AQA Entry Level Certificate Science - The Human Body

Question 1

What does a sperm cell do

Accepted Answer

reaches and joins the female sex cell

Question 2

What does an egg cell do

Accepted Answer

joins with the male sex cell

Question 3

Hormones are transported to their target organs by the?

Accepted Answer

blood

Question 4

Which words describe a reflex action?

Accepted Answer

quick, automatic

Question 5

Which gas is used for respiration?

Accepted Answer

oxygen

Question 6

which organs of the body are labelled

Accepted Answer

small intestine, kidney, stomach

Question 7

which of these activities describes a reflex action?

Accepted Answer

blinking your eye

Question 8

Doctors give patients antibiotics to make them better. What do antibiotics do?

Accepted Answer

kill only bacteria

Question 9

Sarah decides to take the contraceptive pill to stop her becoming pregnant. Name one advantage

Accepted Answer

the pill is 99% effective in preventing pregnancy

Question 10

Name one disadvantage of taking the contraceptive pill

Accepted Answer

You must take it every day for it to work

Question 11

The body produces antibodies to fight against disease. What type of cell produces antibodies?

Accepted Answer

White blood cell

Question 12

When bacteria get into your body they quickly what?

Accepted Answer

reproduce

Question 13

Which organ in the human body are labelled?

Accepted Answer

liver, lungs, brain

Question 14

You become ill because bacteria make what?

Accepted Answer

toxins

Question 15

Some chemical help to break down food into soluble substances. They are called?

Accepted Answer

enzymes

Question 16

Cells of the body are specialised to carry out particular functions. What does a nerve cell do

Accepted Answer

Carry nerve impulses around the body

Question 17

Hormones are secreted by?

Accepted Answer

glands

Question 18

What does a red blood cell do?

Accepted Answer

carries oxygen around the body

Questions 18