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IGCSE BIOLOGY Worksheet Coordination and Response Marks: 30

1. Fig. 1.1 shows the eye in section.

(a) State the function of each of the labelled parts of the eye.
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(b) Fig. 1.2 shows two external views of the eye.

The change shown in Fig. 1.2 happens when certain drugs are present in the blood.
Suggest how this could affect a person’s vision.

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(c) Light passes through parts of the eye to reach the retina.
Complete the flow chart by putting the following terms in the boxes to show the correct
order that the light passes through them.
Aqueous humour, cornea, lens, pupil, vitreous humour
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(d) The retina contains rods and cones.
Complete the table to distinguish between rods and cones.

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2. Actions are caused by the stimulation of effectors.
(i) Name the two different types of effector in the body.
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(ii) State the type of neurone that stimulates effectors.
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3. Plants also respond to stimuli such as light.
(i) State the name of the response of plants to light.
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Ahmed was provided with several young plant shoots and a sample of auxin.
(ii) Describe an experiment he could carry out to show that auxin causes bending of a
shoot.

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(iii) Explain the mechanism that results in a shoot bending towards light.

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(iv) Synthetic plant hormones behave in a similar way to auxins. Describe how synthetic
plant hormones are effective as weedkillers.

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4. Complete Table 4.1 about tropisms in plants.

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5. How are hormones transported around the body? [1]