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Free Year 9 Biological Sciences Worksheets

6 free biological sciences resources for Year 9: 4 worksheets, 2 study guides. Answers included.

Living things, their features, life cycles, bodies and environments. Year 9 extends algebra to expanding brackets and two-step equations, adds percentages increase and decrease, ratio and rates, index laws and congruence.

Students will practise: naming the organelles of plant and animal cells and describing their functions; comparing plant and animal cells; naming the parts of a light microscope; calculating total magnification; using a microscope safely and focusing correctly; describing the path of food through the digestive system; distinguishing mechanical from chemical digestion; describing what the main digestive enzymes do.

Recommended learning path

  1. 1Plant and Animal Cells and the Light Microscope
  2. 2The Digestive and Respiratory Systems
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Worksheets

Printable practice with an answer sheet.

  • Worksheet

    Specialised Cells, Tissues and Organs

    Students match specialised plant and animal cells, such as red blood cells, nerve cells, sperm cells, root hair cells and guard cells, to…

    Difficulty
    Level 2 · Standard
    Time
    40 min
    Questions
    16 questions
    Answers
    Answers included
  • Worksheet

    The Circulatory System: The Heart, Blood Vessels and Blood

    Students name the chambers, valves and main blood vessels of the heart and trace the path of blood through the double circulation to the…

    Difficulty
    Level 2 · Standard
    Time
    40 min
    Questions
    15 questions
    Answers
    Answers included
  • Worksheet

    Diffusion and Osmosis: How Substances Move In and Out of Cells

    Students explain diffusion as the net movement of particles from high to low concentration and osmosis as the movement of water across a…

    Difficulty
    Level 2 · Standard
    Time
    40 min
    Questions
    16 questions
    Answers
    Answers included
  • Worksheet

    Nutrition: Nutrients, Food Tests and Energy in Food

    Students describe the jobs of carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals, fibre and water, and interpret the results of the iodine,…

    Difficulty
    Level 2 · Standard
    Time
    40 min
    Questions
    15 questions
    Answers
    Answers included

Study Guides

Clear explanations, examples and tips.

  • Study Guide

    Plant and Animal Cells and the Light Microscope

    A study guide to the structure of plant and animal cells: what each organelle does, which structures only plant cells have, and why not…

    Difficulty
    Level 2 · Standard
    Time
    25 min
  • Study Guide

    The Digestive and Respiratory Systems

    A study guide to two body systems. It follows food through the digestive system, explains mechanical and chemical digestion, what the…

    Difficulty
    Level 2 · Standard
    Time
    30 min

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Common questions

What do Year 9 students learn about biological sciences?

Living things, their features, life cycles, bodies and environments. At Year 9, our resources focus on: naming the organelles of plant and animal cells and describing their functions; comparing plant and animal cells; naming the parts of a light microscope; calculating total magnification.

Where should we start?

Read the study guide first, then start with the Level 1 or Level 2 worksheet. Finish with the topic test.

Are answers included?

Yes — every worksheet has an answer sheet. Maths answer sheets show the working; English tasks include model answers or success criteria.

How to use these resources

  1. Read the short explanation together before starting the questions.
  2. Where a worksheet suggests a simple experiment at home, try it: seeing beats reading.
  3. Ask "How do you know?" so answers are backed by evidence.
  4. Use the answer sheet to talk about why an answer is right, not just whether it is.

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