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1 State the type of growth response plants show in response to the direction of light.
Phototropism
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2 A student investigated plant growth responses.

A seedling was attached to a support stand and placed under a lamp.

Complete the diagram by drawing the expected position of the root and shoot after seven days of
growth.

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3 State the names of two hormones involved in the development of secondary sexual characteristics
in humans.

Estrogen
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Testosterone
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4 One effect of the release of the hormone adrenaline is to increase blood glucose concentration.
This allows more aerobic respiration to occur.

Place ticks (✓) in the correct boxes to show other effects of the release of adrenaline on the body.

change in the genotype

decreased breathing rate

development of lung cancer

increased pulse rate

widened pupils

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5 One effect of the release of the hormone adrenaline is to increase blood glucose concentration.This
allows more aerobic respiration to occur.

State how adrenaline is transported to its target organs.

These hormones travel through your blood to all parts of your body.
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6 One effect of the release of the hormone adrenaline is to increase blood glucose concentration.
This allows more aerobic respiration to occur.

State the name of the gland that releases adrenaline.

Adrenal gland
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7 State the name of the organ that secretes the hormone insulin.

Pancrease
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8 Two identical potted plants were used to investigate plant responses.

Plant A was placed on a clinostat that continually rotated. Plant B was not rotated.

Both plants were then placed on their sides and kept in the dark.

The diagram shows the two plants at the start of the experiment and after seven days.

at the start

box to exclude light

after seven days

plant A plant B

Explain the reason for constantly rotating plant A.

This helps prevent disease and encourages the soil to be fertilized by different crops
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9 Insulin is one of many human proteins that are made by genetically engineered bacteria.

Some people cannot produce insulin because their immune system has destroyed the cells that
make insulin.

State the organ that contains the cells that have been destroyed.

Pancrease
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10 Insulin is one of many human proteins that are made by genetically engineered bacteria.

Some people cannot produce insulin because their immune system has destroyed the cells that
make insulin.

State the function of insulin in the body.

Reduces the concentration of glucose in the blood
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11 Two identical potted plants were used to investigate plant responses.

Plant A was placed on a clinostat that continually rotated. Plant B was not rotated.

Both plants were then placed on their sides and kept in the dark.

The diagram shows the two plants at the start of the experiment and after seven days.

at the start

box to exclude light

after seven days

plant A plant B

Seeds germinate in the soil. The seedlings that grow from seeds show the same response as shown
by plant B in the diagram.

Explain the advantages of this response to the survival of seedlings and mature plants.

Plants can acquire more light before canopy closure

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12 Insulin is secreted from cells in the pancreas when the concentration of glucose in the blood
increases.

Outline the role of insulin.

The major purpose of insulin is to regulate the body's energy supply by balancing
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micronutrient levels during the fed state
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13 Plant shoots and roots respond to stimuli.

The photograph is of a plant that has been grown in the dark.

The plant has been grown with the pot in this position and is showing a tropic response to this
stimulus.

Describe how the roots would respond to the same stimulus.

Roots exhibit a positive response to gravity, while stems exhibit a negative response
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