I.

MULTIPLE CHOICE
Circle the best answer (A, B, C or D)
1. The diagram shows a motor (effector) neurone.
Which structure is also found in white blood cells, but not in red blood
cells?

2. Osmosis is defined as the diffusion of water molecules

A. down their concentration gradient through a partially permeable
membrane.
B. down their concentration gradient through a permeable
membrane.
C. up their concentration gradient through a partially permeable
membrane.
D. up their concentration gradient through a permeable membrane.
3. The diagram shows part of a section through a leaf.
Which arrow shows the direction of movement of water by osmosis in a
leaf?

4. Some plants digest insects and use the nutrients for growth.
What must these plants produce to digest the insects?
A. acids
C. enzymes
B. alkalis
D. hormones
E.
5. Which chemical reaction takes place in the stomach?
A. Proteins are digested by protease.
B. Proteins are digested into fatty acids.
C. Starch is digested into amino acids.
D. Starch is digested by lipase.
F.
G.
H.
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6. Nutrients are made up of smaller basic units. Nutrients can be

identified by food tests.
I. Which nutrient is a protein?

J.
7. When solution X is tested with iodine solution, a blue-black colour is
observed.
K. A different solution, Y, is added to a new sample of solution X and
the mixture is shaken and left for 30 minutes at 40 C. When tested
with iodine solution, an orange-brown colour is observed.
L. What are solutions X and Y?

M.
N.
8. A child decided to eat only meat, oily fish, cheese and bread, and drink
only water.
O. Which nutrient would be in low levels in this diet?
A. calcium
C. vitamin C
B. iron
D. vitamin D
E.
9. Which structures are adapted for supporting a plant?
A. phloem tissues
B. root hair cells

C. stomata
D. xylem vessels

E.
10. Which two substances are transported in the phloem?
A. amino acids and protein
B. amino acids and sucrose

C. protein and starch

D. starch and sucrose

E.
11. What could increase the rate of water uptake by a shoot?
A. covering the shoot with a black plastic bag
B. covering the shoot with a clear plastic bag
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C. removing the leaves from the shoot

D. shining a bright light onto the shoot
12. The diagram shows how water is lost from a leaf.

F.
G. By which process is the water lost?
A. osmosis
B. photosynthesis

C. translocation
D. transpiration

E.
13.The diagram shows a shoot growing from a potato tuber.

F.
G. What is being transported in the phloem cells at X?
A. starch downwards
C. sugars downwards
B. starch upwards
D. sugars upwards
E.
14.Which process in green plants produces carbon dioxide?
A. photosynthesis
C. translocation
B. respiration
D. transpiration
E.
15.Which statement about respiration is not correct?
A. All living cells respire.
B. Heat is always produced.
C. Plants respire in the light and in the dark.
D. Plants take in carbon dioxide and give out oxygen.
F.
16.Which function is carried out by the ciliated cells in the respiratory tract?
A. filtering dirt from passing air
B. making mucus
C. moving carbon dioxide out of the lungs
D. moving mucus to the throat
G.
17.Which diagram shows the human double circulatory system?

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H.

I.
J.
18.The diagram shows the circulatory system of a mammal

K.
L. What describes the blood in vessels R and S?

M.
N.
O.
19.From which organ is most carbon dioxide excreted?
A. kidney
B. liver
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C. lung
D. skin
E.
20.The table shows some of the features of respiration.
F. Which row is correct for anaerobic respiration?
G.

H.
21.What is produced by anaerobic respiration in a muscle?

I.
J.
22. How are aerobic and anaerobic respiration similar?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Both involve breaking down glucose.

Both need a low concentration of oxygen.
In muscles, both produce carbon dioxide.
In yeast, both produce alcohol.

K.
23. The diagram shows a cell.

L.
M.What type of cell is shown?
A. ciliated cell
C. relay neurone
B. motor neurone
D. sensory neurone
E.
F.
G.
24. The diagram shows the structures involved in a reflex action.

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H.
I. What shows the sequence in which these structures become
involved?
A. P Q R S
C. Q R S P
B. P S R Q
D. Q S P R

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E.
25. The diagram shows some of the muscles and bones of the human
arm.

F.
G. When muscle X contracts, what happens to the arm and what
happens to muscle Y?

H.
26. A person moves from sunlight into a dark room.
I. How do their eyes respond?
A. The blind spots become larger.
B. The blind spots become smaller.
C. The pupils become larger.
D. The pupils become smaller.
J.
K.
L.
M.
27. The diagram shows a section through the human eye.
N. Which labelled part prevents the internal reflection of light in the
eye?

28.

O.
The diagram shows a section through part of the human eye.

P.
Q. When a person looks at an object which is close to their eye, which
of the following takes place?

R.
29. A man injures his arm in an accident. Afterwards, he can feel objects
touching his hand, but he cannot move his hand away from them.
S. What could cause this?
A. Receptors in his hand are damaged.
B. The nerve connection is cut only between the receptors in his hand
and his central nervous system.
C. The nerve connection is cut only between his central nervous
system and the effectors in hisarm.
D. Both of these nerve connections are cut.
T.
30. The graph shows the rates of sweat production and urine production
at different environmental temperatures.

