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9B

End of Unit Test

Name

Class

a Plot Jennys heart rate data


for the same run and draw a
smooth curve of best fit
through the points.
[2 marks]

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B

130
120
Heart rate (beat per minute)

1 Ayesha and her friend Jenny


wanted to improve their fitness,
so they decided to take up
running. The graph shows how
Ayeshas heart rate changed
during a run.

110
100
90
80
70

Ayesha

60
50
0

10

12

14

16

Time (minutes)

b For how many minutes were they running?


Time (minutes)

Jennys heart rate


(beats per minute)

[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

a Smoking cigarettes causes the


goblet cells to produce more
mucus and damages the cilia.
Explain the effects of these changes.

goblet cell that produces mucus

[2 marks]
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9B

End of Unit Test (continued)

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.

It affects the nervous system.


[1 mark]

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

End of Unit Test (continued)

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.

The biceps relaxes.

The triceps contracts.

The triceps relaxes.

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B
[1 mark]

f What are pairs of muscles like this called?


[1 mark]
5 Caffeine is a widely used recreational drug.
a Give one way in which people take caffeine.

[1 mark]
b What is meant by the term recreational drug?

[1 mark]
c Give one effect that caffeine has on the body.

6 The drawing shows an air sac.

alveolus

capillary

[1 mark]

oxygen diffuses
into capillary

carbon dioxide
diffuses into
the alveolus

a How does oxygen get into the blood?

[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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