Year 8 Magis Cells Quiz- Part B Short Answer
Name:
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1. Correctly label the diagram below with the following: Cell membrane, vacuole, nucleus, cell wall, chloroplast,
cytoplasm.
2. From the diagram above, do you think Cell B is an animal or plant cell? Give at least one reason for your
choice.
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3. Name the organelle that does each of the following functions in a plant cell:
4. Explain two similarities and two differences between a prokaryote and eukaryote cell.
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5. Discuss why animals need a bony skeleton while plants do not.
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6. For two of the cells below, name them and describe what job they do, what their specialised features are
and how this helps them to do their job.
Cell A
Cell B
Cell C
Cell 1: Name___________________
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Cell 2: Name __________________
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7. Complete the table below describing the process of mitosis:
Phase
Interphase
Description of what happens
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3. _________________________
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8. Explain the difference between infectious and non-infectious diseases, giving examples of each.
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