Y8 Revision: Movement and Cells

• Biology
• Lower Secondary (Key Stage 3)

Y8 Revision: Movement and Cells

Name as many organs and organ systems as you can.

Smallest

Largest

Heart cell

Heart tissue

Heart 

Circulatory system

Human

What is the function (job) of the muscular-skeletal system?

What tissues make up the muscular-skeletal system?

What is the function (job) of cartilage?

1. Connects muscle to bone.
2. Connects bone to bone.
3. Protects the ends of bones.

What is the function (job) of a tendon?

1. Connects muscle to bone.
2. Connects bone to bone.
3. Protects the ends of bones.

What is the function (job) of a ligament?

1. Connects muscle to bone.
2. Connects bone to bone.
3. Protects the ends of bones.

What type of joint is the elbow?

1. Hinge
2. Ball and socket
3. Fixed

What type of joint is the hip?

1. Hinge
2. Ball and socket
3. Fixed

Nucleus

Cell membrane

Mitochondria

Cytoplasm

Ribosome

What is the function of a ribosome?

1. Photosynthesis
2. Respiration
3. Protein synthesis
4. Controlling the cell

What is the function of the cell membrane?

1. To protect and support the cell.
2. Controlling what enters and leaves the cell.
3. Storing sap and keeping the cell rigid.
4. Contains DNA and controls the cell.

1. Animal cell
2. Plant cell

Nucleus

Chloroplast

Mitochondria

Cytoplasm

Cell membrane

Cell wall

Vacuole

Ribosome

Structure

Function

Controls what enters and leaves the cell.

Contains DNA and controls the cell processes.

The site of respiration.

The site of chemical reactions in the cell.

Protein synthesis (making proteins).

Storing cell sap and keeping the cell rigid.

The site of photosynthesis. Contains chlorophyll.

Protects and supports the cell.

Cell membrane

Chloroplast

Ribosome

Cell wall

Vacuole

Mitochondria

Nucleus

Cytoplasm

Which 3 organelles (parts of a cell) are only found in plants?

Why do animal cells not need chloroplasts?