BIOLOGY 5090 – P1/P2

PROGRESS ASSESSMENT#1

Candidate Name: Date:

Total Marks : 55 Time Allowed : 60mins

INSTRUCTIONS

 Answer all questions.

 For each question there are four possible answers A, B, C and D. Choose the
one you consider correct and record your choice in soft pencil on the
multiple choice answer sheet.
 Follow the instructions on the multiple choice answer sheet.
 Write in soft pencil.
 Write your name, centre number and candidate number on the multiple
choice answer sheet in the spaces provided unless this has been done for
you.
 Do not use correction fluid.
 Do not write on any bar codes.

CH#1 CELL STRUCTURE

AND ORGANIZATION
(Mcqs and Theory)
Q#1: Write down the differences between plant and animal cells.

Ans:

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Q#2: What is Cell Cytoplasm?

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Q#3: Where in plants are chloroplasts present? (Name the three sites).
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Q#4: What are the adaptative features of Red Blood Cells (RBCs) which help them to carry out
their functions ?

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Q#5: What are the functions of Xylem Vessels?

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Q#6: How do the thick lignified walls of Xylem vessels help them to carry out their function?

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Q#7: Write any two adaptations of Root Hair Cells which enable them to carry out their function.

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Q#8: Write about the composition and function of a Plant Cell wall?

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Q#9: Explain how a slide is prepared for observing a specimen under a microscope.

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Q#10: What is a cell and what is it made up of? (Give two examples of cells).

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Q#11: Define a tissue and give three examples of tissues in multi-cellular animals.

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Q#12: What is Protoplasm?

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Q#13:Why are root hair cells long and narrow?

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Q#14: Name the fluid filled space in a plant cell and where is it located?

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Q#15: Label the following cells. /3