1. A section from an animals liver would be best described as

2. In what kind of cell would you find some CHLOROPLASTS?

3. Which of the features listed would be found in ALL living cells?

4. Which part of a cell contains the genetic material?

5. Name three structures you may find in a plant cell but not an animal cell

6. What would be found in all living cells?

7. What part of a cell releases energy?

8. Which of the items listed below would be found in all living cells?

9. Name three structures you would find in all living cells

10. Cells reproduce by a process called binary fission.

Is binary fission an example of sexual or asexual reproduction?

11.  

Do you think this cell is from an animal or plant?

12. This diagram shows a typical plant cell.

What do you think is represented by part labelled F?

13. This is a diagram of a plant cell
What is the function of the chloroplasts?

15. This is a diagram of a typical animal cell.

What is represented by structure labelled B?

16. This diagram shows three human body cells

Pick THREE structures present in all the cells

17. This diagram shows three human body cells

Which one represents a sperm cell?

18. These diagrams show two cells one from an animal and one from a plant.

Pick three structures that are present in both cells

19. This question is about animal groups.

Which is the odd one out from:
HORSE CROCODILE SHEEP MOUSE

20. This question is about animal groups.

Which is the odd one out from:
ROBIN DRAGONFLY STARLING THRUSH

21. This question is about animal groups.

Which is the odd one out from:
SHARK WHALE SEAL DOLPHIN

22. What are the main features of a mammal?

23. What are the main features of a reptile?

24. What are the main features of amphibian?

25. Give an example of a reptile

26. To which group of animals does a frog belong ?

27. What type of animal is a tiger?

28. Which of the following animals is an INSECT (has six legs))

29. Which of the following animals is a reptile (has a scaly skin)

30. To which animal group does a mouse belong to?

31. Give an example of a fish

32. Arachnids' are another name for which kind of animal

33. ARTHROPODS are animals that have which features?

34. Which is the odd one out?

35. Which of the sentences below is not correct

36. What do we mean by a an animal being cold blooded?

37. You find an animal whose body is covered with fur.

To which animal group is the animal likely to belong?

38. You find an animal whose body is covered with scales.
The animal has four legs and is lying in the shade of some grass.
To which animal group is this animal likely to belong?

43. Lettuce ----> slug ------> thrush -------> fox

The third organism in any food chain will always be a

44. What do we call the first organism in any food chain?

45. What would be the effect on a habitat if all the herbivores suddenly died out

46. When talking about food chains what is meant by a 'Producer'?

47. From where do producers in a food chain get their energy?

48. The place where an animal makes its home is known as its

49. What type of food do herbivores usually eat?

50. From where would the producer in a habitat obtain its energy?

51. From where would the predator in a habitat obtain its energy?

52. What does SYMBIOSIS mean?

53. Imagine you are in a wood. At what time of the day (or night) would the carbon dioxide concentration be the highest

54. What would be the effect on an ecosystem if all the herbivores suddenly died out

55. What is meant by a 'Primary Producer'?

56. What is a saprophyte?

57. What biological process releases oxygen into the atmosphere?

58. A plant is an example of a producer.
Producers are living organisms that:

59. When talking about food chains, which of the following is an example of a producer?

60. Which of the gases named below is released by bacteria when things decompose and is a powerful greenhouse gas

61. What type of animal is an omnivore?

62. Lettuce ----> slug ------> thrush -------> fox

In the food chain above what is the predator of the thrush?

63. What type of food do carnivores usually eat?

64. An animal carries out respiration in order to....

65. What is purpose of the red blood cells?

66. What name is given to the blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart?

67. What name is given to the blood vessels that carry blood toward the heart?

68. What name is given to the tiny blood vessels that bleed when you graze your knee?

69. What is the normal pulse rate of a boy or girl while resting ?
The answer is in beats per minute (bpm)

70. What is meant by your 'pulse'

71. Why do we need red blood cells?

72. Name the waste gas that we breath out
(produced during respiration)

73. How does exhaled air compare to inhaled air ?

74. Name the process that our body uses to release energy from sugar

75. Which part of our body carries blood AWAY from the heart?

78. Glucose + oxygen      →    carbon dioxide   +  water + energyThe word equation above describes which biological process?
 

