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Worksheets0654_2018_MJ_QP_12_Biology
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 13mins
1.Which rows correctly match characteristics of living things with their descriptions?
1, 2 and 4
1, 3 and 4
1 and 3 only
2 and 4 only
2.Which statement about cells is correct?
Cell membranes are found only in animal cells.
Cell membranes are found only in plant cells.
Cell walls are found only in animal cells.
Cell walls are found only in plant cells.
3.Which line shows the structures in increasing size?
chromosome → gamete → gene → nucleus
chromosome → nucleus → gene → gamete
gene → chromosome → gamete → nucleus
gene → chromosome → nucleus → gamete
4.The graph shows the rate at which 10 g of starch is broken down by amylase at four temperatures.
Which is the optimum temperature?
10 °C
25 °C
40 °C
70 °C
5.Tests were carried out on a colourless liquid, with the following results.
What did the colourless liquid contain?
protein only
protein and reducing sugar only
protein and starch only
protein, reducing sugar and starch
6.Which statement is correct?
The pulmonary artery carries deoxygenated blood away from the left ventricle.
The pulmonary artery carries deoxygenated blood away from the right ventricle.
The pulmonary vein carries oxygenated blood away from the left ventricle.
The pulmonary vein carries oxygenated blood away from the right ventricle.
7.By which process does oxygen pass from the alveoli to the blood capillaries in the lungs?
diffusion
evaporation
secretion
transpiration
8.What happens when the human body temperature drops below normal?
A
B
C
D
9.Which row is true of asexual reproduction?
A
B
C
D
10.What is a function of the stigma of a flower?
to make female gametes
to make male gametes
to produce nectar to attract insects
to secrete a sugary solution to aid the germination of pollen grains
11.In a plant, blue flower colour is dominant to red flower colour. A heterozygous blue-flowered plant is crossed with another heterozygous blue-flowered plant.
What are the expected proportions of the flower colour of the offspring?
25% blue, 75% red
50% blue, 50% red
75% blue, 25% red
100% blue, 0% red
12.Cows have been bred to produce much greater yields of milk than cows from a century ago.
What is this an example of?
artificial selection
conservation
inheritance
natural selection
13.The diagram shows a food web.
Which of the animals are carnivores?
kingfishers only
kingfishers, perch and water beetles
perch and water beetles only
tadpoles and sticklebacks
