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#1. Which of the following are 3 of the adaptations of leaves for efficient photosynthesis?
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Remember to carefully read the question, if you selected Root hair cells, you were mistaken because the question asked about leaves, not roots.
#2. Is respiration an exothermic or an endothermic reaction?
#3. Which of the following are waste products produced by the body?
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#4. What are the lower chambers of the heart called?
#5. What is the cell wall made from in plants?
#6. Through which process do nutrients enter root hair cells from the soil?
#7. The binomial name for tigers is Felis tigris. Which part of the name represents the genus?
#8. In which part of the cell does anaerobic respiration take place?
#9. What is meant by an active process?
#10. In osmosis - are particles travelling with or against the concentration gradient?
#11. What is an active site?
#12. Why is there a size limit to cells?
#13. Which of the following organisms belong to the kingdom - animals?
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#14. What is the cell wall made from in bacteria?
#15. Is osmosis an active or a passive process?
#16. How many chromosomes does a single sperm cell have?
#17. The left ventricle has a thicker muscle wall, why is this the case?
#18. Through which process would air freshener sprayed in one corner of a room disperse?
#19. What is the role of the superior vena cava?
#20. What is the function of the cell wall?
#21. Through which process would air in a space station move if someone opened a door to space?
#22. What is the function of white blood cells?
#23. What is the part of the heart that the arrows are pointing to?
#24. Which of the following is the equation for total magnification?
#25. What groups of organisms belong to the domain - eukaryotes? ? Eukaryotes have a membrane bound nucleus
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#26. Which parts of the heart and blood vessels stop blood from flowing in the wrong direction?
#27. What are substrates?
#28. Why does the rate of an enzyme controlled reaction increase with greater substrate concentration?
#29. What is the function of platelets?
#30. What is the difference between aerobic and anaerobic respiration?
#31. What is the resolution of electron microscopes limited by?
#32. What is the role of amylase?
#33. Who invented the binomial naming system?
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#34. What is the role of the inferior vena cava?
#35. Which type of white blood cell engulfs (surrounds) foreign cells in order to digest them?
#36. True or false - A passive process is automatic and does not require energy?
#37. Fill in the gap to complete the word equation for aerobic respiration. glucose + oxygen → ..... + water
#38. What is the role of the nucleus?
#39. Which sub-cellular structures can be found in animals?
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#40. Which of these are examples of blood vessels?
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#41. The male gametes (sperm cells) are adapted to their function. Which of the following are adaptations of sperm cells?
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#42. Which process in the body produces carbon dioxide?
#43. In what part of the cells does aerobic respiration take place?
#44. What is the name of the protein which moves particles across cell membranes during active transport?
#45. What is the role of ribosomes?
#46. Why is catalysis by enzymes important for life processes?
#47. Bacterial cells commonly have a flagellum. What is the role of this structure?
#48. Which of these is the correct explanation for why photosynthesis is slower at lower temperatures?
#49. Which of the following are prokaryotes?
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#50. What is the molecular formula for glucose?
#51. What is the function of red blood cells (Erythrocytes)?
#52. Organs that exchange substances into and out of the body have:
#53. What is the role of starch synthase?
#54. What are the monomers of fats/lipids?
#55. What does μm stand for?
#56. Which system is responsible for ensuring the supply of oxygen and glucose to cells?
#57. True or false - A concentration gradient is the difference in concentration from high to low?
#58. Which of the following features are found in veins?
#59. The respiratory system relies on diffusion of oxygen and carbon dioxide. Which of the following statements are correct?
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#60. What is the field of view of a microscope?
#61. Place the measurement units in order from from biggest to smallest. micrometres, picometres, kilometres, metres, nanometres, millemetres ? Use British Spelling - Metres* NOT Meters
#62. What is the process by which organisms remove waste from their bodies?
#63. Multicellular organisms are too large to allow diffusion through their cells to provide the necessary resources. Instead we have transport systems. What is the name of the transport system that uses capillaries to transport substances via the blood?
#64. True or false - A concentration gradient is a term used to explain how the moon moves in the night sky?
#65. The 5 kingdoms of life are Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Prokaryotes. Which kingdom do algae belong to?
#66. Why does the rate of an enzyme controlled reaction plateau at a certain substrate concentration? ? plateau means level out
#67. In active transport - are particles travelling with or against the concentration gradient?
#68. What is the function of plasma?
#69. The drug called Digitalis slows the heart rate. Where does the drug come from?
#70. What is the role of the acrosome on a sperm cell?
#71. Surfaces where diffusion takes place allowing substances to enter the body usually have which characteristics?
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#72. What are the monomers of carbohydrates?
#73. The pacemaker cells tell the heart when to beat, where are they located?
#74. Which structures in the lungs increase the surface area and therefore the speed and amount of gas exchanged?
#75. Oxygen enters the body via the?
#76. Why is the rate of an enzyme controlled reaction lower at lower temperatures?
#77. What are cilia?
#78. What is the role of lipase?
#79. Where does blood from the pulmonary artery travel to?
#80. What is stroke volume measured in?
#81. Anaerobic respiration does not involve oxygen. Select the correct word equation for anaerobic respiration.
#82. During exercise, your cells require more oxygen and glucose. What changes in the body happen during exercise to meet these increased needs?
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#83. What is the resolution of light microscopes limited by?
#84. What is the definition of resolution?
#85. How are cells that line the small intestine specialised?
#86. Is diffusion an active or a passive process?
#87. What is the Induced Fit Model of enzyme action?
#88. What is the purpose of respiration?
#89. What are enzymes?
#90. Why do high breathing and heart rates remain after exercise?
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#91. What is the role of the cell membrane?
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#92. In which sub-cellular structure inside plant cells does photosynthesis occur?
#93. How do substances typically move into and out of the body, for example, oxygen in the lungs? ? 1 word answer
#94. How many chambers does the heart have?
#95. What is the role of glycogen synthase?
#96. Is active transport an active or a passive process?
#97. Cardiac output is measured as the volume of blood pushed through the aorta each minute. Which is the correct equation for cardiac output?
#98. Why is the Surface area : Volume ratio so important when it comes to exchange of substances?
#99. What is enzyme specificity?
#100. What is the balanced chemical equation for photosynthesis?
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