TISSUES AND CELL DIVERSITY
Student Name ______________________________
1. Explain each of these terms:
1. Multicellular organism __________________________________________________
2. Tissue __________________________________________________
3. Epithelium __________________________________________________
4. Connective tissue __________________________________________________
5. Ground tissue __________________________________________________
6. Dermal tissue__________________________________________________
7. Vascular tissue__________________________________________________
8. Organ__________________________________________________
9. Organ system__________________________________________________
10. Tissue culture__________________________________________________
11. Differentiation__________________________________________________
12. Meristem__________________________________________________
13. Stem cell__________________________________________________
14. Vaccine__________________________________________________
15. Cell therapy__________________________________________________
2.. Distinguish between the following pairs of terms:
(a) Tissue and organ __________________________________________________
(b) Root and stem__________________________________________________
(c) Xylem and phloem__________________________________________________
(d) Stem cell and stem__________________________________________________
(e) Circulatory and respiratory systems__________________________________________________
3. What kind of tissue:
(a) fills spaces inside a plant stem? _________________________________________________
(b) carries oxygen round the human body? _________________________________________________
(c) supplies a plant with food? _________________________________________________
(d) transports water throughout a plant? _________________________________________________
(e) conducts messages from one part of your body to another? __________________________________________
(f) protects the surfaces of a plant? _________________________________________________
(g) supports the softer parts of the body? _________________________________________________
4. Each of the tissues listed in the left-hand column is related to one of the words in the right-hand column. Write them
down in the correct pairs.
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5. Give two ways in which each of the following cells differ from cheek cells:
(a) nerve cell __________________________________________________
(b) human sperm __________________________________________________
(c) pollen grain __________________________________________________
(d) human red blood cell __________________________________________________
6. Match each organ in the left hand list with the correct system from those listed on the right.
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7. Here is a list of organs of the human body and their functions. Match each organ to its correct function.
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8. Name two organs in the human body which occur in pairs and two which occur singly.
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Why is it an advantage to have pairs of organs rather than single ones? _________________________
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16. The diagrams below show four cells, some from animals and some from plants.
(a) Identify each cell and give its function.
A = ________________________________________________
B= ________________________________________________
C = ________________________________________________
D = ________________________________________________
(b) Give one feature that is shown by all four cells.
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(c) Give one feature, apart from shape, which is
shown by cell B but not shown by the other
three cells. __________________________________________
(d) Which of the cells can move by themselves? ____________
(e) Which of the cells is haploid? Why? ___________________
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