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Question 1
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TERM 3 TEST 3

Growth is a characteristic feature of living organisms.

2
Which process provides the energy for growth?
Growth is a characteristic feature of living organisms.
A excretion
Which process provides the energy for growth?
B movement
excretion
CA respiration
movement
DB sensitivity

C respiration

2 The
table shows the number of animals collected in a sample from some woodland and the
D sensitivity
groups
to which they belong.
Question 2
2

The table shows the number

of animals
sample from some woodland and the
animal
group collected
numberinin asample
groups to which they belong.
annelids
8
animal group
number in sample
arachnids
10
annelids
insects

808

arachnids
molluscs

10
40

insects
myriapods

80
7

molluscs
nematodes

40
15

myriapods
How many arthropods were collected?
nematodes
A 33
B 97
C
How many arthropods were collected?

7
15

120

160

A diagram
33
B 97animal cells, asCseen
120under the microscope.
D 160
The
shows some

X

3 The diagram shows some animal cells, as seen under the microscope.


X



What will be present at X?

A one cell membrane
What will be present at X?
B one cell wall
A one cell membrane
C two cell membranes
B one cell wall
D two cell walls
C two cell membranes

How many arthropods were collected?

A

33

97

120

160

Question 3
3

The diagram shows some animal cells, as seen under the microscope.
X

What will be present at X?

A

one cell membrane

one cell wall

two cell membranes

two cell walls

Question 4
4

The diagram shows an animal.

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Use the key to identify the animal.

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wings present ........................................ go to 2

wings absent ......................................... go to 3

one pair of wings visible ........................ A

two pairs of wings visible ....................... B

three pairs of legs .................................. C

four pairs of legs .................................... D

5 The diagram shows a spongy mesophyll cell.












Which structures indicate that this is a plant cell?

P
Q
R
S

three pairs of legs .................................. C

four pairs of legs .................................... D

Question 5
5

The diagram shows a spongy mesophyll cell.

P
Q
R
S

Which structures indicate that this is a plant cell?

A

P and S

Q and R

R and P

5


11 What is the optimum pH for stomach protease?

Question
2
B pH 7
C pH 9
A 6pH

2

S and Q

pH 12

12 The diagram shows part of a starch molecule.

The diagrams show a plant at the start of an experiment, and the same plant two days later.
light from
onethis
sidemolecule after it has been completely digested?
Which diagram shows

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start of experiment
C

after two days

Which characteristic of living organisms is not demonstrated by this experiment?

A

excretion

growth

C movement
13 Which cell type contains the most chloroplasts?
D sensitivity

A palisade mesophyll
Question 7
2

B phloem
An animal
can swim, has a backbone, suckles young and breathes air.
C

spongy mesophyll

To which group does it belong?

D

xylem

amphibians

fish

mammals

reptiles

fish

mammals

D reptiles

Question 8
3

What is a feature of both insects and arachnids?

A

antennae

compound eyes

exoskeleton

six legs

Question 9
4

The diagram shows an arthropod.

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Using the key, identify this arthropod.

body
segments
6 1 The
diagram
showsclearly
a plantvisible
cell. ....................... go to 2
body segments
notofvisible
............................
In which
labelled part
the cell
is sugar made? go to 4
2 body with many segments ............................ go to 3
D
A
cell wall
body with three distinct
parts ........................
go to 4
vacuole
3

antennae longer than the legs ...................... A

antennae shorter than the legs ..................... B

B
chloroplast

three pairs of legs ......................................... C

more than three pairs of legs ........................ D

C
5 The diagram shows some cells.
nucleus

Question 10

cell membrane

Which cells line the trachea?

cytoplasm

nucleus

What are these cells?

liver cells

palisade cells

red blood cells

white blood cells

cell and tissue.

organ and organism.

D tissue and organ.

Question 11
9

The scent from a bunch of flowers spreads throughout a room.

