Biology Assessment 2

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Q1) Choose the right answer:

(a) How does digested food finally reach the bloodstream?
i.

It passes through the gullet into the blood.

ii.

It is absorbed into the blood through blood vessels.

iii.

It is absorbed into the blood through the walls of the lungs.

iv.

It passes from the small intestine into the large

intestine, then into the blood.
(b)When we breathe in the diaphragm ____________________.
.
a) moves up towards the lungs
.
b) moves down away from the lungs
.
c) does not move
.
d) moves side to side
(c) Due to low atmospheric pressure, the rate of transpiration will
A
increase
B
decrease rapidly
C
decrease slowly
D
remain unaffected
(d)

Q2) Label any five organs of the digestive system.

(2.5)

(3)

Q3) Draw and label a leaf.

(4)

Q4) Larla & Darla are performing an experiment on enzyme reactivity and
they want to ask you a few questions: Answer in one or two words.
(3)
(a) What enzyme does the salivary gland secrete? _____________________
(b)What does this enzyme break down? ____________________________
(c) What is produced as a result of this reaction? _____________________
Q5) Define transpiration.

(1)

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Q6) What is the chemical equation of the aerobic cellular respiration?

(1)

Q7) What is the difference between breathing and respiration?

(1)

Q8) Anna is doing a research project on nutrients. She wants to know the
nutrients her food contains.
(a) Tell her one way she can test whether a sample of food has protein.
Also draw a diagram to help her.
(3)
(b)What solution does she need if she wants to test for reducing sugar?
(1)
Q9) Complete the following table:

(2.5)