No	Question
1	Is a kidney best described as A: a cell, B: tissue, C: organ or D: organism?	1
2	What organ in our body contains valves	2
3	Name THREE features that would be found in ALL living cells.	3
4	What is the normal pulse rate of of a boy while resting?	4
5	Where can you easily measure the pulse?	5
6	What is the normal body temperature of a human	6
7	Name three structures that are present in ALL living cells	7
8	To which group of animals does a FROG belong?	8
9	How long does it take a human embryo to develop?	9
10	How long does it take the baby to develop in the uterus?	10
11	How many kidneys are in a normal mammal?	11
12	What function is carried out by our bladder	12
13	What happens to your pulse during exercise?	13
14	Which part of the embryo is born first, the head or the feet?	14
15	Name three structures that you may find in a plant cell but NOT in an animal cell	15
16	What are the main features in a plant would you look for to show that it was pollinated by insects	16
17	A section from an animals liver would be best described as A: a cell, B: tissue, C: an organ or D: an organism.	17
18	The place where an animal makes its home is called the A: habitat, B: environment or C: community ?	18
19	What is the function of the heart?	19
20	What are your lungs for?	20
21	Describe four ways that our body uses the energy released during respiration.	21
22	What do we call the process of breaking down food?	22
23	What do we mean by a nutrient?	23
24	What are the requirements of a newly born baby?	24
25	What is the approximate mass of a new born baby? A: about 100g, B:about 1kg, C: about 4kg, D: about 10kg	25
26	What food can provide us with protein?	26
27	Describe four ways a person can help minimise the risk of heart disease	27
28	Describe two ways that the body of a mammal conserves (saves) heat energy	28
29	Can substances that harm the embryo pass through the placenta from the mother to the embryo.	29
30	Which part of a plant cell is used to make paper?	30
31	Describe one use for our brain	31
32	Describe two ways your body tries to lose heat energy	32
33	How does oxygen enter the body in a mammal?	33
34	How does oxygen get delivered to the tissues in a human?	34
35	Name the waste gas produced during respiration	35
36	How does the developing baby get its food?	36
37	How often does the girls body make an egg?	37
38	How is the sperm different to an egg?	38
39	What is the name of the process by which energy for all living processes is made available	39
40	What is the kidney for?	40
41	What gases are present in exhaled air?	41
42	What happens to the egg after it has been fertilized?	42
43	What has to happen to the egg before it can start to develop into a baby?	43
44	What is a zygote?	44
45	What is meant by a balanced diet	45
46	What is meant by puberty?	46
47	What is meant by the gestation period?	47
48	What is our liver for?	48
49	Imagine you are in a wood. At what time of day (or night ) would the carbon dioxide concentration be the highest?	49
50	Give TWO uses for our ears	50
51	Why do we need to eat fresh vegetables and fruit?	51
52	How can carbon dioxide be identified?	52
53	What is the word equation for respiration?	53
54	Which part of our body consists mostly of nerve cells?	54
55	Name 5 important important nutrients in a balanced diet?	55
56	Why is the head of a baby often very large?	56
57	How does the food get digested?	57
58	Where is the male gamete found in humans?	58
59	Where is the egg formed in a human?	59
60	Where is a PLACENTA found and what is it for?	60
61	How can you test for the presence of starch in food	61
62	Where in the mother's body does the embryo develop?	62
63	Where does the human embryo develop: A. Egg duct B: Ovary, C: Uterus, D: placenta	63
64	Where does the food get digested?	64
65	Where does FERTILIZATION take place in the human body?	65
66	Which part of the body removes soluble waste and excess water from the blood.	66
67	Where are sperm (spermatozoa) formed?	67
68	When does photosynthesis take place in a plant: A: Day-time only. B: Night-time only, C: Day and night D: Never	68
69	How is a human embryo protected?	69
70	When you eat a nice juicy strawberry... which part of the plant are you eating?	70
71	Which part of our body carries oxygenated blood away from the heart?	71
72	How are leaves specially adapted for photosynthesis?	72
73	Why is the egg bigger than the sperm?	73
74	What are stomata?	74
75	Where are the female gametes in a plant found	75
76	Where is the male gamete found in plants?	76
77	Describe the importance of microbes (tiny animals)that live in the soil	77
78	How does the wide dispersal of the seeds help the survival of a plant species	78
79	Does grass reproduce sexually or asexually?	79
80	Name any carnivorous invertebrate	80
81	Name any cold-blooded vertebrate	81
82	Name one substance needed by plants for photosynthesis to take place	82
83	Name the structure in a plant cell where photosynthesis is carried out	83
84	Is a berry normally found on a female plant or a male plant?	84
85	Name three methods by which seed dispersal usually takes place.	85
86	Name an important element needed by plants.	86
87	From where do the producers in a food chain obtain their energy?	87
88	Name two methods by which pollination can take place	88
89	From where would the predator in an ecosystem obtain its energy?	89
90	The first organism in a food chain is always a: A: producer, B: carnivore, C: predator or D: consumer	90
91	What is the initial source of energy in any ecosystem?	91
92	What is meant by a primary producer?	92
93	Taking cuttings, budding, forming tubers and runners are all examples of what process?	93
94	What biological process releases oxygen into the atmosphere?	94
95	What could a plant cell NOT do if it had no CHLOROPLASTS?	95
96	What does fertilize mean?	96
97	What green chemical, found in plant cells, is necessary for photosynthesis to take place?	97
98	What happens to the glucose (a kind of sugar) produced by plants during photosynthesis?	98
99	What type of food do herbivores usually eat?	99
100	Which structure in a cell contains the genetic material?	100
101	What is meant by pollination?	101
102	What is the function of the roots of a plant?	102
103	What is the main function for the leaves of a plant.	103
104	What is the name of the process by which plants manufacture sugars?	104
105	When does respiration take place in a plant: A: Day-time only. B: Night-time only, C: Day and night D: Never	105
106	What is the word equation for photosynthesis?	106
107	What would be the effect on an ecosystem if the saprophytes all died?	107
108	Imagine you are in a wood. At what time of day (or night ) would the oxygen concentration be the highest?	108
109	Would you expect to find more carnivores or herbivores in an ecosystem?	109
110	Name four physical factors that can effect the environment of an organism	110
111	What would be the effects on an ecosystem if all the herbivores suddenly died or left?	111
112	What is a gamete?	112
113	What is the importance of saprophytes in an ecosystem	113