8B Quick Quiz

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

8Ba
1 In which kingdom do all the organisms 3 Which of these is an example of inherited
have many cells and their cells have no variation in plants?
cell walls?
A having a disease
A plant kingdom
B flower colour
B animal kingdom
C being eaten by slugs
C United Kingdom
D being used as a vegetable
D fungus kingdom
4 In fertilisation:
2 Characteristics of conifers include having:
A a fertilised egg cell grows into
A needle-shaped leaves. an embryo.
B flowers. B a male and a female gamete fuse.
C flat leaves. C male gametes are produced.
D a lack of xylem tissue. D a plants grows in some animal
droppings.
3 Primula vulgaris is the scientific name for
wild primroses. What genus do wild
primroses belong to?
8Bc
A plants B Primula vulgaris 1 On the diagram, the part labelled A is the:

C vulgaris D Primula
4 We should preserve biodiversity:
A to stop it going off.
B so that it is easier to tell organisms
apart.
C to stop organisms producing hybrids.
D because many organisms may be A stigma. B style.
useful to us.
C ovary. D anther.
8Bb 2 In a flower, the anther:
1 Asexual reproduction needs: A receives pollen grains.
A sperm cells and egg cells. B makes pollen grains.
B two parents. C makes nectar.
C only one parent. D contains the egg cells.
D no parents.
2 Strawberry plants can reproduce using:
A runners. B sprinters.
C joggers. D walkers.

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3 The flower in this drawing is pollinated by: 3 In the diagram, the part labelled Y is:

A a food store. B a nectary.

A an insect. C an egg cell. D a pollen tube.
B the wind. 4 Why is seed dispersal important?
C an insect or the wind. A so that plants can reproduce asexually
D bacteria. B so that plants can reproduce sexually
4 If self-pollination occurs: C so that offspring do not compete with
A the offspring will not have variety. their parents
B offspring can never be produced. D so that animals have something to eat
C a plant will die. 8Be
D the bees will die. 1 Which of these resources is always
needed for germination?
8Bd
A water B light
1 What part of the seed is labelled X?
C carbon dioxide D nitrogen

2 During germination, some of the food store

in the seed is turned into glucose for:
A photosynthesis.
B respiration.
C competition.
D dispersal.
A food store B seed coat
3 The raw materials for photosynthesis are:
C embryo D zygote
E water and oxygen.
2 The seeds inside an apple are
dispersed by: F oxygen and glucose.
A the wind. G carbon dioxide and water.
B insects. H glucose and water.
C animals that eat them. 4 Bees and apple trees are interdependent
because:
D being carried on the fur of animals.
A bees and apple trees both make things
that humans like to eat.
B bees feed on apples.
C bees and apple trees are the same
species.
D they both make use of the other.

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