WorksheetsLiving things introduction- GIS Y9
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which organisms can carry out aerobic respiration?
Animals only
Plants only
Animals and plants
None of the above
Which organisms can carry out photosynthesis?
Animals only
Plants only
Animals and plants
none of the above
The part of a cell that is partially permeable (ie lets some substance in or out of the cell but not others)
cell wall
cell membrane
cytoplasm
ribosome
The nucleus contains genetic material. How many chromosomes are in the nucleus of body cells?
46 pairs
23 chromosomes
46 chromsomes
1 chromosome
In DNA, there are how many different types of bases?
1
2
3
4
What is the structure to which oxygen binds in red blood cells?
flagella
mucus
haemoglobin
mRNA
What is the green pigment inside plants that absorbs light energy from the sun?
chloroplasts
pathogens
chlorophyll
photosynthesis
Root hair cells do not have any chloroplasts.
True
False
In protein synthesis, the gene leaves the nucleus and goes to the ribosome where amino acids are put together
True
False
What is the function of the root hair cell?
absorb light for photosynthesis
absorb water from the soil
absorb water and mineral ions from the soil
Carry information as action potentials
Ribosomes are found:
In the cell wall
in the cell membrane
In the cytoplasm
on the rough endoplasmic reticulum
The cell wall in a plant is made of:
proteins called amino acids
proteins called cellulose
carbohydrates called amino acids
carbohydrates called cellulose
There are enzymes at the tip of the sperm that help to digest the outer layer of the egg cell. This area is called:
the point
the acrosome
the flagella
the jelly coating
In aerobic respiration, glucose reacts with oxygen. What is the chemical symbol for glucose?
CO2
CCHHOO1
C6H12O6
O2COC
The short section of DNA that codes for a protein is called
the gene
the chromosome
the ribosome
the coding copy
Where would you find cell sap in a plant?
cell wall
mitochondria
chloroplast
vacuole
Which type of cell PRODUCES sticky mucus?
goblet
ciliated
red blood
nerve
In nerve cells, information is carried as electrical impulses called
actions
action potentials
neurones
axons
Cells that require a lot of energy (eg sperm cells) contain lots of which cell structure?
mitochondria
ribosomes
cytoplasm
vacuoles
In leaves, most photosynthesis occurs in a layer of cells that are packed with chloroplasts. This layer is called:
photosynthesis layer
Palisade mesophyll layer
root hair cell layer
turgid cell layer
