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Luxor World School CYCLE TEST - 2

SCIENCE - BIOLOGY 30
Time: 1 hour Date: Marks:
Name: ..................................................................... Grade: 7
Instructions to Candidates:
 All students should write in Pen.
 Read the questions carefully and answer.

Section –A
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) [Marks: 10]
1 The diagram shows a section through the heart.
Which part pumps blood to the aorta?

2 The diagram shows a section through a blood vessel in the leg.

Which type of blood vessel is shown, and in which direction does the blood flow?
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3 The diagram shows part of a protein molecule.

What does X represent?

A amino acid ` B fatty acid C glycerol D sugar
4 The diagram shows part of the alimentary canal and associated organs

Which structures secrete enzymes that digest proteins?

A T and U B U and V C V and W D W and T

5 The diagram shows a large food molecule changing into smaller molecules.

What is process X?
A absorption B chewing C digestion D secretion

6 Which term is defined as the taking of substances into the body through the mouth?
A absorption B assimilation C digestion D ingestion

7 What is needed to make the haemoglobin in red blood cells?

A calcium B iron C roughage D vitamin D
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8 The diagram shows the teeth of the lower jaw of a human.

Which tooth is an incisor?

9 What is the correct sequence for blood being pumped from the heart to the lungs?
A left atrium → left ventricle → pulmonary artery
B left atrium → left ventricle → pulmonary vein
C right atrium → right ventricle → pulmonary artery
D right atrium → right ventricle → pulmonary vein

10 Why is the circulatory system of mammals described as a double circulation?

A Blood flows firstly through arteries and then through veins.
B Blood flows through the heart twice on one complete circuit of the body.
C In the heart, blood flows firstly through atria and then through ventricles.
D The atria and the ventricles contract alternately.

Section –B

1 (a) Define the term Digestion & egestion

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(b) Fig. 1.2 shows the different types of human teeth.

Fig. 1.2
(i) Describe the functions of the canine and molar teeth.
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(c) Fig. 1.3 shows the skulls of a tiger and a rabbit.

Fig. 1.3
(i) State two ways in which the teeth of a tiger differ from the teeth of a rabbit using evidence from
Fig. 1.3.
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(ii) Suggest one feature visible in Fig. 1.3 that indicates the tiger is a carnivore.
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(d) Omnivores are animals that eat both animals and plants. Scientists use the number and types of
teeth to classify animals as carnivores, herbivores or omnivores.
Table 1.1 shows examples of different types of mammals and their teeth.
Table 1.1

(i) Calculate the number of molars as a percentage of the total number of teeth for mammal 1.
Show your working.
Give your answer to the nearest whole number.

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(ii) The skull of an unidentified mammal, X, is likely to be a carnivore.
Discuss the evidence in Table 1.1 for and against classifying mammal X as a carnivore.
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(e) Mechanically digested food travels from the mouth to the stomach. The gastric juice in the
stomach contains hydrochloric acid, giving a low pH environment.
Explain why it is important to have a low pH in the stomach.
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2 Fig. 2.1 shows a section through a blood vessel.

Fig. 2.1
(a) Identify the type of blood vessel shown in Fig. 2.1.
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(b) What are the three main differences between arteries and veins?
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(c) Write down the functions of red blood cell & white blood cell.
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[Total Marks: 20]