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Paper 1

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where is DNA stored in a cell? 

a)

Lysosomes

b)

Golgi Complex

c)


Ribosomes

d)

Nucleus

2.

When using the microscope, you should always start with this objective lens

a)

low power

b)

high power

3.

Controls what enters and leaves the cell

a)

Cell membrane

b)

Ribosome

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Vacuole

4.

Which is NOT an example of an organelle

a)

Mitochondrion

b)

Nucleus

c)

Heart

d)

Cell membrane

5.

Which existed on earth first?

a)

eukaryotes

b)

prokaryotes

6.

Active transport into a cell means the cell needs?

a)

Water and a semipermeable membrane

b)

Energy and a membrane with carrier proteins

c)


Cell membranes with protein channels

d)

Sodium and a protein channel

7.

What is the process for making another DNA copy of a chromosome?

a)


transcription

b)

translation

c)

replication

d)

chromatin

8.

The enzyme that unwinds the DNA to prepare for replication?

a)

replicase

b)

helicase

c)

polymerase

9.

What is the medium in which most processes of life occur?

a)

Fire

b)

Air

c)

Soil

d)

Water

10.

Ideally, your cells should be in a(n) _______ solution

a)

Hypertonic

b)

Hypotonic

c)


Isotonic

11.

A student noticed that placing wilted lettuce in a bowl of cool water caused the lettuce to become more crisp and firm. What is the best explanation for his observation?

a)

Water moved into the lettuce cells by active transport.

b)


Water moved into the lettuce cells by osmosis.

c)


Salt moved into the lettuce cells by diffusion.

d)


Water moved out of the lettuce cells by osmosis.

12.

You are in a lifeboat drifting in the ocean for 3 days and all the water is finished... You are thirsty and see an ocean full of water. Should you drink the sea water?

a)


No. It's hypertonic to your cells

b)

No. It's hypotonic to your cells

c)

No. It's isotonic to your cells

d)


No. It's paratonic to your cells

e)

Yes. Go for it. Stay alive as long as you can

13.

Which biomolecule is a main source of quick energy?

a)

Nucleic Acid

b)


Protein

c)

Lipid

d)

Carbohydrate

14.

Which of the following is a phenotype?

a)

BB

b)

Bb

c)


bb

d)

Blue eyes

15.

Genotype refers to the ...

a)

physical expression of the genes

b)

the possible combination of alleles in a gene

c)


whether an allele is dominant or recessive

d)

how an organism will appear

16.

What are the basic building blocks of DNA and RNA?

a)


ribose

b)


purines

c)


nucleotides

d)

phosphorus

17.

Transgenic organisms are produce by ______________

a)


transformation

b)

test cross breeding

c)


genetic engineering

d)

inbreeding

18.

What carries food from the pharynx to the stomach?

a)


larynx

b)


trachea

c)

esophagus

d)


bronchioles

19.

Where does the process of digestion begin?

a)

mouth

b)

esophagus

c)


stomach

d)


small intestine

20.

What enzyme is found in saliva that starts digesting carbohydrates?

a)

bile

b)

amylase

c)

pepsin

d)

chyme

21.

Where does the absorption of nutrients from food take place?

a)


stomach

b)


liver

c)


small intestine

d)


large intestine

22.

What are the rhythmic muscular contractions of your esophagus called to help food move along?

a)

swallowing

b)


peristalsis

c)

inertia contractions

d)

paralysis

23.

What is a population?

a)


One individual member of a species

b)


a group of individuals of the same species that live in the same area

c)

a community of different species and their environment

24.


An organism that helps to recycle nutrients within an ecosystem by eating dead or decaying organisms is a:

a)


Predator

b)

Autotroph

c)


Producer

d)


Decomposer

25.

Where does the energy start in this food chain?

a)


Plant

b)

Sun

c)

Deer

d)

Wolf