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1
Which system transports oxygen and nutrients to cells and removes carbon dioxide?
Reproductive
Digestive
Nervous
Circulatory
2
Which blood vessel provides the heart muscle itself with oxygen?
Coronary Artery
Pulmonary Artery
Aorta
Pulmonary Vein
3
What name is given to an individual with the genotype Bb?
Heterozygote
Dominant
Homozygote
Recessive
4
When would transpiration rate in plants (loss of water via stomata) be highest?
Dry and windy conditions
Wet and calm conditions
Wet and windy conditions
Dry and calm conditions
5
Which is the correct order of neurones in the reflex arc?
Inter > Sensory > Motor
Sensory > Motor > Inter
Inter > Motor > Sensory
Sensory > Inter > Motor
6
The names of the gametes in flowering plants are....
Pollen and egg
Sperm and egg
Pollen and ovule
Sperm and ovule
7
Which type of cell is unspecialised and can divide for self-renewal?
Ovule
Stem cell
Sperm
Phloem
8
Through which cells does water enter plants by osmosis?
Phloem
Root hair cells
Guard cells
Xylem
9
Which type of blood vessel contains valves?
Vein
All of the above
Artery
Capillary
10
What name is given to the blood vessel that brings oxygenated blood to the heart?
Pulmonary vein
Vena Cava
Aorta
Pulmonary artery
11
Which of the following is NOT an example of discrete variation?
Height
Ability to roll tongue
Eye colour
Blood type
12
Which part of the brain controls memory and imagination?
Medulla
Cerebrum
Pituatary gland
Cerebellum
13
What name is given to the blood vessel pumps oxygenated blood to the body
Pulmonary artery
Pulmonary vein
Vena Cava
Aorta
14
Which of the following correctly describes veins?
Thin walls, high pressure blood, wide channel
Thick walls, high pressure blood, narrow channel
Thick walls, low pressure blood, narrow channel
Thin walls, low pressure blood, wide channel
15
What name is given to an individual with the genotype BB or bb?
Dominant
Heterozygote
Homozygote
Recessive
16
Which parts make up the central nervous system?
Nerves and spinal cord
Brain and spine
Brain and spinal cord
Nerves and spine
17
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18
In which process do the nuclei of 2 haploid gametes fuse to form a diploid zygote?
Diffusion
Osmosis
Fertilisation
Germination
19
What structure provides the trachea with strength to stay open?
Rings of cartilage
Nothing
Rings of muscle
Rings of lignin
20
Which part of the brain controls balance and coordination?
Pituatary gland
Medulla
Cerebrum
Cerebellum
21
Where do chromosomes line up before spindle fibres separate them?
Mitosis
Ribosomes
Equator
Poles
22
When hormones reach their target tissues they bind specifically to....
Antibodies
Enzymes
Receptors
Collagen
23
If blood glucose levels are too high then what does insulin convert glucose to for storage?
Fructose
Glycogen
Maltose
Glucagon
24
Insulin and glucagon are produced in which organ?
Stomach
Liver
Small Intestine
Pancreas
25
Which of the following is a feature of alveoli?
Good blood supply
All of the above
Large surface area
Thin walls
26
B is brown eyes, b is blue eyes. A person of genotype Bb has brown eyes. b is, therefore,.....
Phenotype
Recessive
Genotype
Dominant
27
Which type of cell opens and closes stomata?
Spongy mesophyll
Guard cell
Lower epidermis
Palisade mesophyll
28
Which part of the brain controls breathing rate and heart rate?
Pituatary gland
Cerebrum
Cerebellum
Medulla
29
Genotype refers to the genes an individual possesses
False
True
30
What is the correct order of mitosis in the diagram?
2 > 4 > 1 > 6 > 3 > 5
2 > 4 > 6 > 1 > 3 > 5
4 > 2 > 1 > 6 > 3 > 5
2 > 4 > 1 > 6 > 5 > 3
31
Insulin and glucagon act on which organ (where stores excess glucose)?
Pancreas
Liver
Stomach
Small intestine
32
What is the function of phloem?
To keep things phlowing
To transport sugar
To transport blood
To transport water
33
Which hormone do Type 1 diabetics inject to control their blood glucose levels?
Adrenaline
Glucagon
Insulin
Oestrogen
34
Which hormone is released in response to high blood glucose levels?
Insulin
Glucagon
Testosterone
Glycogen
35
Which heart chamber pumps oxygenated blood all around the body?
Left Ventricle
Right Ventricle
Left Atrium
Right Atrium
36
What begins a reflex?
Synapse
Sense receptors
motor neuron
inter neuron
37
Which shows the correct order of the respiratory system?
Alveoli > Bronchi > Bronchioles > Trachea
Trachea > Bronchioles > Bronchi > Alveoli
Bronchi > Bronchioles > Alveoli > Trachea
Trachea > Bronchi > Bronchioles > Alveoli
38
Which one of the following cells are haploid?
Sperm
Neurone
Liver
Skin
39
Which material helps xylem remain upright?
Lignin
Starch
Glucose
Cellulose
40
Which blood vessel carries deoxygenated blood from the tissues to the heart?
Vena Cava
Aorta
Pulmonary Vein
Pulmonary Artery
41
Which term is used to describe the gap between neurones?
Synapse
Bridge
Cytoplasm
Hippocampus
42
You breath in through your mouth, then air passes down your trachea. What is the next structure after the trachea?
Bronchioles
Bronchi
Alveoli
Trachea
43
Which blood vessels carries oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart?
Pulmonary Vein
Vena Cava
Aorta
Pulmonary Artery
44
What is absorbed into the lacteals of villi in the small intestine?
Amino Acids
Water
Glucose
Fatty acids and glycerol
45
Which hormone is released in response to low blood glucose levels?
Insulin
Testosterone
Glucagon
Glycogen
46
Which of the following is NOT an example of continuous variation?
Length of shell
Eye colour
Weight
Height
47
Where is the site of gas exchange in the respiratory system?
Bronchioles
Alveoli
Trachea
Bronchi
48
Which of the following correctly describes arteries?
Thick walls, high pressure blood, narrow channel
Thick walls, low pressure blood, wide channel
Thin walls, low pressure blood, wide channel
Thin walls, high pressure blood, narrow channel
49
In plants, the male gamete is sperm
False
True
50
Which type of gland release hormones into the blood?
Endocrine
Protein
Chemical
Russell
51
What is absorbed into the blood capilarries of villi in the small intestine?
Glucose and amino acids
Water
glycerol
Fatty acids and glycerol
52
Which of the following plant cells contain chloroplasts?
Palisade mesophyll
Xylem
Stomata
Phloem
53
Which cells carry water up the stem?
Phloem
Root hair cells
Xylem
Vein
54
This type of stem cell can become any cell in our body. Which type is it?
Embryonic
Adult tissue
55
Which of the following is NOT a feature of red blood cells?
Have a biconcave shape
Contain haemoglobin
Have a large surface area
Have a nucleus
56
Which of the following shows organisation in animals, from smallest to largest?
Cell > Tissue > Organ > System
Organ > Cell > Tissue > System
Tissue > Cell > Organ > System
System > Organ > Cell > Tissue
57
Which type of protein detects sensory stimuli e.g. pain?
Antibody
Receptor
Hormone
Enzyme
58
Where are stomata located on leaves?
Lower epidermis
Palisade epidermis
Spongy epidermis
Upper epidermis