B3 Diagnostic Quiz – Circle the correct answer.
1. Which three of these organelles are only found in
plants and NOT animals?
a. Nucleus, chloroplast, ribosome
b. Nucleus, chloroplast, cell wall
c. Chloroplast, vacuole, cell wall
2.
a.
b.
c.
10. Pick the correct definitions:
What is the purpose of photosynthesis?
To make food for the organism
To keep the organism from getting diseases
To allow the organism to move and reproduce
3. Which organelle does photosynthesis occur in?
a. Chloroplasts
b. Mitochondria
c. Ribosomes
4. Which is the correct word equation for
photosynthesis?
a. Glucose + oxygen à carbon dioxide + water
b. Carbon dioxide + water à glucose + oxygen
c. Carbon dioxide + oxygen à glucose + water
5. What additional resource does photosynthesis
need to work?
a. Plant food
b. Thermal energy from a heat source
c. Fertilisers
d. Energy from sunlight (UV light)
6. What are stomata on leaves for?
a. To allow water into the leaves
b. Gas exchange
c. To help with photosynthesis
7. How do plants get the water and minerals they
need?
a. They absorb minerals through their roots and
water through their leaves
b. They absorb both through their leaves
c. They absorb both through their roots
8. The solid that dissolves in a liquid is also known as
the:
a. Solute
b. Solvent
c. Solution
9. Where do animals get their energy from?
a. The animals and plants they eat
b. The Sun
c. Water and minerals
11. What is the definition of a population?
a. The individuals of all species living in a given area at a
given time
b. The individuals of one species living in a given area at a
given time
c. The individuals of all species living on the planet at a
given time
12. What doe the arrows in a food chain represent?
a. What eats what
b. The flow of life force
c. The energy flow
13. What is interdependence?
a. When organisms within a food web rely on
each other
b. When organisms within a food web must
eat one another
c. When organisms in a food web are all
equally dependent on one organism
14. What is most likely to cause the extinction of an
organism?
a. A slow change in the ecosystem
b. A natural disaster
c. A rapid change in the ecosystem
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B3 Diagnostic Checklist
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Statement
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understand the similarities and differences between plant and animal cells
2
know that some organisms make their own food using photosynthesis
3
know that photosynthesis in plant cells occurs in the chloroplasts
4
know the reactants in, and products of, photosynthesis, and be able to write a word summary
5
know that photosynthesis requires light
6
be familiar with the adaptations of leaves for photosynthesis, and the role of stomata in gas exchange
7
know that water and minerals enter a plant through the roots
8
know that molecules of a solute move through solvent, and through cell membranes, by diffusion
9
know that animals obtain their food from plants (and other animals that ate plants)
10
understand the difference between carnivores, herbivores and omnivores, and between producers and consumers
11
know that individuals of the same type living in the same place make up a population, and that all the interacting populations in an
ecosystem make up the community
12
understand the use of food chains and food webs as models of the feeding relationships within a community
13
appreciate the interdependence of organisms in a community, including food webs, the breakdown and cycling of substances, and
animals as pollinators
14
know that changes in an ecosystem can affect the survival of individuals and populations.
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