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Cells and organisation KS3

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are groups of similar body cells working together called?

a)

specialised cells

b)

tissues

c)

organs

d)

organ systems

2.

When different tissues work together, they make up an...

a)

tissue

b)

brain

c)

organ

3.

Examples of organ systems are -

a)

circulatory system

b)

respiratory system

c)

muscular system

d)

nutrition system

e)

nervous system

4.

What is meant by flagellum?

a)

The tail of a unicellular organism

b)

The eyespot of a unicellular organism

c)

The food stores of the unicellular organism

5.

What is the function of the nerve cell?

a)

send and receive electrical signals to and from the brain

b)

send and receive parcels to and from the brain

c)

stop signals being sent to the brain

d)

send and receive oxygen to and from the brain

6.

Guess who I am? I am a jelly-like material that makes up the bulk of the cell. All chemical reactions occur here.

a)

Jellyfish

b)

cytoplasm

c)

chloroplasts

d)

vacuole

7.

Which cell does not contain a nucleus?

a)

palisade cell

b)

Phloem cell

c)

red blood cell

d)

nerve cell

8.

What is this cell under a microscope?

a)

animal cell

b)

plant cell

9.

What is the role of the nucleus in a cell?

a)

converts glucose and oxygen in the form of energy

b)

surrounds the cell and contains cytoplasm

c)

controls what goes in and out of the cell

d)

contains DNA which controls the reactions inside the cell

10.

Which organelle collects sunlight to make sugar during photosynthesis?

a)

cell wall

b)

cytoplasm

c)

chloroplasts

d)

cell membrane

11.

What is the function of the mitochondria?

a)

the site of photosynthesis

b)

absorbs energy from the sun to help the plant make glucose

c)

provides pressure for the cell, keeping it firm and in shape

d)

site for ATP (energy) production

12.

What two organelles are found in a plant cell but not in an animal cell?

a)

chloroplasts and cell membrane

b)

chloroplasts and cytoplasm

c)

chloroplasts and cell wall

d)

chloroplasts and mitochondria

13.

What magnification should you start with when using a light microscope?

a)

the lowest

b)

the middle

c)

the highest

d)

it doesn't matter

14.

How are multicellular and unicellular organisms different?

a)

Multicellular organisms have more than one cell and are smaller than unicellular organisms

b)

Unicellular organisms have one cell and are smaller than multicellular organisms.

c)

Multicellular organisms have one cell and are larger than unicellular organisms.

d)

Unicellular organisms have more than one cell and are larger than multicellular organisms

15.

Why should you use the fine focusing wheel instead of the coarse focusing wheel, when using a microscope?

a)

It easier to use

b)

Its closer

c)

To prevent breaking the slide

d)

It doesn't matter which one you use