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Living things introduction- GIS Y9

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which organisms can carry out aerobic respiration?

a)

Animals only

b)

Plants only

c)

Animals and plants

d)

None of the above

2.

Which organisms can carry out photosynthesis?

a)

Animals only

b)

Plants only

c)

Animals and plants

d)

none of the above

3.

The part of a cell that is partially permeable (ie lets some substance in or out of the cell but not others)

a)

cell wall

b)

cell membrane

c)

cytoplasm

d)

ribosome

4.

The nucleus contains genetic material. How many chromosomes are in the nucleus of body cells?

a)

46 pairs

b)

23 chromosomes

c)

46 chromsomes

d)

1 chromosome

5.

In DNA, there are how many different types of bases?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

6.

What is the structure to which oxygen binds in red blood cells?

a)

flagella

b)

mucus

c)

haemoglobin

d)

mRNA

7.

What is the green pigment inside plants that absorbs light energy from the sun?

a)

chloroplasts

b)

pathogens

c)

chlorophyll

d)

photosynthesis

8.

Root hair cells do not have any chloroplasts.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

In protein synthesis, the gene leaves the nucleus and goes to the ribosome where amino acids are put together

a)

True

b)

False

10.

What is the function of the root hair cell?

a)

absorb light for photosynthesis

b)

absorb water from the soil

c)

absorb water and mineral ions from the soil

d)

Carry information as action potentials

11.

Ribosomes are found:

a)

In the cell wall

b)

in the cell membrane

c)

In the cytoplasm

d)

on the rough endoplasmic reticulum

12.

The cell wall in a plant is made of:

a)

proteins called amino acids

b)

proteins called cellulose

c)

carbohydrates called amino acids

d)

carbohydrates called cellulose

13.

There are enzymes at the tip of the sperm that help to digest the outer layer of the egg cell. This area is called:

a)

the point

b)

the acrosome

c)

the flagella

d)

the jelly coating

14.

In aerobic respiration, glucose reacts with oxygen. What is the chemical symbol for glucose?

a)

CO2

b)

CCHHOO1

c)

C6H12O6

d)

O2COC

15.

The short section of DNA that codes for a protein is called

a)

the gene

b)

the chromosome

c)

the ribosome

d)

the coding copy

16.

Where would you find cell sap in a plant?

a)

cell wall

b)

mitochondria

c)

chloroplast

d)

vacuole

17.

Which type of cell PRODUCES sticky mucus?

a)

goblet

b)

ciliated

c)

red blood

d)

nerve

18.

In nerve cells, information is carried as electrical impulses called

a)

actions

b)

action potentials

c)

neurones

d)

axons

19.

Cells that require a lot of energy (eg sperm cells) contain lots of which cell structure?

a)

mitochondria

b)

ribosomes

c)

cytoplasm

d)

vacuoles

20.

In leaves, most photosynthesis occurs in a layer of cells that are packed with chloroplasts. This layer is called:

a)

photosynthesis layer

b)

Palisade mesophyll layer

c)

root hair cell layer

d)

turgid cell layer