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B1 AQA

Total questions: 64

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What does the nucleus of a cell do?
a)
Controls the cell
b)
Controls what goes in and out of the cell
c)
Makes proteins
d)
Carries out respiration to produce energy
2.
What does the cell wall do?
a)
Controls the cell
b)
Controls what goes in and out of the cell
c)
Makes proteins
d)
Supports the cell
3.
What do the ribosomes do?
a)
Controls the cell
b)
Controls what goes in and out of the cell
c)
Makes proteins
d)
Carries out respiration to produce energy
4.
What do the mitochondria do?
a)
Controls the cell
b)
Controls what goes in and out of the cell
c)
Makes proteins
d)
Carries out respiration to produce energy
5.
What does the cell membrane do?
a)
Controls the cell
b)
Controls what goes in and out of the cell
c)
Makes proteins
d)
Carries out respiration to produce energy
6.
What is a eukaryotic cell?
a)
Genetic material is in a nucleus
b)
No nucleus
c)
No Genetic material
d)
No ribosomes
7.
What is a prokaryotic cell?
a)
Genetic material is in a nucleus
b)
No nucleus
c)
No Genetic material
d)
No ribosomes
8.
What do plant cells and bacteria have in common
a)
Both have a nucleus
b)
Both have a cell wall
c)
Both have mitochondia
d)
Both are multicellular
9.
What happens in the chloroplasts
a)
Photosynthesis
b)
Proteins are made here
c)
Carries out respiration to produce energy
d)
Controls what goes in and out of the cell
10.
What is the cell wall made of?
a)
Cellulose
b)
Proteins
c)
Fats
d)
Chlorophyll
11.
What are chloroplasts made of?
a)
Cellulose
b)
Proteins
c)
Fats
d)
Chlorophyll
12.
What is the shape of bacterial DNA?
a)
Circular (plasmids)
b)
Linear
c)
X shaped
d)
Triagle
13.
How do you calculate magnification
a)
Image size ÷ real size
b)
real size ÷ image size
c)
real size x image size
d)
Magnification x real size
14.
Which type of microscope has a greater magnification and resolution?
a)
Electron
b)
Light
c)
Sound
d)
Magnifying glass
15.
An undifferentiated cell is called a
a)
sperm cell
b)
egg cell
c)
sguard cell
d)
stem cell
16.
What adaptation do sperm have that help them swim to the egg?
a)
Tail
b)
Head
c)
Large surface area
d)
Acrosome that contains enzymes so they can digest into the egg
17.
What adaptation do sperm have that help them swim to the egg quickly?
a)
Lots of mitochondria to release energy for the sperm to swim
b)
Head
c)
Large surface area
d)
Acrosome that contains enzymes so they can digest into the egg
18.
What adaptation do sperm have that help them get into the egg to fertilise it?
a)
Lots of mitochondria to release energy for the sperm to swim
b)
Head
c)
Large surface area
d)
Acrosome that contains enzymes so they can digest into the egg
19.
What is the process by which cells divide?
a)
Mitosis
b)
Stem cells
c)
Cell division
d)
Chromosomes
20.
What can you say about the daughter cells compared to the parent cell in mitosis?
a)
Genetically different
b)
Genetically identical
c)
Larger cells
d)
Half the DNA present
21.
Why do cells undergo mitosis?
a)
Growth
b)
Repair
c)
Growth and repair
d)
Porduce gametes
22.
The spreading out of particles from an area of high concentration to low concentration
a)
Diffusion
b)
Osmosis
c)
Selective reabsorption
d)
Spreading
23.
Which of these will speed up diffusion?
a)
Higher temperature
b)
Lower surface area
c)
Thick walls
d)
small difference in concentration
24.
Which of these will speed up diffusion?
a)
Lower temperature
b)
Higher surface area
c)
Thick walls
d)
small difference in concentration
25.

Which of these will speed up diffusion?

a)

Lower temperature

b)

Lower surface area

c)

Thick walls

d)

large difference in concentration

26.
The movement of water from a area of high WATER concentration to low WATER concentration across a partially permemable membrane
a)
Diffusion
b)
Osmosis
c)
Selective reabsorption
d)
Spreading
27.
What happens to cells when they are placed into highly concentrated water (dilute substances)
a)
Get bigger
b)
Get smaller
c)
Shrivel up
d)
Nothing
28.