79. The graph below shows the heart rate of two boys, X and Y

Their teacher measured their pulse and then asked them to run on a running machine for 2 minutes

When their pulse had returned to normal the experiment was stopped

How long did it take the heart rate of boy X to return to normal after he stopped running?
 

80. The graph below shows the heart rate of two boys, X and Y

Their teacher measured their pulse and then asked them to run on a running machine for 2 minutes

When their pulse had returned to normal the experiment was stopped

What was the maximum heart rate of boy X?
 

81. The graph below shows the heart rate of two boys, X and Y

Their teacher measured their pulse and then asked them to run on a running machine for 2 minutes

When their pulse had returned to normal the experiment was stopped

Which do you think was the healthiest boy?
 

82. Name a food which is a good source of carbohydrate:

83. Meat is a good source of

84. Protein is good in our diet because it

85. Scurvy, an illness that used to occur a lot in sailors taking long sea voyages, is cause by

86. Which of the foods below is the healthiest source of energy

87. How can you test for the presence of starch in food?

88. Enzymes are needed by our body to help us do what?

89. Food is carried around in the blood in what form?

90. Substances that help build and repair body tissues (like skin and muscle) will be high in which food substance?

91. Which mineral is needed to help make healthy blood?

92. Why might we add iodine solution to a slice of food in the laboratory

94. Where would you find villi in the human body?

95. Why is the mineral calcium important in our diet?

96. Why is the mineral Iron important in our diet?

97. Why is vitamin important in our diet?

98. What is the length  of time between fertilization and the birth of a human baby?

99. Which of the following is NOT true about how human babies develop

100. Which of these facts is NOT true about a boy when his body reaches puberty

101. What is a PLACENTA?

102. Where are the eggs made in an animal?

103. After a girl reaches puberty, how often will her body release an egg?

104. Which of these facts is NOT true about a girl when her body reaches puberty

105. What is meant by the gestation period

106. Where does fertilization take place in the human body?

107. Where are the female gametes (ovules) in a plant found?

108. What is a ZYGOTE?

109. What is a gamete?

110. How is a sperm different to an egg in a human?

111. In what way do gametes differ from other cells in our body ?

112. At what age does a boy normally reach puberty?

113. What happens when a boy reaches puberty?

(puberty is the time when his body starts to change in appearance, sometime between 10 and 14 years old)

114. Put the statements about the human life cycle into the correct order:
A: Puberty :B Birth C: Adolescence D: Childhood
E: Adult

115. Where does fertilization take place in the human body?

116. Where does the embryo develop in the human body?

117. Where are ova (eggs) made in the human body?

118. Name the organ where sperm are made in the male

119. Name the organ that supplies the embryo with food and oxygen

120. The diagram shows a human embryo.

Which label represents the placenta?

121. The diagram shows a human embryo.

Which label represents the umbilical cord?

122. Which of the features listed below would be found in ALL living animals an plants

123. Which part of our body removes poisonous waste from the blood

124. Which part of our body controls our actions

125. What is the normal body temperature of a human

126. This organ breaks up food and starts digestion

127. These organs clean the blood and produce urine

128. What are your lungs for?
(note: none of the answers is 'breathing'!)

129. What is the heart for?

130. What organ in our body contains valves?

131. What is your BLADDER for?

132. Name an organ which helps digest food

133. How many kidneys are there in the body of a normal boy or girl

134. How many lungs are there in a the body of a normal boy or girl

135. How many livers are there in a the body of a normal boy or girl

136. Name the organ in our body where digestion takes place

137. Name the organ which removes poisonous waste from the blood

138. Which organ pumps blood around the body

139. A kidney is best described as

140. Which part of our body removes soluble waste and excess water from the blood

141. Which part of our body consists mostly of nerve cells

142. What is the hard outside part of the tooth made from?

143. What joins muscles to a bone?

144. Which part of your skeleton protects the heart and lungs

145. The spine (or backbone) is used for

146. Which part of your skeleton protects the spinal cord?

147. Which of the following bones protects the spinal cord and supports the head

148. Bones in the skeleton either protect or support organs.

What do the RIBS do?

