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Year 8 Biology revision

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these are the adaptations of polar bear ?

a)

They are always in group

b)

They have a very strong sense of smell

c)

They can only swim for a short period of time

d)

The paws are wide and large.

2.

what is an adaptation?

a)

a change in behavior or physical aspect of an organism in order to be better suited to survive in a particular environment.

b)

a change that an organism quickly develps to survive

c)

a unique characteristic that makes an organsism more dominant

d)

a shift in an organisms behavior

3.

Adaptations that desert plants have include

a)

waxy cutticles

b)

hairy stems

c)

thin leaves

d)

short roots

4.

What would be the most useful adaptation for a rabbit in the snow...

a)

camoflauge

b)

having long ears

c)

having strong legs

d)

strong teeth

5.

A producer is something that:

a)

Eats plants

b)

Makes its own food

c)

Eats animals

d)

Eats plants and animals

6.

Producers are always at the __________ of a food chain

a)

Beginning

b)

Middle

c)

End

d)

Producers are not part of the food chain

7.

What do the arrows show in this food chain:


plant → grasshopper → bird → snake → owl.

a)

The arrow points from the organism being eaten to the organism that eats it.

b)

The arrow points from the organism that eats it to the organism that is being eaten.

c)

The arrow points from biggest animal to smallest animal.

d)

The arrow points from the consumers to the producers.

8.

How much energy does trophic level 2 store from trophic level 1? (and so on..)

a)

1%

b)

10%

c)

50%

d)

100%

9.

An autotroph is another word for a ________, meaning it needs to ________

a)

Consumer, eat other animals

b)

Consumer, eat other plants

c)

Producer, make its own food

d)

Producer, survive without water

10.

An heterotroph is another word for a ________, meaning it needs to ________

a)

Consumer, eat other organisms

b)

Consumer, go through photosynthesis

c)

Producer, make its own food

d)

Producer, survive without water

11.

What is the scientific word that refers to the differences within a species?

a)

variation

b)

characteristics

c)

features

d)

inheritance

12.

What causes variation?

a)

inherited factors only

b)

environmental factors only

c)

inherited and environmental factors

13.

Which two characteristics show variation as a result of inherited factors only?

a)

blood group

b)

pierced ears

c)

number of freckles

d)

natural eye colour

e)

height

14.

Which two characteristics show variation as a result of a combination of both inherited and environmental factors?

a)

blood group

b)

pierced ears

c)

number of freckles

d)

natural eye colour

e)

height

15.

List three external conditions required for seed germination

a)

soil, water, air

b)

suitable temperature, water, sunlight

c)

oxygen, water, suitable temperature

16.
What does the word GERMINATE mean?
a)
it has germs
b)
life span
c)
begins to grow 
d)
dies
17.

Which list is in the correct order from biggest to smallest?

a)

organism-cell-nucleus-chromosome-DNA-gene

b)

gene-DNA-chromosome-nucleus-cell-organism

c)

organism-DNA-cell-gene-chromosome-nucleus

d)

organism--cell-nucleus-gene-chromosome-DNA

18.

Our eye color is an example of an _______________________.

a)

inherited trait

b)

environmental trait

19.

The structure that carries the food from the mouth to the stomach

a)

mouth

b)

esophagus

c)

pancreas

d)

large intestine

20.

The process that is taking place there is

a)

peristalsis

b)

digestion

c)

absorption

d)

excretion