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Biology Paper 1 2022

Total questions: 83

Worksheet time: 1hrs 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A _________ is DNA tightly coiled around proteins.

a)

gene

b)

chromosome

c)

trait

d)

mutation

2.

The 2 exact copies of DNA in a chromosome are called ________.

a)

chromatids

b)

genes

c)

mutations

d)

pathogens

3.

A _______ is a segment of DNA that controls our traits.

a)

gene

b)

gamete

c)

chromosome

d)

chromatid

4.

What occurs during stage 2 of the cell cycle?

a)

the number of sub-cellular structures increases

b)

the nucleus divides

c)

the DNA replicates

d)

the cell divides

5.

A cell has four chromosomes.

During the cell cycle, how many chromosomes will the cell

have at the end of stage 1?

a)

one

b)

four

c)

two

d)

eight

6.
Mitosis is a type of ________________ reproduction.
a)
Sexual
b)
Asexual
7.
How many chromosomes does a human cell have?
a)
42
b)
46
c)
24
d)
64
8.
How many daughter cells are produced in mitosis?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
4
d)
6
9.

Forms body cells

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

10.

Forms gametes

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

11.

Forms four cells

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

12.

Forms two cells

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

13.

Forms genetically identical cells

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

14.

Forms genetically non-identical cells

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

15.

Has two cell divisions

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

16.

Produces diploid cells

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

17.

Has one set of chromosomes

a)

Haploid

b)

Diploid

c)

Body cells

d)

None of the above

18.

Starts with one diploid cell

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

c)

Both

d)

Neither

19.
Stem cells are
a)
cells that grow uncontrollably
b)
undifferentiated and can be any type of cell
c)
never go through cell division
d)
only found in embryos
20.
Which is true about embryonic stem cells?
a)
They no longer divide, their cell type is set and cannot change.
b)
They can develop into only one type of cell.
c)
They can become any cell type in the body.
d)
They are found in adults.
21.
What is the difference between embryonic stem cells and adult stem cells?
a)
Embryonic stem cells can differentiate into more cell types than adult stem cells
b)
Adult stem cells are pluripotent, just like embryonic stem cells
c)
Adult stem cells can differentiate into more cell types than embryonic stem cells
d)
Adult stem cells grow bigger than embryonic stem cells
22.
Which is true about Adult Stem Cells.
a)
They no longer do mitosis, their cell type is set and can not change
b)
They are limited to the type of  cell they can become.
c)
They can become any cell type in the body
d)
They are found in embryos
23.

Which is not a source of embryonic stem cells?

a)

umbilical cord blood

b)

bone marrow

c)

aborted embryos

d)

amniotic fluid

24.

What is meant when you say that a cell has differentiated?

a)

cells have become enlarged

b)

cells have specialised to complete a particular function

c)

cells are unspecialised and can change to have any function

d)

cells have undergone cell division by mitosis

25.

What is the biggest disadvantage of using adult stem cells?

a)

it involves therapeutic cloning, which is very difficult

b)

they grow and divide very rapidly with the risk of causing cancer

c)

it may trigger an immune response

d)

some people may disagree for ethical reasons

26.

What would be an advantage of using genetically identical

clones of plants created from stem cells in research?

a)

the experiment would not need repeating

b)

it removes unwanted variables

c)

it removes human error from the experiment

d)

the results would be exactly the same each time

27.

Which is a disadvantage of therapeutic cloning?

a)

there are concerns about the risk of cancer from rapid cell division

b)

there is the risk of transfer of genetic diseases

c)

the use of immunosuppressant drugs is required

d)

cells would have different genes to the recipient

28.

What are the levels of living organisms from smallest to largest?

a)

Tissue - Organ Systems - Cells - Organs - Organism

b)

Cells - Tissue - Organs - Organ Systems - Organisms

c)

Organs - Organ Systems - Organisms - Cells - Tissue

d)

Cells - Tissue - Organisms - Organ Systems - Organs

29.

Which part of the digestive system had a low pH to help the enzymes with low optimum pH level

a)

Mouth

b)

Large Intesine

c)

Small Intestine

d)

Stomach

30.

