Asignatura: Bio-chemistry Periodo: I X II III Curso: 6ABCD

Nombre del Estudiante:

Criteria:
The student establishes the differences between eukaryotic or prokaryotic cells.
The student identifies the structures present in plant and animal cells, and their function.
The student states the importance of the shape and features of specialized cells.
The student describes how passive and active transport occur through the cell membrane, and
compares diffusion and osmosis.
The student recognizes warning signs and associates hazards to chemical substances.
The student describes properties of solids, liquids and gases based on the particle theory.
The student recognizes changes of state based on the particle theory.
The student analyses changes of state by using heating curves and identifies the melting and
boiling point of different substances.

1. List the seven characteristics of living things.

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2. Keeping in mind the characteristics mentioned on point 1, write the one that fits the best in
each image.
3. The diagram shows what a plant cell looks like under a microscope.

a. Name the part labelled X

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b. State two features which you can see in the diagram that are not found in animal cells.

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4. Draw an example of an animal cell, label the main organs.

Write two characteristics of an animal cell

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5. The diagrams show four cells labelled A to D.

a. Which of the cells is a plant cell? Write the letter ................... [1]

b. Name cell B. ...................... [1]

c. Complete the table with the letter of the cell matched to its function.

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6. Complete the following chart by comparing osmosis, diffusion and active transport.
Write at least two features in each box

OSMOSIS DIFFUSION ACTIVE TRANSPORT

Common
features

Differences
between them

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7. How does active transport differ from diffusion?

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8. The diagram shows the particle arrangement in a liquid.

a. Draw the particle arrangement in a solid.

b. Karol puts 5 drops of liquid perfume on the back of her hand. A few seconds later Karol
can smell the perfume. This is because the perfume diffuses into her nose. Explain,
using the particle theory of matter, how diffusion takes place.

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9. Look at the table. It shows the melting points and boiling points of some elements.

Use the table to answer these questions.

a. Write down the name of the element that melts at 1538 °C.

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b. Which element is a liquid at room temperature (20 °C)?

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c. Which element is a non-metal?

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10. Answer the following questions.

a. Tick the boxes next to the two correct sentences about gases.

Gases can flow to fill a container.

Gases only form at temperatures above 100 ºC
The particles in a gas are arranged randomly.
The particles in a gas are close together.
The particles in a gas can only vibrate.
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b. A gas changes into a liquid during condensation. Describe what happens to the particles
in a substance during condensation.
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11. This question is about the three states of matter.
a. Which state of matter has the strongest forces between its particles?
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b. Draw straight lines to match the state of matter with the description of the spacing of
the particles.

c. Michael puts a small amount of water into a flat dish. He then leaves the dish outside
in the warm sunshine. After a while the water disappears. Explain what happens to
the water particles.
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12. Use the heating curve to answer the following questions.

a. D is the heating of the gas ( )

b. B is the boiling of the liquid ( )
c. E is the melting of the solid ( )
d. A is the heating of the solid ( )
e. C is the heating of the liquid ( )
f. The boiling point of the substance is 4000 ºC ( )
g. The melting point of the substance is 1500 ºC ( )
13. In front of each hazard symbol write its name and the description. [6]
14. Complete the diagram. Write the name for each change of state. [3]

15. Ethanol is a flammable substance. Draw its hazard symbol and explain which precautions
you should take when using it.

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16. Using the table below draw a line graph. Then answer the questions.
Time
Temperature (ºC)
(minutes)
0 -4
1 -2
2 0
3 0
4 1
5 8
6 15
7 32
8 48
9 64
10 77
11 89
12 97
13 99
14 100
15 100

a. What is the boiling point of the substance?

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b. What is the melting point of the substance?
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