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SANDFORD INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
Year 9 Biology Name: Yanet Zemedkun
Unit Test – Scientific methods & Photosynthesis
October 21, 2020
Time 1 hour
READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST
1. Come with your pen, pencil, eraser and ruler.

2. Write in dark blue or black pen
3. Answer questions in the spaces provided in this Question Paper.
4. You may use an HB pencil for any diagrams or graphs.
5. You may lose marks if you do not show your working and the appropriate units.
Your work MUST be neat.
50 marks max

Choose the best answer and typee the letter of your choice below the question:-
Q. 1. What substance does a plant use for food?
a. glucose B. water C. carbon dioxide. D. soil

Q. 2. What is the correct word equation for photosynthesis?
a. water + carbon dioxide + oxygen → glucose
b. carbon dioxide + oxygen → glucose + water
c. oxygen + water → glucose + carbon dioxide
d. carbon dioxide + water → glucose + oxygen

Q. 3.What type of energy does a plant use to convert
CO and H O into sugar?
2 2
a. light energy
b. heat energy
c. nuclear energy
d. normal energy
Q. 4. Choose the two reactants in photosynthesis
a. glucose
b. oxygen
c. carbon dioxide
d. water
Q. 5. In what organelle of a plant cell does photosynthesis take place?
a. nucleus
b. chloroplasts
c. mitochondria
d. cytoplasm
Q. 6. Choose the two products in photosynthesis
a. glucose
b. oxygen
c. carbon dioxide
d. water
Q. 7.The arrow in the diagram is representing:

answer choices
a. sunlight
b. water vapour
c. oxygen
d. wind

Q. 8. The tiny openings on the underside of the leaf that help the plant take in carbon dioxide are
called...
a. stomata
b. xylem
c. phloem
d. chlorophyll
Q. 9. The tissue that carries the plant's water is called...
a. stomata
b. xylem
c. phloem
d. chlorophyll
Q.10.
The plant's food is carried around the plant by the ...
a. stomata
b. xylem
c. phloem
d. chlorophyll
Q. 11. What do plants release during the process of photosynthesis?
a. carbon dioxide
b. hydrogen
c. oxygen
d. nitrogen
Q. 12.The arrow coming from the tree represent

a. carbon dioxide
b. oxygen
c. glucose
d. sunlight

Q. 13. What conclusions can you make about the effect of light intensity on photosynthesis from
this data?
a. you can always add more light to increase the rate of photosynthesis
b. the rate of photosynthesis quickly increases when the intensity of light is increased at the
beginning
c. the rate of photosynthesis slows down as the light intensity increases
d. when the light intensity is increased but the rate of photosynthesis no longer increases,
there is another factor that is limiting it.
Q. 14.The green pigment in a plant is called
answer choices
a. chloroplast
b. chlorophyll
c. chlorine
d. mitochondria
Q. 15.Part of plants that open and close the stomata.
a. palisade layer cells
b. spongy mesophyll layer cells
c. waxy cuticle
d. guard cells
(continued ………..)
Part B: Answer the following questions: -
1. (a) A farmer grows plants in a field for years. He found that the growth of plants has
reduced.
Give reason for the poor growth.
It might have been lack of sunlight or even lack of water if there are no water sources ner
by the roots won't be able to reach them. they might not be a comfortable environment it
might have been
.(2 marks)
What are the effects on plants having deficiency of?

Magnesium: the plants will go yellow instead of green
Nitrate: the plant will have a stunted growth and will turn yellow instead of green
(2 marks)
(b). Testing starch in leaves involves many procedures. Explain the reasons to do the
following activities.
1. The leaf is boiled in water to
to break down the cell membrane around the leave
2. The leaf is boiled in alcohol to

so we can remove the chlorophyll out of the leave
c. What safety measure has to be taken while boiling it in alcohol
we have turned of the bunsen burner because ethanol is very flammable
and we used forceps to to take the leaves out to avoid and chemical on out hands
d. What is the test for starch?
after you add iodine solution if the leave contains any starch it will turn blue black
( 4marks)
2. What are the 2 root words photo & synthesis mean?

light and to make
Reactants Products
[Sunlight is not a reactant; it is a source of energy]

Where do the reactants come from?
Carbon dioxide comes from the atmosphere, water comes from the roots which get it from
a water body nearby, and energy comes from sunlight.
Write a word equation for photosynthesis

carbon dioxide+water+energy= glucose
How is a green leaf adapted/suitable for photosynthesis [state 3 reasons]

1. they have a large surface area
2. the cell inside the leaf has water on its surface
3. the leaf is faced to the sun so it can absorb energy
Why is there no photosynthesis at night?
Because photosynthesis requires sunlight and there is not sun at night
(12 marks)
3. This is a variegated leaf. Which parts carry out photosynthesis and which do not?
Transport tubes/vessels-name two transport vessels in plants and say what each transports: (4
marks)
Xylem water and minerals from the root up to the plant
Phloem sugar and amino acids dissolved in water
From the examples of an activities given below, write down on the space provided which on is
Manipulated variable and responding variable
1. 🐛You spray mosquito repellant on one arm and count how many mosquito bites you
have.
Manipulated variable
The mosquito repellent
Responding variable:
How many bites there are on one arm (2 marks)
4. 🐭A mouse is given a drug and then runs a maze. The time it takes to complete the maze
is compared to the time it took for it to complete the maze without the drug.
Manipulated variable
The drug that is given the the mouse
Responding variable:
The time the mouse took to complete the maize (2 marks)
Interpreting Graphs
5.Mr. M’s class grades were graphed as a pie graph. Based on this graph:
1. The largest percentage of students received what grade? C
b. Estimate what percentage of the class received a B. 90
c. Estimate what percentage of the class received an A. 45
d ) Based on the graph, do you think Mr. M’s class is

difficult? Why or why not?
I think it is difficult because only 45 percent of the
class got an A and most the class got a C
6. The bar graphcompares the number of students enrolled in classes.

a. What class has the highest enrollment? Biology
b. How many students are enrolled in Chemistry? 160 Anatomies? 130
c. Which course is the least popular? Physics
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SANDFORD INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

Year 9 Biology Name: Yanet Zemedkun

Unit Test – Scientific methods & Photosynthesis

October 21, 2020

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

1. Come with your pen, pencil, eraser and ruler.

Your work MUST be neat.

50 marks max

Q. 7.The arrow in the diagram is representing:

Q. 12.The arrow coming from the tree represent

What are the effects on plants having deficiency of?

2. The leaf is boiled in alcohol to

d. What is the test for starch?

2. What are the 2 root words photo & synthesis mean?

[Sunlight is not a reactant; it is a source of energy]

Write a word equation for photosynthesis

How is a green leaf adapted/suitable for photosynthesis [state 3 reasons]

How many bites there are on one arm (2 marks)

1. The largest percentage of students received what grade? C

b. Estimate what percentage of the class received a B. 90

c. Estimate what percentage of the class received an A. 45

d ) Based on the graph, do you think Mr. M’s class is

6. The bar graphcompares the number of students enrolled in classes.

b. How many students are enrolled in Chemistry? 160 Anatomies? 130

c. Which course is the least popular? Physics

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