Assessment: Term 1 Science – Biology CAT

AQUINAS COLLEGE
Student Name: ANSWER KEY
Course: Year 8 Science

Time allowed: 45 Minutes Teacher:

Pre-Assessment Reflection:

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Section Marks possible Your Mark

Multiple Choice 15

Short Answer 33

Total 48

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Post-Assessment Reflection

To be completed in class following the assessment on SEQTA

MULTIPLE CHOICE
Cross the letter corresponding to the most correct answer.
If you want to change the answer to a question, ensure the change is clear.
No marks will be given if answer is unclear.

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Multiple Choice 15 Marks

1. A student collected a thin layer of onion tissue from an onion and prepared a wet mount of the
tissue to view under the microscope. He observed the cells shown below.
 X

The structure the student labelled with an X is correctly identified as a:

a. nucleus
b. cell wall
c. cell membrane
d. large vacuole

2. During digestion, the large intestine:

a. Absorbs water and minerals

b. Breaks up food into smaller particles and digests starch
c. Churns food around and digests protein
d. Digests all types of food and absorbs nutrients

3. The process used by plants to convert energy from the sun into chemical energy is:

a. diffusion.
b. respiration.
c. photosynthesis.
d. transpiration.

4. Cells are the basic building blocks of:

a. Plants, but not animals.

b. Animals, but not plants.
c. Both plants and animals.
d. Only some parts of plants and animals.
5. A student was using various words to describe structures he was observing in an animals’
digestive system. He drew the various structures he observed at various magnifications (see
above).

Which of these structures below are in the correct order by size, from smallest to largest?

a. nucleus  epithelial cell  epithelial tissue  small intestine  digestive system

b. epithelial cell  nucleus  epithelial tissue  small intestine  digestive system
c. small intestine nucleus  epithelial cell  epithelial tissue  digestive system
d. nucleus  epithelial tissue  epithelial cell  small intestine  digestive system

6. If light travels through a lens of magnification x10 and then through a lens of magnification x20,
the overall magnification will be:

a. X10.
b. X30.
c. X200.
d. X1020.

7. The field of view gets smaller when the magnification:

a. Decreases.
b. Increases.
c. Remains the same.
d. Disappears.

8. The control centre of a cell is:

a. The nucleus.
b. The epicentre.
c. The cytoplasm.
 d. The DNA.

9. The diagrams below are of several different cells.

Which of these diagrams is probably a plant cell?

a. I
b. II
c. III
d. IV

10. When viewing cells under the microscope, staining is often used to assist with observations. The
main benefit of staining is;

a. It improves the colour, making it more interesting

b. It improves the contrast, making the cell and its features stand out more
c. It slows down movement in living cells, making observation easier
d. It increases the size of cells, making them easier to see

11. Which of the following is one of the biggest differences between plant and animal cells?

a. The presence of a cell wall.

b. The position of the nucleus.
c. The presence of cytoplasm.
d. The presence of a cell membrane.

12. Xylem tissue:

a. Carries water and dissolved minerals from the soil throughout the plant.
b. Transports soluble food made in the leaves by photosynthesis.
c. Acts as a region for starch storage.
d. Manufactures glucose.

13. Which of the following is NOT part of the cell theory?

 a. All organisms are made of one or more cells
b. Cells are the smallest unit of structure and function in an organism
c. All cells have a nucleus and a cell wall
d. New cells are produced by the division of other cells

14. A bolus is:

a. A ball-like mixture of saliva and food formed in the mouth.

b. A mass of partially digested food and digestive secreations formed in the stomach.
c. Another term for the food we eat.
d. What is left in your digestive system after all nutrients and fluids are removed.

15. Tissues are found in multicellular organisms. A tissue is;

a. A group of similar cells working together

b. Different organs working together to perform an important function
c. A number of different types of cells that make up an organ
d. Another name for a system
Short Answer 33 Marks

1. Use the diagram below to answer the following questions.

a. Name the following structures: (2 marks)

B Oesphagus (1/2)

C Liver (1/2)

F Small Intestine (1/2)

H Rectum (1/2)

b. Where in the digestive system are villi found and how do they aid digestion?
(2 marks)
- Villi are found in the small intestine (1)
- Increase the surface area of the small intestine for the absorption of nutrients
(1)
 2. Complete the word equation for RESPIRATION. (1 mark)

Glucose (1/2) + oxygen carbon dioxide + water + energy (1/2)

3. Mitosis is the process of cell division, where one cell divides in to two cells. The
following pictures show a cell at various stages in the process of dividing by mitosis.
Arrange the letters of each diagram in the order showing the correct sequence of
division. (3 marks)

1st D
2nd B

A B C 3rd C
4th F
5th E
6th A
D E F

(1/2 each)

4. The diagram below shows a typical cell.

 A D

B E

C F

a. Name the following structures: (2 marks)

A Cytoplasm (1/2)

B Nucleus(1/2)

E Cell Wall (1/2)

F Large Central Vacuole (1/2)

b. Is it a plant or animal cell? Plant (1) (3 marks)

Give two (2) reasons for your choice.

Any two (2) of the following:
- Contains a cell wall
- Contains a large central vacuole
- Contains chloroplasts

5. Photosynthesis is the basis of almost every ecosystem on Earth.

a. Fill in the word equation below for photosynthesis (the presence of light in the
equation is assumed): (2 marks)
Carbon Dioxide (1/2) + Water (1/2) Glucose (1/2) + Oxygen (1/2)

b. What is the organelle in the cell in which photosynthesis occurs? (1 mark)

Chloroplast (1)

c. What is the name given to the pores on a leaf that allow gases to enter and exit
the leaf? (1 mark)
Stomata (1)

6. a. Label the diagram of the microscope below. (3 marks)

(1/2 mark per label)

a) Barrel/Ocular Lens

Revolving Nose Piece

Arm Nose Piece
g)
b) Objective Lens
c)
 c) Stage Clips/Stage
e) Course Focus Knob
Iris/Diaphragm
f) Fine Focus Knob

d) Light Soure

Base

b. State the function of the following structures. (2 marks)

Iris/Diaphragm: control the amount of light from the light source that is passed
through to the specimum (1)

Revolving Nose Piece: rotated in order to change the objective

lens/power/magnification (1)

7. Below is a diagram of a cell.

 Identify the name of the cell organelle indicated in the table, describe its function
and state whether it is found in a plant (P), animal (A) cell or both (B) cells
(9 marks)

Label Organelle Name Function Cell type

Plant,
Animal,
Both
B. Brain of the cell/tells cell what to
Nucleus (1) Both (1)
do/contains genetic information (1)

F. Cell Membrane Allow specific substances into and out of

Both (1)
(1) the cell (1)

H. Provide plant with support, storage of water

Vacuole (1) Both (1)
and nutrients (1)

8. Dr Freya Gunnarsson has decided to determine the number of mitochondria in

different types of patients. The table below shows the results of her findings.
 Tissue type Average number of mitochondria per
cell

Hair 2.5

Heart 8.7

Muscle 10.3

Skin 4.1

Explain the function of the mitochondria and why heart and muscle cells have
more mitochondria than the other types of tissues. (2 marks)

- Muscle and Heart cells use more energy as they are constantly contracting and
relaxing to perform their function (1)
- Therefore as the mitochondria are the site of energy production these tissues
need more of them to preform their specialised function (1)

End of Assessment