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50 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 54mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Starch is a _.

a)

carbohydrate

b)

fat

c)

protein

d)

vitamin

2.

Which nutrient is considered the primary source of energy?

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Fats

c)

Proteins

d)

Vitamins

3.

The characteristic by which organisms are able to detect and respond to changes in their environment.

a)

Excretion

b)

Growth

c)

Reproduction

d)

Sensitivity

4.

The characteristic by which living organisms get rid of toxic and unwanted substances.

a)

Excretion

b)

Growth

c)

Reproduction

d)

Sensitivity

5.

The characteristic by which all types of organism are able to produce new organisms like themselves.

a)

Growth

b)

Reproduction

c)

Respiration

d)

Sensitivity

6.

The type of reproduction that involves one parent only.

a)

Asexual reproduction

b)

Sexual reproduction

7.

The gas that all living organisms produce during respiration and plant use in photosynthesis.

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Hydrogen

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Oxygen

8.

The gas that plants produce and we use in respiration.

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Hydrogen

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Oxygen

9.

The heart is an example of this level of organization.

a)

Cell

b)

Tissue

c)

Organ

d)

Organ system

10.

The thick layer on the outside of a plant cell.

a)

Cell membrane

b)

Cell wall

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Nucleus

11.

The thin layer between the cell wall of plant cells and their cytoplasm.

a)

Cell membrane

b)

Cell wall

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Mitochondria

12.

The clear jelly that fills most of a cell.

a)

Cell membrane

b)

Cell sap

c)

Chlorophyll

d)

Cytoplasm

13.

Substance that fill chloroplasts.

a)

Cell membrane

b)

Cell sap

c)

Chlorophyll

d)

Cytoplasm

14.

Substance in red blood cells that helps them to carry oxygen.

a)

Cell sap

b)

Chlorophyll

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Haemoglobin

15.

The specialized cells that carries electrical signals around the body.

a)

Nerve cells

b)

Muscle cells

c)

Stem cells

d)

White blood cells

16.

The blood cells with no nuclei.

a)

Plasma

b)

Platelets

c)

Red blood cells

d)

White blood cells

17.

A tissue found in animals but not in plants, which helps to sweep mucus up from the lungs.

a)

Ciliated epithelial tissue

b)

Epidermis tissue

c)

Fat tissue

d)

Nervous tissue

18.

The sticky, gelatinous material that lines the respiratory tracts which traps bacteria and dust.

(a)  

19.

The gas needed for photosynthesis is carbon dioxide.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Plants provide animals with both food and oxygen.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

The main nutrient which milk, meat, egg and chicken are rich in.

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Fats

c)

Proteins

d)

Vitamins

22.

The young of this group of vertebrates live in water but their adults live on land.

a)

Amphibians

b)

Birds

c)

Fish

d)

Mammals

e)

Reptiles

23.

The organ that fish and amphibian tadpoles use for breathing.

(a)  

24.

The group of vertebrates to which humans belong.

a)

Amphibians

b)

Birds

c)

Fish

d)

Mammals

e)

Reptiles

25.

The only group of vertebrates that feed their offspring on milk.

a)

Amphibians

b)

Birds

c)

Fish

d)

Mammals

e)

Reptiles

26.

The two groups of vertebrates that lay eggs on land.

a)

Amphibians

b)

Birds

c)

Fish

d)

Mammals

e)

Reptiles

27.

The name given to all animals with no backbone.

(a)  

28.

The group of arthropods with six jointed legs.

a)

Arachnids

b)

Crustaceans

c)

Insects

d)

Myriapods

29.

The group of arthropods with multiple body segments and one or two pairs of jointed legs emerging from each segment.

a)

Arachnids

b)

Crustaceans

c)

Insects

d)

Myriapods

30.

The microorganisms that carry no characteristic of life but can only replicate inside targeted cells.

(a)  

31.

Animals that feed upon meats of animals only.

a)

Carnivores

b)

Herbivores

c)

Omnivores

32.

Animals that feed upon plants only.

a)

Carnivores

b)

Herbivores

c)

Omnivores

33.

Interconnecting food chains are food _.

(a)  

34.

Organisms that break down the bodies of dead living organisms.

(a)  

35.

The place where an organism lives.

(a)  

36.

The organ that stores urine until it is expelled outside the body.

a)

Kidney

b)

Rectum

c)

Urethra

d)

Urinary bladder

37.

The type of respiration that needs oxygen.

a)

Aerobic respiration

b)

Anaerobic respiration

38.

The type of respiration that take place in absence of oxygen.

a)

Aerobic respiration

b)

Anaerobic respiration

39.

The blood component that helps blood to clot.

a)

Plasma

b)

Platelets

c)

Red blood cells

d)

White blood cells

40.

The liquid part of blood.

a)

Plasma

b)

Platelets

c)

Red blood cells

d)

White blood cells

41.

The organ that absorbs water and minerals from the soil in plants.

a)

Flower

b)

Leaf

c)

Root

d)

Stem

42.

All cells have nuclei.

a)

True

b)

False

43.

The main aim of digestion is to break down complex food particles into small soluble molecules which could be absorbed and which the body can make use of.

a)

True

b)

False

44.

The food group that is needed for both building tissues, growth and repair.

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Fats

c)

Proteins

d)

Vitamins

45.

The specialized animal cell that defends the body against harmful microorganisms.

a)

Muscle cell

b)

Neuron

c)

Red blood cell

d)

White blood cell

46.

White blood cells have no nuclei.

a)

True

b)

False

47.

Which of the following is NOT true?

a)

all cells come from existing cells

b)

all cells have a nucleus

c)

all living things are made of cells

d)

cells are the basic unit of structure and function in living things

48.
What is the basic structural and functional unit of all living things? 
a)

atom

b)

cell

c)

molecule

d)

tissue

49.

Cells from which all other specialized cells are generated are known as _ cells.

(a)  

50.

What name is given to the tool that is used to view microorganisms and cells?

(a)