KINCAID

INTERNATIONAL
SCHOOL OF BANGKOK
Second Quarter Biology Test Grade: 12

Name:

Instructions: 1) Read the questions carefully.

Total Score:
Time: 1 hr.. / 40

2) Answer all the questions.

3) Show all of your working in the answer sheet.

Section A - Multiple-Choice Questions

1) What does the peripheral nervous system consist of?

A) the nerves outside the brain and spinal cord

B) the spinal cord only

C) the brain and nerves

D) the brain and spinal cord [2]

2) Where are receptor proteins found at a synapse, and what shape do they have?

A) on the cell membrane of the second neurone, complementary shape to the

neurotransmitter molecules

B) in the vesicles in the first neurone, complementary shape to the

neurotransmitter molecules

C) on the cell membrane of the first neurone, same shape as the neurotransmitter

molecules

D) in the synaptic gap, same shape as the neurotransmitter molecules

[2]
3) What part of the neuron carries impulses away from cell body and

towards other neurons, muscles, or glands?

A. synapse

B. dendrites

C. axon

D. interneuron (relay neuron) [2]

4) Which of the following statements accurately describes the functions of

the nervous system?

A. It breaks down food and absorbs nutrients. Additionally, it produces waste

products that must be eliminated from the body.

B. It transmits electrochemical impulses from one body area to another. It senses

stimuli, processes information, and controls many

other body functions.

C. It produces hormones that control body functions. It regulates homeostasis

throughout the body in this way.

D. All of the above. [2]

5) Which of the following statements are true?

I. Depolarization occurs when sodium ions rush into the neuron, making the charge

inside positive.

II. If a depolarization is strong enough, it will travel down the axon. This is known as

an action potential.

III. The transmission of an action potential can be referred to as an

impulse.

A. I and II only

B. II only

C. I, II, and III

D. None of the statements are true. [2]

[Total marks 10]
5) Where are receptor proteins found at a synapse, and what shape do they have?

a) Name parts A and B, and describe their roles at the synapse.

b) Suggest the function of the mitochondria

[3]

6) Figure 1 shows the changes in potential difference (p.d.) across the

membrane of a neurone over a period of time. The membrane was stimulated
at time A and time B with stimuli of different intensities.

a) Stimulus B resulted in an action potential. Describe

what is occurring at C, D and E.

[3]
7) a Describe a reflex arc and explain why such reflex arcs are important.

[3]
b Describe the structure of a myelin sheath and explain its role in the speed of
transmission of a nerve impulse.

b Explain the roles of synapses in the nervous system. [3]

8) The steroid hormones oestrogen and progesterone are secreted by the

ovary.
a. State precisely the sites of secretion of each.

b. The most effective oral contraceptives for general use are the so- [2]
called combined oral contraceptives (COCs), which contain both
oestrogen and progesterone.
Explain how COCs produce their effects.

[3]
c Describe two social implications of the use of contraceptives.

[3]
[Total marks 20]
9) Represent a neuron and label the structures: cell body, nucleus, dendrite, Schwann

cell, axon, Nodes of Ranvier and Axon terminals. [5]

10) Add in your representation how is a membrane of a neuron with Na+ and K+ in the

state of resting potential. [5]

Neuron Structures

Neuron membrane

[Total marks 10]

[Total test marks 40]