How does the scent spread?
A

by conduction

by diffusion

by osmosis

by transpiration

Question 12

6
7
10 The diagram represents two liquids, separated by a membrane through which osmosis can occur.
13 The diagram shows an experiment kept at room temperature.
membrane
left

right
key

tubing containing
starch, protease,
protein and simple
sugars

test-tube

molecule of water

distilled water

molecule of
dissolved sustance

membrane permeable
to small molecules only
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What movement of molecules will occur?

A

Molecules of dissolved substance move from left to right.

What
is presentofindissolved
the watersubstance
surrounding
the from
membrane
B Molecules
move
right toafter
left. 45 minutes?
A
C

amino
acids
and
simple sugars
Overall,
water
molecules
move from left to right.

B
D

protein
amino
acids move from right to left.
Overall,and
water
molecules

C protein and simple sugars

11 D
The starch
temperature
of an sugars
enzyme-controlled reaction is increased by 10 C.
and simple

Question
How does13
this affect the rate of reaction?

14 What is the result of a diet lacking iron?

A It always increases the rate.
A
B bleeding
It always gums
decreases the rate.
B
C

poor
wound
healing
It may
increase
or decrease the rate.

C
D

reduced
redrate.
blood cells
It has nonumber
effect onofthe

weak bones and teeth

12 In an experiment, the effect of temperature on the action of amylase is investigated.

Six different test-tubes are set up, each containing a mixture of amylase and starch solution.

Which condition should not be kept the same in each of the six test-tubes?

A concentration of amylase

B

pH


Question 14

13 The diagram shows an experiment

kept at room temperature.R
S

In which order does blood pass through the chambers during a complete circuit of the body after
it returns from the lungs?

test-tube

Q R Stubing
P containing
starch, protease,
Q R Pprotein
S and simple
sugars
PSQR

A
B
C

distilled water

membrane permeable
to small molecules only
19 An athlete takes part in a race. The graph shows her breathing rate before, during and after the
race.
D

PSRQ

At which point does her body contain the greatest amount of lactic acid?

What is present in the water surrounding the membrane after 45 minutes?

C
amino acids and simple sugars
10
breathing
B
B protein and amino acids
D
21 What are the effectsrate
of tobacco smoke on the gas exchange system?
A
C protein and simple sugars

mucus
in the airways
starch
and simple
sugars

chance of lung infection

time

A
decreased
decreased
start
end
14 What
of a diet lacking
B is the result
decreased
of race iron? increased
of race

A C bleeding
increased
decreased
Question
15 gums
20 When
does
respiration
and plants?
B D poor
wound
healingtake place in animals
increased
increased

reduced number of red blood cells

animals
plants
22 What
are
the
functions
of
the
diaphragm
and the cilia in the human gas exchange system?
D weak bones and teeth
A
all the time
all the time
all the diaphragm
time

night time only

cilia

C
A

day timetoonly
day in
time onlycarry mucus to the throat
contracts
cause breathing

D
B

day time
nightout
time only
contracts
to only
cause breathing
trap bacteria from the air

relaxes to cause breathing in

C

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filter dust from the air

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23 Which food type, when eaten in excess, will cause a rise in the urea content of urine?
A

carbohydrate

fat

mineral salts

protein

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Question 17

The diagram shows a specialised cell cut in half.

3

The diagram shows a specialised cell cut in half.

4
8

The
chart
the percentage
of structure
oxygen carried
red blood cells entering and leaving
Whatbar
does
thiscompares
diagram indicate
about the
of this by
cell?
a relaxed muscle. On the bar chart, 100% is the amount of oxygen carried by red blood cells as
A The
cell
does
not have a membrane.
they
leave
the
lungs.
What does this diagram indicate about the structure of this cell?
B The cell is concave on each side.
100
A The cell does not have a membrane.
C The cell is long and thin.
90
B The cell is concave on each side.
D The cell is red and carries oxygen. 80
C The cell is long and thin.
70