Which one of these statements about enzymes isn't true.

a)

The active site on the enzyme has a specfic shape to only fit one substrate.

b)

When the temperature around the enzyme is above it's optimum temperature, the enzyme will start to denature.

c)

Enzymes can speed up reactions. Examples can be breaking down molecules, or putting molecules together.

d)

When a enzyme is in a pH that is not in it's optimum pH range, it will die.

e)

Denaturing is when the enzyme, and it's active site, change shape.

31.

Protease breaks down (a)   molecules.

32.

Lipase breaks down (a)   molecules.

33.

What does Bile do in digestion?

a)

Protects the cells in the stomach lining from the acid inside it.

b)

Allows the lock and key model of the enzymes to work more efficently.

c)

Creates better conditions for good bacteria to grow in digestive system.

d)

Emulsifise (break down) fats.

34.

Bile is made in the ______ and released from the_____.

a)

Liver, Gall Bladder

b)

Kidneys, Small Intestine

c)

Pancrease, Stomach

d)

Saliva Glands, Mouth

35.

What are the two different names of heart chambers?

a)

Anodes

b)

Atriums

c)

Lumens

d)

Ventricles

36.

The Valves in the heart and veins prevent ________.

a)

Forward Flow

b)

Cardiac Flow

c)

Lateral Flow

d)

Back Flow

37.

What does the heart do to the blood.

a)

Oxygenates the blood

b)

Put pressure on the blood to push it around the body.

c)

Increases the whiteblood count in the blood.

d)

Decreases blood pressure to prevent cardiac disease.

38.

Why are human cardiac systems referred to as 'Double Circulatory Systems'?

a)

The heartrate can be doubled to pump more blood around the body when exercising.

b)

There are two 'dubs' (dub-dub) in one heart beat.

c)

The blood moves through the heart twice to be pressurized twice.

d)

Becasue there are two different kinds of blood vessels that are attached to the heart (arteries and veins).

39.

Why do arteries have very thick and elastic walls.

a)

The protect the blood inside.

b)

To prevent coronary heart disease,

c)

So substance like oxygen can't move through the walls.

d)

To withstand the large amount of pressure in the blood they carry.

40.

Capillaries are really thin so substances like oxygen, carbon dioxide and glucose can move in and out of the vessel. How thick are they?

a)

Roughly the same thickness of a hair

b)

One cell thick

c)

1 Micrometres

d)

5 Micrometres

41.

Which of these are not found in blood

a)

Red Blood Cell

b)

White Blood Cell

c)

Bile

d)

Platetes

42.

Cornary heart disease (CHD) is when arteries on the heart become blocked with fatty deposits. What isn't a signifcant factor that increases the chance CHD.

a)

Blood Chloesterol Levels

b)

Genetics

c)

Diet and Exercise

d)

Testerone Levels

43.

What treatment for Coronary Heart Disease does this picture show?

a)

Stent

b)

Statin

c)

Heart Transplant

d)

By-Pass

44.

What part of the heart has been replaced in the picture?

a)

Atrium

b)

Ventricle

c)

Valve

d)

Septum

45.

Cancer is a disease of ______

a)

Uncontrolled cell growth

b)

The slowing of the nervous system

c)

Genetic destruction

d)

Reducing the immune system

46.

The most dangerous type of cancer is (a)   , because it can spread around the body.

47.
What does the stomach do?
a)
Nothing
b)
Adds digestive juices to the food
c)
Goes out to the rectum
d)
Barley any of these
48.
What is the small intestine responsible for?
a)
takes in more enzymes and starts absorption
b)
breaking down food
c)
chewing
d)
adding food
49.
What breaks down food in stomach?
a)

enzymes

b)
salivary glands
c)
movement 
d)
time
50.

Which parts of the diagram is the small and large intestine?

a)

A~ small intestine

E~ large intestine

b)

D~ small intestine

E~ large intestine

c)

C~ large intestine

B~ small intestine

d)

A~ large intestine

C~ small intestine

e)

E~ small intestine

D~ large intestine

51.
Enzymes are
a)
nucleic acids
b)
proteins
c)
lipids
d)
carbohydrates
52.
Which of the following binds to the active site of an enzyme? 
a)
substrate
b)
product
c)
codon
d)
none of the above
53.
Based on the graph, what temperature does this enzyme work best? 
a)
15 C
b)
40 C
c)
30 C
54.
What is the function of an enzyme?
a)
enzymes raise the activation energy needed to get a reaction started
b)
they slow down chemical reactions
c)
they speed up chemical reactions
d)
enzymes combine products to form reactants 
55.
What does the liver do?
a)
Absorbs water from the gut
b)
Makes bile to break down fats
c)
Makes enzymes
d)
Stores glycerol
56.

