Common Entrance Biology – 10 Multiple choice questions
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1. What is the main function for the leaves of a plant

To make the plant look attractive to insects

To help the plant reproduce

To shade the roots from the sun

To make food (by photosynthesis)

2. What name is given to the blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart?

Capillaries

Veins

Arteries

3. How does exhaled air compare to inhaled air ?

Exhaled air is mostly carbon dioxide.

Exhaled air contains no oxygen.

They are the same.

Exhaled air contains less oxygen and more carbon dioxide than inhaled air.

4. The spine (or backbone) is used for

Both Protection AND support

Just PROTECTION (protect the spinal cord)

Just SUPPORT (support the head)

5. An animal carries out respiration in order to....

cool down

produce carbon dioxide

obtain energy

make sugar

6. What are the main features of amphibian?

Amphibians can fly

An amphibian gives birth to live young

An amphibian has a smooth skin and lays eggs in water

An amphibian has a scaly skin and lives on land

7. This diagram shows a typical plant cell.

What do you think is represented by part labelled F?

Vacuole

Chloroplast

Nucleus

Cytoplasm

8. Where are seeds made in a flowering plant?

In the stem

In the roots

In the flower

Under the leaves

9. To which group does this animal belong?

Reptile

Arthropod

Amphibian

Insect

10. What name is given to the tiny blood vessels that bleed when you graze your knee?

Arteries

Capillaries

Veins

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