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Name
Class
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B
130
120
Heart rate (beat per minute)
110
100
90
80
70
Ayesha
60
50
0
10
12
14
16
Time (minutes)
[1 mark]
c By how much did Ayeshas heart rate increase?
beats per minute
[1 mark]
d i Who was the fitter, Ayesha or Jenny?
[1 mark]
ii Give a reason for your answer
70
70
94
120
118
10
89
12
74
14
70
16
70
[1 mark]
2 The diagram shows the cells that
line the windpipe.
cilia
ciliated epithelial cell
[2 marks]
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9B
b Cigarette smoke contains many harmful chemicals. Describe one harmful effect
of each of the following chemicals:
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B
i Tar
ii Nicotine
[2 marks]
3 a Alcohol is a drug. Which statement explains why alcohol is a drug?
Tick the correct box.
It is a chemical.
It dissolves in water.
It boils at 78 C.
b What effect can drinking alcohol during pregnancy have on the developing baby?
[1 mark]
4 Look at the drawing.
a What are the parts labelled AD?
A is
A
B is
biceps
C is
triceps
D is
B
C
[2 marks]
b What mineral is needed for healthy
bones and teeth?
[1 mark]
c What does part B do?
[1 mark]
d The shape of part D changes to help
someone breathe in. How does it change?
[1 mark]
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9B
e The biceps and triceps are muscles in the upper arm. To move the lower arm up,
what happens to the muscles? Tick the two correct boxes.
The biceps contracts.
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B
[1 mark]
[1 mark]
b What is meant by the term recreational drug?
[1 mark]
c Give one effect that caffeine has on the body.
alveolus
capillary
[1 mark]
oxygen diffuses
into capillary
carbon dioxide
diffuses into
the alveolus
[1 mark]
b How is oxygen carried by the blood?
[1 mark]
c What are the pockets that an air sac is divided into called?
[1 mark]
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