MARKING SCHEMES- CHAPTER 2 (Cell As A Unit Of Life)

QUES CHARACTERISTICS MARKS TOTAL

a P : Cell wall 3
Q: Nucleus
R: Chloroplast

Regulates movement of
b. P substances in and out of
the cell.

Q Protects and maintains

the shape of the cell. 2

R Controls all activities of

the cell.

Carries out
photosynthesis.
5

2
a. Cell K : animal cell 2
Cell L : plant cell

b Q = nucleus 1

c. Structure R : protects/maintain the shape of the cell. 5

Structure S : carries out photosynthesis 2

3 a i- cell membrane 4
ii- nucleus
iii- cytoplasm

b Animal cell Plant cell

- has no cell wall - has cell wall 4
- has no chloroplast - has chloroplast
- has no vacuole - has vacuole 8

1
4. a P : plant cell 2
Q: animal cell

1
R

c
Animal cell Plant cell
2
- does not have cell wall - has cell wall
( accept any suitable answers)
5
5 a X:Nerve cell Y :White blood cell 2
b P : Muscle tissues, epithelial tissues (Any type of
tissues)
Q: Any types of organ – heart,lung 2
c X : Carry information (impulse) from part of the body
to the brain 6
Y : To protect the body from harmful substances 2
6
a J - muscle cell
K- nerve cell 3
L – male reproductive cell/sperm

b J – muscular system 6
K- nervous system 3
L- reproductive system
7 2
a S- red blood cell
T- white blood cell

b S- carries oxygen to all parts of the body

T- protect the body from dangerous 2 4
microorganisms
8
a P – digestive system
Q- respiratory system 3
R – skeletal system

2
 b P – to break down food into simpler substances
Q- to inhale oxygen into the body and exhaled carbon 3
dioxide out from the body
R – to support/protect internal organ 6
( accept any suitable answer )
9 1
a
i.

1
ii. nose , lungs

b Carries oxygen to all

parts of the body

Sends information in the

body

Destroy bacteria

Involved in reproduction

4
6

10 a 3
R – paramecium
S - amoeba
U - spirogyra

3
 b U has chloroplast 1

c To control all activities in cells 1 5

11 1
a N,L,J
1
b M,O

c N 1

d Unicellular has only one cell , multicellular has many 1 4

cell
12
a Unicellular Multicellular
- euglena - hydra
- amoeba - starfish
- paramecium - butterfly 4
- yeast - fern
-chlamodomonas - cat

b Unicellular has only one cell , multicellular has many 2

cell 6
13 a
J - has nucleus
K- has chloroplast
L- has nucleus 4
M- has cell membrane

b Has chloroplast - K 4 8
Without chloroplast – J,L,M
14
a J – consist of one cell
K – consist of many cells 4
L – consist of one cell
M – consist of many cells
4
b Has one cell - J , L
Has many cells – K , M 8