MYP 1 Science

Tuesday 11th February 2020

Summative assessment Criterion A
Class: ………
UNIT: Specialized Cells
Duration of Paper: 50 Minutes
Name_________________________________

STATEMENT OF INQUIRY: Investigating cell theory has allowed humans to understand that
the structure of a cell to determine its function.

INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS
a) You will be assessed according to Criterion A (descriptors and levels are on the last
page of the paper).
b) Attempt ALL questions

Part 1: Level 1-2 Multiple Choice Questions (circle the correct answer)

1. The important basic unit of life and the building block of all living organisms is known as:

a) Brick c) Cell
b) Tissue d) Oxygen

2.Living organisms that are too tiny to be seen with naked eyes are known as:
a) Multicellular c) Macroscopic
b) Microscopic d) Myopic

3. What features do plant cells have that animal cells lack?

a) Nucleus and cell membrane c) cytoplasm and cell wall
b) cell wall and chloroplasts d) cell membrane and chloroplasts

4.The important basic units of life and the building blocks of all living organisms are made up
of structures known as
a) Organs c) Organelles
b) Organisms d) Organics

5. Which organelle functions as the ‘’powerhouse’’ of the cell by producing the energy
necessary for all cell functions to occur?
a) Cytoplasm c) Nucleus
b) Ribosomes d) Mitochondria

6. Which of the following represent the correct organization of the body:

a) Tissue, Organ, cell and Body system c) Cell, tissue, body system and organ
b) Body system, cell, tissue and organ d) None above
Part 2: Level 3-4
The year six Science teacher told the students that the important basic units of life and the
building blocks of multicellular organisms are eukaryotic.
1.What does the term eukaryotic mean?
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2.Define the following terms:

a) Tissue
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b) Organ
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3. Study the diagram below that represents a laboratory apparatus and answer the
questions that follows.

a) Name the parts labelled 4,8,9,10,11 and 14 in that order.

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b) What is the function of the parts labelled 2,6, and 11 in that order?

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c) While handling the above laboratory apparatus, there are some necessary precautions to
be considered. State any 3 of them.

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4.Make a neat generalized diagram of a plant cell or animal cell. Ensure that you label at
least 5 organelles.
 a) Complete the table below by correctly filling the type of cell in ALL the blank spaces.
Has a cell wall in addition to the cell
membrane
The nucleus is centrally placed with
the cytoplasm occupying much of the
cell
The vacuoles are large and centrally
placed in the cell
Has an irregular shape
Has chloroplasts

Part 3: Level 5-6

1. What does the cell theory state?
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2. How do you explain the relationship between the structures and functions of cell
organelles?
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Part 4: Level 7-8

The following article was extracted from National Geography at

https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/adaptation/.
Read it and attempt ALL the questions that follow.

In evolutionary theory, adaptation is the biological mechanism by which organisms adjust to

new environments or to changes in their current environment. Although scientists discussed
adaptation prior to the 1800s, it was not until then that Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel
Wallace developed the theory of natural selection.

Wallace believed that the evolution of organisms was connected in some way with
adaptation of organisms to changing environmental conditions. In developing the theory of
evolution by natural selection, Wallace and Darwin both went beyond simple adaptation by
explaining how organisms adapt and evolve. The idea of natural selection is that traits that
can be passed down allow organisms to adapt to the environment better than other
organisms of the same species. This enables better survival and reproduction compared with
other members of the species, leading to evolution.
Organisms can adapt to an environment in different ways. They can adapt biologically,
meaning they alter body functions.

…Penguins in Antarctica crowd together to share their warmth in the middle of winter.

…Tibetans thrive at altitudes where oxygen levels are up to 40 percent lower than at sea
level. Breathing air that thin would cause most people to get sick, but Tibetans’ bodies have
evolved changes in their body chemistry…Tibetans seemed to have evolved genetic
mutations that allow them to use oxygen far more efficiently without the need for extra
hemoglobin. 

In Lamarck’s thinking, the offspring of a giraffe that stretched its neck would then inherit a
slightly longer neck. Lamarck theorized that behaviors acquired in a giraffe's lifetime would
affect its offspring. However, it was Darwin’s concept of natural selection, wherein favorable
traits like a long neck in giraffes survived not because of acquired skills, but because only
giraffes that had long enough necks to feed themselves survived long enough to reproduce.
Natural selection, then, provides a more compelling mechanism for adaptation and
evolution than Lamarck's theories.

1. Using the information above, suggest the type of adaptation that Tibetans adopted
in order to live on high altitudes.

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2. Interpret the information above to explain the behavior of Penguins in Antarctica.

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3. In the past, all Giraffes had long neck? Interpret the information above to explain
why giraffes have long neck.

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