Theme: Force and Motion: Learning Area: 2.0 Support and Movement

THEME : FORCE AND MOTION
LEARNING AREA : 2.0 SUPPORT AND
MOVEMENT
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
2.1 Understanding the support systems in animals.
2.2 Understanding the support systems in plants.
2.3 Appreciating the support system in living things.
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TOPIC 15 : SUPPORT AND MOVEMENT
STRUCTURE QUESTION
1.0 (a) (i) Name one example of land veterbrates.
(ii) Name one example of aquatic veterbrates.
(b) State one similarity between land veterbrates and aquatic veterbrates.
(c) How is the body weight of aquatic veterbrates being supported?
(d) (i) What will happen if a whale is washed ashore?
(ii) Explain your answer in (d)(i).
2.0 (a) Name the human support system.
(b) (i) List three different parts of the human support system.
1.
2.
3.
(ii) State the functions of the three parts in (b)(i).
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3.0 Study the animal in the below figure.
(a) Explain how this animal supports its body weight.
(b) (i) Land vertebrates like deer have hollow bones. Why?
(ii) Name another animal that has the same type of bone as the deer.
4.0 Study the two plants in the below diagram.
(a) State the support system of plant

(i) X.
(ii) Y.
(b) Name another plant that has the same support system as plant X.
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(c) Name another plant that has the same support system as plant Y.
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
1. Which of the following human support system is not true?

A The spinal consists of 23 small bones.
B The endoskeleton consists of 206 bones.
C Pelvic girdle is the biggest bone.
D It is supported by an endoskeleton.
2. Which of the following shows the similarity between land vertebrates and aquatic
vertebrates?
A They have strong pectoral girdles.
B Their pelvic girdles is big.
C They have weak pelvic girdles
D They have endoskeletons.
3. Why is the aquatic vertebrates like the whale can grow to very big size compare to
land vertebrates?
A They do not need to walk.
B Their bones do not need to support their body weight.
C Their body is supported by pectoral girdle.
D Their body is supported by pelvic girdle.
4. The following are the functions of human skeleton except

A it is made up of 20% solid and 80% water.
B to produce blood cells
C to support body weight
D to protect inner organs of body
5. Which of the following regarding the supporting system of land invertebrates like
starfish is not true?
A It is supported by their body fluids.
B It is supported by the buoyancy of water.
C It is called hydrostatic skeleton.
D It aids its movement.
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6. The weight of land vertebrates like tiger is supported by
A pelvic girdle
B pectoral girdle
C skeleton
D pelvic girdle and pectoral girdle
7. Chitin and cellulose are found in _______.

A cell walls
B bone
C cartilage
D plant support system
8. If an athlete damages a ligament in her knee, she has

A severed a connection between two bones.
B severed a connection between bone and muscle.
C damaged a mineral based component of the skeleton.
D none of the above.
9. Which of the following organisms possess some types of support system?

I Tapeworm
II Sea anemone
III Lotus
IV Morning glory
A I and II
B III and IV
C I, II and III
D I, II, III and IV
10. A bird has hollow but strong bones in each feather. These strong bones are called
_______.
A barbs
B barbules
C interlocking vertebrate
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D shafts
11. The body of the earthworm is supported by ________ exerted by the ________
against the walls.
A pressure , water
B pressure , fluid
C forces, fluid
D buoyancy, water
12.
A light weight skeleton
Hollow but strong bones
Muscles are attached to the sternum
Many very flexible neck vertebrate
The above characteristics most probably belong to that of a _______.

A mammal
B fish
C bird
D amphibian
13. Which of the following is not true about woody plants?

A Some is supported by adventitious roots.
B Some is supported by woody tissue.
C Some is supported by buttress roots.
D Woody tissue plants can grow very tall.
14.
Which of the following types of tree has roots shown in the above diagram?
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A Angsana tree
B Morning glory
C Banana tree
D Coconut
15. · Cucumber
· Morning glory
What is the characteristic of the above plants?
A Have thorns.
B Supported by cell turgidity.
C Have adventitious roots.
D Have tendrils.
16. How mustard plant, a non-woody plant is supported to grow erect?

A Through tendrils.
B Through adventitious.
C Through turgor pressure in the stem.
D Through thorns
17.
Which is not a characteristic of the plant shown in the above diagram?

A Grows in water logged soil.
B Tends to be anaerobic.
C Leaves have thick cuticles.
D Have large air spaces.
18. Which of the following is the common characteristic of rose plant and rattan plant?
A Both is supported by adventitious roots.
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B Both has thorns to climb.
C Both is supported by buttress roots.
D Both can grow tall.
19.  Woody materials in trunks

 Highly developed root systems
 Have cuticle or protected layer on external surfaces to prevent water loss
 Leaves will wilt when water is short
The above characteristics fit the description of a _______.

A aquatic plant
B submerged plant
C terrestrial plant
D herbaceous plant
20. · Water hyacinth

· Water lily
Which of the following is/are the characteristic of the above plants?
I Soft stem
II Has air sacs
III Float in water
A I, II, III
B I, II
C II, III
D I only
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THEME : FORCE AND MOTION

LEARNING AREA : 2.0 SUPPORT AND

2.1 Understanding the support systems in animals.

2.2 Understanding the support systems in plants.

2.3 Appreciating the support system in living things.

1.0 (a) (i) Name one example of land veterbrates.

(ii) Name one example of aquatic veterbrates.

(c) How is the body weight of aquatic veterbrates being supported?

(d) (i) What will happen if a whale is washed ashore?

(ii) Explain your answer in (d)(i).

2.0 (a) Name the human support system.

(ii) State the functions of the three parts in (b)(i).

(a) Explain how this animal supports its body weight.

4.0 Study the two plants in the below diagram.

(a) State the support system of plant

1. Which of the following human support system is not true?

4. The following are the functions of human skeleton except

7. Chitin and cellulose are found in _______.

8. If an athlete damages a ligament in her knee, she has

9. Which of the following organisms possess some types of support system?

The above characteristics most probably belong to that of a _______.

13. Which of the following is not true about woody plants?

16. How mustard plant, a non-woody plant is supported to grow erect?

Which is not a characteristic of the plant shown in the above diagram?

19.  Woody materials in trunks

The above characteristics fit the description of a _______.

20. · Water hyacinth

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