BIOLOGY PREPARATION MID TEST (2017)

A. Fill in the blanks

1. is the way that plants make food, using energy from light
2. and are changed into and , using energy from light
3. Material that is made of living cells and tissues is called
4. Most leaves are green. This is because they contain a green pigment called
5. is essential for photosynthesis. It helps plants to capture energy from light.
6. absorbs water and minerals from the soil.
7. In plants there are two types of transporting tissues known as and
8. vessels transport water and vessels transport food.
9. Nutrients are substances in food that the body uses to provide and
10. We need to eat seven different types of nutrients which are , , , , , , and

11. is used for making new cells, many important chemicals in the body, such as
enzymes and antibodies
12. Carbohydrate is used to provide
13. and are two kinds of carbohydrate.
14. also provides energy. It can be stored in the body. It stores underneath the skin
provide insulation. It also needed to make new cell membranes.
15. and are nutrients that we need in only small quantities.
16. helps to keep food moving easily through the digestive system.
17. Between % and % of the body is made up of water.
18. If a person does not eat enough of a particular nutrient, their body may not be able to
work properly, they may have a nutritional
19. A good diet has plenty of foods containing , , and , but not too much or
20. Your mouth is the entrance to a long tube called the and the other end of the tube
is called the .
21. The food inside the alimentary canal can only reach your body cells if it can get out
through the walls of the tube. This process is called .
22. is the breakdown of large molecules into small ones, so that they can be absorbed.
23. There are four different kinds of teeth, they are , , , and
24. Teeth have an outer covering of very hard , which contains
25. Inside the tooth are the and the , which contain living cells.
26. The large nutrient molecules are broken down into small molecules by chemicals called

27. A substances that speeds up a chemical reaction, but is not changed itself, is called a

28. Blood travels round the body inside tubes called
29. Blood flows out of the heart inside , and back into the heart inside
30. The heart is made of muscles, which and to pump blood around the body.
31. Most of the cells int the blood are red blood-cells. They are red because they contain a
red pigment called
32. Red blood cells are used to transport
33. White blood help to defend us against and that get into the body.

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34. are little fragments of cells. They produce chemicals that cause fibres to form in the
blood.
35. The tubes through which blood flows are called
36. carry blood away from the heart
37. carry blood back to the heart
38. connect the arteries to the veins
39. Teeth break down large lumps of food into smaller . . Then enzymes break down
the large .. of the nutrients in the food into small .. . This allows the nutrients to
pass out of the alimentary canal through the wall of the . Intestine.

B. Complete the following table

Nutrient Example Good Sources Function in the body Deficiency disease
Vitamins Vitamin C

Vitamin D

minerals Iron

calcium

C. Label the drawing below

D. Essay
1. Describe :
a) the photosynthesis
b) function of leaves and roots
c) xylem and phloem vessels
d) how a plant obtains water
e) how water is transported to the leaves of the plant

2. Describe :
a) the balanced diet
b) deficiency disease
c) the human digestive system
d) three ways to avoid getting holes in your teeth
e) how an enzyme makes starch molecules break down to sugar molecules

3. Describe :
a) The human circulatory system

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b) Oxygenated and deoxygenated blood

c) How the heart works
d) Function of plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets

E.

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