NATURAL SCIENCES
TERM TEST – TERM 1
TEACHERS: MRS N.HARMSE
GR. 9 MARK: 70
TIME: 60 MINUTES
DATE: MARCH 2024
QUESTION 1: GIVE ONE WORD FOR THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS.
1.1) When the egg cell unites with a sperm cell. [2]
1.2) Embryo that has been growing for two months. [2]
1.3) Release of an egg or ovum from the ovary into the fallopian tube. [2]
1.4) Process when the embryo attaches to the lining of the uterus. [2]
1.5) Period of about 28 days. [2]
[2 x 5][10]
QUESTION 2: PLANT AND ANIMAL CELL
2.1) Draw a plant cell with a heading and FOUR correct labels. [8]
2.2) Define the word chloroplasts. [3]
2.3) Name one function of the vacuole. [1]
2.4) What does the vacuole consist of? [1]
[13]
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, QUESTION 3: MATCHING ITEMS.
SELECT AN ITEM FROM COLUMN B THAT MATCHES A STATEMENT IN COLUMN A. WRITE
ONLY THE LETTER (AO) NEXT TO THE QUESTION NUMBER (3.1 – 3.10) BV 3.1) C
COLUMN A COLUMN B
3.1) Thin living membrane that controls what goes in and out A: Mitochondria
of the cell. B: Chlorophyll
3.2) Tight layer that envelops the cell membrane of plan cells. C: Cytoplasm
3.3) Release energy during breathing. D: Plant cell
3.4) Rigid and does not bend easily. E: Animal cell
3.5) Green molecule found in the cytoplasm of plant cells. F: DNA
3.6) Structures in the cell's cytoplasm that carry out the cell G: Chloroplasts
functions. H: Deoxyribonucleic acid
3.7) Control the cell's activities. I: Cellulose
3.8) Jelly-like medium that fills the cell. J: Cell membrane
3.9) Characteristics of things we can recognize. K: Characteristics
3.10) Possess a cell wall. L: Organelles
M: Rigid
N: Cell wall
O: Nucleus
[10]
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Grade 9 March Paper
TERM TEST – TERM 1
TEACHERS: MRS N.HARMSE
GR. 9 MARK: 70
TIME: 60 MINUTES
DATE: MARCH 2024
QUESTION 1: GIVE ONE WORD FOR THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS.
1.1) When the egg cell unites with a sperm cell. [2]
1.2) Embryo that has been growing for two months. [2]
1.3) Release of an egg or ovum from the ovary into the fallopian tube. [2]
1.4) Process when the embryo attaches to the lining of the uterus. [2]
1.5) Period of about 28 days. [2]
[2 x 5][10]
QUESTION 2: PLANT AND ANIMAL CELL
2.1) Draw a plant cell with a heading and FOUR correct labels. [8]
2.2) Define the word chloroplasts. [3]
2.3) Name one function of the vacuole. [1]
2.4) What does the vacuole consist of? [1]
[13]
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, QUESTION 3: MATCHING ITEMS.
SELECT AN ITEM FROM COLUMN B THAT MATCHES A STATEMENT IN COLUMN A. WRITE
ONLY THE LETTER (AO) NEXT TO THE QUESTION NUMBER (3.1 – 3.10) BV 3.1) C
COLUMN A COLUMN B
3.1) Thin living membrane that controls what goes in and out A: Mitochondria
of the cell. B: Chlorophyll
3.2) Tight layer that envelops the cell membrane of plan cells. C: Cytoplasm
3.3) Release energy during breathing. D: Plant cell
3.4) Rigid and does not bend easily. E: Animal cell
3.5) Green molecule found in the cytoplasm of plant cells. F: DNA
3.6) Structures in the cell's cytoplasm that carry out the cell G: Chloroplasts
functions. H: Deoxyribonucleic acid
3.7) Control the cell's activities. I: Cellulose
3.8) Jelly-like medium that fills the cell. J: Cell membrane
3.9) Characteristics of things we can recognize. K: Characteristics
3.10) Possess a cell wall. L: Organelles
M: Rigid
N: Cell wall
O: Nucleus
[10]
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