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GCSE AQA Biology Unit 3

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Questions on the whole unit 3 Biology specification!
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Question 1

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dissolved substances move by active transport and diffusion
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 2

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how does water move across boundaries
Answer
  • diffusion
  • active transport
  • osmosis

Question 3

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osmosis is from an area of...
Answer
  • low concentration (dilute) to high concentration (concentrated)
  • high concentration to low

Question 4

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the membrane in osmosis is semi permeable
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 5

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what causes the water to move In or out of the cell?
Answer
  • Difference in substance
  • Difference in concentration
  • Difference in energy

Question 6

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what do most soft drinks contain? (3 answers)
Answer
  • water
  • air
  • carbon dioxide
  • sugar
  • ions

Question 7

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why do sports drinks contain sugars?
Answer
  • so they can run faster and further
  • to replace sugar used in energy release during the activity

Question 8

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if water ions aren't replaced the ion/water balance of the body is disturbed so cells don't work efficiently.
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  • True
  • False

Question 9

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why do sports drinks contain water?
Answer
  • to provide them with more energy
  • to replace water lost when sweating

Question 10

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which process of exchanging materials requires energy?
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  • Osmosis
  • Active transport

Question 11

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Facts about active transport: (3 answers)
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  • Substances absorbed with the concentration gradient
  • substances absorbed against the concentration gradient
  • uses energy from respiration
  • doesn't require energy
  • allows cells to absorb ions from very dilute solutions

Question 12

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How can you increase the efficiency of an exchange surface?
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  • have a lower surface area
  • have a high surface area
  • being thin
  • having a long diffusion path
  • (In animals) having a good blood supply
  • being well ventilated (also only in animals)

Question 13

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why are exchange surfaces adapted in humans?
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  • To increase effectiveness
  • to make sure things don't diffuse too fast

Question 14

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the size and complexity of an organism increases the difficulty of exchanging materials
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  • True
  • False

Question 15

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what is the surface area of the lungs increased by?
Answer
  • alveoli
  • villi

Question 16

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what is the surface area of the small intestine increased by?
Answer
  • alveoli
  • villi

Question 17

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villi have an extensive network of capillaries to absorb products from digestion by active transport and diffusion
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 18

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facts about the lungs: (4 answers)
Answer
  • protected by the ribs
  • below the diaphragm
  • above the diaphragm
  • diaphragm separates it from the thorax (the upper part of the body)
  • diaphragm separates it from the abdomen (lower part of the body)
  • in the upper part of the body

Question 19

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why does the breathing system take air into and out of the body?
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  • so oxygen from the air can diffuse into the bloodstream and carbon dioxide can diffuse out into the air
  • so carbon dioxide from the air can diffuse into the bloodstream and oxygen can diffuse out into the air

Question 20

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what happens to make air move into the lungs, find the wrong answer?
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  • ribcage moves up and out
  • ribcage move down and in
  • diaphragm becomes flatter
  • intercostal muscles contract as well as the diaphragm

Question 21

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the movement of air into and out of the lungs is known as what?
Answer
  • breathing
  • respiration
  • ventilation

Question 22

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carbon dioxide enters leaves by diffusion
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 23

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where are most of the water and mineral ions absorbed?
Answer
  • the leaves from the air
  • the roots from the soil

Question 24

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how is the surface area of the roots increased?
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  • by root hairs
  • by thin walls

Question 25

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how are leaves surface area increased?
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  • by their flattened shape
  • internal air spaces
  • guard cells
  • being green

Question 26

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plants have stomata to get CO2 from the atmosphere and to remove/release oxygen produced in photosynthesis
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 27

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where do plant mainly lose water vapour?
Answer
  • stem
  • leaves through the stomata
  • root systems

Question 28

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where is evaporation more rapid
Answer
  • hot dry windy conditions
  • cold wet and still conditions

Question 29

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if plants lose water faster than it is replaced what happens?
Answer
  • stomata close to prevent wilting
  • stomata open to induce wilting

Question 30

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the size of the stomata is controlled by the guard cells
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 31

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What does the circulatory system do?
Answer
  • Transport blood around the body
  • Transport substances around the body

Question 32

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The heart is an organ that pumps blood around the body and the walls are made from mostly muscle tissue
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 33

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How many chambers does the heart have?
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  • 2
  • 3
  • 4

Question 34

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when blood enters the atria they contract to force blood into where?
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  • Vena cava
  • Pulmonary vein
  • ventricles
  • atrium

Question 35

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where do ventricles force blood?
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  • Into the heart
  • Out of the heart

Question 36

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Where does blood flow through to the organs?
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  • arteries and veins
  • capillaries and veins
  • arteries and capillaries

Question 37

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Arteries have thick walls containing muscle and elastic fibres
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  • True
  • False

