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Specialised cells

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is the function of red blood cell?

a)

Transport nutrients

b)

Transport oxygen

2.

What makes blood cells appear red?

a)

They contain red dye

b)

They contain red pigment (haemoglobin)

c)

They reflect red light

d)

All of the above

3.

What can be present in blood?

a)

Red blood cells

b)

White blood cells

c)

Platelets

d)

All of the above

4.

What cell is this?

a)

Animal cell

b)

Plant cell

5.

What is present in plant cells but not in animal cells?

a)

Vacoules

b)

Cell membrane

c)

Nucleus

d)

Chloroplast

6.

This is a ?

a)

Nerve cell

b)

Root hair cell

7.

Nerve cells work as a mean of

a)

Transportation

b)

Communication

c)

Excretion

d)

Capturing

8.

What type of cells are adapted to perform a specific function?

a)

All cells

b)

Animal cells

c)

Plant cells

d)

Specialised cells

9.

What is the basic unit of life?

a)

cell

b)

tissue

c)

organ

d)

system

10.

Which structure in a plant cell would you not find in a root hair cell?

a)

Cell wall

b)

Chloroplast

c)

Vacuole

d)

Cell membrane

11.

Suggest the job of a cell that has lots of folds on its surface, giving it a large surface area

a)

Absorption

b)

Movement

c)

Protection

d)

Secretion

12.

How is a leaf cell adapted for absorbing light efficiently?

a)

It has a cellulose cell wall

b)

It has a large vacuole

c)

It has lots of chloroplasts

d)

It has a large nucleus

13.

How is a plant root hair cell adapted for absorbing water from the soil efficiently?

a)

It has many chloroplasts

b)

It has lots of mitochondria

c)

It has a large surface area

d)

It has a large vacuole

14.

Why are specialised cells important?

a)

They can perform any type of job

b)

They are more efficient at carrying out a specific job

c)

They can carry out their job very quickly

d)

They can become any type of cell

15.

What is the function of root hair cells?

a)

absorb water and mineral salts

b)

transport water and mineral salts

c)

transport oxygen

d)

provide mechanical support

16.

How are red blood cells adapted to perform their function? You may choose more than 1 option.

a)

biconcave shape

b)

long and narrow extension

c)

no protoplasm

d)

no nucleus

e)

contain haemoglobin

17.

How are root hair cells adapted to perform their function? You may choose more than 1 option.

a)

no cross walls

b)

long and narrow extension

c)

no protoplasm

d)

contain lignin

e)

contain many mitochondria

18.

The red pigment in red blood cells that is able to bind to oxygen is called (a)   .

19.

How does the absence of a nucleus adapt red blood cells for their function?

a)

increased rate of diffusion in/out of cell

b)

more space in the cell for haemoglobin

c)

reduced resistance to water flow

d)

greater mechanical strength

20.

What are the functions of sperm cells?

a)

Swim

b)

Fertilise egg

c)

Carry father DNA

d)

Carry oxygen

e)

Pregnancy

21.

How does sperm cell adapt to its function?

a)

Flagellum to swim

b)

Lots of mitochondria for energy

c)

Acrosome contain enzyme

d)

Large in size to store nutrient

e)

are produced from testes

22.

What are the functions of egg cells?

a)

Carry mother DNA

b)

Carry father DNA

c)

Fertilised with sperm

d)

Develop into zygote

23.

How does egg cell adapt to its functions?

a)

It is large to contain a lot of nutrient

b)

Round shape so it can move quickly

c)

Can be transferred by wind

d)

A lot of mitochondria to provide energy