Biology key facts

Question 1

Is a kidney best described as A: a cell, B: tissue, C: organ or D: organism?

Answer 1

ORGAN

Question 2

What organ in our body contains valves

Answer 2

HEART

Question 3

Name THREE features that would be found in ALL living cells.

Answer 3

CYTOPLASM, NUCLEUS AND MEMBRANE

Question 4

What is the normal pulse rate of a boy while resting?

Answer 4

80 bpm

Question 5

Where can you easily measure the pulse?

Answer 5

WRIST or NECK

Question 6

What is the normal body temperature of a human

Answer 6

37 °C

Question 7

Name three structures that would be found only in plant cells

Answer 7

LARGE VACUOLE, CHLOROPLASTS and CELL WALL

Question 8

To which vertebrate class does a FROG belong?

Answer 8

AMPHIBIAN

Question 9

How long does it take a human embryo to develop in the uterus?

Answer 9

9 months

Question 10

In which cell structure does photosynthesis take place?

Answer 10

CHLOROPLAST

Question 11

What function is carried out by our bladder

Answer 11

Stores URINE

Question 12

What happens to your pulse during exercise?

Answer 12

Pulse INCREASES

Question 13

Enzymes help which process take place in our body?

Answer 13

DIGESTION

Question 14

A section from an animals liver would be best described as A: a cell, B: tissue, C: an organ or D: an organism.

Answer 14

TISSUE

Question 15

The place where an animal makes its home is called the A: habitat, B: environment or C: community ?

Answer 15

HABITAT

Question 16

Which organ in a mammal puts oxygen into the blood?

Answer 16

LUNGS

Question 17

What is the name of the process that releases energy in a cell?

Answer 17

RESPIRATION

Question 18

What do we call the process of breaking down food?

Answer 18

DIGESTION

Question 19

What is the approximate mass of a new born baby? A: about 100g, B:about 1kg, C: about 4kg, D: about 12kg

Answer 19

about 4kg

Question 20

What type of nutrient is provided by meat, cheese and eggs?

Answer 20

PROTEIN

Question 21

Which organ in out bodies is effected by a diet containing too much fat?

Answer 21

HEART

Question 22

What organ in a human allows nutrients to pass from the mother’s blood to the blood of an embryo?

Answer 22

PLACENTA

Question 23

Which part of a plant cell is made of cellulose?

Answer 23

CELL WALL

Question 24

Name the waste gas produced during respiration

Answer 24

CARBON DIOXIDE

Question 25

How often does the girls body make an egg?

Answer 25

every 28 days

Question 26

What cell contains the male gamete used to fertilize an egg?

Answer 26

SPERM

Question 27

Which part of a cell provides it with energy

Answer 27

MITOCHONDRIA

Question 28

Which part of a cell contains chromosomes (DNA)

Answer 28

NUCLEUS

Question 29

What has to happen to an egg before it can start to develop into a baby?

Answer 29

It has to be FERTILIZED

Question 30

What is a zygote?

Answer 30

a fertilized egg

Question 31

What is a saprophye?

Answer 31

A decay organism (Fungi and bacteria)

Question 32

What organ is responsible for hearing and balance?

Answer 32

EAR

Question 33

Which organ manufactures sperm in a human?

Answer 33

TESTIS

Question 34

Where is the egg formed in a human?

Answer 34

OVARY

Question 35

What kind or organism lives on or in another living creature?

Answer 35

PARASITE

Question 36

What chemical is used to test for the presence of starch in food?

Answer 36

IODINE

Question 37

Where in the mother’s body does the embryo develop?

Answer 37

UTERUS

Question 38

Name the products of photosynthesis

Answer 38

GLUCOSE and OXYGEN

Question 39

Which part of a plant manufactures food by photosynthesis? Root, Flower, Stem or Leaves

Answer 39

LEAVES

Question 40

Which part of a plant is where the seeds are made? Root, Flower, Stem or Leaves

Answer 40

FLOWER

Question 41

Which part of the body removes soluble waste and excess water from the blood.

Answer 41

KIDNEY

Question 42

Which part of a plant absorbs water from the ground? Root, Flower, Stem or Leaves

Answer 42

ROOT

Question 43

When does photosynthesis take place in a plan, During the day, during the night or all the time?

Answer 43

DURING THE DAY

Question 44

Which kind of blood vessels carry oxygenated blood away from the heart?

Answer 44

ARTERIES

Question 45

What is the name of the process taking place when pollen lands on the stigma of a plant?

Answer 45

POLLINATION

Question 46

What do we call the holes on a plant leaf where gas exchange take place?

Answer 46

STOMATA

Question 47

What do we call the process by which a plant grows from a seed?

Answer 47

GERMINATION

Question 48

Name a gas released by plants during photosynthesis

Answer 48

OXYGEN

Question 49

From where do the producers in a food chain obtain their energy?

Answer 49

The SUN

Question 50

From where would the predator in an ecosystem obtain its energy?

Answer 50

From another ANIMAL

Question 51

The first organism in a food chain is always what? (Producer or consumer)

Answer 51

a PRODUCER

Question 52

Taking cuttings, budding, forming tubers and runners are all examples of what process?

Answer 52

ASEXUAL reproduction

Question 53

What biological process releases oxygen into the atmosphere?

Answer 53

PHOTOSYNTHESIS

Question 54

What green chemical, found in plant cells, is necessary for photosynthesis to take place?

Answer 54

CHLOROPHYLL

Question 55

What type of food do herbivores usually eat?

Answer 55

PLANTS

Question 56

Where is pollen made in a plant?

Answer 56

top of the STAMEN (anther)

Question 57

What type of chemical is a catalyst to help the process of digestion take place

Answer 57

ENZYME

Question 58

What type of nutrient is provided by starch and sugar?

Answer 58

CARBOHYDRATE

Question 59

Which cell contains the female gamete?

Answer 59

OVUM (egg)

Question 60

A type of animal that is awake during the night and sleeps during the day

Answer 60

NOCTURNAL

Question 61

A type of tree that looses its leaves in winter

Answer 61

DECIDUOUS