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Science Test Revision: 6B Microorganisms
Science Test Revision: 6B Microorganisms
6B Microorganisms
23 min
22 marks
Name
Level 4
1.
Space station
(a)
Class 6F has been watching a programme about the International Space Station.
Astronauts live in the space station for many months. Each day they spend two
hours on exercise machines.
Why do astronauts need to exercise while they are in the space station?
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1 mark
(b)
The astronauts are not allowed to eat bread or crackers because the crumbs float
around the space station.
On Earth, crumbs fall down.
Why do crumbs fall down to the ground on Earth?
Write about a force in your answer.
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1 mark
(c)
Food that astronauts take into space has been dried to remove air and
water. This stops micro-organisms growing on the food.
Write true or false next to each statement about their food.
Dried food is better than fresh food to take into space
because it...
True or false?
weighs more.
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1 mark
(d)
(e)
The roots of plants take in some things the plants need to grow.
Describe another function of the roots.
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1 mark
2.
Making bread
(a)
Mix flour,
yeast,
sugar and
water to
make
dough.
Leave
dough
for half
an hour.
Cook
dough in
an oven
to make
bread.
Dan wants to find out why yeast is used to make some types of bread.
He carries out a test.
He makes one loaf of bread with yeast and one loaf without yeast.
leave
dough
cook
dough
leave
dough
cook
dough
(b)
Dan wants to know if the water temperature makes a difference to the bread.
He sets up a new test using two mixtures.
Which ingredients should go in each mixture to test if the temperature of the water
makes a difference?
Tick as many boxes as you need.
Ingredients
Mixture 1
Mixture 2
flour
yeast
sugar
warm water
cold water
1 mark
(c)
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cannot reproduce.
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need nutrients.
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can grow.
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2 marks
3.
Health
(a)
Which TWO of the following can children catch from other people?
Tick TWO boxes.
chicken pox
flu
toothache
broken arm
1 mark
(b)
Not smoking
Taking exercise
One has been done for you.
2 marks
Level 5
4.
Edward Jenner
(a)
an observation
an effect
an investigation
a measurement
1 mark
(b)
Jenner carried out a test. He used cowpox to see if it could stop people catching
smallpox. He carried out his test on several people.
Why did Jenner carry out his test on several people instead of on just one
person?
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1 mark
(c)
7
1 mark
(d)
There are many types of micro-organism. Some can help to prevent or cure
disease.
Describe ONE different way in which micro-organisms can be helpful.
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1 mark
(e)
The diagrams below show how three different micro-organisms look under a
microscope.
no
Euglena
Is it covered in hairs?
no
Amoeba
A is .................................................
yes
Bacterium
no
Blue-green
algae
B is .................................................
C is .................................................
2 marks
5.
Investigating Bread
(a)
10
(b)
11
(c)
breadbin
fridge
freezer
window sill
14
19
mould growth
on bread
after ten days
(d)
12