Question 38

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why do veins have thinner walls and valves?
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  • to allow blood to flow faster
  • to prevent backflow of blood
  • to increase blood pressure

Question 39

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If arteries begin to narrow and restrict blood flow stents are used to keep them open
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 40

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in organs where does the blood flow through, to get certain substances through their walls?
Answer
  • veins
  • arteries
  • capillaries

Question 41

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Facts about blood: (2 facts)
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  • it is a tissue
  • consists of a fluid called plasma
  • Its red
  • platelets are suspended in the cells of blood

Question 42

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Blood plasma transports:
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  • CO2 from organs to the lungs
  • CO2 out of the body
  • Urea from the liver to the kidneys
  • Soluble products of digestion from the small intestine to other organs
  • Soluble products of digestion from the large intestine to other organs

Question 43

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Red blood cells transport CO2 from the lungs to the organs
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 44

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2 facts about white blood cells:
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  • they have a nucleus
  • they have no nucleus
  • they form part of the body's defence mechanisms
  • carry oxygen

Question 45

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what are platelets and do they have a nucleus?
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  • small fragments of a cell and yes
  • large fragments of a cell and yes
  • large fragments of a cell and no
  • Small fragments of a cell and no

Question 46

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Platelets help blood clot at the side of a wound
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  • True
  • False

Question 47

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What does xylem tissue transport?
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  • Water and mineral ions
  • Nutrients

Question 48

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What does phloem tissue transport?
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  • dissolved sugars to the leaves
  • nutrients to the leaves
  • Phloemeliosus

Question 49

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the movement of water from the roots through the xylem out of the leaves is called the what?
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  • Diffusion
  • Transpiration stream
  • Osmosis

Question 50

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How is carbon dioxide produced?
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  • From trees
  • By respiration
  • Photosynthesis

Question 51

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Carbon dioxide is removed from the body by the lungs when we breathe out
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 52

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How is urea produced?
Answer
  • The breakdown of amino acids in the liver
  • The breakdown of amino acids in the kidneys

Question 53

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Urea is removed by kidneys in the urine and stored by the bladder
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 54

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A healthy kidney produces urine by: (3 points)
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  • Filtering the blood
  • Reabsorbing urea
  • Reabsorbing dissolved ions, water and sugars
  • Releasing urea
  • Releasing all sugars

Question 55

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How can a person be treated with kidney failure?
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  • Dialysis
  • Dieting
  • Kidney transplant
  • Exercising

Question 56

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Facts about dialysis: (4 points)
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  • Restores concentration of dissolved substances in blood to normal levels
  • Permeable membrane
  • Partially permeable membrane
  • Dialysis fluid has the same concentration of useful substances as the blood
  • Removes urea from the blood
  • Removes glucose from the blood

Question 57

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The donor kidney may be rejected by the immune system unless precautions are taken
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 58

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What are antigens?
Answer
  • Proteins on the surface of cells
  • Proteins on the surface of antibodies
  • Proteins in the blood

Question 59

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What two ways can rejection be prevented from a transplant?
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  • Immunosuppressants and excersize
  • Diet and good tissue match
  • Good tissue match and taking immunosuppressants

Question 60

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More water is lost when it is cold and more water has to be taken in to balance this loss
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 61

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Sweating helps to cool the body
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 62

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Where is the body temperature controlled?
Answer
  • Skin (touch sensitive cells)
  • The thermoregulatory system
  • The prefrontal cortex

Question 63

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If the core body temperature is too high:
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  • Blood vessels dilate
  • Blood vessels constrict
  • More sweat is produced
  • Less sweat is produced

Question 64

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If the core body temperature is too low:
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  • Blood vessels dilate
  • Blood vessels constrict
  • Muscles shiver
  • Sweat is produced

Question 65

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Where is blood glucose monitored?
Answer
  • Pancreas
  • Liver
  • Kidney

Question 66

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The pancreas produces the hormone insulin which allows glucose to move from the blood into cells
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 67

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glucagon is produced in the pancreas when blood glucose levels fall, but what does it do?
Answer
  • causes glucagon to be converted into glucose and this is released into the blood
  • Causes glycogen to be converted into glucose and be released into the blood

Question 68

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What are 3 ways type 1 diabetes can be controlled?
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  • Diet
  • Exercise
  • Environment
  • Insulin injections
  • Glucose injections

Question 69

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Type 1 diabetes is when someones blood glucose rises too high as their pancreas doesn't produce enough insulin
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 70

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Deforestation leads to ______ in biodiversity
Answer
  • Increase
  • reduction

Question 71

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Which gas is released when peat bogs were destroyed?
Answer
  • Carbon dioxide
  • Hydrogen
  • Oxygen

Question 72

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Fishing quotas and fish net size are two ways we can reduce the amount of fishing
Answer
  • True
  • False
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