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Junior Cycle Revision

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In a plant cell, a stiff wall surrounds the membrane, giving the cell a rigid, boxlike shape?

a)

cell membrane

b)

cell

c)

ribosome

d)

cell wall

2.
This thin layer protects the cell and regulates what substances enter and leave the cell.
a)
cell membrane
b)
cell
c)
cell wall
d)
golgi body
3.
Directs all cell activities "Brain or Control Center of cell"
a)
Lysosomes
b)
Nucleus
c)
ribosomes
d)
Mitochondria
4.
What is part 1?
a)
eye piece
b)
body tube
c)
arm
d)
coarse adjust
5.
When a starfish grows a new body off a broken arm, what kind of reproduction is this?
a)
Sexual
b)
Differentiation
c)
Asexual 
d)
Specialization
6.
What is an advantage of sexual reproduction?
a)
Allows genetic variation
b)
Only needs one parent
c)
Happens very quickly
d)
Offspring are exact copies of parent
7.

What do we call an organism's physical characteristics?

a)

Phenotype

b)

Protein

c)

Genes

d)

Genotype

8.
Which of the following genotypes is homozygous recessive?
a)
RR
b)
Rr
c)
rr
d)
None of the Above
9.
The white feathers of a snowy owl allow it to blend in with its environment during the winter months (snow). This is an example of ________________
a)
Species
b)
Environmental Change
c)
Adaptation
d)
Variation
10.
The part of the digestive system which is highlighted represents:
a)
Oesophagus
b)
Small intestine
c)
Stomach
d)
Trachea
11.
Nutrients from digested food are absorbed in which digestive organ?
a)
Small Intestine
b)
Stomach
c)
Large Intestine
d)
Gallbladder
12.
As waste moves through the digestive system, the ______ absorbs water before storing waste in the rectum.
a)
Small intestine
b)
Stomach
c)
Esophagus
d)
Large intestine
13.

The job of the heart is to . . .

a)

pump blood around the body.

b)

send food to the small intestines.

c)

break down food.

d)

give energy to the body.

14.
______________ are the smallest blood vessels.
a)
Arteries
b)
Veins
c)
Capillaries
15.

Plasma is a

a)

liquid

b)

solid

c)

muscle

d)

artery

16.

What carries oxygen around the body?

a)

Plasma

b)

Red Blood Cells

c)

Platelets

d)

White Blood Cells

17.
What is the name of the tiny air sacs in your lungs?
a)
Bronchioles
b)
Ravioli
c)
Alveoli
d)
Bronchus
18.

The trachea leads to the...

a)

Bronchioles

b)

Bronchus

c)

Oeophagus

d)

Alveolus

19.
Oxygen combines with digested food molecules in body cells to release the energy stored in them. This process is called ................... .
a)
respiration
b)
breathing
c)
digestion
20.
We can test the presence of carbon dioxide in exhaled air by bubbling it into .................... . 
a)
limewater
b)
lime juice
c)
lime
d)
water
21.
Consumer that eats plants
a)
heterotroph
b)
herbivore
c)
producer
d)
community
22.
Where an organism lives
a)
habitat
b)
niche 
c)
heterotrogh
d)
biosphere
23.
In this Food Web Pyramid Which type of consumer gets only 10% of the energy stored in plants?
a)
Herbivore
b)
Carnivore
c)
Omnivore
d)
Secondary Consumer
24.
Which of the following nutrients provides energy to the body?
a)
carbohydrates
b)
vitamins
c)
water
d)
minerals
25.
Which of the following nutrients is important for body, cell, and muscle growth and repair?
a)
vitamins
b)
fats
c)
proteins
d)
carbohydrates
26.
Why would a person want to limit their intake of sodium (salt)?
a)
sodium weakens bones and teeth
b)
sodium can lead to high blood pressure
c)
sodium is linked to cancer
d)
sodium causes a person to be diabetic 
27.

A chemical that kills disease - causing bacteria

a)

vaccine

b)

antibiotics

c)

pathogens

28.
What gas is given off as a result of respiration?
a)
oxygen
b)
carbon dioxide
c)
hydrogen
d)
nitrogen
29.
Which of the following are reproductive cells? 
A    Egg
B    Testis 
C    Ovary 
D    Sperm
a)
A and C only
b)
A and D only
c)
B and C only
d)
A, B, C and D
30.
Which organ produces eggs?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
31.
State the process shown in the picture. 
a)
pollination 
b)
fertilisation 
c)
seed dispersal 
d)
germination
32.
What is In Vitro Fertilization?
a)
when the egg is donated by another women
b)
the process of injecting sperm into the uterus 
c)
combining sperm and egg outside the body then placing into the uterus
d)
when sperm is donated and injected into the uterus.
33.
What method of contraception is the male condom?
a)
Hormonal
b)
Barrier
c)
Sterilization
d)
Chemical