U.
V. Which statement is correct?

A. As the temperature increases, the rate of sweat production

decreases.
B. At 22 C the rates of sweat and urine production are the same.
C. Urine and sweat production are directly proportional to
environmental temperature.
D. When the urine production decreases, the sweat production
decreases.
W.
X. II. STRUCTURE QUESTION
Y.
1. The lymphatic tissue is full of phagocytes and lymphocytes.
Z. Describe how phagocytes and lymphocytes protect the body against
the spread of
AA.
disease-causing organisms.
AB.
Phagocytes
__________________________________________________________
AC.
_______________________________________________________________
_____
AD.

_______________________________________________________________

_____
AE.

_______________________________________________________________

_____
AF.

_______________________________________________________________

_____
AG.

Lymphocytes

_________________________________________________________
AH.
_______________________________________________________________
_____
AI.

_______________________________________________________________

_____
AJ.

_______________________________________________________________

_____
AK.

_______________________________________________________________

_____
AL.
AM.
2. Fig. 1.1 shows sections though blood vessels, X, Y and Z.

AN.

(a) (i) Draw a labelled diagram to show the structures of X.

AO.
AP.
AQ.
AR.
AS.
AT.
AU.
AV.
AW.
AX.
AY.
AZ. (ii) Name the type of blood vessel labelled X. [1]
BA.
BB. _______________________________________________________________
___
BC.
BD.
BE.

BF.
BG.
BH.(iii) Compare the blood vessels shown in Fig. 1.1 to explain how you
reached your identification for (a)(ii). [2]
BI. _________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
____________
(b)A 5 mm length of a blood vessel of the same type as X was used to
investigate how far it could be stretched using a number of 10 g
weights.
BJ. The apparatus used is shown in Fig. 1.2.
BK.
BL.

BM.
BN.
BO.
BP.
BQ.
BR.
BS.
BT.
BU.
BV.

BW.
BX.
BY.
BZ.
CA.
CB.
CC.
CD.
CE.
CF.
CG.
CH.
CI.
CJ.
CK.
CL.
CM.
CN.
CO.
CP.
CQ.
CR.
CS.
CT.
CU.
CV.
CW.
CX.
CY.
CZ.
DA.
DB.
DC.
DD.
DE.
DF.
DG.
DH.
DI.
DJ.
DK.
DL.
DM.
DN.
DO.
DP.
DQ.
DR.
DS.

DT.
DU.
DV.
DW.
DX.
DY.
DZ.
EA.
EB.
EC.
ED.
EE.
EF.
EG.
EH.
EI.
EJ.
EK.
EL.
EM.
EN.
EO.
EP.
EQ.
ER.
ES.
ET.
EU.
EV.
EW.
EX.
EY.
EZ.
3. The ribcage and diaphragm are involved in the breathing mechanism
to ventilate the lungs.
FA.
Fig. 2.1 is a flow chart that shows the changes that take place
when breathing in.

FB.
FC.
FD.
FE.
FF.
FG.
FH.
FI.
FJ.Fig. 2.1
FK. (a) Complete Fig. 3.1 by writing appropriate words in the spaces
provided. [6]
FL.
FM.
FN.
FO.
FP.
4. Fig. 3.1 shows a section through the eye of a small mammal as viewed
with a microscope.

FQ.
FR. Fig. 3.1
(a) Name the structures labelled X, Y and Z.
FS.
FT.
X ................................................................................................
..................................
FU.
Y.................................................................................................
..................................
FV.
Z ................................................................................................
..............................[3]
FW.(b) A student looks at a clock at the far end of an examination room
and then looks at a diagram on her examination paper.
FX.
Describe the changes that take place in her eyes so that she
can focus on the diagram.
FY. ...................................................................................................
...............................
FZ. ...................................................................................................
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GA. ...................................................................................................
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GB.(c) The shortest distance from the eye at which a clear focus is
possible is known as the near point. As a person gets older this
distance changes.
GC. Table 3.1 shows the near point for people of different
ages who have normal vision.
GD. Table.3.1
GE.

GF.
GG.
GH.
GI.
GJ.
GK.
GL.
GM.
GN.
GO.
GP.
GQ.
GR.
GS.
GT.
GU.
GV.
GW.
GX.
GY.
GZ.
HA.
HB.
HC.
HD.
HE.

(i) Plot the data in Table 3.1 on the grid. [4]

HF.
(ii) Use the graph to estimate the distance of the near point
for a 30 year old person.
HG.

. [1]
HH.
(iii) Use the graph to estimate the age of a person whose near
point is 32.0 cm.
HI.

. [1]
5. Fig. 4.1 shows an external view of the heart.

HJ.
HK. Fig 4.1
(a) State the function of coronary artery
HL.
.[1]
(b)A blood clot is stuck at X. Explain what will happen to the heart
muscle cells in the shaded area on Fig. 4.1.
.
HM.
.[1]
HN.

(c) List three actions people can take to reduce the risk of

having a blood clot in the coronary arteries.

HO. ...................................................................................................
...............................
HP. ...................................................................................................
...............................

HQ.

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