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Year 9 cell systems quiz

Total questions: 61

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the three types of blood vessel in the circulatory system?

a)

Arteries, veins, capillaries, bronchi

b)

Arteries, veins, capillaries, alveoli

c)

Arteries, veins, capillaries, ventricles

d)

Arteries, veins, capillaries, atria

2.

What is the purpose of the thick elastic muscular walls in arteries?

a)

To pump blood to the lungs

b)

To stop the blood flowing backwards

c)

To withstand high pressure as they take blood from the heart

d)

To allow substances to diffuse in and out easily

3.

Why do veins have thinner less elastic muscular walls and one-way valves?

a)

To allow substances to diffuse in and out easily

b)

To pump blood to the lungs

c)

To stop the blood flowing backwards

d)

To withstand high pressure as they take blood from the heart

4.

What is the purpose of capillaries in the circulatory system?

a)

To withstand high pressure as they take blood from the heart

b)

To stop the blood flowing backwards

c)

To carry blood away from the heart

d)

To allow substances to diffuse in and out easily

5.

How many chambers does the heart have?

a)

Two

b)

Four

c)

Five

d)

Three

6.

What are the two top chambers of the heart called?

a)

Atria

b)

Ventricles

c)

Arteries

d)

Capillaries

7.

What is the purpose of the double circulatory system in humans?

a)

To pump blood to the heart and then the rest of the body

b)

To pump blood to the heart and then the lungs

c)

To pump blood to the rest of the body and then the lungs

d)

To pump blood to the lungs and then the rest of the body

8.

What is the overall movement of particles of gas or liquid from an area of higher to lower concentration called?

a)

Active transport

b)

Filtration

c)

Osmosis

d)

Diffusion

9.

What is the function of red blood cells in the circulatory system?

a)

To carry oxygen from the lungs to the body's tissues

b)

To fight infections

c)

To clot the blood

d)

To carry carbon dioxide from the tissues to the lungs

10.

What is the function of the heart in the circulatory system?

a)

To produce blood cells

b)

To pump blood throughout the body

c)

To filter the blood

d)

To carry oxygen to the body's tissues

11.

What is the function of white blood cells in the circulatory system?

a)

To carry oxygen from the lungs to the body's tissues

b)

To clot the blood

c)

To fight infections

d)

To carry carbon dioxide from the tissues to the lungs

12.

What is the function of platelets in the circulatory system?

a)

To carry oxygen from the lungs to the body's tissues

b)

To fight infections

c)

To clot the blood

d)

To carry carbon dioxide from the tissues to the lungs

13.

What is the role of the circulatory system in the human body?

a)

To transport nutrients and oxygen to cells

b)

To remove waste products from cells

c)

Both A and B

d)

None of the above

14.

What is the purpose of the lower two chambers of the heart?

a)

To pump blood to the lungs

b)

To pump blood to the rest of the body

c)

To filter the blood

d)

To produce blood cells

15.

What is the function of the aorta in the circulatory system?

a)

To carry oxygenated blood from the heart to the rest of the body

b)

To carry deoxygenated blood from the body to the heart

c)

To filter the blood

d)

To produce blood cells

16.

What is the role of hemoglobin in red blood cells?

a)

To fight infections

b)

To clot the blood

c)

To carry oxygen from the lungs to the body's tissues

d)

To carry carbon dioxide from the tissues to the lungs

17.

What is the function of the valves in the heart?

a)

To pump blood to the lungs

b)

To stop the blood flowing backwards

c)

To withstand high pressure as they take blood from the heart

d)

To allow substances to diffuse in and out easily

18.
The leaf has a shiny, waxy cuticle around it to
a)
increase the rate of photosynthesis
b)
attract more light
c)
control water loss
d)
stop carbon dioxide and oxygen gases escaping
19.
Most of the chloroplast cells are found in the
a)
upper epidermis
b)
pallisade mesophyll layer
c)
lower epidermis
d)
stomata
20.
The water needed for photosynthesis comes into the leaves through the
a)
upper epidermis
b)
stomata
c)
guard cells
d)
xylem cells
21.
The important gases, carbon dioxide and oxygen, enter and leave the leaf through the
a)
upper epidermis
b)
phloem
c)
stomata
d)
guard cells
22.
The reactants needed for photosynthesis to occur are:
a)
carbon dioxide & water
b)
carbon dioxide & oxygen
c)
oxygen & water
d)
carbon dioxide, oxygen & water
23.
The role of the guard cell is to
a)
help control the temperature of the plant
b)
control how much water enters the leaf
c)
control how much glucose is stored
d)
control the movement of water vapour & gases 
24.
Plants need to take in oxygen gas for respiration
a)
only at night 
b)
only during the day
c)
both during the day & the night
25.
Transpiration helps the plant
a)
make more sugars at night
b)
move water from the roots to the stem and leaves
c)
move sugars from the leaf to be stored in the stem & roots
d)
make more chloroplasts
26.
Water & soluble nutrients move through the plant in 
a)
the phloem cells
b)
the xylem cells
c)
the root hair cells
d)
palisade mesophyll layer
27.
Sugar and the products of photosynthesis move through the plant in 
a)
the phloem cells
b)
the xylem cells
c)
the root hair cells
d)
palisade mesophyll layer
28.

