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KS3 Term 1 Assessment

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the function of carbohydrates?

a)

Growth and repair

b)

Primary energy source

c)

Pushes food through the digestive system

d)

Maintain good health

2.

What is the correct definition of malnutrition?

a)

Being underweight

b)

Being overweight

c)

Being obese

d)

An unbalanced diet lacking in a specific nutrient

3.

What is the function of fat?

a)

Growth and repair

b)

Primary source of energy

c)

Insulation and energy store

d)

Push food through the digestive system

4.

Where does gas exchange occur in the lungs?

a)

Trachea

b)

Bronchi

c)

Alveoli

d)

Bronchioles

5.

Which gas is transferred from the blood into the alveoli?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Carbon-dioxide

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Chlorine

6.

How does exercise affect the body?

a)

Increases the heart-rate

b)

Decrease the heart-rate

c)

Increases respiratory rate

d)

Decreases respiratory rate

7.

What is the function of protein in the diet?

a)

Growth and repair

b)

Energy store

c)

Insulation

d)

Helps digestion

8.

What does inhalation mean?

a)

Breathing in

b)

Breathing out

9.

What does exhalation?

a)

Breathing in

b)

Breathing out

10.

What is the function of an enzyme?

a)

To break things down

b)

To speed up the rate of a reaction

c)

To be a protein

d)

To make sugar

11.

Which organ in the body produces acid?

a)

Liver

b)

Spleen

c)

Pancreas

d)

Stomach

12.

Name the process by which energy is released

a)

Digestion

b)

Breathing

c)

Respiration

d)

Photosynthesis

13.

What is the smallest unit of life?

a)

Tissue

b)

Cell

c)

Organ

d)

Organ system

14.
a rigid supporting layer that surrounds the cells of plants and some other organisms
a)
cell membrane
b)
cell wall
c)
 nucleus
d)
cytoplasm
15.
In cells a large oval organelle that contains the cells genetic material in the form of DNA and controls many of the cells activities
a)
organelle
b)
ribosome
c)
cell wall
d)
nucleus
16.
the thick fluid region of a cell located inside the cell membrane or between the cell membrane and nucleus
a)
cytoplasm
b)
cell wall
c)
organelle
d)
golgi apparatus
17.
Mitochondria
a)
Absorbs the sun’s energy to help make glucose for the plant (photosynthesis)
b)
Carries genetic information and controls what happens inside the cell
c)
Where most respiration reactions happen
d)
Made of a tough substance called cellulose, which supports the cell
18.

Chloroplast

a)

Absorbs the sun’s energy to help make glucose for the plant (photosynthesis)

b)

Contains a liquid called cell sap, which keeps the cell firm

c)

Controls the movement of substances into and out of the cell

d)

Jelly-like substance, where chemical reactions happen

19.

What structures do plant cells have that animal cells do not?

a)

mitochondria, nucleus, cell wall

b)

cell wall, cytoplasm, vacuole

c)

chloroplasts, mitochondria, vacuole

d)

vacuole, chloroplasts, cell wall

e)

cell membrane, cell wall, chloroplasts

20.
a)
Test tube
b)
Beaker
c)
Graduated cylinder
d)
Bucket
21.
a)
Beaker
b)
Test tube
c)
Measuring cylinder
d)
Conical flask
22.
a)
Beaker
b)
Test tube
c)
Measuring cylinder
d)
Watchglass
23.

what does this safety symbol mean?

a)

flammable

b)

light on fire

c)

get the fire extinguisher

d)

can burn your skin

24.

what does this safety symbol mean?

a)

irritant

b)

impossible

c)

impractical

d)

can only be used by people with names starting with I

25.

A variable you keep the same each time you carry out an experiment is called the...

a)

Independent variable

b)

Dependent variable

c)

Control variable

26.

A variable you change each time you carry out an experiment is called the...

a)

Independent variable

b)

Dependent variable

c)

Control variable

27.

A variable you measure each time you carry out an experiment is called the...

a)

Independent variable

b)

Dependent variable

c)

Control variable

28.

