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What is the pigment in chloroplasts that performs photosynthesis?
Chlorosynthesis
Chlorophyll
Chloroplast
Green
The diagram below represents a system in the human body. The function of structure X is to _____________
produce energy needed for sperm to move
provide food for the sperm to carry to the egg
produce and store urine
produce sperms and male sex hormones
The human female reproductive system is represented below. Where will the embryo attach itself after fertilization?
A
B
C
D
The male reproductive cell is called the (a) .
The female reproductive cell is called the (a) .
Tick on the boxes that show the parts of the male reproductive system.
vagina
testes
ovary
penis
womb
Tick on the boxes that show the parts of the female reproductive system.
penis
ovary
womb
testes
vagina
The developing baby receives nutrients from its mother through the __________ ________ .
(a)
The hormone responsible for regulating the male reproductive system is called
Estrogen
Progesterone
Testosterone
Adrenaline
How many chromosomes contain the gametes of a human being?
22
23
46
44
The site of fertilization is the
vagina
uterus
ovary
fallopian tube
The release of the egg from the ovary is known as
menstruation
ovulation
fertilization
conception
The fetal organ that connects the mother's blood supply and nourishes the fetus while it grows is the:
Stomach
Placenta
Vagina
Uterus
What is the question mark pointing to?
Penis
Vas Deferens
Seminal Vesicles
Testicles
What is the question mark pointing to?
Testicles
Epididymis
Vas deferens
Scrotum
What does the scrotum do?
Carries sperm and urine out of the penis
Stores sperm
Transports the sperm
Protects the testicles
Joining of a sperm and egg cell
Neutralisation
Differentiation
Fertilization
The liquid that carries sperm
Sperm
Erection
Semen
Egg Cell
What is structure #3
Ovary
Fundus
Fallopian Tube
Cervix
Reproductive organs that produce eggs
cervix
vagina
ovaries
fallopian tube
The ... is the opening of the uterus
cervix
vagina
ovulation
uterus
How many ovaries do females have?
1
2
3
4
How many testicles do males have?
1
2
3
4
The drawing represents the ____________reproductive system.
Male
Female
How many sperm cells are needed to fertilise an egg?
1 million
1
10
10,000
Which option correctly lists some of the changes which occur in males during puberty?
Voice breaks, testicles produce sperm, breasts develop
Voice breaks, testicles and penis get bigger, periods start
Pubic hair grows, ovaries start to release eggs, testicle produce sperm
Voice breaks, testicles produce sperm, testicles and penis get bigger, pubic hair grows
Long, thread like structure which contain genetic materials found in nucleus of cell called ….
sperm
chromosome
cytoplasm
gamete
What are chromosomes?
Long strands of DNA that contain lots of genes.
Different versions of a gene.
The basic unit of heredity; controls a specific trait.
A characteristic passed from parent to offspring
The differences that occur from a mixture of genes
The offspring of asexually reproducing organisms have genes that are ____________ to that of their parent.
different
same
dominant
recessive
What is the abbreviation for deoxyribonucleic acid?
RNA
DOA
DNA
DBN
The disappearance of a species.
Evolution
Extinction
Migration
Mutation
What term is used to describe the differences that exist between members of the same species?
Chromosomes
Inheritance
Variation
Fertilisation
An object that revolves around another object in space (natural or manmade)
mirror
microscope
oscilloscope
satellite
The Big Bang Theory explains the formation of the...
Earth
Sun
Universe
Solar System
In a single day, the
Earth revolves around the Sun
Earth rotates on its axis
Moon revolves around the Earth
Sun rotates on its axis
It takes an entire year for the -
Earth to rotate on its axis
Earth to revolve around the Sun
Moon to revolve around the Earth
Sun to revolve around the Earth
It takes just about a month for the moon to -
completely revolve around the Earth
travel to Earth
leave its orbit
revolve around the Sun
What is the name of the apparatus shown?
Pooter
Beating tray
Line transect
Pitfall trap
The device shown is to dislodge insects and small animals from bushes and trees.
What is this device called?
Beating tray
Quadrat
Pooter
Line transect
The photograph shows a pupil and teacher using a quadrat. The quadrat is placed randomly in a number of sites in the habitat being studied.
How is random sampling achieved when using a quadrat?
The student throwing a pencil behind him.
Placing the quadrat next to the nearest stone.
Placing the quadrat at a corner of the habitat.
Throwing the quadrat as far away as possible.
The photograph shows a pupil with a sweep net.
What is the sweep net used to collect?
Butterflies
Large Animals
Birds
Insects
Some students wanted to see what effect people walking in a field had on a number of different plants growing there.
In order to sample the plants, they used a quadrat as shown in the diagram.
Which one of the following would make the investigation as fair as possible?
Placing the quadrats randomly in ten different sample areas.
Placing the quadrats randomly in two different sample areas.
Placing all the quadrats where there had been lots of plants.
Placing all of the quadrats on areas that had been walked on.
Which is not an organism?
person
rock
tree
lizard
When house sparrows were introduced from Europe into the United States, they stated to take over bluebird nesting sites, causing a decline in the bluebird population. Which term best describes the relationship between house sparrows and bluebirds?
