MEYNAA SCHOOL

Noonu – Holhudhoo

UNIT TEST – 1 SEMESTER I – 2021

Candidate Name: ………………………………………. Index No.: …………………. Grade: 10 A

Subject: Biology Marks: 40 Duration: 45mins

Section A
Answer all questions.

1 What does the central nervous system consist of?

A brain, spinal cord and peripheral nerves C brain only

B brain and spinal cord only D spinal cord and peripheral nerves only

2 When the blood glucose concentration is low, which hormone is released and which organ
releases it?

hormone organ

A glucagon liver
B glucagon pancreas
C insulin liver
D insulin pancreas

3 The diagram shows a synapse in a reflex arc.

P Q

What are the identities of the two neurones and in which direction does the neurotransmitter
pass?

direction of passage
neurone P neurone Q
of neurotransmitter

A motor relay P→Q

B motor sensory P→Q
C relay motor Q→P
D relay sensory Q→P
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4 A student used two seedlings X and Y to investigate phototropism.

The diagram shows their investigation.

light light
piece of glass piece of glass

X X
at the start of after some time
the experiment no curvature towards light

light light

piece of glass piece of glass

Y Y
at the start of after some time
the experiment gives curvature towards light

Which statement explains the difference in results between X and Y?

A The piece of glass destroyed the auxin on the shaded side of the seedling.
B The piece of glass destroyed the auxin on the side of the seedling facing the light.
C The piece of glass in X stopped the auxin travelling down the shaded side of the seedling.
D The piece of glass in X stopped the auxin travelling down the side of the seedling facing the
light.

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5 The diagram shows a vertical section through the front part of an eye when viewing a near object.

What describes structures R and S?

R under tension S contracted

A  
B  
C  
D  

6 The diagram shows a food web.

hedgehog
robin

caterpillar
greenfly beetle

rose plant cabbage plant

Which row shows a food chain in this food web?

primary secondary
producer
consumer consumer

A hedgehog caterpillar robin

B cabbage plant greenfly beetle
C cabbage plant beetle robin
D rose plant hedgehog greenfly

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7 The diagram shows part of the nitrogen cycle.

Which change is caused by the action of denitrifying bacteria?

nitrogen gas
in the air

D A plants
death
nitrate in B
feeding
the soil
death
animals
C

faeces and
urine

8 The diagram shows part of the nitrogen cycle.

nitrogen
in air
S

nitrogen nitrogen
compounds compounds
in soil in plants

nitrogen
compounds
in animals

What is process S?

A denitrification
B nitrification
C nitrogen fixation
D nutrition

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9 Which pyramid of numbers has more herbivores than producers?

A B C D

10 The diagram shows a food chain.

120 J egested 22 J egested

in faeces in faeces

240 J eaten caterpillar

by caterpillar
plant
bird
70 J lost in
respiration
20 J lost in
respiration

How much energy is transferred to the bird?

A 8J B 42 J C 50 J D 240 J

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Section A

1 Fig. 1.1 shows a pyramid of biomass and part of the carbon cycle.

CO2 in atmosphere

A
B
decomposers
C
D

fossil fuels

Fig. 1.1

(a) (i) State the principal source of energy required for trophic level D of the pyramid of biomass
in Fig. 1.1.

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(ii) State the letter that represents the primary consumers in Fig. 1.1.

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(iii) State how carbon is transferred from producers to primary consumers.

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(iv) Explain why trophic level A is smaller than trophic level B in the pyramid of biomass in
Fig. 1.1.

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(b) Some fungi and bacteria are decomposers.

(i) Define the term decomposer.

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(ii) Arrow X on Fig. 1.1 indicates the transfer of carbon from decomposers to the atmosphere.

State the name of process X.

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(c) Describe how human activities are affecting the carbon cycle.

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2 The eye is a sense organ that responds to light.

Fig. 2.1 is a diagram of a section through the human eye.

R W

S
X

T
Y

Fig. 2.1

(a) Table 2.1 describes some of the functions of the parts of the eye.

Complete the table by:

• naming the parts of the eye

• using the letters on Fig. 2.1 to identify the parts of the eye.

Table 2.1

function name of part letter on Fig. 2.1

carries impulses to the brain

focuses light onto the back of the eye

controls the tension of the suspensory ligaments

tissue that detects light and colour

location of most of the cone cells

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3 The liver is an important organ in many processes.

(a) The liver responds to changes in insulin concentration.

Insulin is a hormone.

(i) Define the term hormone.

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(ii) Describe how the liver responds to an increase in insulin concentration.

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(b) Fig. 3.1 shows parts of two neurones. The area in the dashed circle has been magnified.

E
L

J
K

Fig. 3.1

(i) Complete Table 3.1. One row has been done for you.

Table 3.1

letter from name description

Fig. 3.1
H neurotransmitters
component of the cell that releases energy during
aerobic respiration
chemicals that transmit signals from one neurone
to the next neurone
the gap between two neurones

the sac in which neurotransmitters are transported

to the cell membrane
the molecules that the neurotransmitters bind to

M
M nucleus the structure that controls the activities in the cell

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(d) Describe how neurotransmitters move across the gap between two neurones and how
impulses transmitted across the neurone??

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