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OCR Gateway A Biology Paper 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these is responsible for ripening bananas

a)

Auxin

b)

Ethene

c)

Gibberellin

d)

Light

2.

How are Embryonic Stem Cells different from Adult Stem Cells

a)

They are differentiated

b)

They are undifferentiated

c)

They can become some types of cell

d)

They are not different

3.

Which hormones can be used to treat a severe allergic reaction

a)

Adrenaline

b)

Insulin

c)

Testosterone

d)

Thyroxine

4.

Look at this diagram of the Menstrual Cycle, What day is Ovulation

a)

Day 1

b)

Day 7

c)

Day 14

d)

Day 28

5.

Define a Organelle

a)

A sub cellular structure

b)

A part of a cell

c)

A Nucleus

d)

A small cell

6.

An elephant has a Volume of 4.80 m2

The Surface area to volume ratio of the Elephant is 3.84

Calculate the Surface Area of this Elephant?

a)

0.80 m2

b)

1.25 m2

c)

8.64 m2

d)

18.43 m2

7.

What does a Mitochondria do?

a)

Site of Cellular Respiration

b)

Control Protein Synthesis

c)

Allow minerals in and out of the cell

d)

Make blood

8.

Which direction do Arteries carry blood around the body?

a)

Away from the Heart

b)

Towards the Heart

c)

Clockwise

d)

Anti clockwise

9.

Name the space between two Neurons

a)

Dendrite

b)

Sensory Neuron

c)

Impulse

d)

Synapse

10.

Name the equipment below involved in measuring Transpiration?

a)

Potometer

b)

Pooter

c)

Quadrat

d)

Buiret

11.

Which of these statements about Photosynthesis is true

a)

Single stage endothermic reaction

b)

Single stage exothermic reaction

c)

Two stage endothermic reaction

d)

Two stage exothermic reaction

12.

What does the word Denaturing mean

a)

Change of shape of the Active Site

b)

Change of Enzyme

c)

Multiple enzymes breaking down a single Substrate

d)

The phase where the Enzyme has completed making products

13.

What two Scientists are accredited with the discovery of DNA

a)

Darwin and Wallace

b)

Darwin and Linneaus

c)

Watson and Crick

d)

Mendel and Watson

14.

What two Hormones are involved in the Menstrual Cycle

a)

Thyroxine and Adrenaline

b)

Insulin and TSH

c)

Testosterone and Progesterone

d)

FSH and LH

15.

Show the correctly coded bases of DNA

a)

A-C T-G

b)

A-T C-G

c)

C-A G-T

d)

T-C G-A

16.

Find the complimentary base pairing to the following code

ACCGTTCCATTG

a)

TGGCAAGGTAAC

b)

TTGCCAAGTTAC

c)

GAAGTTCCATTG

d)

TGGCTTGGTTTA

17.

Which organelle creates a Protein

a)

Nucleus

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Ribosome

d)

Chloroplast

18.

What is the correct word equation for Aerobic Respiration

a)

Carbon Dioxide + Glucose - Oxygen + Water

b)

Oxygen + Water - Glucose + Carbon Dioxide

c)

Oxygen + Water - Glucose + Lactic Acid

d)

Oxygen + Water - Salt + Hydrogen

19.

Name the particle movement that needs energy to function

a)

Osmosis

b)

Diffusion

c)

Active Transport

d)

Gas Exchange

20.

What definition is the following, "The net movement of water potential, from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration, through a partially permeable cell membrane"

a)

Diffusion

b)

Osmosis

c)

Active Transport

d)

Respiration