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Year 11 Biology - Module 2 Organisation of Living Things

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This microscope image has to be a living thing because it is

a)

green.

b)

moving.

c)

made of cells.

d)

round throughout.

2.

Which level of organization is the HIGHEST?

a)

tissue

b)

an organ

c)

an organism

d)

an organ system

3.

What is the main organ of the circulatory system?

a)

small intestine

b)

bone

c)

lungs

d)

heart

4.

This particular blood vessel carries deoxygenated blood from the lower half of the body to the right atrium

a)

super vena cava

b)

inferior vena cava

c)

pulmonary artery

d)

pulmonary vein

5.

Arteries carry oxygen rich blood away from the heart.

a)

True

b)

False

6.
______________ are the smallest blood vessels.
a)
Arteries
b)
Veins
c)
Capillaries
7.

How does most of the water needed by the plant get into its leaves?

a)

It enters through the stomata

b)

The roots absorb it and then it travels up the xylem

c)

It's made during a chemical reaction in the stem

d)

The flowers capture water and deliver it to the leaves

8.
Why do plants conduct photosynthesis?
a)
To make light
b)
To make mitochondria
c)
To make glucose
d)
To release carbon dioxide
9.
What are the products of photosynthesis (what is made)?
a)
Glucose and Chlorophyll
b)
Glucose and Oxygen
c)
Water and Light
d)
Carbon dioxide and Water
10.
Where in the cell does aerobic respiration take place?
a)
Nucleus
b)
Cytoplasm
c)
Mitochondria
d)
Cell membrane
11.

The main driving force for the movement of water from the roots to the top of the plant is:

a)

the negative gravitational pull from Earth.

b)

the atmospheric pressure on roots.

c)

osmosis in the roots.

d)

the tension caused by the evaporation of water through the stomata.

12.

The attraction of water molecules to each other is called:

a)

adhesion

b)

cohesion

c)

attraction

d)

transpirational pull.

13.

The term given to (i) the movement of the products of photosynthesis throughout the plant and (ii) the direction of movement is:

a)

(i) translocation and (ii) only one direction

b)

(i) transpiration and (ii) only one direction

c)

(i) transpiration and (ii) whichever direction is required

d)

(i) translocation and (ii) whichever direction is required

14.

Which of the following types of tissue are represented by the diagram below?

a)

Xylem

b)

Xylem and phloem

c)

Vascular bundle

d)

Phloem

15.

The movement of substances in the phloem is caused by:

a)

the formation of high pressure areas at the sink and low pressure areas at the source.

b)

the movement of water in the xylem.

c)

the formation of high pressure areas at the source and low pressure areas at the sink.

d)

the formation of equal areas of pressure at both the source and the sink.

16.

Which of the following best describes how a region of high pressure is formed in the phloem tissue?

a)

Water is actively pumped into the phloem tissue, which creates a dilute solution, which in turn causes sugars to move by diffusion into the phloem.

b)

Sugars are actively pumped into the phloem tissue, which creates a concentrated solution, which in turn causes water to move by osmosis into the phloem.

c)

Sugars move by diffusion into the phloem tissue, which creates a concentrated solution, which in turn causes water to be actively pumped into the phloem.

d)

Water moves by osmosis into the phloem tissue, which creates a dilute solution, which in turn causes sugars to be actively pumped into the phloem.

17.

Invertebrate animals possess an open circulatory system.


An open circulatory system does NOT:

a)

transport gases through the body of the organism.

b)

possess a heart.

c)

possess open-ended blood vessels

d)

surround the organs with blood.

18.

The component that makes up the greatest percentage in human blood is:

a)

red blood cells

b)

plasma

c)

white blood cells

d)

red and white blood cells combined

19.

As blood circulates from the heart through the body, it changes colour.


Which of the following statements is correct?

a)

Blood turns light red because the amount of oxygen it is carrying decreases.

b)

Blood turns dark red because it is picking up oxygen.

c)

Blood turns light red because it is picking up oxygen.

d)

Blood turns dark red because the amount of oxygen in it decreases.

20.

The composition of blood changes as it moves through the circulatory system. After blood has passed through a particular organ in mammalian body it was found to have less oxygen, more carbon dioxide, more glucose and more amino acids.


The organ that the blood has passed through is most likely:

a)

the lungs.

b)

the kidney.

c)

the large intestine.

d)

the small intestine.

21.

What is the main function of the leaf?

a)

To absorb sunlight and carry out photosynthesis

b)

To provide shade for the plant

c)

To provide food for animals

d)

To carry out respiration

22.

The leaves of plants are adapted to absorb the maximum amount of sunlight possible.


Which of the following options is NOT an adaptation of the leaf to absorb the maximum amount of sunlight?

a)

Thin, flat structure

b)

Palisade mesophyll cells packed with chloroplasts

c)

Cuticle covering the upper and lower surface of the leaf

d)

Vertical, elongated palisade cells

23.

