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Biology - Key Concepts

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the function of a vacuole?

a)

It contains the cellular DNA

b)

It is the site of protein synthesis

c)

It stores cell sap with nutrients e.g. water and sugar

d)

It contains chlorophyll to absorb sunlight for photosynthesis

2.

Energy in food can be measured using ...

a)

Calorimetry

b)

A scale

c)

A gas syringe

d)

Chromatography

3.

The iodine test is used for testing the presence of what biological molecule in food?

a)

Protein

b)

Starch

c)

Lipids

d)

Reducing sugars

4.

Carbohydrase breaks down ...

a)

Sugars into starch

b)

Proteins into amino acids

c)

Starch into sugars

d)

Amino acids into proteins

5.

Nuclear DNA can be found in ...

a)

Animal and plant cells

b)

Animal and bacterial cells

c)

Animal cells only

d)

Plant and bacterial cells

6.

Active sites and substrates must have...

a)

the same shape

b)

complimentary shapes

c)

opposite shapes

d)

complementary shapes

7.

What is this cell organelle?

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Flagellum

d)

Nucleus

8.

Osmosis requires a _________ _________ membrane.

(a)  

9.

Which reagent must be used to test for the presence of reducing sugars in food?

a)

Benjamin's reagent

b)

Iodine's reagent

c)

Benedict's reagent

d)

Ethanol's reagent

10.

Which of the following is an adaptation of a sperm cell?

a)

It has no nucleus to fit more haemoglobin in

b)

It is ciliated to increase its surface area for absorption

c)

It has a cell wall to provide protection against osmotic stress

d)

It has many mitochondria to release energy for movement