Colombo International School BIOLOGY YEAR9 First Term Test —- November 2012 Time : 1 Hour Name: Class + Teacher's Name : (Underline from the following) + Mrs, B. Ariyaratne ©) Mrs. M. Yogarajan © Mrs. A. Perera * | Mrs. © Answi II the questions in the spaces provided. This paper has 11 pages and 8 Questions, + Total mark for this paper is 60.Qi ‘The pictures below show some life processes carvied out by organisms. processes illustrated. e) b) a r On the dotted lines name the life (5 marks for Q 1)2 Fill the table below to complete the comparison between plants and aninyals. _ ‘Animals T Plants | Move whole body from place to place. oe a Grow throughout their lives A ae Respond to stimuli slowly. | Compact structure Can make their own food using sunlight L (Autotrophic) PEEP ee [ee (5 mars for Q 2)b) Match the definitions of the following ecological terms ' Habitat Collection of plants and animals sharing a habitat ii Community The community of organisms and their environment | 7 Ecosystem “The place where an organism lives (3 marks) ©) Why is it important for different organisms sharing the same habitat to be active st different times of the day” (2 marks) 4) How do the following organisms survive in the cold winter with less food and sunlight? i Wood mouse ii, Oak tree (2 marks) (10 marks for Q 3) COQs a) Complete the paragraph using the words given below, [digestive system stomach heart | Skeletal system flowers The food we eat are broken into small soluble molecules by the and the — an organ in it, To transport substances around the body the - that works contains a set of vessels and a ~ asa pump. We get to know the changes in our surrounding by having nervous system with The us to move and stay upright Plants are also living organisms carrying out all the life processes, The sexual reproduction ‘occurs in plant using the reproductive organs in the (7 marks) ) Draw and label a root hair cell (GB marks) (10 marks for Q 4) =Qs Photosynthesis isthe process by ‘which plants produce the food using water and carbon dioxide ‘The energy {fom sun light is converted to chemical energy in this process. The green piginent chlorophyll in the chloroplast in plant leaves absorbs sun light energy. Carbon dioxide ss absorbed from the atmosphere and water is absorbed from soil. To produce different substances in the plant some nuttients like nitrates and magnesium ate also needed, These mineral salts are absorbed from soil a) Write the word equation for photosynthesis. (1 mark) that catry out photosynthesis most in a plant leat? b) What are the cells (1 mark) ©) 1) By which process does the carbon dioxide the leaves? ii) Through which strucure does carbon dioxide enters the leat? (1 marks} d) Write two functions of the upper epidermis of « plant leaf (2 marks)©) Why is it important to have a supply of the xylem to the leaves? 1) Why is it important to have a supply of the phloem to the leaves) (mark) e) i. Why agnesium needed in a plant? ii Why is nitrate needed in a plant? (1 mark) marks) (10 marks for QS) CQo Diffusion, osmosis and active transport are the three main ways of movement of su and out of ceils, Write which of these ways are used in the following conditions. stances in a) Magnesium is absorbed by plant roots from the soil, but the concentration of magnesium is much higher in root hair cells than the soil. Therefore, the ot hair cell needs energy from respiration to absorb magnesium b) Water is available in a higher concentration in soil than in the root hair cells. Water ‘moves into root hair cells through the partially permeable cel! membrane. ©) During day time plant leaves give out oxygen. The concentration oF exygen in the Teaves is much higher than the atmospherie oxygen concentration. Therefore oxygen moves out of the leaf to the atmosphere down the concentration gradient 3 marks for Q 6)Q7 The diagram below shows the structure of the human gut a) From the diagram select the letter or letters that show where each of the following processes takes place i) starting starch digestion, ii) starting protein digestion iii) starting lipid digestioniv) absorption v) egestion (S marks} in which bile helps digestion b) Describe two w: le (2 marks) (7 marks for Q7) COQ8 The pie charts below show the percentages of carbohydrates, protein, fat and water present in four different foods. arbohydrate Protein Bread a) Which food has the highest protein content? (1 marks) b) The carbohydrate in bread is mainly starch, How would you test a piece of bread to show that it contained starch? (2 marks) 10©) Bread contains very little fat. State two reasons why some fat is required in the body. 1) - (2 marks) 4) Oranges, lemons limes and grapeftuit are examples of citrus fruits. Oranges are often recommended as a part of a balanced diet i) Which vitamin do oranges contain? (1 mark) ii) Name the disease caused due lack of the above mentioned vitamin (1 mark) ii?) Name the deficiency disease caused by lack of caleium in the diet. (1 mark) ¢) Name two food groups, other than carbohydrates, protein, fat, water and vitamins, that make up a balanced diet 1 C2 marks) (10 marks for Q8) THE END Ma