The surface area of a cell is

a)

the total amount of space taken up by a cell

b)

the area of a cell

c)

the outer surface of the cell, the plasma membrane

d)

a comparison between the surface area and the volume of the cell

29.

The volume of a cell is

a)

the cytoplasm in the cell

b)

the outer surface of the cell

c)

how loud the cell is

d)

the total amount of space taken up by a cell, including all cellular contents

30.

How is the surface area to volume ratio of a cell calculated

a)

surface area plus volume

b)

surface area divided by volume

c)

surface area multiplied by volume

d)

surface area minus volume

31.

As a cell grows larger the SA:V of that cell

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

does not change

d)

changes proportionately

32.

The _______________ grows faster than the _________________ when a cell grows

a)

surface area , volume

b)

cytoplasm , membrane

c)

membrane , cytoplasm

d)

volume , surface area

33.

Objects can increase their SA:V by...

a)

shrinking

b)

creating more volume

c)

growing larger

d)

having a long, flat shape

34.

Multicellular organisms overcome the problem of SA:V by

a)

shrinking as they get older

b)

growing really large

c)

dividing into many cells

d)

having many small cells that all have a different role, but work together to allow function

35.

Why are cells microscopic in size?

a)

they need to be able to hide

b)

they need to maximise their SA:V to ensure they are efficiently supplied with nutrients so they can survive

c)

they want to minimise their surface area

d)

they need to minimise their SA:V to ensure they are efficiently supplied with nutrients so they can survive

36.

Small cells have a...

a)

Higher SA:V ratio

b)

Smaller SA:V ratio

37.

If a cell increases its SA:V ratio....

a)

substances will enter and exit the cell more efficiently

b)

substances will enter and exit the cell less efficiently

c)

substances will not enter and exit the cell

d)

no change will occur

38.

1. What is one of the main organs in the digestive system?

a)

Stomach

b)

Lungs

c)

Heart

d)

Blood cells

39.

2. What does the digestive system do?

a)

Takes your energy away

b)

pumps blood

c)

Breaks down food and gives you Energy and nutrients

d)

detoxifies the body

40.

 

3. Digestive System-The body system that allows your body to get nutrients and energy it needs from the food you eat.

a)

True

b)

False

41.

4. Digestive system help you breath.

a)

True

b)

False

42.

5. Digestive system is part of the Nervous system

a)

True

b)

False

43.

6. What have you learn about the digestive system?

a)

breaks down food and gives you energy

b)

Allows you to breath and gives you energy

c)

Gives you nutrients and breaks down food

d)

Detoxifies your body

44.

8. Where does the digestion of proteins take place?

a)

Mouth and stomach

b)

Mouth and small intestine

c)

Stomach and small intestine

d)

Mouth, stomach and small intestine

45.

9. Which are the nutrients digested in the mouth?

a)

Carbohydrates and proteins

b)

Carbohydrates

c)

Proteins

d)

Fats

46.

10.  

What is the function of the large intestine?

a)

The absorption of water and some vitamins, formation and storage of feces

b)

The digestion of fats

c)

The absorption of nutrients

d)

Transport the nutrients to the blood stream

47.

What are carbohydrates broken down into

a)

Simple Sugars

b)

Amino Acids

c)

Fatty Acids and Glycerol

d)

Bread

48.

What are proteins broken down into

a)

Glucose

b)

Amino Acids

c)

Fatty acids and glycerol

d)

Meat

49.

What are lipids (fats) broken down into

a)

Amino Acids

b)

Glucose

c)

Fatty acids and glycerol

d)

Butter and Oil

50.

What enzyme breaks down Carbohydrates

a)

Protease

b)

Carbohydrase

c)

Lipase

d)

amylase

51.

What enzyme breaks down protein

a)

protease

b)

carbohydrase

c)

lipase

d)

amylase

52.

What enzyme breaks down lipids (fats)

a)

Carbohydrase

b)

Protease

c)

Lipase

d)

amylase

53.

What organ secretes carbohydrase, protease and amylase?

a)

Pancreas

b)

Stomach

c)

Mouth

d)

Small Intestine

54.

What organ secretes all 3 enzymes

a)

Pancreas

b)

Stomach

c)

Liver

d)

Mouth

55.

Where is amylase secreted

a)

gall bladder

b)

Stomach

c)

pancreas

d)

Liver

56.

Where is bile stored?

a)

Liver

b)

Gall bladder

c)

Stomach

d)

Pancreas

57.

Where is bile made?

a)

Liver

b)

Gall bladder

c)

Large intestine

d)

Stomach

58.

What tube connects the mouth to the stomach

a)

trachea

b)

oesophagus

c)

small intestine

d)

large intestine

59.

Where does the absorption of nutrients take place

a)

Large intestine

b)

Small intestine

c)

Stomach

d)

Pancreas

60.

What enzyme breaks down starch?

a)

Carbohydrase

b)

Amylase

c)

Protease

d)

Lipase

61.

Where is salivary amylase secreted?

a)

Salivary glands

b)

pancreas

c)

small intestine

d)

stomach