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Multicellular Organisms: SQA National 5 Biology Area 2 quiz quiz

16questions. Pick an answer and you'll see why right away.

  1. What are the two main roles of mitosis in a multicellular organism?

  2. Which step comes first in mitosis?

  3. What is a stem cell?

  4. Which neuron carries an impulse from a receptor to the central nervous system?

  5. What is the correct order of a reflex arc?

  6. When blood glucose is too high, the pancreas releases insulin, which makes the liver:

  7. Why must gametes be haploid?

  8. What is formed when a male gamete fuses with a female gamete?

  9. Which is an example of discrete variation?

  10. Two heterozygous parents (Bb x Bb) are crossed, with B dominant. What phenotype ratio is expected?

  11. Which describes the xylem correctly?

  12. Which change increases the rate of transpiration?

  13. Which feature do arteries have that suits carrying high-pressure blood?

  14. How is a red blood cell adapted to carry oxygen?

  15. Which adaptation of the alveoli speeds up gas exchange?

  16. What do the villi in the small intestine absorb into the blood?