herbicide
d)
D Virus, pesticide
18.
What is a vector?
a)
A A type of virus
b)
B An organism that gets infected by a virus
c)
C A dangereous microorganism
d)
D An organism that transmits a virus
19.
What is herd immunity?
a)
A A herd of cows with no disease
b)
B Vaccinating most of the population encourages the virus
c)
C Vaccinating some people in the population
d)
D Vaccinating most of the population leaves the virus know one to infect
20.
What did Semmelweis discover?
a)
A He discovered how to do Clinical Trials
b)
B He discovered Asprin
c)
C He discovered that infection could be reduced by doctors washing their hands before treating patients
d)
D He discovered Penicillin
21.
Where does the energy for photosynthesis come from?
a)
A Sunlight
b)
B The ground
c)
C Sugars the plant makes
d)
D Carbon dioxide in the air
22.
What gas is produced during photosynthesis?
a)
A Oxygen
b)
B Carbon dioxide
c)
C Glucose
d)
D Nitrogen
23.
What is the equation for photosynthesis?
a)
A Carbon dioxide + Water = Glucose + oxygen
b)
B Carbon dioxide + water = glucose + oxygen
c)
C Oxygen + glucose = water + carbon dioxide
d)
D Glucose + water = Carbon dioxide + oxygen
24.
What is the best definition of photosynthesis?
a)
A Using light to make proteins
b)
B Using light energy to make starch
c)
C Using light energy to make glucose
d)
D Using light energy to make food.
25.
What has happened to the concentration of oxygen in the Earth’s atmosphere?
a)
A Increased
b)
B Decreased
c)
C Remained the same
d)
D There isn’t any
26.
The rate of photosynthesis can be determined by:
a)
A measuring the volume of oxygen produced in 2 minutes
b)
B measuring the volume of oxygen produced
c)
C measuring the volume of oxygen used in 2 minutes
d)
D measuring the volume of oxygen used.
27.
What are amino acids used for?
a)
A To make proteins
b)
B For an energy storage molecule
c)
C To make fats
d)
D To strengthen cell walls
28.
What is aerobic respiration?
a)
A Respiration with oxygen
b)
B Respiration without oxygen
c)
C Respiration with carbon dioxide
d)
D Respiration without carbon dioxide
29.
What is anaerobic respiration?
a)
A Respiration without any/much oxygen
b)
B Respiration with oxygen
c)
C Respiration using carbon dioxide
30.
Which type of respiration produces the most energy?
a)
A Aerobic
b)
B Anaerobic
c)
C They both produce the same
d)
D Photosynthesis
31.
During exercise, which bodily process increase?
a)
A The heart rate & the breathing rate
b)
B The rate of digestion, the heart rate & the breathing rate
c)
C The heart rate only
32.
What is oxygen debt?
a)
A The extra oxygen required to after exercise to react with the lactic acid.
b)
B The extra oxygen required to before exercise to react with the lactic acid.
c)
C The extra oxygen required to during exercise to react with the glucose.
d)
D The extra oxygen required to after exercise to react with the glucose.
33.
What is starch synthesised from?
a)
A Glucose
b)
B Fatty acids and glycerol
c)
C Enzymes
d)
D Amino acids
34.
What is the best definition of metabolism?
a)
A The rate at which chemical reactions occur in cells and the body
b)
B The rate at which digestion occurs
c)
C The speed at which toxins are broken down by the body
d)
D The speed at which enzymes work in the digestive system
35.
What type of reaction is photosynthesis?
a)
A Bioluminescence
b)
B Endothermic
c)
C Decomposition
d)
D Exothermic
36.
What type of reaction is respiration?
a)
A Neutralisation
b)
B Exothermic
c)
C Endothermic
37.
Why does the heart rate increase during exercise?
a)
A To increase the oxygen supply to the muscles
b)
B To increase glucose and oxygen supply to the muscles.
c)
C To increase the supply of carbon dioxide to the cells
d)
D To increase the supply of oxygen and urea to the cells.
38.
What are fats broken down into?
a)
A Glucose
b)
B Fatty acids and glycerol
c)
C Enzymes
d)
D Amino acids
39.
Which of the following is an example of a metabolic reaction?
a)
A The reabsorption of water in the large intestine
b)
B The formation of amino acids from glucose and nitrate ions
c)
C The absorption of glucose in the small intestine.
d)
D The dilation of blood vessels when hot
40.