Which of the following should you include in a risk assessment?

a)

List of hazards

b)

Whether there is a high, medium or low risk from each hazard

c)

Precautions you should take to avoid the hazard

d)

All of these

29.

what does this safety symbol mean?

a)

may cause cancer

b)

can destroy your skin

c)

corrosive

d)

caution

30.
A place where two bones meet is called a 
a)
Hip Bone
b)
Synovial Fluid
c)
Joint
d)
Biceps
31.
The framework of the body, that consists of bones and connective tissues is called the
a)
Muscular System
b)
Skeletal System
c)
Nervous System
d)
Blood System
32.
What is the name for your bones in your spinal cord?
a)
Vertebrae
b)
Joints
c)
Spine
d)
Tailbone
33.
The muscle that makes up your heart is called the
a)
Vein Muscle
b)
Smooth Muscle
c)
Cardiac Muscle
d)
Skeletal Muscle
34.
Cords made of tough tissue that hold bones and muscles together are called
a)
Tendons
b)
Ligaments
c)
Joints
d)
Synovial Fluid
35.
Flexible tissue that covers the ends of your bones at joints is called
a)
Synovial Fluid
b)
Cartilage
c)
Smooth Muscle
d)
Cardiac Muscle
36.
True or False:  Skeletal Muscle gives your body strength and power?
a)
True 
b)
False
37.
The innermost part of the bone, where blood cells are made is called the 
a)
Cancellous bone
b)
Bone Marrow
c)
Periosteum
d)
Hollow bone
38.
A sprain occurs when you tear what type of tissue?
a)
Tendons
b)
Ligaments
c)
Cartilage
d)
Muscle
39.
Which of the following are both examples of long bones?
a)
Femur and Ilium
b)
Tibia and Sternum
c)
Ulna and Radius
d)
Clavicle and Ribs
40.
I am the windpipe that leads from the mouth and nose to the bronchi
a)
Trachea
b)
Bronchiole
c)
Alveoli
41.
I have a large surface area to increase how much oxygen and carbon dioxide can pass to and from the blood stream
a)
Trachea
b)
Bronchi
c)
Alveoli
42.
I make up a movable cage to protect the lungs
a)
Ribs
b)
Intercostal Muscles
c)
Diagraphm
43.
You can find me between each rib and I allow the ribcage to change size and volume
a)
Ribs
b)
Intercostal Muscles
c)
Diagraphm
44.
I work with the intercostal muscles to allow ventilation to happen
a)
Ribs
b)
Intercostal Muscles
c)
Diagraphm
45.
How does calcium help our body?
a)
Builds muscle
b)
Helps eyesight
c)
Develops red blood cells
d)
Strong bones
46.
Which nutrients helps to build and maintain muscle?
a)
Carbohydrates
b)
Minerals
c)
Protein
d)
Fat
47.
Which nutrient helps regulate the digestive system?
a)
Fiber
b)
Calcium
c)
Zinc
d)
Vitamin B
48.
Fish is a good source of ....
a)
Calcium
b)
Carbohydrates
c)
Sugar
d)
Protein
49.
A combustion reaction is when
a)
A fuel burns realeasing heat and light energy
b)
A substance burns and goes black
50.
The reactants of all combustion reactions are
a)
Fuel and Water
b)
Fuel and Oxygen
c)
Fuel and heat
51.
When a fuel is burnt the gases released are
a)
Oxygen and Carbon
b)
Carbon dioxide and Water
c)
Sulfur dioxide
52.
Another term for burning is
a)
Fire triangle
b)
Magnesium oxide
c)
Combustion
d)
Bustion
53.
Which of these isn't in the fire triangle?
a)
Fuel
b)
Heat
c)
Oxygen
d)
Carbon dioxide
54.

8.7: Combustion is when a __________ reacts with oxygen

a)

petrol

b)

fuel

c)

fire triangle

d)

carbon dioxide

55.

Why did the candle go out ?

a)

no more fuel was left

b)

no more oxygen was left

c)

no more carbon dioxide was left

d)

no more heat was left