CAMBRIDGE LOWER SECONDARY SCIENCE 8: END-OF-UNIT TEST

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End-of-unit test
Unit 1
1 The diagram shows two blood cells.

a State the function of red blood cells. [1]

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b Describe the function of white blood cells. [2]

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c Name one component of blood, other than red and white blood cells, and state its function. [2]

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2 a Complete the word equation for aerobic respiration.

_______________+ oxygen  carbon dioxide + _______________ [1]

b In which part of a cell does aerobic respiration happen?
Circle the correct answer. [1]

cytoplasm cell membrane chloroplast mitochondrion

c Name the part of lungs from which oxygen diffuses into the blood. [1]

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3 The diagram shows a model of part of the human respiratory system.

a In the model, the rubber that stretches represents the diaphragm.

Suggest which parts of the model represent each of these parts of the body:

the trachea _______________

the rib cage _______________ [1]

b Predict what happens when the rubber is stretched downwards. [1]

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c The diaphragm is not the only muscle that helps to make air move into the lungs.
Name the other muscles that help this to happen. [1]

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