What does the symbol C6H12O6 represent?
a)
A Protein
b)
B Starch
c)
C Glucose
d)
D Vitamin C
41.
What cellular organelle absorbs the light energy?
a)
A Mitochondria
b)
B Nucleus
c)
C Cytoplasm
d)
D Chloroplast
42.
Where does respiration occur?
a)
A In the lungs
b)
B In all cells of animals
c)
C in all living cells
d)
D in plants and animals
43.
Respiration…
a)
A produces energy and oxygen
b)
B produces oxygen and releases energy
c)
C produces carbon dioxide and releases energy
d)
D produces energy and releases carbon dioxide
44.
What is the equation for respiration?
a)
A Carbon dioxide + Water = Glucose + oxygen
b)
B Carbon dioxide + water = glucose + oxygen
c)
C Oxygen + glucose = water + carbon dioxide
d)
D Glucose + water = Carbon dioxide + oxygen
45.
What is aerobic respiration in yeast called?
a)
A Combustion
b)
B Decomposition
c)
C Fermentation
d)
D Oxidisation
46.
What is the equation for anaerobic respiration?
a)
A Glucose à lactic oxide
b)
B Glucose à lartic acid
c)
C Glucose à lactic acid
d)
D Glucose à lastic acid
47.
Which biological molecules control the rate of metabolism?
a)
A Glucose
b)
B Fatty acids and glycerol
c)
C Enzymes
48.
What are the limiting factors of photosynthesis?
a)
A Carbon dioxide, water and temperature
b)
B Water, temperature, light intensity and carbon dioxide
c)
C Light intensity, carbon dioxide and water
d)
D Light intensity, carbon dioxide and temperature
49.
Which statement best describes how changing the temperature affects the rate of photosynthesis?
a)
A As temperature increases the rate increases
b)
B As temperature increases the rate decreases then increases
c)
C As the temperature increases the rate decreases
d)
D As the temperature increases the rate increase then decreases.
50.
Glucose can be used for 1) Respiration, 2) to make starch, 3) to make amino acids, 4) to make cellulose. Which are the above are correct?
a)
A 1,2 & 4
b)
B 1, 2 & 3
c)
C None of them
d)
D All of them
51.
Cellulose is made from glucose. What is its function?
a)
A To be used to build cell membranes
b)
B As a storage molecule
c)
C To be used to make proteins
d)
D To strengthen cell walls
52.
Glucose is used to produce amino acids using what?
a)
A Nitrogen
b)
B Magnesium ions
c)
C Nitride ions
d)
D Nitrate ions
53.
Which equation represents anaerobic respiration in plants and yeast cells?
a)
A starch = glucose + ethanol
b)
B glucose = ethanol + oxygen
c)
C glucose = carbon dioxide + water
d)
D Glucose = ethanol + carbon dioxide
54.
What is the build up of carbon dioxide in the muscles known as?
a)
A Breathing debt
b)
B Respiration debt
c)
C Carbon dioxide debt
d)
D Oxygen debt
55.
What type of cell is this?
a)
animal
b)
plant
c)
bacteria
d)
algae
56.
Which of these would you not find in an animal cell?
a)
cell membrane
b)
cell wall
c)
nucleus
d)
ribosome
57.
Which of these would you not expect to find in a bacterial cell?
a)
cell wall
b)
cell membrane
c)
nucleus
d)
cytoplasm
58.
What term is used to describe a single celled organism without a true nucleus?
a)
prokaryote
b)
virus
c)
protoctista
d)
eukaryote
59.
Where in a cell does respiration take place?
a)
ribosome
b)
nucleus
c)
mitochondria
d)
cytoplasm
60.
Which of these shows the correct order, going from the smallest to the largest?
a)
gene, chromosome, nucleus, cell
b)
chromosome, gene, nucleus, cell
c)
nucleus, gene, chromosome, cell
d)
gene, nucleus, chromosome, cell
61.
What is the function of the cell membrane?
a)
respiration
b)
protein synthesis
c)
control of substances in/out of the cell
d)
reproduction
62.
What is the function of the ribosomes?
a)
respiration
b)
protein synthesis
c)
cell replication
d)
DNA replication
63.
When cells become specialised for a particular role, it is known as ...?
a)
cell differentiation
b)
cell replication
c)
cell reproduction
d)
cell mitosis
64.
