Theory

CH14 - HOMEOSTASIS

(a) In mammals, blood glucose concentration is maintained around a set point so that the mammal can function efficiently. This is an example of homeos...

2024 Summer

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Theory

CH14 - HOMEOSTASIS

(a) Blood glucose concentration is maintained around a set point by homeostasis. Explain the principles of homeostasis. .................................

2024 Winter

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Theory

CH14 - HOMEOSTASIS

(a) Fig. 1.1 is a diagram of part of a Bowman's capsule and a glomerular capillary.(i) Identify structures A and B.......................................

2024 Winter

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Theory

CH14 - HOMEOSTASIS

(a) Fig. 1.1 is a diagram of a nephron.Label Fig. 1.1 using:• one labelling line and the letter A to identify a region that contains urine• one la...

2024 Spring

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Theory

CH14 - HOMEOSTASIS

Osmoregulation is the control of the water potential of body fluids such as blood.(a) Osmoreceptors and antidiuretic hormone (ADH) have an important r...

2024 Summer

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Theory

CH14 - HOMEOSTASIS

The mammalian kidney is responsible for:• the excretion of urea• osmoregulation (the homeostatic control of the water potential of the blood).(a) ...

2024 Winter

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Theory

CH14 - HOMEOSTASIS

(a) Name structures A, B and C.A .....................................................................................................B .................

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Theory

CH14 - HOMEOSTASIS

The kidney is an important organ of homeostasis. One role of the kidney is osmoregulation. (a) Fig. 5.1 is a photomicrograph of part of a kidney nephr...

2023 Summer

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Theory

CH14 - HOMEOSTASIS

(a) Fig. 1.1 is a drawing of a longitudinal section (LS) of a human kidney.Use the letters A, B, C and D in Fig. 1.1 to complete Table 1.1.Each letter...

2023 Spring

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Theory

CH14 - HOMEOSTASIS

Amino acids are the monomers that are used to produce proteins in organisms. Amino acids also have other, non-protein, roles in the body.(a) Fig. 7.1 ...

2023 Summer

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MCQ

CH1 - CELL STRUCTURE

A student used a light microscope to observe a blood smear on a microscope slide.An eyepiece graticule was used to measure the diameter of a white blo...

2024 Spring

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MCQ

CH1 - CELL STRUCTURE

Which statement explains why it is necessary to use an electron microscope to see the cristae of a mitochondrion?

2024 Spring

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MCQ

CH1 - CELL STRUCTURE

Some stains can be used to identify cell structures in living cells.A dilute solution of one stain causes the whole cell to appear blue.The blue colou...

2024 Spring

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MCQ

CH1 - CELL STRUCTURE

When mucus is secreted from a goblet cell, these events take place.1 addition of carbohydrate to protein2 fusion of a vesicle with the cell surface me...

2024 Spring

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MCQ

CH1 - CELL STRUCTURE

The diagram shows four biological features. Which biological features are present in typical prokaryotes?

2024 Spring

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MCQ

CH1 - CELL STRUCTURE

Which row shows features that occur in dicotyledonous plant cells and also in typical bacterial cells?key✓ = found in dicotyledonous plant cells and...

2024 Spring

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MCQ

CH2 - BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES

Which flow chart outlining the test for non-reducing sugars is correct?

2024 Spring

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MCQ

CH2 - BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES

Which diagrams show the release of a water molecule during the formation of a glycosidic bond?[Image_1: Shows three chemical diagrams each illustratin...

2024 Spring

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MCQ

CH2 - BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES

Which molecules have a structural formula that contains C=O bonds? 1. amino acids 2. fatty acids 3. glycerol 4. protein

2024 Spring

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MCQ

CH2 - BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES

Which statement about triglycerides is correct?

2024 Spring

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