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THE CHRIST CHURCH SCHOOL

END OF TERM ASSESSMENT YEAR 7/8

BIOLOGY

TERM 1 2023/2024 ACADEMIC YEAR

Please read this information before the examination starts

• This examination is 60 minutes long.

• Answer all questions.

• Use a black or dark blue pen. You may use an HB pencil for any diagrams or graphs.

• Do not use an erasable pen or correction fluid.

• You may use a calculator.

• You should show all your working and use appropriate units

• Total Marks is 34.

PART 1

1 The diagram shows a plant cell.

Which structures are also found in an animal cell?

A 1 and 3 B 1 and 4 C 2 and 3 D 2 and 4

2 In plants, water is transported from the roots to the leaves for. . .

photosynthesis reproduction movement respiration

3 What are enzymes made from?

A carbohydrates

B fats

C proteins

D sugars

4 What is the function of valves in the circulatory system?

A to act as a pump
B to ensure blood only flows one way
C to provide a large surface area
D to stop blood vessels bursting

5 The structure formed after fertilisation is . . .

a baby an egg a fetus a sperm

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6 Which row is correct for asexual reproduction?

offspring are
genetically identical number of parents

A yes one

B yes two

C no one

D no two

7 The diagram shows a food web.

Which organisms in this food web are secondary consumers?

A carnivorous insects and voles

B foxes and lizards
C kestrels and stoats
D spiders and stoats

8 When people breathe in, air is drawn into their . . .

Esophagus intestines heart lungs

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9 What are the functions of the cilia and mucus in the gas exchange system of mammals?

cilia mucus

A make mucus trap pathogens

B make mucus move cilia

C move mucus trap pathogens

D move mucus move cilia

10 The diagram shows a flower.

Which row is correct for the flower illustrated?

X Y

A captures insect-carried pollen produces rough pollen grains

B captures wind-carried pollen produces smooth pollen grains

C produces rough pollen grains captures insect-carried pollen

D produces smooth pollen grains captures wind-carried pollen

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PART 2

1. (a) Fig. 1.1 shows some of the organs of the human body.

........................................

........................................

........................................
X

Fig 1.1

(i) Complete the labels in Fig. 1.1 to show the names of the organs. [3]

(ii) One function of organ X is digestion.

State one other function of organ X.

..................................................................................................................................... [1]

(iii) Name the organ that pumps blood around the body.

..................................................................................................................................... [1]

(iv) Name the part of the body where egestion occurs.

..................................................................................................................................... [1]

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 2. (a) The boxes on the left show parts of the male reproductive system. The boxes on the right show

functions of these parts.

Draw one straight line from each part to its function.

name of part function

secretes fluids for sperm to

scrotum
swim in, forming semen

sperm duct transfers sperm to the urethra

sac that holds the testes outside

prostate gland
the body

[3]

(b) Fig. 4.1 shows the female reproductive system.

A

Identify the letter A, B, C or D on Fig. 4.1 that shows:

where sperm is transferred by the penis during sexual intercourse ........................

where the fetus develops. ........................

[2]

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(c) A scientist measures the growth of a human foetus.

Table 4.1 shows the measurements.

Table 4.1

age of foetus /weeks length of foetus /mm mass of foetus /g

8 15 1

16 116 100

24 300 600

32 424 1702

40 512 3404

(i) Use Table 4.1 to calculate the increase in length of the foetus between week 16 and

week 24.

length = ...................................................mm [1]

(ii) Identify when the mass of the foetus doubles.

Place one tick (✓) in the correct box.

week 8 to week 16

week 16 to week 24

week 24 to week 32

week 32 to week 40

[1]

(iii) Define the term growth.

...........................................................................................................................................

..................................................................................................................................... …………. [2]

(d) The developing foetus absorbs oxygen from the mother’s blood for aerobic respiration.

Complete the word equation for aerobic respiration.

...................................... + oxygen = ...................................... + ...................................... [3]

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3 (a) Fig. 7.1 shows part of a food web from a lake

Fig. 7.1

(i) Identify one tertiary consumer shown in the food web in Fig. 7.1.

..................................................................................................................................... [1]

(ii) Identify one herbivore shown in the food web in Fig. 7.1.

..................................................................................................................................... [1]

(iii) The food web is not complete.

Ducks eat freshwater snails and pondweed.

Draw two arrows on Fig. 7.1 to complete the food web to include this information. [1]

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(b) Pondweed can be used to investigate photosynthesis.

Fig. 7.2 shows how the gas made by the process of photosynthesis can be collected.

(i) State the name of the gas that collects in the test-tube.

..................................................................................................................................... [1]

(ii) When the light is switched off the experiment in Fig. 7.2 is in the dark and the amount of gas being
produced by the pondweed changes.

Suggest the change in the amount of gas being produced by the pondweed when the light is
switched off.

Give a reason for your answer.

change in the amount of gas .............................................................................................

reason...............................................................................................................................................

......................................................................................................................... [2]

(c) Water is needed for the process of photosynthesis.

Name the vessels in the plant that transport water.

............................................................................................................................................. [1]

(d) Glucose is made by the process of photosynthesis.

Plants use another process to release energy from glucose.

Name the process that releases energy from glucose.

................................................................................................................................... [1]

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(e) Fig. 7.2 shows a food chain from a forest.

green plants deer tiger

Fig. 7.2 (i) Place ticks (✓) in all the boxes that describe the tiger.

carnivore

herbivore

primary consumer

secondary consumer

tertiary consumer

[2]

(ii) State the name of the type of organism that gets its energy from waste organic matter.

..................................................................................................................................... [1]

(f) Deforestation has undesirable effects on the animals in a food chain.

Suggest two undesirable effects on the animals.

1 ................................................................................................................................................

2 ................................................................................................................................................

[2]

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4. The picture below shows an insect collecting pollen from a flower.

Below is a list of words which identify important parts of a flower.

Use these words in your answers to the following questions.

anther male nucleus ovule pollen pollen tube stigma

a Name the part of the flower which makes pollen.

................................................................................................................................. [1]

The insect pollinates a flower.

b Describe how the insect pollinates a flower.

.................................................................................................................................

................................................................................................................................ [2]

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