3 marksFoundation4.4.1.1 Photosynthetic reaction
Plants make their own food by photosynthesis.
.1Which word equation shows photosynthesis?
[1 mark] .2Photosynthesis is an endothermic reaction. What does this mean?
[1 mark] .3Name the green substance in chloroplasts that absorbs light.
[1 mark] 3 marksFoundation4.1.2.2 Mitosis and the cell cycle4.1.2.1 Chromosomes
Body cells divide in a series of stages called the cell cycle.
.1Put the stages of the cell cycle in the correct order, starting with the first.
[1 mark] .2Name the type of cell division in the cell cycle that makes two genetically identical cells.
[1 mark] .3In the nucleus of a human body cell, how are the chromosomes arranged?
[1 mark] 4 marksFoundationRequired practical 034.2.2.1 The human digestive system
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.
[1 mark] 4 marksFoundation4.2.2.5 Health issues4.2.2.6 The effect of lifestyle on some non-communicable diseases
Diseases can be communicable or non-communicable.
.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.
[1 mark] 4 marksFoundation4.3.1.1 Communicable (infectious) diseases4.3.1.2 Viral diseases4.3.1.3 Bacterial diseases4.3.1.4 Fungal diseases
Pathogens are microorganisms that cause infectious disease.
.1Which type of pathogen causes measles?
[1 mark] .2How is measles spread from person to person?
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