149. In which part of your body will you find a retina?

150. Which organ is our body contains lots of neurons

151. Haemoglobin is found mainly in what part of our body?

152. Neurons are found mainly in what part of our body?

153. The respiratory system describes which part of our body?

154. Where would you find the cerebellum?

155. Our teeth and bones are rich in which mineral?

156. Which part of the body makes red blood cells?

157. ANTAGONISTIC MUSCLES are muscles that

158.  

Which organ is the small intestine?

159.  

Wat is the name of organ 'H'

160. What are microbes?

161. Why is it sensible to put antiseptic on a cut?

162. Which of the following is NOT caused by bacteria

163. Bacteria and fungi help plants rot in the soil
True or false?

164. Yeast, which is used to make bread, is a living organism
TRUE or FALSE

165. Microbes are tiny living organisms
TRUE or FALSE

166. A fungus is an example of a saprophyte.
Saprophytes are living organisms that:

168. Most microorganisms cannot be seen without a....

169. What is yeast used for?

170. Which are smaller, bacteria fungi or viruses

171. Where are seeds made in a flowering plant?

172. What is CHLOROPHYLL?

173. Photosynthesis is how plants make food

Why does photosynthesis usually stop at night?

174. What is the main reason a plant has leaves?

175. Which part of a plant which takes water and dissolved nutrients from the ground ?

176. What gas is used up by plants during photosynthesis

177. The process of water travelling through a plant up from the roots and being lost through the leaves is known as...

178. What are stomata?

179. Why does photosynthesis in plants usually stop at night?

180. What is the main function for the leaves of a plant

181. When does respiration take place in a plant?

182. What word is used to describe the passage of water through a plant and out through the leaves.

183. What conditions does a young plant need to keep healthy

184. Why does a plant have root hairs on the root

185. What makes plants wilt?

186. What two substances are made by a plant during PHOTOSYNTHESIS?

187. When does photosynthesis take place in a plant?

188. Tick TWO raw materials needed by plants to carry out photosynthesis

189. Complete the word equation for potosynthesis:Carbon dioxide + water   (+ sunlight)  → ....................   +  ..........................(put two ticks to indicate the two missing substances)

190. The diagram shows the main parts of a flowering plant.

In which part of the plant is photosynthesis mainly carried out?

191. The diagram shows the main parts of a flowering plant.

In which part of the plant are the seeds made?

192. This is a diagram of an experiment to demonstrate photosynthesis.

What is the name of the colourless gas that collected in the test tube?

193. Which part of a flower does pollen reach during pollination?

194. What are the main features you would look for in a plant to show that it was pollinated by insects or other animals?

(plants are either pollinated by animals or by the wind)

195. Grass is a flowering plant. True or False?

196. Bees pollinate flowers.
What do they take from one flower to another?

197. Which of the sentences below is NOT correct

198. A: New plant grows B: Seeds are dispersed
C: Seeds germinate D: Flower pollinated
E: Ovules are fertilized
Write the letters in the correct order (starting with D)

199. Seeds need light in order to start to germinate

200. You have seed that you have just taken from its packet.

In order to make it grow what will the seed need?

201. Pollen reaching the stigma of a plant is known as

202. The seeds of a plant are found in which organ?

203. Look at the diagram of a flower.
What is the name of the part labelled b ?

204.  

The diagram shows some different parts of a flower

Which part is the stigma?

205. The diagram shows different parts of a flower

What is the name of part a?

206. What is meant by the word 'GERMINATION'?

207. Which part of a plant does pollen have to reach during pollination?

208. Taking cuttings, budding and forming runners are all examples of what process?

209. Where is the male gamete (pollen) formed in plants?

210. Look at the diagram of a flower.

What is the name of the part labelled d ?

211. Look at the diagram of a flower.

What is the name of the part labelled a ?

212. Which of the following statements is true:

213. What conditions does a seedling need to help it grow?

214. Why do plants have stomata ?

215. How do tomato plants usually spread their seeds?

216. Which of these sentences is correct