8 D Quick Quiz

On your answer sheet, write in or circle the correct letter for each question.

8Da
3 Yeast reproduce by:
1 Which of these is a ‘life process’ carried
A binary fission B binary fusion
out by all organisms?
C fermentation D budding
A photosynthesis
4 The graph shows the growth of a
B breathing population of yeast.
C fermentation
D respiration
2 Two kingdoms that contain many
unicellular microorganisms are:
A prokaryotes and protoctists.
B animals and plants.
C yeast and fungi. At point P the graph becomes level.
D viruses and bacteria. One reason for this might be that:
3 Multicellular organisms need transport A the yeast cells can only grow to a
systems to carry materials to their certain size.
cells because: B the food for the yeast has started to
A diffusion is not fast enough to do this. run out.
C it has got dark and there is not enough
B diffraction is not fast enough to do this.
light for the yeast to grow.
C dissolving is not fast enough to do this.
D the carbon dioxide for the yeast has
D dispersion is not fast enough to do this. started to run out.
4 One feature of all prokaryotes is that they:
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A have chloroplasts.
1 Three resources needed by all bacteria for
B do not have nuclei. growth are:
C do not respire. A warmth, food and moisture.
D do not have cytoplasm. B light, carbon dioxide and glucose.
C oxygen, nitrogen and mould.
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D darkness, moisture and nitrogen.
1 Which of these is a food often made
using yeast? 2 A product of fermentation of milk by
bacteria is:
A chips B cheese
A ethanol. B oxygen.
C bread D yoghurt
C glucose. D lactic acid.
2 Which of these shows the correct word
3 The drawing shows a bacterium.
equation for anaerobic respiration in yeast?
A oxygen + glucose →
carbon dioxide + water
B carbon dioxide + water →
oxygen + glucose
C glucose → carbon dioxide + ethanol
What is the part labelled X called?
D glucose + carbon dioxide →
oxygen + water A tail B chromosome

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4 What process is shown in the diagram? 4 Why is light important for photosynthesis?
A It transfers energy from the Sun.
B It lets the organisms see.
C It warms up the ground.
D It contains chlorophyll.

8De
1 A decomposer is:
A an organism that spends a lot of
its time asleep.
B an organism that is used to remove
A globulisation. poisons from contaminated soils.
B globalisation C an organism that breaks down dead
organisms and animal wastes.
C binary fission.
D an organism that has ten legs.
D glandibular separatisation.
2 Examples of organic compounds include:
8Dd A sodium chloride, magnesium oxide and
1 Three resources needed by algae for ammonium nitrate.
growth are: B fish, meat and eggs.
A carbon dioxide, darkness, food. C water, oxygen and carbon dioxide.
B water, warmth, light. D glucose, proteins and fats.
C nitrogen, salt, water. 3 Decomposers are important because they:
D oxygen, glucose, darkness. A allow recycling.
2 If the amount of light increases, then B do not produce very much
organisms that photosynthesise will carbon dioxide.
produce more:
C can move very fast and escape
A oxygen. B methane. from predators.
C carbon dioxide. D hydrogen. D produce oxygen.
3 The drawing shows an Amoeba. 4 Which pair of processes both release the
same products?
A fermentation and photosynthesis
B photosynthesis and aerobic respiration
C photosynthesis and combustion
D aerobic respiration and combustion

What does it use the parts labelled Y for?

A photosynthesis
B moving
C controlling the cell
D storage

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