Grade 5 – Q1-4; Grade 6 – Q5-8; Grade 7 – Q9-11

Year 7 – 7A Cells, Organs & Tissues

Name: Class:

Q1.The drawings below show a wind-up toy dog, a rabbit and a rose bush.

Use only the words in the list below to complete all the sentences.
You may use the words more than once.

eat grow move from place to place reproduce

(i) In what way are the toy dog and the rabbit similar?

Both the toy dog and the rabbit can ..............................................................

1 mark

(ii) Give two ways in which the toy dog is different from the rabbit.

1. The toy dog cannot ..............................................................................

2. The toy dog cannot ..............................................................................

2 marks

(iii) Give two ways in which the rabbit is different from the rose bush.

1. The rabbit can ......................................................................................

2. The rabbit can ......................................................................................

2 marks
Maximum 5 marks

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Q2.The drawing below shows the human rib cage.

(a) The rib cage protects organs in the chest.

Give the names of two organs in the chest.

1. ................................................................

2. ................................................................
2 marks

(b) The ribs are attached to the breast bone by cartilage which bends easily.
This lets the space in the chest get bigger.

Why is it important that the space can get bigger?

........................................................................................................................

........................................................................................................................
1 mark

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(c) The drawings below show parts of two different organ systems.

Draw a line from each organ system to its function.

Draw only two lines.

2 marks
maximum 5 marks

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Q3.The drawing shows a fish tank. It has some waterweed and some fish in it.

During the day waterweed gives off bubbles of oxygen.

(a) Give two ways in which the waterweed helps the fish to stay alive.

1 ................................................................................................................

2 ................................................................................................................
2 marks

(b) Tick the boxes by three things which both fish and waterweed do.

They both use They both make their

energy. own food.

They both
They both eat.
reproduce.

They both move from

They both grow.
place to place.
3 marks
Maximum 5 marks

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Q4.The diagram shows a strawberry plant. Four organs of the plant are labelled A to D.

Write the names of organs A to D in the correct spaces in the table.

Write the function or job of each organ next to its name. Only choose functions
from the list below.

to attract insects for pollination

to attract birds for pollination
to attract animals for seed dispersal
to take up water
to absorb light
to protect the plant from animals

letter name of organ function

4 marks

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Q5.The human body has organs and organ systems which have different functions.

(a) (i) In which organ does the food get urine get made?

.............................................................................................................
1 mark

(ii) In which organ is oxygen absorbed into the blood?

.............................................................................................................
1 mark

(b) Complete the table.

2 marks

(c) Give one function of the skeleton.

......................................................................................................................

......................................................................................................................
1 mark
Maximum 5 marks

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Q6.The diagram shows some of the organs of the human body.

(a) The heart pumps blood around the body.

(i) What useful gas does the blood take in from the air in the lungs?

.............................................................
1 mark

(ii) What useful substance does the blood take in from the intestine?

.............................................................
1 mark

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(b) Blood vessels carry blood to organs of the body.

Sometimes a blood clot forms in a blood vessel as shown below.

a blood vessel not to scale

A blood clot may stop an organ working properly.

Give one reason for this.

.....................................................................................................................

.....................................................................................................................
1 mark

(c) Rahma cut his foot on a piece of glass. A scab formed over the cut.
Give one way a scab protects the body.

.....................................................................................................................

.....................................................................................................................
1 mark
maximum 4 marks

Q7. Sharon is riding her horse. She is wearing a riding hat.

(a) Give the name of one organ the riding hat protects.

..........................................................
1 mark

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(b) The horse is a mammal.

Give one fact about horses that shows they are mammals.

........................................................................................................................
1 mark

(c) When the horse is running, some of its organs do more work.

Draw a line from each organ to show what it does.

Draw only two lines.

1 mark

(d) The drawing shows a horsefly.

(i) The horsefly is an insect.

Which of the following features do insects have?
Tick the three correct boxes.

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2 marks

Q8. The diagram below shows an organism called Euglena.

It is made of only one cell. It lives in ponds and streams.
Euglena have features of both plants and animals.

(a) Look at the diagram of Euglena.

Give two pieces of evidence which suggest it is an animal cell and not a plant
cell.

1. ....................................................................................................................
1 mark

2. ....................................................................................................................
1 mark

(b) Plant cells can carry out photosynthesis.

How can you tell from the diagram that Euglena can carry out photosynthesis?

........................................................................................................................
1 mark

(c) Complete the word equation for photosynthesis.

carbon dioxide + ................................... → glucose + ...................................

2 marks
maximum 5 marks

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Q9. The diagram shows a plant cell.

(a) Give the name of part A.

.............................................................

Give the function of part A.

................................................................................................................

................................................................................................................
2 marks

(b) Give the name of part E.

..............................................................

Give the function of part E.

................................................................................................................

................................................................................................................
2 marks

(c) Give the letters of two parts that are present in plant cells but not in animal
cells.

.................. and ..................

1 mark

(d) How can you tell that the cell in the diagram is from a leaf and not from a
root?

................................................................................................................
1 mark
maximum 6 marks

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Q10. (a) The diagram shows a group of cells from the lining of the mouth.

(i) Give the name and function of part P.

name of part P

.............................................................................................................
1 mark

function of part P

.............................................................................................................

.............................................................................................................
1 mark

(ii) Which word describes this group of cells?

Tick the correct box.

compound organism organ tissue

1 mark

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(b) The diagram below shows muscle cells from the wall of the human intestine.

(i) Muscle cells can contract.

Give one reason why muscles are needed in the intestine.

.............................................................................................................

.............................................................................................................
1 mark

(ii) Other cells in the intestine produce enzymes.

What effect do enzymes in the intestine have on nutrients such as

protein?

.............................................................................................................

.............................................................................................................
1 mark

(iii) Which of the following is required in the diet to keep food moving
through the intestine?
Tick the correct box.

fat fibre

protein starch
1 mark
maximum 6 marks

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Q11. (a) The diagrams below show an animal cell and a plant cell.

(i) The lines from the boxes show the positions of two of the parts that are
present in both cells.
In the boxes, write the names of these two parts.
2 marks

(ii) Give the names of two parts which are present in plant cells but not in
animal cells.

1. ...........................................

2. ...........................................
2 marks

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(b) Organs can carry out their functions because of the special cells they have.

Draw a straight line from the name of each type of cell to the function of the
cell and then to the process it carries out.
One has been done for you.

3 marks
Maximum 7 marks

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