Symbiosis
Competition
Predator-prey
Commensalism
Which planet is nicknamed the "red planet" ?
Venus
Saturn
Mercury
Mars
Which planet is the coldest planet in our solar system?
Uranus
Mercury
Neptune
Earth
Which planet is extremely hot?
Mercury
Mars
Venus
Pluto
Which planet is not terrestrial?
Mars
Jupiter
Mercury
Venus
Which planet does not have rings?
Neptune
Jupiter
Saturn
Venus
Which planet has visible rings?
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Which of the galaxies below is our galaxy?
Andromeda
Magellanic Clouds
Black Eye
Milky Way
Which planet is the farthest planet in our solar system?
Saturn
Neptune
Pluto
Uranus
Moon revolves in orbit around the Earth in ...
27 days
28 day
365 days
24 hours
Which of the facts about planets is wrong?
The Earth is surrounded by a layer of gases called atmosphere
There are eight planets in our solar system
Moon is a natural satellite
Venus is the hottest planet with surface temperature of about 420 degrees
Which planet is the smallest in our solar system?
Pluto
Venus
Mercury
Moon
What is the 6th planet from the Sun called?
Uranus
Jupiter
Saturn
Neptune
Which of the space objects create Solar System?
asteroids
comets
planets and sun
all of them
Which planet has no moon?
Venus
Earth
Mars
Neptune
Which planet is called "Jovian planet"?
Mars
Mercury
Uranus
Venus
Who invented the first telescope?
Galileo Galilei
Nicola Tesla
Hans Lippershey
Albert Einstein
Which planet has more volcanoes than any other planets?
Earth
Venus
Saturn
Mars
Which statement is wrong about Sun?
Sun is the only star in our galaxy
Sun is a hottest object in our solar system
Sun is the closest star to the Earth
Sun is a hot glowing ball of hydrogen and helium
Our solar system's main asteroid belt is found in between the orbit of Mars and Jupiter.
TRUE
FALSE
Meteoroids are similar to but much smaller than asteroids.
TRUE
FALSE
When Earth orbits the Sun and passes through the orbit of a comet where these comet fragments are found, we observe many streaks of light from Earth called meteoroid shower.
TRUE
FALSE
Meteorite is the space rock fragment before it enters Earth’s atmosphere.
TRUE
FALSE
Meteoroid can come from, asteroids, comets, or Moon and Mars.
TRUE
FALSE
Asteroids are also referred to as minor planets or planetoids.
TRUE
FALSE
Asteroids are left over materials from the formation of the solar system.
TRUE
FALSE
Nucleus is the bright glow around the "head" of a comet.
TRUE
FALSE
Kuiper Belt and Oort cloud are the two region in space where meteoroids are came from.
TRUE
FALSE
Comets are the only space rock that orbit around the sun.
TRUE
FALSE
The dust tail and ion tail of a comet appear because of the solar winds.
TRUE
FALSE
Asteroids and meteoroids are composed of ice and dust while comets are made of rocks or metals only.
TRUE
FALSE
Comets and asteroids are the biggest space rocks in the solar system.
TRUE
FALSE
Asteroids found in the orbit between Mars and Jupiter is called trojan.
TRUE
FALSE
Meteoroids can be either came from: collision of asteroids or chunking of comets as moving in the solar system.
TRUE
FALSE
A meteorite is DIFFERENT from a comet mainly because
a meteorite has a tail of ice and gas
is found in orbit between Jupiter and Mars
a meteorite enters the Earth's atmoshere
a meteorite has a nucleus mad of rock and snow.
Which of the following best describes why most asteroids are found between Jupiter and Mars?
Jupiter's gravity keeps them in their orbital paths.
Jupiter's gravity kept them from forming a planet.
Mars' gravity keeps them in their orbital paths.
Mars' gravity kept them from forming a planet.
Which of these does not revolve around the Sun?
comet
meteoroid
asteroid
Mars
This burns up in Earth's atmosphere most of the time.
meteor
meteoroid
meteorite
asteroid
Which of the letters correctly indicates the the way a comet's tail looks as it passes the sun?
A
B
C
D
The largest planet in our solar system is
Mars
Uranus
Jupiter
In our solar system there are
6 planets
7 planets
8 planets
The hottest planet in our solar system is
Jupiter
Venus
Earth
The planet with a Great Red Spot is
Jupiter
Mercury
Earth
The planet known as the Red Planet is
Mars
Neptune
Saturn
Which planet has the biggest rings around it?
Mars
Saturn
Earth
The name of our galaxy is called the Milky Way. True or False?
True
False
Asteroids are a chunk of rock and metal in outer space that is in orbit around the sun. True or False?
True
False
All the gas giants planets have rings all around them. True or False?
True
False
The solar system is made up of the sun and everything that orbits around it.
True
False
The word ' orbit ' means a repeating path that an object in space takes around another one.
True
False
______________ is the farthest planet from the Sun.
Mercury
Venus
Neptune
The closest planet to the Sun is
Neptune
Mercury
Mars
A galaxy is a huge collection of gas, dust and billions of stars and their solar systems.
True
False
The second farthest from the Sun and the coldest planet in the solar system is
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
