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LONGER
PRACTICE QUESTIONS
SYSTEMS
Q1. Explain the function of valves in blood vessels. Where are these valves found?
Q2. Name 2 vitamins and 2 minerals with names sources and explain their deficiency.
Q3. Discuss the functions of the liver in the body.
Q4. Outline the path followed by blood through the body.
Q5. Define the role of blood in the body.
Q6. Predict what would happen to an individual if they do not have the following organ:
a. Appendix
b. Gall Bladder
c. Kidney
d. Pancreas
HEREDITY & GENETICS
Q1. Outline the consequences of a base substitution mutation.
Q2. Mendel crossed tall, round-seeded plants with short, wrinkled-seeded plants. All F1 plants produced were tall, round-seeded plants. When F1 plants were crossed with other F1 plants, the F2 generation produced some short, wrinkled-seeded plants. Deduce why this happened.
Q3. What are recessive and dominant genes?
Q4. Explain heredity.
Q5. What is mono-hybridism?
Q6. How do Mendel's experiments show that traits may be dominant or recessive? Explain.
CLIMATE CHANGE AND ECOLOGY
Q1. List some of the factors that affect climate change.
Q2. Explain the factors that control an ecosystem.
Q3. Define the following words and give an example for each:
a. abiotic factors
b. biotic factors
c. saprotrophs
d. ecosystems
e. heterotrophs
f. habitat
Q4. Draw a food chain that you would find in a forest ecosystem, make sure you mention the different trophic levels and that the chain includes all level consumers.
Q5. Explain the process of energy transfer. How much energy would a tertiary consumer get if the producer receives 15000 J of energy from the sun?
Q6. Construct a simplified carbon cycle.
CELLS
Q1. Compare and contrast the form and function of the two types of endoplasmic reticulum.
Q2. List the differences between plant and animal cells.
Q3. Reflect on how you think a cell resembles a functional city with references to the named organelles.
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