In an experiment, two leaves were taken from the same plant and examined under a light microscope. In leaf 1 most of the stomata were closed; in leaf 2, most of the stomata were open.


What is the most likely explanation for this difference?

a)

Leaf 1 was removed when the plant was still growing; leaf 2 was removed when the plant was mature.

b)

Leaf 1 was removed when the plant was water stressed; leaf 2 was removed when the plant was not water stressed.

c)

Leaf 1 was removed on a cold day; leaf 2 was removed on a very hot day.

d)

Leaf 1 was removed during the day; leaf 2 was removed at night.

24.

The alveoli situated within the lungs is the gaseous exchange surface in mammals.


Which of the following is NOT a characteristic that would ensure efficient gas exchange?

a)

The large number of small alveoli provides a large surface area.

b)

Each alveolus has a single layer of flattened cells.

c)

The surface of all parts of the respiratory system is moist.

d)

A small number of capillaries surround each alveolus.

25.

A terrestrial animal has a respiratory system that has openings, called spiracles, that contain valves to regulate their opening and closing. Air enters the spiracle and moves into tracheal tubes which branch into tracheoles that bring the air directly to the cells.


Which of the following correctly identifies the terrestrial animal that possesses this system for gaseous exchange?

a)

Fish

b)

Birds

c)

Insects

d)

Reptiles

26.

We chew food in order to break it down from large pieces into small pieces to increase its surface area.


This is an example of:

a)

chemical digestion.

b)

initial digestion.

c)

physical digestion.

d)

mechanical digestion.

27.

Which of the following organs in the digestive system are lined with villi?

a)

Oesophagus

b)

Stomach

c)

Small intestine

d)

Large intestine

28.

Enzymes are secreted by many organs in the digestive system.


Which of the following does not secrete digestive enzymes?

a)

Oesophagus

b)

Stomach

c)

Salivary glands

d)

Pancreas

29.

What does deoxygenated mean?

a)

Oxygen-rich

b)

Blood flow

c)

Oxygen-poor

d)

Water Flow

30.

This type of vessel carries blood TO the heart:

a)

vein

b)

nerve

c)

muscle

d)

artery

31.
When oxygen-rich blood is carried AWAY from the heart, it travels through an...
a)
artery
b)
neuron
c)
vein
d)
straw
32.

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

a)

Bronchi

b)

Trachea

c)

Oxygen

d)

Alveoli

33.
What is the main function of the respiratory system?
a)
to provide oxygen and remove carbon dioxide from the body
b)
to bring oxygen to the body
c)
to break down food and absorb nutrients
d)
to remove oxygen from the body and deliver carbon dioxide
34.
Which of the following is not a primary function of blood?
a)
help fight disease
b)
transports nutrients, oxygen, wastes, and hormones
c)
to provide structure 
d)
distributes heat
35.

Wolves have sharp teeth used for

a)

cutting through skin and drinking blood

b)

biting into other animals

c)

grinding plant materials

d)

eating insects

36.

Horses have wide, flat teeth used for

a)

cutting through skin and drinking blood

b)

biting into other animals

c)

grinding plant materials

d)

eating insects

37.

What is true about fish?

a)

Fish have mouths that take in air

b)

Fish have gills that take in oxygen.

c)

Fish can breathe during digestion.

d)

Fish can breathe using their hearts.

38.

_________ use plants directly as their food.

a)

Carnivores

b)

Omnivores

c)

Herbivores

d)

Scavengers

39.

Animals that depend on other animals for their food are _______

a)

Herbivores

b)

Carnivores

c)

Omnivores

d)

Decomposers

40.
Rumen
a)
Ability to eat both plants and animals.
b)
Stomach chambering cows and related animals in which symbiotic bacteria digest cellulose into usable protein.
c)
Digestive chamber with a single opening.
41.
Which region of the ruminant stomach is considered the "true stomach" because it contains digestive enzymes?
a)
rumen
b)
reticulum
c)
omasum
d)
abomasum
42.

Name the small tubes that carry gases directly to and from the cells of an insect

a)

tracheoles

b)

system

c)

spiracle

d)

alveoli

43.

What adaptations does the alveoli have for efficient gas exchange?

a)

thick walls

b)

thin walls

c)

small surface area

44.

Suggest appropriate units for comparing the distribution of stomata on leaves.

a)

stomata per m2

b)

stomata per mm2

c)

stomata per cm2

d)

stomata per km2

45.

The diagram shows the structure of the human gas exchange system. Name organ P.

a)

alveolus

b)

trachea

c)

bronchus

d)

diaphragm

46.

In this word equation for respiration, what is y representing?

Glucose + x --> y + water + energy

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

methane

c)

oxygen

d)

ATP

47.

Name the structure that protects fish gills from damage.

a)

filaments

b)

lamellae

c)

operculum

d)

gill arch