Free AQA GCSE Combined Science (Synergy)
Practice Paper

A sperm cell has a tail (flagellum). This adaptation helps it to:

1. Absorb water
2. Photosynthesise
3. Swim towards the egg
4. Carry oxygen

In the osmosis required practical, the plant tissue commonly used is:

1. Bark
2. Cylinders of potato
3. Leaves of grass
4. Petals

Diffusion is the net movement of particles from a region of:

1. Lower concentration to higher concentration
2. High pressure to low temperature
3. Solid to gas only
4. Higher concentration to lower concentration

How are elements arranged in the modern periodic table?

1. In order of increasing mass number
2. Alphabetically by name
3. In order of decreasing reactivity
4. In order of increasing atomic (proton) number

Which part of a cell contains the genetic material and controls the cell's activities?

1. The mitochondria
2. The ribosomes
3. The nucleus
4. The cytoplasm

Which of the following is a prokaryotic organism?

1. A mushroom
2. A bacterium
3. A human
4. An oak tree

You should begin focusing with the:

1. Eyepiece removed
2. Light turned off
3. Lowest power objective lens
4. Highest power objective lens

An element is a substance made of:

1. Only one type of atom
2. Two or more elements chemically joined
3. A mixture of atoms
4. Only molecules of water