Biology Unit 1 Exam Paper.

Date –

Name –

1) What does Photo and Synthesis mean?

(1 mark)

2) Where do we get energy from?

(1 mark)

3) Draw a root hair cell and label the following names in the suitable place.

(Cells inside root, Root hair cells, Moist solid particle

(5 marks)
4) Briefly explain how Xylem vessels looks like.

(4 marks)
5) What is Biomass?

(2 marks)

6) Food chain begins with a what?

(1 mark)

7) Draw a food chain with 5 Organisms and label them.

(5 marks)

8) Most leaves are green.

Why

(1 mark)

9) Fill in the blacks.

a) Water and minerals are transported from a plant roots to its leaves inside _________________________________
called __________________ vessels.

b) The veins in a leaf contain _______________________.

c) Roots absorb _______________ and ________________ from the space between the soil particles.

d) Roots can store _____________ for the plant.

e) Leaves are adapted to carry out ____________________________.

f) Leaves have ____________________ in their lower surfaces, called _________________.

g) Wood is made up of _________________________. (10 marks)

(7 marks)

11) Complete the table.

Part of the leaf Function

1. Stomata

2. Waxy layer

3. Upper epidermis

4. Vein

5. Palisade layer

6. Spongy layer

(6 marks)

12) What is Xylem vessel?

(1 mark)
13) Complete the following.

a) How to find out if a water plant is photosynthesizing.

(2 marks)

b) What is your observation if the rate of photosynthesis is increased?

(2 marks)

14) At which point does photosynthesis take place in a food chain.

(1 mark)

15) What is Photosynthesis?

(2 marks)
16) Name the following Diagrams.

(3 marks)

17) Write two root plants that humans eat as food.

(2 marks)

18) Explain how the absorption of water by roots helps photosynthesis to take place.

(4 marks)

19) Draw any leaf you like.

The Diagram should be clear.

Use the space below to draw the leaf.

(5 marks)
20) What is chlorophyll?

(1 mark)

21) How roots absorbs water and minerals.

(3 marks)

22) The plants make food by photosynthesis but they also make a very important gas called what?

(1 mark)

(Total marks 70)