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A student tests some foods for starch, sugar and protein.
.1Which solution does the student use to test for starch?
[1 mark] .2The student heats a food with Benedict's solution. The food contains a lot of glucose.
What colour does the mixture turn?
[1 mark] .3Name the solution used to test for protein.
[1 mark] .4Suggest why the student heats the Benedict's test tubes in a water bath rather than directly over a Bunsen burner.
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The human body has several ways of stopping pathogens entering.
.1How does the nose help to stop pathogens entering the body?
[1 mark] .2The stomach helps to defend the body against pathogens.
Name the substance the stomach produces that kills pathogens.
[1 mark] .3Malaria is caused by a protist. How is it passed from person to person?
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A person touches a hot pan and quickly pulls their hand away. This is a reflex action.
.1Put the parts of the reflex arc in order, starting with the receptor.
[1 mark] .2How does the signal cross a synapse between two neurones?
[1 mark] .3Which part of this reflex is the effector?
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Diseases can be communicable or non-communicable.
.1Which two diseases are non-communicable? Tick two boxes.
[2 marks] .2What is a carcinogen?
[1 mark] .3Drinking large amounts of alcohol over many years is a risk factor for disease in one organ in particular.
Name this organ.
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Pathogens are microorganisms that cause infectious disease.
.1Which type of pathogen causes measles?
[1 mark] .2How is measles spread from person to person?
[1 mark] .3Which two actions reduce the spread of salmonella food poisoning? Tick two boxes.
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