SCIENCE MASTER TEST
Total Marks: 80 Duration: 3 Hours Difficulty Level: High
Section A: Multiple Choice Questions (1 mark each 15 = 15 marks)
1. The cell organelle responsible for digestion of foreign particles is:
a) Golgi apparatus b) Ribosome c) Lysosome d) Endoplasmic reticulum
2. Which of the following is *not* true about osmosis?
a) It requires energy b) It is a special case of diffusion c) It occurs through selectively permeable
membranes d) It can cause cells to shrink or swell
3. Which of the following combinations *will* result in zero displacement?
a) Running 400 m on a circular track b) Walking 3 km north and 4 km east c) Jumping up and coming
down at same spot d) Going to a shop and returning home
4. What determines the rate of diffusion in liquids and gases?
a) Mass only b) Temperature only c) Pressure and shape d) Temperature and particle motion
5. The unit of acceleration is:
a) m/s b) m/s c) m/s d) m/s
6. The nucleus was first observed by:
a) Robert Hooke b) Leeuwenhoek c) Robert Brown d) Schleiden
7. Which organelle is involved in packaging and secretion of proteins?
a) Ribosome b) Golgi apparatus c) Mitochondria d) Vacuole
8. Which state of matter has the highest kinetic energy at room temperature?
a) Solid b) Liquid c) Gas d) Plasma
9. Which of these quantities is a vector?
a) Distance b) Speed c) Displacement d) Mass
10. Plasmolysis occurs due to:
a) Diffusion of gases b) Osmosis in isotonic solutions c) Water loss in hypertonic medium d) Endocytosis
11. Uniform circular motion is considered accelerated motion because:
a) Speed changes b) Direction changes c) Radius increases d) Mass remains constant
12. The function of cell membrane is to:
a) Provide energy b) Control heredity c) Provide rigidity d) Regulate exchange of substances
13. What is the net movement of water molecules through a selectively permeable membrane?
a) Active transport b) Diffusion c) Osmosis d) Evaporation
14. What is observed if the concentration of CO inside a cell increases?
a) No effect b) CO enters the cell c) CO diffuses out of the cell d) The cell bursts
15. Which of the following graphs represents uniform acceleration?
a) Curved distance-time graph b) Curved velocity-time graph c) Straight-line velocity-time graph d)
Zig-zag distance-time graph
Section B: Fill in the Blanks (1 mark each x 10 = 10 marks)
1. ______ coined the term protoplasm for the fluid content of the cell.
2. The smallest unit of life is the ______.
3. Water enters a cell in a ______ solution.
4. The ______ controls the movement of substances into and out of the cell.
5. ______ motion is when equal distances are covered in equal time intervals.
6. A graph of distance vs. time for a body in uniform motion is a ______ line.
7. Matter is made up of ______.
8. The process of a cell engulfing food is called ______.
9. The change in velocity per unit time is called ______.
10. In circular motion, speed remains constant but ______ changes continuously.