Science Department

Term 1 2023/2024

Biology /Year 7

Biology End of Unit Test (1)

Unit 1 :Cells
Name: ___________________________________________

Date: ____________________________________________
Mark:
30

Q1. The diagram shows what a root hair cell looks like when viewed with a microscope.

a) Label the structure.

b) Describe one way you can tell that this is a plant cell not an animal cell.

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c) Which cell structure, usually found in plant cells, is missing from root hair cell?

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Q2. Look at the diagrams below.

a. Describe one way the structure of a nerve cell is different to a red blood cell.

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b. The structure of a red blood cell is adapted to its function.

Explain how.

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Q3. Look at the diagram of a ciliated cell.

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a. Name structures A,B and C

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A B C

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Four of the cells are animal cells.
a. Write down the letters of the four animal cells.
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b. Write down two reasons why these cells are animal cells and not plant cells.
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c. Which letter represents the cell that is lining the trachea?
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Q4.

a. Match each cell structure with its function.

Cell structure name Its function

Mitochondria Controls what goes in and out of the cell.

Cytoplasm Photosynthesis

Nucleus Stores glucose

Cell wall Where respiration process takes place.

Chloroplast Chemical reactions happen inside it.

Vacuole Holds the cell in shape

Cell membrane Controls all the cell’s activities.

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b. Match each specialised cell with its function.

Specialised cell name Its function

Root hair cell Communicates all body parts together.

Neurone Sweeps up the mucus to back of the mouth.

Red blood cell Photosynthesis

Palisade cell Absorbs water from the soil

Ciliated cell Delivers oxygen to all body parts.

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Q5. Euglena is a single celled organism.

Look at the diagram of euglena.

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 a. Explain why euglena is difficult to classify as either a plant or an animal cell.

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b. What is meant by a “single celled organism”?

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