Theory

CH21 - HUMAN INFLUENCES ON ECOSYSTEMS

Suggest and explain how humans can cause three undesirable effects on ocean ecosystems.1. ...............................................................

2010 Winter

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Theory

CH21 - HUMAN INFLUENCES ON ECOSYSTEMS

(a) Pollutants can affect the environment.Draw one line from each pollutant listed to an effect it might have on the environment.[Image_1: pollutant a...

2012 Summer

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Theory

CH21 - HUMAN INFLUENCES ON ECOSYSTEMS

Fig. 4.1 shows the water cycle.(a) (i) The arrows labelled $P$ represent evaporation. Which type of energy is needed for this process?...................

2009 Summer

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Theory

CH21 - HUMAN INFLUENCES ON ECOSYSTEMS

Modern technology can be used to increase the yield of crops.(a) The use of chemicals, such as fertilisers, herbicides and pesticides, is one of the d...

2009 Summer

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Theory

CH21 - HUMAN INFLUENCES ON ECOSYSTEMS

(a) Table 5.1 shows data from six countries that have large areas of tropical rainforest.Table 5.1(i) Which country had the largest area of tropical r...

2012 Summer

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Theory

CH21 - HUMAN INFLUENCES ON ECOSYSTEMS

(a) Table 5.1 shows data from six countries that have large areas of tropical rainforest.[Table_1](i) Which country had the largest area of tropical r...

2012 Summer

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Theory

CH21 - HUMAN INFLUENCES ON ECOSYSTEMS

Explain how the use of chemical fertilisers has increased food production in farming.

2011 Winter

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Theory

CH21 - HUMAN INFLUENCES ON ECOSYSTEMS

Fig. 8.1 shows a food web of a community living in a Caribbean ecosystem.(a) (i) Explain the term ecosystem..............................................

2011 Summer

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Theory

CH21 - HUMAN INFLUENCES ON ECOSYSTEMS

(a) (i) What happened to the yield of cotton over the three years if no fertiliser was added to the soil?...............................................

2010 Summer

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Theory

CH21 - HUMAN INFLUENCES ON ECOSYSTEMS

Explain how the use of herbicides in farming has resulted in increased food production.

2011 Winter

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Theory

CH1 - CHARACTERISTICS AND CLASSIFICATION OF LIVING ORGANISMS

(a) Fig. 1.1 shows six species of reptiles.[Image_1: Fig. 1.1](i) Use the key to identify each species. Write the letter of each species (A–F) in th...

2020 Spring

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Theory

CH11 - GAS EXCHANGE IN HUMANS

(a) A class of students measured their breathing rates during different activities. Average breathing rates for the class were calculated. Student A c...

2020 Spring

6

Theory

CH17 - INHERITANCE

(a) The length of hair in cats is controlled by a single gene.• The allele for short hair is dominant – $H$• The allele for long hair is recessi...

2020 Spring

1

Theory

CH16 - REPRODUCTION

(a) A study estimated the percentage effectiveness of different types of birth control. Table 4.1 shows examples of four different categories of birth...

2020 Spring

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Theory

CH19 - ORGANISMS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT

(a) Fig. 5.1 is a photograph of a giant panda. State the name of the vertebrate group that giant pandas belong to. ...................................

2020 Spring

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Theory

CH8 - TRANSPORT IN PLANTS

(a) Complete the definition of the term transpiration. Transpiration is the loss of water vapour from plant leaves by ...................................

2020 Spring

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Theory

CH7 - HUMAN NUTRITION

(a) Fig. 7.1 is a diagram of the alimentary canal and associated organs. The boxes on the left show the letters on Fig. 7.1.The boxes in the middle sh...

2020 Spring

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Theory

CH21 - HUMAN INFLUENCES ON ECOSYSTEMS

(a) The box on the left contains the phrase ‘intensive livestock farming’.The boxes on the right contain some sentence endings.Draw two lines from...

2020 Spring

3

MCQ

CH1 - CHARACTERISTICS AND CLASSIFICATION OF LIVING ORGANISMS

The diagram shows what happened in an experiment with plant seedlings. Which characteristic of living things made the seedlings grow towards the lig...

2020 Summer

2

MCQ

CH1 - CHARACTERISTICS AND CLASSIFICATION OF LIVING ORGANISMS

A rat has the scientific name Rattus rattus.What do the two parts of this name refer to?

2020 Summer

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