10.

4 Homeostasis
1 How do sweat glands and blood vessels near the skin surface respond when body temperature
rises above normal? D
NOV 04
(21)

2 What is needed in the diet of a man working hard in a hot climate? C

NOV 05
(14)

3 The diagram shows the small intestine, the liver and blood vessel P that joins them.

NOV 05
(15)

Which carbohydrate is found in blood vessel P and which carbohydrate is found in the liver? A

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4 What happens when the body temperature rises above normal? D
NOV 05
(23)

5 During a long-distance race, the body temperature of an athlete begins to rise.

Which changes occur to help return the body temperature to normal? D
JUN 05
(25)

6 The diagram shows structures within human skin under two different external conditions.

JUN 06
(23)

What are external conditions 1 and 2? A

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7 What is an example of homeostasis? B JUN 07
A breathing in oxygen (22)

B regulating blood glucose

C removing undigested food through the anus
D urinating to empty the bladder

8 Capillaries near the surface of the skin become wider after drinking large amounts of alcohol.
Why does this cause the body temperature to drop? A
JUN 08
A It allows heat to be lost rapidly from the skin. (22)

B It causes vasoconstriction.
C It prevents vasodilation.
D It stops the person from sweating.

9 After a meal, the concentration of blood glucose increases.

What then causes the concentration of blood glucose to return to normal?
A adrenalin
B blood cells
C insulin
D platelets

10 What is true for a runner, at the end of a marathon race, in a hot climate? B
A sweating and vasoconstriction JUN 09
(23)
B sweating and vasodilation
C vasoconstriction only
D vasodilation only

11 The diagram shows some blood vessels near the surface of the skin.
NOV 10
(23)

If vasoconstriction occurs at X, what happens to the blood flow at Y and Z? A

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12 The diagram shows blood vessel P which carries digested food from the small intestine to
the liver.
NOV 10
(18)

Which row describes the level of glucose in blood vessel P and the level of glycogen in the liver,
shortly after a meal containing carbohydrates? B

13 What happens when the body temperature rises above normal? D

JUN 10
(22)

14 The graph shows the variation in a person’s body temperature over a period of time.
Which temperature change is likely to cause most sweating? B
NOV 11
P11 (23)

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15 During a long race, an athlete’s skin temperature rises.
NOV 12
(26)
What causes this? D
A increased sweating
B opening of the pores in the skin
C vasoconstriction of the blood vessels in the skin
D vasodilation of the blood vessels in the skin

16 During a long race, an athlete’s skin temperature rises.

NOV 12
What causes this? D P12 (24)
A increased sweating
B opening of the pores in the skin
C vasoconstriction of the blood vessels in the skin
D vasodilation of the blood vessels in the skin

17 When the body temperature rises above 37°C, which changes help to return the
temperature to normal? D
NOV 12
P13 (25)

18 Read the following sentence.

order to prevent the human body from losing heat, the arterioles supplying the skin become
narrow.
Which process does this sentence describe? A JUN 12
(25)
A constriction
B shivering
C sweating
D vasodilation

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19 During a long-distance race, the body temperature of an athlete begins to rise.
Which changes occur to help return the body temperature to normal? D

JUN 12
P12 (22)

20 The diagram shows some blood vessels near the surface of the skin.
NOV 13
P11 (23)

If vasoconstriction occurs at X, what happens to the blood flow at Y and Z? A

21 How does sweating cool the body? D

A Sweating causes vasodilation. NOV 13
P11 (26)
B Sweating decreases the water content of the blood.
C Urea and salt are lost from the body in sweat.
D Water in sweat evaporates from the skin.

22 What is the main function of sweating? D

A to excrete urea
NOV 13
B to remove excess salts P13 (25)

C to clean the pores

D to cool the body

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23 How does insulin move from the pancreas, where it is produced, to the cell where it acts? B
A along nerves JUN 14
B in the blood P11 (17)

C through the digestive system

D through the pancreatic duct

24 The graph shows the energy released by two animals through respiration as the external
temperature changes.
JUN 14
P11 (18)

Which conclusion can be drawn from the graph? D

A Animals 1 and 2 release the least energy at 23 °C.
B Animal 2 always respires faster than animal 1.
C As the temperature rises, respiration always increases.
D The rate of respiration is the same for both animals at 23°C.

25 Which responses occur when a person is too hot? D

JUN 14
P12 (23)

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26 Which numbered parts form the central nervous system? B Q25 0610/22/F/M/22

A 1 only B 1 and 2 C 2 and 3 D 3 only

Q26 0610/22/F/M/22
27 The diagram shows a section through the eye of an octopus. Octopuses have eyes that are
similar in structure and function to human eyes. D

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28 A person eats a large bowl of rice. Rice contains starch. What happens to the amounts of
insulin and glucagon in their body? C

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29 The diagram shows the junction between two neurones.

What is labelled at X? C
A neurotransmitter
B vesicle
C neurotransmitter receptor molecule
D synaptic cleft
Q25 0610/23/M/J/22

30 The diagram shows the density of rods and cones across a section of the retina. What is the
position of the fovea? A

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31 What is the synthetic plant hormone 2,4-D used for? C Q26 0610/23/M/J/22

A genetic engineering
B inhibiting phototropism
C killing weeds
D promoting germination

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