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- 1. Multiple Choice
What type of cells detect stimuli?
receptor cells
relay neurones
muscle cells
- 2. Multiple Choice
In which sense organ would you find receptor cells that detect sound waves?
the ear
the nose
the eyes
- 3. Multiple Choice
What are the electrical signals used in the nervous system called?
impulses
neurones
sensors
- 4. Multiple Choice
In what order do the organs does an impulse go through to get from the hand to the brain?
hand, nerve, spinal cord, brain
nerve, spinal cord, hand, brain
brain, spinal cord, hand, nerve
- 5. Multiple Choice
What are the two long ‘arms’ of a sensory neurone called?
axon and drendron
tron and bogon
dendrite and cell body
- 6. Multiple Choice
In what order does an impulse travel through a sensory neurone?
dendrite, dendron, axon, axon terminal
dendron, dendrite, axon terminal, axon
axon terminal, axon, dendron, dendrite
- 7. Multiple Choice
Why are sensory neurones so long?
to carry impulses quickly over long distances
they grow really fast
there would be too many cells if they were short
- 8. Multiple Choice
What is the name of the fatty sheath that can surround dendrons and axons?
myelin sheath
fatty cells
nodes of ranvier
- 9. Multiple Choice
What does the myelin sheath do?
makes the impulses travel faster
makes the impulses travel slower
protects the neurone
- 10. Multiple Choice
An effector is part of the body that carried out a response due to a stimulus. Which one of these is an effector?
muscle cell
hair root cell
red blood cell
- 11. Multiple Choice
What are the three main features that are usually found in both plant and animal cells?
cell membrane, cytoplasm, mitochondria
cell wall, chloroplast, nucleus
vacuole, nucleus, mitochondria
- 12. Multiple Choice
What are the three features found in plant cells but not in animal cells
vacuole, chloroplast, cell wall
mitochondria, chloroplast, nucleus
vacuole, cell wall, ribosome
- 13. Multiple Choice
Define the term ‘growth’.
an increase in cell number and size
an increase in cell number
an increase in cell size
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which cell structure in plants contains chlorophyll?
chlorophyll
mitochondria
vacuole
- 15. Multiple Choice
What is the function of the cell structure that contains chlorophyll?
to capture energy from light for photosynthesis
to turn light energy into chemicals
to capture light energy and get rid of it
- 16. Multiple Choice
Many plant cells have a large structure filled with sap. Name this structure.
vacuole
chloroplast
nucleus
- 17. Multiple Choice
Which of the below are two functions of the cell structure filled with sap.
to store cell sap
help keep the cell firm and rigid
remove waste from the cell
to convert energy from the cell
- 18. Multiple Choice
Name the structure that surrounds all plant cells (but not animal cells).
cell wall
cell membrane
slimey capsule
- 19. Multiple Choice
What is the function of the structure that surrounds plant cells, but not animal cells?
supports and protects the cell
allows substance to pass in and out of the cell
prevents substances from passing in and out of the cell
- 20. Multiple Choice
How are roots adapted to absorbing water and mineral salts from the ground?
they have a large surface area for absorption.
they have a big vacuole for storing sap
they have lots of mitochondria for extra energy
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