Year 7 Science Test

B7.3 Humans and animals

Name:

Class: Date:

1 Humans are vertebrates. In which part of the

skeleton are their vertebrae?

A the arms

B the back

C the skull

D the toes
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2 Which of these joints has most movement?

A elbow

B knee

C shoulder

D skull
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3 Which bone(s) protect the brain?

A pelvis

B ribs

C scapula

D skull
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4 What happens to a muscle when it contracts?

A it shortens

B it pushes on a bone

C it extends

D it uses up blood
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5 The diagram shows two different joints in a human
skeleton.

Joint type D (hip)

Joint type E
(knee)

a) i) Draw a line from the words Joint type D

to show another place where there is a
joint with a similar amount of movement.

ii) Draw a line from the words Joint type E

to show another place where there is a
joint with a similar amount of movement.

b) One function of the human skeleton is movement.

Give two other functions of the human skeleton.

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6 The picture shows an arm lifting an object.

A
B

a) Name muscle A and muscle B.

b) i) When muscle A contracts, what does

muscle B do?

ii) What name is given to the paired action

shown by muscle A and muscle B?

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