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Mid- term test year 10

1. Which of the following are not characteristics of all living organisms?


(a) growth (d) egg-laying (g) photosynthesis
(b) homoiothermic (e) respiration (h) excretion
(c) reproduction (f) sensitivity (i) feeding

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2 List the five kingdoms into which most living organisms can be classified.

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3 Which of the vertebrate classes (a) are warm-blooded (b) reproduce by laying eggs?

(a)
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(b)
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4 Classify the following invertebrates under the headings, Protozoan, Annelid,


Crustacean, Insect and Mollusc.

earthworm, slug, woodlouse, wasp, butterfly, lugworm, snail, lobster,


Amoeba,
cockroach, whelk, shrimp, housefly, malarial parasite, mussel

Protozoan…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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Annelid……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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Crustacean………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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Insect………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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Mollusc……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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5 Which invertebrate groups possess one, three, four or all of the features listed below?

segmented bodies, hard exoskeleton, jointed legs, compound eyes, three


pairs of
walking legs

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6 Which of the features listed below are possessed by all of the groups 'Mosses', 'Ferns'
and 'Flowering plants'?

made up of many cells, have cell walls, contain chlorophyll, have roots,
stems and
leaves, produce seeds, get energy from respiration

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7 Which of the following are (a) fungi, (b) flowering plants?

ferns, mushrooms, trees, cabbages, moulds, toadstools, seaweeds, grasses, mosses,


cacti
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(b) ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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8 Select the appropriate words from the list below to complete the following paragraph.

Animals take in …………………………. and digest it to …………………….………………….


which their digestive systems can

………………………….. Plants take in ……………………………..….. and


………………………………... and build this into food

molecules by a process called …………………………………….…... [3]

water, photosynthesis, dissolve, absorb, solid food, soil particles, carbon


dioxide, simpler
substances, air, respiration

9 Living organisms are sensitive. This means that when they receive a ………………………,

they make a …………………………………… [2]

10 In what ways might (a) clothing, (b) housing, (c) writing, have contributed to the
survival
of human beings?

(a)
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(b)
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(c)
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11 Which one of the following is most likely to be true: To see plant cells with a
microscope
you usually need a magnification of about
(a) x5, (b) xl0, (c) xl00, (d) xl000?

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12 Which one of the following best describes the function of a cell membrane?
(a) It keeps the cell in shape.
(b) It controls the substances entering and leaving the cell.
(c) It controls the substances entering the cell.
(d) It supports the cell structures.

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13 Which of the following structures are (a) in plant and animal cells, (b) in plant cells
but not in animal cells?
cell wall, cytoplasm, cell membrane, mitochondria, nucleus, central vacuole,
chromosomes, cell sap

(a)
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(b)
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14 The drawings below show stages in cell division but in the wrong order. What is the
most
likely sequence of events?

a b c d e f g

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15 Select the most appropriate words from the list below to complete the following
paragraph:
If a cell develops in such a way that it does one particular job very efficiently, it is said to

be …………………………... Such a cell is also said to be ……………………………… to its


function. A nerve cell is

……………………………….. for conducting impulses. It can do this efficiently because of its


……………………………...and

the chemical reactions in its ………………………………………………………... [3]

shape, vacuole, adapted, cytoplasm, size, specialised, mature, mitochondria

16 Classify the following under the headings 'Cell structure', 'Tissue', 'Organ' or 'System'.

bone, nucleus, skeleton, brain, nerve, mitochondrion, muscle, cytoplasm, epithelium,


heart and blood vessels, stomach, alimentary canal, lung, lungs and windpipe

Cell
structure…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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Tissue……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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Organ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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System……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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17 Define cell?

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18 What makes a prokaryotic cell different from eukaryotic cell?

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19 List the three domains in the classification of living organisms?

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20 What are the hierarchy of classification given by Carl Linnaeus?

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