iGCSE Biology Topic Test

Coordination
40 Minutes
(Total marks =36)

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Q1. The diagram shows an animal cell called a neurone.

(a) Name the three structures found in a plant cell that are not found in a neurone.
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(b) The diagram shows a reflex arc with parts labelled A, B, C, D and E.
The arrows show the direction of the nerve impulse.

(ii) Complete the table by naming each part of the reflex arc. One has been done for you.
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(iii) There is a small gap between neurone B and neurone C.

What is the name of the small gaps between neurones?

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(c) Nerve impulses can travel along neurones at 120 m/s.

The distance between the spinal cord and the foot of a human is 90 cm.

Calculate the time, in seconds, that it would take a nerve impulse to travel from the spinal cord to the
foot of this human.

Show your working.

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(Total for question = 10 marks)

Q2. An investigation was carried out to find out the effect of a growth hormone on milk production.
Groups of cows were given different masses of a growth hormone.

The volume of milk the cows produced was then measured.

The graph shows the results.

(a) (i) How much growth hormone should have been given to the control group?
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(ii) Describe the effect of growth hormone on milk production.

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(b) Farmers want to make reliable comparisons about the effect of different doses of growth hormone.

(i) What was done in this investigation to make the results reliable?
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 (ii) Many variables that affect milk production need to be kept the same for each group of cows. This
allows a valid comparison to be made between each group.

Give two variables that need to be kept the same.

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(c) Describe two differences between communication using hormones and communication using the
nervous system
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(Total for question = 7 marks)

Q3.

The diagram shows a section through the skin.

(a) Name the structures labelled A, B and C.

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(b) Explain the changes that occur in structures B and C when a person responds to being in a cold
environment.
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The drawing below shows an elephant. Elephants live in Africa where it is hot.

(c) The elephant is well adapted to live in a hot environment by having large ears. Their ears have a large
surface area which helps thermoregulation by promoting heat loss to the environment.

Explain why the elephant may die if its body temperature rises too high.
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(Total for question = 10 marks)

Q4. A teacher demonstrates how plants respond to light.

He grows plant A in full light.

He grows plant B in light from one side only.

The diagram shows the plants after several days.

(a) (i) Name the type of response shown by plant B.
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(ii) Explain the advantage to plant B of this response.
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(iii) Suggest how the teacher could ensure that plant B has light from one side only.
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(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q5.

The eye can respond to changes in light intensity.

The diagram below shows how pupil size changes in different levels of light.

(b) Where in the eye are the cells that detect the change in the stimulus to cause this response?
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(c) Explain the changes that take place in the pupil as a person moves from bright light into a dark room.
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(Total for question = 4 marks)