Identify structure A in the diagram

a)

muscle

b)

nerve

c)

capilary

57.

The villi shown in this diagram absorb the products of digestion by?

a)

dialysis

b)

diffusion

c)

osmosis

d)

breathing

58.

What organ is shown by the letter Z?

a)

stomach

b)

pancreas

c)

small intestine

d)

liver

59.

What organ is shown by the letter X?

a)

stomach

b)

pancreas

c)

small intestine

d)

liver

60.

Which letter represents the organ where enzymes such as lipase are made?

a)

X

b)

Y

c)

Z

61.

Which food contains the most protein?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

62.

Which food when digested would result in the most glucose being absorbed in the small intestine?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

63.

Which food would result in the most LIPASE being secreted?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

64.

The pulmonary artery is the artery that carries the blood to your heart from your lungs.

a)

True

b)

False

65.

Which blood vessel carries blood away from the heart?

a)

Veins

b)

Arteries

c)

Capillaries

66.

Which blood vessel carries blood toward the heart?

a)

Arteries

b)

Veins

c)

Capillaries

67.

Which chamber in the heart collects oxygen poor blood?

a)

Right Atrium

b)

Right Ventricle

c)

Left Atrium

d)

Left Ventricle

68.

Which chamber in the heart collects oxygen rich blood?

a)

Right Atrium

b)

Left Ventricle

c)

Left Atrium

d)

Right Ventricle

69.

Which chamber in the heart pumps oxygen poor blood to the pulmonary artery?

a)

Right Ventricle

b)

Left Ventricle

c)

Aorta

d)

Right Atrium

70.

Which chamber of the heart pumps oxygen rich blood to the aorta?

a)

Pulmonary Artery

b)

Left Atrium

c)

Left Ventricle

d)

Right Ventricle

71.
Which side of the heart pumps oxygen-rich blood to the rest of the body?
a)
Right
b)
Left
72.
______ are tiny vessels that pass blood from arteries and veins.
a)
Veins
b)
Artery
c)
Capillaries
d)
Sysole
73.
I have muscular walls, and a small lumen.  Pump blood away from the heart
a)
Artery
b)
Vein
c)
Capillary
d)
Arteriole
74.
I have a large lumen, I have thin muscular walls, I pump blood towards the heart
a)
Artery
b)
Vein
c)
Capillary
d)
Arteriole
75.
What part of blood is responsible for fighting infections?
a)
Red Blood Cells
b)
White Blood Cells
c)
Platelets
d)
Plasma
76.
What part of blood is responsible for carrying oxygen and carbon dioxide to body cells?
a)
Red Blood Cells
b)
White Blood Cells
c)
Platelets
d)
Plasma
77.
What part of blood is responsible for clotting blood?
a)
Red Blood Cells
b)
White Blood Cells
c)
Platelets
d)
Plasma
78.
In order for a tumor to be cancerous to must ...
a)
Be benign
b)
Be malignant and metastasize
c)
Be malignant and not metastasize
d)
Be benign and spread to parts of the body
79.
An abnormal mass of cancer cells is called a 
a)
tumor
b)
cyst
c)
lesion
d)
polyp
80.
Any substance that is known to cause cancer is called a
a)
carcinogen
b)
nicolyte
c)
pathogen
d)
retrovirus
81.
What is cancer?
a)
The heart does not receive enough blood.
b)
Sudden disruption of blood flow to part of the brain.
c)
Blood filled weak spot.
d)
Uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells.
82.

Which type of tumor is being described:


Slow growing Not dangerous Does not spread

a)

Malignant

b)

Benign

83.

Which type of tumor is being described below:


Spreads Dangerous Grows quickly

a)

Benign

b)

Malignant