What happens to cells when they are placed into low concentrated water (high salt/sugar solutions)

a)

Get bigger

b)

Get smaller

c)

Shrivel up

d)

Nothing

29.
When particles move from a low concentration to a high concentration
a)
Diffusion
b)
Osmosis
c)
Active transport
d)
Spreading
30.
What is a partially permemable membrane?
a)
Only allows certain sized molecules through
b)
Allows all molecules through
c)
No molecules allowed through
d)
Only glucose can get through the membrane
31.
Which of these is needed for active transport?
a)
Energy
b)
Water
c)
Ribosomes
d)
Cytoplasm
32.
Which of these is needed for active transport?
a)
Mitochondria
b)
Water
c)
Ribosomes
d)
Cytoplasm
33.
Which of these is needed for active transport?
a)
Protein carrier
b)
Water
c)
Ribosomes
d)
Cytoplasm
34.
What are the ends of the lungs called where gas exchange occurs?
a)
Trachea
b)
Alveoli
c)
Bronchus
d)
Heart
35.
What is inside the small intestine and speeds up the diffusion of digested food into the blood due to an increased surface area?
a)
Villi
b)
Alveoli
c)
Bronchus
d)
Cell membrane
36.
What gas diffuses into the leaves through the stomata?
a)
Oxygen
b)
Water
c)
Carbon dioxide
d)
Nitrogen
37.
What gas diffuses out of the leaves through the stomata?
a)
Oxygen
b)
Helium
c)
Carbon dioxide
d)
Nitrogen
38.

Gas exchange is needed to supply _____________ to cells and remove __________________

a)

carbon dioxide; oxygen

b)

oxygen; food

c)

oxygen; carbon dioxide

d)

carbon dioxide; water

39.
Which of the following are features of the alveoli that adapt them to gas exchange?

I. High surface area
II. Thin walls
III. Dry surfaces
a)
I and II only
b)
I only
c)
II and III
d)
I, II, and III
40.
The trachea leads to the...
a)
Bronchioles
b)
Bronchi
c)
Esophagus
d)
Pulmonary Vessel
41.

The air sacs that are covered with capillaries where gas exchange takes place.

a)

Bronchi

b)

Trachea

c)

Oxygen

d)

Alveoli

42.
Letter D is pointing to which Respiratory organ?
a)
Alveoli
b)
Diaphragm
c)
Lung
d)
Bronchi
43.

what is found around alveoli?

a)

capillaries

b)

pleura

c)

lymphatic nodes

d)

saliva

44.
What causes the stoma to open?
a)
Leaves placed in dark areas.
b)
Water moving into the guard cells.
c)
Leaves that are suffering in a drought.
d)
Water moving out of the guard cells.
45.
Most stomata are usually found in underside of leaves.  Why?
a)
conserve water
b)
get more CO2
c)
prevent infection
d)
none
46.
guard cells change shape and open the stomata as they become
a)
flacid
b)
turgid
c)
larger
d)
smaller
47.
Which of the following is the correct acronym for the stages of the cell cycle?
a)
IPMATC
b)
MPIATC
c)
CAPMIT
d)
IMATCP
48.
Cells spend 90% of their time in this stage of the cell cycle. This is the reason you would see most cells in this stage if viewed under a microscope.
a)
Prophase
b)
Metaphase
c)
Anaphase
d)
Interphase
49.
Cell division occurs to allow for 
a)
Growth
b)
Reproduction
c)
Repair
d)
All of the above
50.
The sister chromatids of each chromosome are separated (come apart) and move to opposite ends of the cell. Name that Stage!
a)
Prophase
b)
Metaphase
c)
Anaphase
d)
Telophase
51.
The cytoplasm is divided between the cells splitting the cell into two. Name that Stage!
a)
Cytokinesis
b)
Interphase
c)
Prophase
d)
Metaphase
52.
DNA is copied in the S part of this stage. Name that Stage!
a)
Interphase
b)
Prophase
c)
Metaphase
d)
Anapahse
53.
Nucleolus and nuclear membrane start to disappear, chromatin condenses into chromosomes, and spindle fibers start to form. Name that Stage!
a)
Interphase
b)
Prophase
c)
Metaphase
d)
Anaphase
54.
The chromosomes start to line up in the middle of the cell.
a)
Prophase
b)
Metaphase
c)
Anaphase
d)
Telophase
55.
How many chromosomes do human body cells have?
a)
23
b)
46
c)
92
d)
None of these
56.
What type(s) of cells undergo mitosis?
a)
sex cells
b)
gametes
c)
body cells
d)
sperm and egg cells
57.
What do the cells look like at the end of mitosis?
a)
different from original cell
b)
similar to the original cell
c)
identical to the original cell
d)
none of these
58.
Identify the stage of the cell cycle while looking at the picture.
a)
Prophase
b)
Metaphase
c)
Anaphase
d)
Telophase
59.
Identify the stage of the cell cycle while looking at the picture.
a)
Interphase
b)
Telophase
c)
Metaphase
d)
Cytokinesis
60.
Identify the stage of the cell cycle while looking at the picture.
a)
Early Prophase
b)
Late Propahse
61.
Identify the stage of the cell cycle while looking at the picture.
a)
Prophase
b)
Metaphase
c)
Anaphase
d)
Telophase
62.
*Identify the stage of the cell cycle while looking at the picture.
a)
Prophaese
b)
Metaphase
c)
Anaphase
d)
Telophase
63.
Identify the stage of the cell cycle while looking at the picture.
a)
Interphase
b)
Prophase
c)
Metaphase
d)
Anaphase
64.
Identify the stage of the cell cycle while looking at the picture.
a)
Early Prophase
b)
Late Prophase