Biology

Question 1

What is the role of a sperm cell?

Answer 1

The role of the sperm is to reach the egg for fertilisation

Question 2

Why does the sperm cell have a lot of mitochondria?

Answer 2

The sperm will need a lot of energy to reach the egg

Question 3

Why does the sperm cell have a tail?

Answer 3

The tail enables the sperm to swim towards the egg

Question 4

Where is the acrosome located?

Answer 4

Tip of the head

Question 5

What is in the acrosome?

Answer 5

Enzymes

Question 6

Why does the acrosome have an enzyme?

Answer 6

So that the sperm can penetrate the egg

Question 7

What is role of the egg cell?

Answer 7

The role of the egg cell is to become fertilised by a sperm cell and to develop into an embryo

Question 8

Why is the cytoplasm important for the egg cell?

Answer 8

It contains nutrients to support the growth of the early embryo

Question 9

Where are ciliated epithelial cell located?

Answer 9

Trachea and Fallopian tubes

Question 10

What are female sex cells called?

Answer 10

Ovum, ova and egg cells

Question 11

What is the male sex cell called?

Answer 11

Sperm

Question 12

What is a Gamete?

Answer 12

It is a sex cell

Question 13

What does Haploid mean?

Answer 13

Haploid means half the genetic information

Question 14

How many pairs of chromosomes do your body cells have?

Answer 14

23

Question 15

Which cell is bigger, the sperm or the egg?

Answer 15

Egg cell

Question 16

Where is the nucleus found in the sperm?

Answer 16

In the head of the sperm

Question 17

What is job for ciliated epithelial cells?

Answer 17

To move particles along

Question 18

Name the cells that are in both animal and plant cells

Answer 18

Mitochondria 
Cell membrane 
Cytoplasm 
Ribosomes 
Nucleus

Question 19

Function of cell wall

Answer 19

Provides structure and support to the cell

Question 20

Function of cell membrane

Answer 20

Controls what enters and leaves the cell

Question 21

Function of cytoplasm

Answer 21

Where reactions occur within the cell

Question 22

Function of nucleus

Answer 22

Controls the activities in the cell and contains genetic material

Question 23

Function of vacuole

Answer 23

Where starch and water are stored

Question 24

Function of chloroplasts

Answer 24

The site of photosynthesis

Question 25

Function of ribosomes

Answer 25

Where proteins are made in protein synthesis

Question 26

Function of mitochondria

Answer 26

Where aerobic respiration occurs

Question 27

Function of air gaps

Answer 27

Allow carbon dioxide to diffuse through to the leaf

Question 28

Function of guard cells

Answer 28

Controlling the opening and closing of the stomata

Question 29

Function of waxy layer

Answer 29

Protect the leaf without blocking out light

Question 30

Function of palisade cell

Answer 30

Let chloroplasts absorb sunlight

Question 31

Function of stomata

Answer 31

Allow carbon dioxide to enter the leaf and oxygen to leave

Question 32

Function of spongy layer

Answer 32

Allow carbon dioxide to diffuse through to the leaf

Question 33

What does eukaryotic mean?

Answer 33

Eukaryotic means that a cell has a nucleus

Question 34

What does prokaryotic means?

Answer 34

Prokaryotic means that a cell does not have a nucleus