Which of the following is the correct statement?
a)
Both plant and animal cells differentiate at an early stage.
b)
Animal cells differentiate early, whilst many plant cells can differentiate throughout life.
c)
Plant cells differentiate early, many animal cells can differentiate throughout life.
d)
The majority of both plant and animals cells can differentiate later in life.
65.
Unspecialised cells that can differentiate to form many different types of cell are known as...?
a)
Stem cells
b)
Specialised cells
c)
Differential cells
d)
Special cells
66.
Which type of human stem cell would be able to differentiate into the most type of specialised cells?
a)
Embryonic stem cells
b)
Adult bone marrow stem cell
67.
Cells with a membrane, nucleus and cytoplasm, such as those found in animals and plants, are known as ...?
a)
prokaryotes
b)
eukaryotes
68.
Which type of cell would be the smallest?
a)
Eukaryote
b)
Prokaryote
69.
When using a microscope, how do you work out the real size of an image?
a)
image size ÷ magnification
b)
magnification ÷ image size
c)
image size × magnification
d)
image size + magnification
70.
If an image measured 3.5 mm and the magnification was x 1,000, how big would the actual object be?
use: real size = image size ÷ magnication
use: real size = image size ÷ magnication
a)
0.0035 mm
b)
0.035 mm
c)
3500 mm
d)
0.35 mm
71.
1 μm (micro-metre) is equal to how many metres?
a)
0.000 1
b)
0.000 01
c)
0.000 001
d)
0.000 000 1
72.
15 mm would be equal to how many μm?
a)
150
b)
1 500
c)
15 000
d)
150 000
73.
How do bacteria reproduce?
a)
mitosis
b)
meiosis
c)
simple cell division
d)
they don't
74.
What is the name of the technique that should be used to prepare bacterial plates?
a)
septic
b)
aseptic
c)
sterile
d)
uncontaminated
75.
Q A group of cells with the same structure and function is called?
a)
A a tissue
b)
B an organ
c)
C an organ system
d)
D a sample
76.
Q Enzymes are able to do what to molecules?
a)
A build them up and break them down
b)
B build them up but not break them down
c)
C not build them up but break them down
d)
D not build them up and break them down
77.
Q Which of these are proteins broken down into?
a)
A Amino acids
b)
B Fatty acids
c)
C Glycerol
d)
D Simple sugars
78.
Q The name of the blood vessel that goes to the lungs and the name of the blood vessel to the body is:
a)
A pulmonary artery, aorta
b)
B vena cava, coronary artery
c)
C pulmonary vein, vena cava
d)
D vena cava, aorta
79.
Q The function of the red blood cell is best described as to:
a)
A carry oxygen bound to haemoglobin
b)
B deposit carbon dioxide to the lungs
c)
C combine with carbon monoxide
d)
D make the blood red so it carries oxygen
80.
Q Which one of these is not a function of a white blood cell:
a)
A make bone marrow
b)
B engulf and digest
c)
C make antitoxins
d)
D make antibodies
81.
Q The job of something biological is scientifically known as?
a)
A its structure
b)
B its function
c)
C its organisation
d)
D its organ
82.
Q Water is reabsorbed back into the blood by which organ in the digestive system?
a)
A oesophagus
b)
B large intestine
c)
C small intestine
d)
D stomach
83.
Q Enzymes are made of which chemical?
a)
A Fat
b)
B Protein
c)
C Carbohydrate
d)
D DNA
84.
Q which of these is true for an enzyme reaction?
a)
A the substrate stays the same and enzyme changes
b)
B the substrate changes and the enzyme changes
c)
C the substrate stays the same and the enzyme stays the same
d)
D the substrate changes and the enzyme stays the same
85.
Q Where is bile made and stored in the digestive system?
a)
A made in the small intestine stored in the stomach
b)
B made in the liver stored in the gall bladder
c)
C made in the gall bladder stored in the liver
d)
D made in the liver stored in the small intestine
86.
Q Enzymes do not work well above certain temperatures because
a)
A The active site stays the same shape
b)
B The active site changes shape
c)
C They die
d)
D The substrates move too quickly
87.
Q The heart pumps blood to the lungs and upon return out to the body. In the correct order which chambers do this?
a)
A Right ventricle, right atrium
b)
B Right ventricle, left ventricle
c)
C Left ventricle, right ventricle
88.
