Spring Term 2019 HALF TERM Assessment on everything since September
Quiz by Ruth Landrigan
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- Q1Which characteristic of living things is a process by which energy is released from food?ReproductionSensitivityExcretionRespiration30s
- Q2What is the name of a group of similar cells that work together to carry out a particular function?TissueOrgan systemOrganA specialised cell30s
- Q3True or false: Eukaryotic cells are complex, and include all animal and plant cells. Prokaryotic cells are smaller and simpler, e.g. bacteriaTrueFalse30s
- Q4What word is used to describe all the tiny structures within cells?Specialised cellTissueOrganOrganelle30s
- Q5Which of the following cell organelles are found in plant cells, but not found animal cells?Chloroplast, ribosomes, permanent vacuole, chitin cell wallChloroplast, permanent vacuole, cell membraneChloroplast, mitochondrion, permanent vacuole, cellulose cell wallChloroplast, permanent vacuole, cellulose cell wall30s
- Q6Which of the following statements about fungi is not true?They can't photosynthesizeSome are single-celledSome have a body called a mycelium, which is made up of hyphaeHyphae contain very few nuclei30s
- Q7Which of the following statements about fungi is not true?Most feed by saprotrophic nutritionTheir cells have cell walls made of chitinYeast is an example of a multi-celled fungusThey can store carbohydrate as glycogen30s
- Q8Which of the following statements about protoctists is not true?Chlorella (plant-cell-like) and amoeba (animal-cell-like) are examples of protistsSome have chloroplasts and are similar to plant cells. Other are more like animal cellsThey are multicellular and visible with the naked eyeThey are single-celled and microscopic (really tiny)30s
- Q9What are the small circles of DNA found floating in the cytoplasm of bacteria called?PlasmidsRNA circlesGenomesChromosomes30s
- Q10Why do bacterial cells not contain mitochondria?Because one bacteria cell is smaller than one mitochondrionBecause bacteria cells do not need energyBecause bacteria cells do not need to carry out protein synthesisBecause bacteria cells do not need to carry out respiration30s
- Q11True or false: Viruses are smaller than bacteriaFalseTrue30s
- Q12Which are the six essential nutrients humans need in their diet - in the right proportions - to have a balanced diet?Carbohydrates, proteins, fats/lipids, vitamins and minerals, and waterCarbohydrates, proteins, fats/lipids, vitamins and minerals, and fibreProteins, vitamins and minerals, fibre, water and milkCarbohydrates, proteins, vitamins and minerals, fibre and water30s
- Q13True or false: the following substances are all carbohydrates - starch, glycogen, cellulose, glucose, maltoseFalseTrue30s
- Q14What are lipid molecules made up of?Long chains of amino acids3 fatty acids and 1 glycerolThe elements carbon hydrogen and oxygen1 fatty acid and 3 glycerol30s
- Q15Which substance is used to test for the presence of simple sugar, e.g. glucose, in a food?Iodine solutionBenedict's solutionSudan III stain solutionBiuret solution30s