D a mesophyll
The cell is cell,
red and
carries
oxygen.
%
oxygen 60found?
In
where
areofchloroplasts

carried by 50
Question
18 the cell wallred
A between
and
the cell
blood
cellsmembrane

40
In a mesophyll cell, where are chloroplasts found?
B in the cytoplasm
30
A between the cell wall and the cell membrane
20
C in the nucleus
10
B in the cytoplasm
D in the vacuole
0
C in the nucleus
entering

leaving

D a plant,
in the avacuole
In
group of xylem vessels form
How much oxygen would red blood cells be likely to carry when leaving the same muscle after
contraction?
A a cell.

7 In a plant, a group of xylem vessels form

%
B 60 %
C 90 %
D 100 %
40tissue.
B a
A
A a cell.
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C an organ.
9 Which
diagram shows the appearance of a plant cell after it is placed in distilled water?
B a tissue.
D an organ system.
C an organ.
A
B
D

an organ system.

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Which parts are partially permeable?

Question 20
A

P and Q

Q and R

R and S

P and S

11 Equal quantities of a protein-digesting enzyme were added to 5 cm3 of protein solutions of

different pH. Each tube was kept at 37 C.
The amount of amino acid in each tube was measured after 3 minutes. The results are shown in
the table.

pH

amount of amino acid

/ arbitrary units

10

At which pH was the enzyme most active?

A

Question 21

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(a) Define the term sensitivity.

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Fig. 1.1 shows a horizontal section through the eye.

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Question 22

The Galpagos Islands in the Pacific Ocean have many species of animals and plants that
live nowhere else. Iguanas are large herbivorous reptiles. Four species of iguana live on the
Galpagos Islands:

marine iguana,
land iguana,
Santa Fe land iguana,
pink land iguana,

For
Examiner'
Use

Amblyrhynchus cristatus
Conolophus subcristatus
Conolophus pallidus
Conolophus rosada

Fig. 2.1 shows a marine iguana.

Fig. 2.1
(a) Reptiles and mammals are both vertebrates.
State three features of mammals that are not found in reptiles.
1
2
3

[3]

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(b) The marine iguana, A. cristatus, feeds on seaweed and must therefore dive several
metres into the cold waters that surround the Galpagos Islands. Iguanas can only stay
in the water for a short length of time, until their body temperature drops too low.
Mammals of an equivalent size, such as sea otters, can stay in cold water for a long
time.
Explain how some mammals are able to stay in cold water for a long time.

[5]


Land iguanas live on Isabela, the largest island in the Galpagos. In 1986, some rangers

from the Galpagos National Park found a population of pink land iguanas living at the

northern end of the island. These iguanas have been studied in detail and are now

classified as a new species, C. rosada.
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(c) Define the term population.








[2]



(d) Suggest how a study of the DNA of iguanas helps to classify them.






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Question 24

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Answer all the questions.

For
Examiner's
Use

Table 1.1 shows some of the external features of the five classes of vertebrates.
Complete the table by using a tick (!) to indicate if each class has the feature or a cross ()
if it does not. The first row has been completed for you.
Table 1.1
feature

fish

amphibia

reptiles

birds

mammals

mammary
glands

fur / hair

scales /
scaly skin

external
ears

feathers

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QUESTION 25

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Bacteria and animals are found in many habitats on land and in the sea.

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Examiner'
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(a) State two ways in which the structure of a bacterial cell differs from the structure of an
animal cell.
1
2

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(b) Some bacteria were grown in the laboratory. Fig. 6.1 shows the change in numbers of

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Fig. 2.2 shows some liver cells as seen with a light microscope.

A ................................

For
Examiner's
Use

B ................................

C ................................

Q
Fig. 2.2

(b) (i) Label, on Fig. 2.2, the structures A, B and C.

[3]

(ii) The distance P-Q is 0.06 mm.

Calculate the magnification of Fig. 2.2.
Show your working.

Magnification

[2]

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