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TOPICAL TEST 2, BIOLOGY FORM 3.

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In which part of the cell does aerobic respiration occur?

a)

cytoplasm

b)

mitochondrion

c)

ribosome

d)

vesicle

2.

Why do some root cells have root hairs?

a)

for the maintenance of the temperature of the cell sap

b)

to increase the surface area of the cells

c)

to increase the volume of the cell sap

d)

to provide a place for cell nuclei

3.

How does carbon dioxide move from Y to X?

a)

by diffusion

b)

by osmosis

c)

by translocation

d)

by transpiration

4.

Which part of a plant root hair is partially permeable?

a)

the cell sap

b)

the cell surface membrane

c)

the cell vacuole

d)

the cell wall

5.

Structures X and Y are both part of the same

a)

cell.

b)

organ.

c)

tissue.

d)

vessel.

6.

How do carbon dioxide and oxygen move into and out of a mesophyll cell?

a)

active transport

b)

diffusion

c)

respiration

d)

transpiration

7.

Which process is involved in the uptake of glucose by the epithelial cells of kidney tubules?

a)

active transport

b)

diffusion

c)

osmosis

d)

transpiration

8.

In cells with a high respiration rate, what would be found in the cytoplasm in increased numbers?

a)

mitochondria

b)

ribosomes

c)

rough endoplasmic reticulum

d)

vesicles

9.

Which features are possessed by all plant cells?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

10.

By which process does the blue ink spread through the jelly?

a)

active transport

b)

catalysis

c)

diffusion

d)

osmosis

11.

Which row describes active transport?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

12.

What is structure X?

a)

cytoplasm

b)

mitochondrion

c)

nucleus

d)

rough endoplasmic reticulum

13.

Which process can be carried out by only one of these cells?

a)

controlling the chemical reactions in the cell

b)

controlling the movement of substances into the cell

c)

making starch inside the cell

d)

using glucose inside the cell

14.

The root hair and the xylem are part of the same

a)

cell and organism.

b)

cell and tissue.

c)

organ and organism.

d)

tissue and organ.

15.

When a frog is swimming in pond water, in which directions will there be a net diffusion of oxygen

and carbon dioxide?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

16.

Which process only involves the movement of water through the partially permeable membrane

of a cell?

a)

absorption

b)

evaporation

c)

osmosis

d)

transpiration

17.

During metamorphosis of tadpole into a frog, which of the following organelle helps in the digestion of its tail?

a)

vesicle

b)

lysosome

c)

Golgi apparatus

d)

Smooth endoplasmic reticulum

18.

Which of the following organisms is not a unicellular organism?

a)

Hydra

b)

Euglena

c)

Amoeba

d)

Paramecium

19.

Diagram below shows a process carried out by an Amoeba sp.

a)

Meiosis

b)

Regeneration

c)

Binary fission

d)

Osmoregulation

20.

For Paramecium sp., sexual reproduction, that is (a)   occurs when environmental conditions are not suitable.

21.

Tay-Sachs is a hereditary disease caused by the failure

of enzymes to produce in the __________________. Tay-Sachs patients will experience stunted growth and

mental retardation.

a)

lysosome

b)

ribosome

c)

mitochondrion

22.

The plant system is divided into the (a)  

system and the root system.

23.

Nerve tissue is made of neuron or

nerve cells. Each neuron consists of a cell body and nerve fibre called (a)   and axon.

24.

Which tissue provides support and mechanical

strength to all mature parts of the plant.

a)

Parenchyma tissue

b)

Sclerenchyma tissue

c)

Collenchyma tissue

25.

Each phospholipid molecule consists of a polar head which is (a)   (attracted to water).

26.

(a)   makes the phospholipid bilayer stronger, more flexible and less permeable to water-soluble substances such as ions.

27.

Part labelled K is (a)   .

28.

Which of the following molecules can across the phospholipid bilayer without the help of carrier protein?

a)

Glucose

b)

Amino acid

c)

Sodium ion

d)

Carbon dioxide

29.

Name the process shown in the diagram.

a)

Osmosis

b)

Simple diffusion

c)

Passive transport

d)

Active transport

30.

Which of the following statement is correct about the movement of glycerol?

a)

Require energy

b)

Using passive transport

c)

Across carrier protein

d)

Against concentration gradient

31.

in animal cells, the carrier proteins that transport sodium ions to extracelullar, and potassium ions into the cell are called (a)   .

32.

Osmosis refers to the net movement of water molecules from an area of (a)   to an area of low water potential randomly through a selectively permeable membrane.

33.

When red blood cells are placed in a (a)   solution, water will diffuse into the cells by osmosis, causing

the cells to swell and finally burst.

34.

When red blood cells are placed in a hypertonic solution, this will cause the cells to shrink. The red blood cells

are said to undergo ____________________ .

a)

haemolysis

b)

crenation

c)

plasmolysis

35.

Plant cells show turgor pressure when __________________

a)

the vacuole are filled with water.

b)

the cells are losing water from vacuole.

c)

water is being utilized during photosynthesis

d)

water is being evaporated from leaves.

36.

__________________________ plant cells can regain their turgidity if the cells are returned to a hypotonic solution

immediately.

a)

Deplasmolsed

b)

Plasmolysed

c)

Turgid

37.

Diagram shows a green mustard strip that has been immersed in solution X for one hour.


Predict the solution X.

a)

Distilled water

b)

0.5% sucrose solution

c)

5% sucrose solution

d)

30% sucrose solution

38.

In a reverse osmosis equipment, pressure is applied to push the seawater through a _________________________ membrane.

a)

permeable

b)

semi-permeable

c)

non-permeable

39.

Ariana had diarrhoea after eating stale food. Suggest something that can help her to recover.

a)

Drinks isotonic drinks

b)

Drinks rehydration drinks such as oral rehydration salts

c)

Drinks reverse osmosis water

40.

You have definitely eaten canned pickles, salted fish and

fruits before. How are the concepts of osmosis and

diffusion applied in food preservation?

a)

Water from outside food diffuses into the food.

b)

Salt and sugar diffuse into pickled food.

c)

Water from food diffuses out from the food.

d)

Vinegar makes the food taste better.