Biology Basics Quiz

Question 1

What is biodiversity?

Accepted Answer

The variety of living things in an area

Question 2

What is the function of the small intestine?

Accepted Answer

Absorbs nutrients into the blood

Question 3

Name the male and female sex cells.

Accepted Answer

Sperm and egg (ovum)

Question 4

Name one disease caused by a virus.

Accepted Answer

Flu or COVID-19

Question 5

What is a balanced diet?

Accepted Answer

Eating the right amount of all food types to stay healthy

Question 6

What is variation?

Accepted Answer

The differences between individuals

Question 7

What is the function of the nucleus?

Accepted Answer

It controls the activities of the cell

Question 8

What is the main function of the circulatory system?

Accepted Answer

To transport blood, oxygen, and nutrients around the body

Question 9

Name the gas taken in during breathing.

Accepted Answer

Oxygen

Question 10

Name the organ where digestion begins.

Accepted Answer

Mouth

Question 11

Name one way to protect biodiversity.

Accepted Answer

Creating national parks

Question 12

What is inherited from parents?

Accepted Answer

Genes

Question 13

What is puberty?

Accepted Answer

The stage when a person becomes sexually mature

Question 14

Define reproduction.

Accepted Answer

The production of new individuals

Question 15

What is a habitat?

Accepted Answer

The place where a plant or animal lives

Question 16

What is the role of the digestive system?

Accepted Answer

To break down food into nutrients the body can absorb

Question 17

What is a quadrat used for?

Accepted Answer

To study the distribution of plants in a habitat

Question 18

Name one change in boys during puberty.

Accepted Answer

Voice deepens

Question 19

Why is biodiversity important?

Accepted Answer

It supports healthy ecosystems

Question 20

Name one enzyme found in saliva.

Accepted Answer

Amylase

Question 21

What are the three types of blood vessels?

Accepted Answer

Arteries, veins, and capillaries

Question 22

What structures carry air from the nose to the lungs?

Accepted Answer

The trachea and bronchi

Question 23

Where does gas exchange occur?

Accepted Answer

In the alveoli in the lungs

Question 24

What component of blood carries oxygen?

Accepted Answer

Red blood cells

Question 25

Where does fertilisation happen?

Accepted Answer

In the fallopian tube

Question 26

Name two parts found in both plant and animal cells.

Accepted Answer

Nucleus and cytoplasm

Question 27

Name the basic unit of life.

Accepted Answer

The cell

Question 28

Who proposed the theory of natural selection?

Accepted Answer

Charles Darwin

Question 29

What organ is affected by asthma?

Accepted Answer

Lungs

Question 30

Which blood vessel carries blood away from the heart?

Accepted Answer

Artery

Question 31

Name one change in girls during puberty.

Accepted Answer

Menstruation begins

Question 32

Name the green pigment needed for photosynthesis.

Accepted Answer

Chlorophyll

Question 33

Name one cause of extinction.

Accepted Answer

Habitat loss or climate change

Question 34

What is a community in science?

Accepted Answer

All the different organisms living in a habitat

Question 35

What is evolution?

Accepted Answer

The gradual change of species over time

Question 36

Name the organ that pumps blood.

Accepted Answer

The heart

Question 37

What is an ecosystem?

Accepted Answer

A community of organisms and their environment

Question 38

What does a vaccine do?

Accepted Answer

It helps the body build immunity to a disease

Question 39

Write a word equation for photosynthesis.

Accepted Answer

Carbon dioxide + water --(light + chlorophyll)--> glucose + oxygen

Question 40

Name one abiotic factor in a habitat.

Accepted Answer

Temperature

Question 41

Name a cell part found only in plant cells.

Accepted Answer

Chloroplast

Question 42

Name the gas released during breathing.

Accepted Answer

Carbon dioxide

Question 43

Give one function of the cell membrane.

Accepted Answer

It controls what enters and leaves the cell

Question 44

What structure carries genetic information?

Accepted Answer

Chromosomes

Question 45

What is an endangered species?

Accepted Answer

A species at risk of extinction

Question 46

Where does respiration happen in the cell?

Accepted Answer

In the mitochondria

Question 47

What is the main muscle used in breathing?

Accepted Answer

Diaphragm

Question 48

What is extinction?

Accepted Answer

When a species no longer exists

Question 49

What gas is taken in during respiration?

Accepted Answer

Oxygen

Question 50

Name two lifestyle choices that affect health.

Accepted Answer

Smoking and exercise

Question 51

Name one human activity that reduces biodiversity.

Accepted Answer

Deforestation

Question 52

Name the organ where a baby develops.

Accepted Answer

Uterus

Biology Basics Quiz

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