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GCSE AQA Combined Science Synergy Paper 2
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#1. Which of these substances is sometimes added to water to make it potable?
#2. What state of matter has particles which are far apart and move around independently?
#3. Which processes can we use for purifying sea water?
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#4. Where does blood from the aorta travel to?
#5. True or false - volcanism removes carbon from the atmosphere
#6. What is the name of the chemicals that we use to transmit messages through the blood to organs?
#7. Which of these is an effector?
#8. What is the charge of a neutron?
#9. What is the Lock and Key Model of enzyme action?
#10. No refraction takes place if a wave is travelling along which line?
#11. True or false. All atoms of the same element have the same atomic number.
#12. After paper chromatography has been carried out, the paper is known as?
#13. Which types of atoms can be found in a pure piece of gold?
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#14. Because mixtures contain more than one substance and each has its own melting point, mixtures melt in which way?
#15. Which description best describes mixtures?
#16. Which of the following is the correct equation for work done?
#17. Which of the following are the 4 factors that affect the rate of photosynthesis?
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#18. What does the atomic number of an element mean?
#19. What is the cell wall made from in bacteria?
#20. Which of the following features are found in arteries?
#21. The 5 kingdoms of life are Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Prokaryotes. Which kingdom do algae belong to?
#22. The drug called Digitalis slows the heart rate. Where does the drug come from?
#23. Which type of factor is water availability?
#24. What is the charge of an electron?
#25. What evidence supports the notion that human activities are contributing to climate change?
#26. Specialised cells have different compositions of sub cellular structures in order to perform their role. Why would specialised cells have lots of mitochondria?
#27. Which of the following are 3 of the adaptations of leaves for efficient photosynthesis?
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#28. The Nervous System is made up of two parts, the Central Nervous System (CNS) and what other part?
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#29. What is the Induced Fit Model of enzyme action?
#30. What is the role of starch synthase?
#31. Glucose enters the body via the?
#32. Why does the rate of an enzyme controlled reaction go down as temperature increases past the optimum level?
#33. Hormones are released by a range of glands, name one gland that releases hormones. ? do not include the word "gland" or "glands"
#34. True or false - plants remove carbon from the atmosphere during photosynthesis
#35. Decomposers break down dead animal and plant material - what happens to the carbon inside the dead organisms?
#36. Arteries carry blood around the body, do they carry blood away from or towards the heart?
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#37. Which of the following are uses for paper chromatography?
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#38. Which of the following describe the composition of a pure substance?
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#39. What are the monomers of fats/lipids?
#40. What is the name of the apparatus used for distillation?
#41. Which of these is the stationary phase in paper chromatography?
#42. Which of these is an ecosystem?
#43. What do we call animals that are eaten by other animals?
#44. Which of these is a community?
#45. A paper chromatography experiment is carried out in a lab. The distance moved by the spot was 6cm and the solvent had moved by 8cm. Calculate the Rf value.
#46. What are substrates?
#47. What is the molecular formula for glucose?
#48. What is the process by which organisms remove waste from their bodies?
#49. What does E represent in the equation for work done?
#50. Which of these is a habitat?
#51. What is the cell wall made from in plants?
#52. Is the following statement accurate? Lightning can cause atmospheric nitrogen to be released into the rain and be washed into the soil?
#53. Which of the following organisms belong to the kingdom - animals?
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#54. What is the equation for Rf values in paper chromatography?
#55. Why do we use distilled water for chemical analysis?
#56. How are cells that line the small intestine specialised?
#57. Why can humans only survive a few days without water?
#58. What travels along neurones to pass information through the nervous system?
#59. What is the role of amylase?
#60. Do light waves speed up or slow down then they go from air into water?
#61. Name one hormone that is produced in the pancreas?
#62. Which pathway is used when rapid automatic responses are needed by your body to external stimuli, like touching a hot object?
#63. Fill in the gap: Receptors detect pain and send impulses via the sensory neurone towards the spinal cord. The ..................... intercepts the signal and diverts it along motor neurones to the effectors (muscles) which quickly move away from the source of pain.
#64. 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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#65. What is the name of the protein which moves particles across cell membranes during active transport?
#66. By which process does water in the atmosphere become part of clouds?
#67. What is the role of the acrosome on a sperm cell?
#68. What is the role of the nucleus?
#69. Palisade cells are found just below the epidermis of leaves. What is their role and how are they adapted to perform it?
#70. Through which process do nutrients enter root hair cells from the soil?
#71. What are two systems which allow your body to respond to its surroundings?
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#72. Which structures in the lungs increase the surface area and therefore the speed and amount of gas exchanged?
#73. Why is the binomial naming system useful for scientists?
#74. Kate and Emma both walk up 10 stairs, moving 4.5m higher than before. Emma does this in 2.7 seconds, Kate does this in 3.2 seconds. Which girl has exerted the most power?
#75. Which of the following are 3 of the adaptations of leaves for efficient photosynthesis?
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#76. What are biotic factors?
#77. Electron microscopes have much higher resolution and magnification than light microscopes. What are the advantages of this?
#78. Which sub-cellular structures can be found in bacteria?
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#79. What is the balanced chemical equation for photosynthesis?
#80. What is the name of the phase change from gas to liquid?
#81. What is the equation for magnification?
There are two equations for magnification, both tell you how many times larger the image appears than it actually is.
One equation links the magnification of the two lenses and the other equation links magnification to the size of the object and image.
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#82. Organs that exchange substances into and out of the body have:
#83. Can Rf values be higher than 1?
#84. What the the most dense state of matter?
#85. The melting point of gallium is 29.8˚C and the boiling point is 2204˚C. What state is gallium at 25˚C?
#86. What is the function of plasma?
#87. When an impulse reaches an axon terminal what happens?
#88. Which of these is the mobile phase in paper chromatography?
#89. What is the function of the cell wall?
#90. Is the following statement accurate: nitrogen be can be moved back and forth from the atmosphere and into the soil by bacteria.
#91. Which factors does the angle of refraction depend on?
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#92. Cells are adapted to perform a specific function. Why do cells in the pancreas have lots of ribosomes?
#93. What type of substance is the air?
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#94. What does abundance measure?
#95. Why do we use systematic or random sampling of an area to determine the distribution or abundance of organisms?
#96. What are abiotic factors?
#97. How do most plants get their nitrogen?
#98. How do substances typically move into and out of the body, for example, oxygen in the lungs? ? 1 word answer
#99. What method can we use to separate multiple types of liquids?
#100. In some areas where there are poor soils (not enough nitrogen) carnivorous plants have adapted to get their nitrogen from which source?
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