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Question 1 of 30

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Enzymes: What are the 'building blocks' of proteins?

Select one of the following:

  • Amino acids

  • Lipids

  • Enzymes

Explanation

Question 2 of 30

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Enzymes: Where is lipase produced? (Pick two)

Select one or more of the following:

  • Stomach

  • Pancreas

  • Small intestine

  • Salivary glands

  • Liver

  • Lungs

Explanation

Question 3 of 30

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Enzymes: Where is amylase produced? (Pick three)

Select one or more of the following:

  • Salivary glands

  • Stomach

  • Liver

  • Lungs

  • Pancreas

  • Small intestine

Explanation

Question 4 of 30

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Enzymes: Where is protease produced? (Pick three)

Select one or more of the following:

  • Liver

  • Pancreas

  • Stomach

  • Salivary glands

  • Lungs

  • Small intestine

Explanation

Question 5 of 30

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Enzymes: Enzymes increase the activation energy

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 6 of 30

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Enzymes: What does this change to the activation energy do?

Select one of the following:

  • Increases amount of successful collisions

  • Makes the reaction faster

  • It lowers the speed that particles must move so they use less energy

Explanation

Question 7 of 30

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The Digestive System: What is the function of bile? (Pick two)

Select one or more of the following:

  • To neutralise stomach acids

  • To digest nutrients

  • To emulsify fats

  • To absorb mineral ions

Explanation

Question 8 of 30

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The Digestive System: Where is bile produced?

Select one of the following:

  • Small intestine

  • Stomach

  • Liver

Explanation

Question 9 of 30

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The Digestive System: Epithelial tissue in the stomach churns food and digestive juices together

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 10 of 30

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The Digestive System: What does the large intestine do?

Select one of the following:

  • Absorbs water from undigested water, producing faeces

  • Digests and absorbs soluble foods

  • Produces bile

  • Produces digestive juices

  • Churns food

Explanation

Question 11 of 30

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Respiration: What is the chemical equation for glucose?

Select one of the following:

  • C6H12O6

  • CH6O2

  • NH4

  • Fe2O3

Explanation

Question 12 of 30

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Select from the dropdown lists to complete the text.

Respiration: Complete the word equation for aerobic respiration
( Hydrogen, Glucose, Water ) + ( Nitrogen, Carbon dioxide, Oxygen ) -----> ( Carbon dioxide, Oxygen, Hydrogen ) + ( Water, Glucose, Ammonia )

Explanation

Question 13 of 30

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Respiration: Aerobic respiration occurs when there is not enough available oxygen

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 14 of 30

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Fill the blank space to complete the text.

Respiration: Muscles store glucose as

Explanation

Question 15 of 30

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Respiration: During exercise, muscle cells respire more than they do at rest.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 16 of 30

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Select from the dropdown lists to complete the text.

Respiration: Complete the word equation for anaerobic respiration
( Water, Glucose, Acid ) -----> ( Nitrogen, Ammonia, Lactic acid ) (+ little energy)

Explanation

Question 17 of 30

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Respiration: Anaerobic respiration is the ( Complete, Incomplete ) breakdown of glucose

Explanation

Question 18 of 30

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Plant organs: What does the xylem do?

Select one of the following:

  • Transports minerals from the roots to the rest of the plant

  • Transports sugars from the leaves to the stem

  • Transports water from the roots to the leaves

Explanation

Question 19 of 30

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Plant organs: The phloem transports ( Sugars, Water, Minerals, Nutrients )

Explanation

Question 20 of 30

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Plant organs: What is the function of the vacuole in a plant cell?

Select one of the following:

  • The place where most reactions take place

  • To keep the cell rigid by being full of sap

  • The place where photosynthesis takes place

Explanation

Question 21 of 30

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Plant organs: In a leaf, why is the upper epidermis thin and transparent?

Select one of the following:

  • To allow more light to reach the palisade cells

  • For easy gas exchange

  • For easier water absorbtion

Explanation

Question 22 of 30

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Plant organs: What is the name of the tiny openings in leaves through which carbon dioxide is taken in and oxygen released.

Select one of the following:

  • Stomata

  • Chloroplasts

  • Mesophyll

Explanation

Question 23 of 30

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Diffusion: What is diffusion?

Select one of the following:

  • The net movement of particles up a concentration gradient

  • The net movement of particles down a concentration gradient

Explanation

Question 24 of 30

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Diffusion: What factors affect the rate of diffusion? (Pick two)

Select one or more of the following:

  • Steepness of gradient

  • Temperature

  • Amount of energy

Explanation

Question 25 of 30

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Cells: What components make up a bacterial cell?

Select one of the following:

  • Nucleus, Cytoplasm, Cell membrane, Flagella, Cell wall, Slime capsule

  • Genetic material, Cytoplasm, Cell Membrane, Flagella, Cell wall, Slime capsule, Plasmids

  • Plasmids, Cytoplasm, Cell membrane, Nucleus, Flagella, Ribosomes, Mitochondria, Slime capsule

Explanation

Question 26 of 30

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Cells: What components make up a animal cell?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Nucleus

  • Cytoplasm

  • Cell membrane

  • Cell wall

  • Chloroplasts

  • Ribosomes

  • Permenant Vacuole

  • Flagella

  • Plasmids

  • Mitochondria

Explanation

Question 27 of 30

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Cells: What is the nucleus' role in a cell?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Where most reactions happen

  • Controls cell activity

  • Contains genetic information

  • Allows substances in and out of the cell

  • Produces proteins

  • Produces energy

Explanation

Question 28 of 30

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Cells: How many chromosomes does the nucleus contain?

Select one of the following:

  • 46

  • 23

  • 12

  • 50

Explanation

Question 29 of 30

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Cells: What are stem cells?

Select one of the following:

  • Cells found in the reproductive organs of men and women

  • Unspecialised cells that can become any type of cell

  • A component of blood

Explanation

Question 30 of 30

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Cells: Where can stem cells be found in animals?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Brain

  • Heart

  • Bone marrow

  • Foetus'

  • Embryos

Explanation

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