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Nicholas’ International College – Negombo

1st Mid-Term Test – October 2023

Science F1
Subject: ……………………………………………….. Class: ………... Duration: 1 hour

Name: ………………………………………………… Adm. No: ………………..

O1.

1. Write the functions of each part of the cell.

a) Cell wall

b) Chloroplast

c) Mitochondrion

d) Nucleus

e) Cytoplasm

2. What is the instrument we use to observe the cells?

3. Write two differences between plant cell and animal cell.

4. Write a specialty of red blood cells than other animal cells.

5. What is the function of neuron cell?

6. Write the pathway of water from soil into a root hair cell.

7. Write 4 features of living organisms that cannot be seen in non-living organisms.

8. Write the name of the virus which cause covid 19 disease.

9. What is virus replication?

10. Write a living characteristic of virus.

02. Put ticks and crosses.

1. Animal cells have chloroplasts. ( )

2. The axon is a very long strand of cytoplasm in neurons. ( )

3. Red blood cells contain haemoglobin pigments. ( )

4. Palisade cells do not contain chloroplasts. ( )

5. The function of root hair cell is absorption of water from soil. ( )

6. Virus contain RNA inside the protein coat. ( )

7. Virus can be seen from a compound light microscope. ( )

8. All the organisms in same species are not identical to each other. ( )
9. The offspring produced by the reproduction between two species are fertile. ( )

10. Virus have to get inside a living cell before they can make copies of themselves. ( )

03. Fill the blanks by using the words given in the box.

1. A group of similar cells, which all work together to carry out a particular function is called a
…………………………..

2. Cell wall contains ……………………………….

3. The green colour pigment in chloroplasts is ……………………………

4. Ciliated cells contain tiny threads like structures called ……………………..

5. Living things, including animals and plants, are called …………………………….

6. Plant leaf contain chloroplast containing cell layers called ………………………………

7. Get rid of waste materials, such as carbon dioxide is called………………………..

8. Food is broken down inside cells to provide …………………………..

9. There are...............................between the individuals of the same species.

10..............................is helped to identify an organisms.

Chlorophyll, tissue, excretion, dichotomous key, energy, cellulose, cilia,

organisms, variations, palisade layer