BIOLOGY
YEAR SEVEN
MID-SEM 1 EXAMINATIONS
Student’s name ____________________________________________
Time 120 minutes
QUESTIONS
1. A car consumes fuel, moves, removes waste as exhaust fumes and gives out
carbon dioxide yet it is not a living thing. Explain? 2mks
2. Both plants and animals are living things; yet their cells differ in some
aspects, differentiate between animal cell and plant cell.
Animal cell
Plant cell
a)
b)
c)
3. The figure below show plant leaf during photosynthesis
Name gas X (1mk)
Name gas Y(1mk)
(a)
Why is sunlight important in photosynthesis? (2mks)
(b)
Name the tubes that transport food manufactured in photosynthesis to
where they are needed. 1mk
(c)
List three environmental factors affecting the rate of photosynthesis.
(3mks)
(d)
Name the tubes that are found in the veins that transport water. 1mk
(e)
In the leaf above, there are cells responsible for trapping sunlight for
photosynthesis. Name them 1mk
e) How do you think the size of the leaf is likely to affect the late of
photosynthesis? (2mk)
4. Study the cell below.
a) Name the cell 1mk
b) Name the part labeled E. 1mk
c) What is the role of the part labeled E 1mk
d) Name the part labeled B 1mk
5. Study the diagram below.
a) Name the specialized cell. 1mk
b) State its Function.1mk
c) Describe how the cells are adapted to their function 2mks
6. Plants are able to absorb water from the environment through a process
called? 1mk
7. Study the image below.
a) Name the cells. 1mk
b) State the main role of the cells in the body.2mks
c) State three adaptations of the cells to their function. 3mks
8. Study the cell below
a) Where is the cell located in the body? 1mk
9. ____________________ two or more cells performing a particular
function.1mk
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