6th grade cells, genetics and evolution
6th grade (Year 7 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: NGSS.MS-LS1-1, NGSS.MS-LS1-2, NGSS.MS-LS4-1, NGSS.MS-LS4-2 · England: KS3 Biology: Cells and organisation, KS4 Combined Science: Cell biology, KS2 Y6 Evolution and inheritance
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Question 1
Evolution: which statement is true?
- A. Dinosaurs and early humans lived at the same time.
- B. Humans evolved from modern chimpanzees.
- C. Individual animals evolve during their own lifetime.
- D. Evolution happens over many generations.
Question 2
Why do animal cells not need a cell wall?
- A. Walls would stop all substances entering
- B. Animal cells are too small for walls
- C. Animal cells have chloroplasts instead
- D. Animals are supported by skeletons and their cells need to be flexible
Question 3
Plant and animal cells: which statement is NOT true?
- A. Animal cells have a cell membrane but no cell wall.
- B. Plant cells have a cell wall instead of a cell membrane.
- C. A cell wall is made of cellulose in plants.
- D. Both plant and animal cells have mitochondria.
Question 4
Five students measured their heights in cm: 147, 180, 150, 172, 164. What is the range of their heights, in cm?
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Question 5
Cells: which statement is NOT true?
- A. Most plant cells have a large permanent vacuole.
- B. Both plant and animal cells have a nucleus, cytoplasm and a cell membrane.
- C. Bacterial cells have no nucleus.
- D. All plant cells have chloroplasts.
Question 6
What does the chloroplasts do?
- A. where aerobic respiration releases energy from glucose
- B. controls what the cell does
- C. jelly-like liquid where most chemical reactions take place
- D. contain chlorophyll to absorb light
Question 7
Muscle cells in a sprinter's legs contain huge numbers of one structure. Which?
- A. chloroplasts
- B. cell walls
- C. mitochondria
- D. vacuoles
Question 8
Is this continuous or discontinuous variation: hand span?
- A. continuous
- B. discontinuous
Question 9
Which part of a cell matches this description: where aerobic respiration releases energy from glucose?
- A. mitochondria
- B. ribosomes
- C. permanent vacuole
- D. chloroplasts
Question 10
This is a plant cell. Which part has the ring around it?
- A. cell wall
- B. mitochondria
- C. vacuole
- D. cytoplasm
Question 11
Which part of a cell is made of cellulose?
- A. chloroplasts
- B. cell wall
- C. cell membrane
- D. nucleus
Question 12
Finches on different islands have different beak shapes. The best explanation is…
- A. Each bird stretched its beak to reach food.
- B. The birds chose their beak shape.
- C. Beak shape is random and has no effect.
- D. Beaks suited to each island's food helped birds survive and breed.
Question 13
Evolution: which statement is NOT true?
- A. Evolution happens over many generations.
- B. Species can become extinct.
- C. Birds are descended from dinosaurs.
- D. Individual animals evolve during their own lifetime.
Question 14
Single-celled and many-celled life: which statement is true?
- A. A mushroom is a single cell.
- B. Single-celled organisms cannot move.
- C. All single-celled organisms are bacteria.
- D. Some fungi, such as yeast, are single-celled.
Question 15
An amoeba has no lungs or stomach. How does oxygen get into it?
- A. through tiny lungs
- B. through its cell wall made of wood
- C. by diffusion through its cell membrane
- D. it does not need oxygen ever
Question 16
Is this organism unicellular or multicellular: a mushroom?
- A. unicellular (one cell)
- B. multicellular (many cells)
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