Q Heart surgery is a serious procedure – a doctor and patient evaluate what before it is carried out?
a)
A side effects v hospital stay length
b)
B benefits v risks
c)
C opportunity v costs
89.
Q The risk of a heart attack is increased if:
a)
A the coronary arteries are widened
b)
B the coronary arteries are narrowed
c)
C blood pressure is low
d)
D the patient takes statins
90.
Q There are many successful treatments for cancer now. Choose the answer that is used to diagnose rather than treat cancer:
a)
A chemotherapy
b)
B CAT scan
c)
C surgery
d)
D radiotherapy
91.
Q Which one of the following structures is only found in a plant cell?
a)
A cytoplasm
b)
B nucleus
c)
C chloroplast
d)
D cell membrane
92.
Q What is the scientific name for muscles moving food along the digestive system?
a)
A active transport
b)
B photosynthesis
c)
C peristalsis
d)
D diffusion
93.
Q Useful substances are absorbed from the digestive system into the blood in which organ?
a)
A Stomach
b)
B oesophagus
c)
C Small intestine
d)
D Large intestine
94.
Q Increasing the temperature of an enzyme catalysed reaction does what to the rate of reaction?
a)
A increases the rate of reaction exponentially
b)
B decreases the rate of reaction
c)
C increases the rate of reaction to a point
95.
Q What do enzymes do above their optimum temperature?
a)
A Die
b)
B Work faster
c)
C Denature
d)
D Work at the same rate
96.
Q What do enzymes do below their optimum temperature as it decreases?
a)
A Denature
b)
B Die
c)
C Become inactive
d)
D Work at the same rate
97.
Q What is the order that air enters the body?
a)
A nose, bronchi, trachea
b)
B Trachea, alveoli, bronchi
c)
C Trachea, bronchi, alveoli
d)
D bronchi, alveoli, nose
98.
Q Blood is a tissue consisting of a what liquid in which cells and platelets are suspended?
a)
A plasm
b)
B plast
c)
C plasma
99.
Q What do heart valves do?
a)
A Let blood flow both ways
b)
B Stop blood flowing forward at times
c)
C Stop blood flowing backwards
d)
D Lower blood pressure
100.
Q What are statins used for?
a)
A Lowering blood pressure
b)
B Lowering heart rate
c)
C Lowering cholesterol
d)
D Stating cholesterol levels
101.
Q Growths of abnormal cells contained within one area, usually in a membrane that do not invade other parts are called:
a)
A malignant tumours
b)
B local tumours
c)
C benign tumours
d)
D harmless tumours
102.
Q The palisade mesophyll is characterised by cells that have many:
a)
A nuclei
b)
B vacuoles
c)
C chloroplasts
d)
D cytoplasms
103.
Q Guard cells surrounding stomata control which process most:
a)
A photosynthesis
b)
B respiration
c)
C transpiration
d)
D neutralisation
104.
Q Digestion is a process to produce which of these to pass into the blood?
a)
A Small insoluble molecules
b)
B Large insoluble molecules
c)
C Large soluble molecules
d)
D Small soluble molecules
105.
Q Which of these are carbohydrates broken down into?
a)
A Fatty acids
b)
B Glycerol
c)
C Amino acids
d)
D Simple sugars
106.
Q What is the role of bile indigestion?
a)
A emulsify amino acids and neutralise stomach acid
b)
B emulsify amino acid and increase stomach acid
c)
C emulsify fat and increase stomach acid
d)
D emulsify fat and neutralise stomach acid
107.
Q Which of the following is not a blood vessel of the body?
a)
A vein
b)
B capillary
c)
C artery
d)
D circulation
108.
Q Haemophilia is a disease where the platelets don’t work properly which means a person would have problems with:
a)
A carrying oxygen
b)
B fighting disease
c)
C making antibodies
d)
D clotting when cut
109.
Q Cancer is when cells:
a)
A lump together which then splits into other cells changing their DNA
b)
B stop dividing but grow bigger into a lump
c)
C are inherited that are abnormal and die early
d)
D change DNA which leads to uncontrollable growth and division
110.
Q Malignant melanoma is a type of skin cancer. Which of these methods is not helpful to prevent it?
a)
A keeping covered in the sun
b)
B applying sunscreen
c)
C checking moles
d)
D sunbathing
111.
Q Which of the following is a plant tissue related to transporting substances:
a)
A meristem tissue
b)
B spongy mesophyll
c)
C epidermal tissue
d)
D xylem and phloem
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