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1 A diagram of a mammalian heart and associated blood vessels is shown.

The table contains statements about the structures visible in the diagram.

Complete the table by:

• stating the name of each structure

• identifying the structure with the corresponding letter from the diagram.

statement name of structure letter from diagram

chamber that creates the highest

blood pressure

blood vessel containing blood with

the highest concentration of oxygen

structure that prevents blood going

from ventricle to atrium
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structure that prevents backflow of

blood from artery to ventricle

chamber that receives blood from

vena cava

[5]

[Total: 5]

2 The graph shows the average body mass and the average heart rate of nine mammals.

450
rat

400

350

guinea
pig
300

250

rabbit
average heart rate /
200
beats per min

cat
150

100 dog
human

buffalo
50 rhinoceros
elephant

0
0.2 0.3 1.0 1.5 5.0 60 1300 3000 5000
average body mass / kg

(a) (i) Name the mammal that has an average body mass of 1300 kg.

................................................................................................................................ [1]

(ii) State the average heart rate of a guinea pig.

........................... beats per minute [1]

(iii) Name the mammal that has an average heart rate of 30 beats per minute.

................................................................................................................................ [1]
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(iv) Calculate how many times faster the heart of a rabbit beats than that of a buffalo.

Show your working.

........................... [2]

(b) Describe the relationship between average body mass and average heart rate, shown in the
graph.

........................................................................................................................................... [1]

[Total: 6]

3 Complete the sentences.

Seeds contain proteins for the .............................................. of developing shoots

and roots. Proteins contain the elements .............................................. , oxygen,

.............................................. and nitrogen.

The new leaves of a seedling need the mineral ion .............................................. to make the

green pigment .............................................. .

This green pigment is needed to carry out the process of .............................................., in

the presence of light. [6]

[Total: 6]

4 In an ecosystem, there is an interaction between the living and the non-living environment. One
part of this interaction is the recycling of materials such as carbon.

The diagram below shows the carbon cycle.

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carbon dioxide
in air

decay combustion

carbon compounds carbon compounds fossil fuels

in dead organisms in plants

Y X

carbon compounds
in animals

(a) Use the information from the carbon cycle, and your own knowledge , to answer the following
questions.

(i) Label with the letter P an arrow to show where photosynthesis occurs. [1]

(ii) Write the word equation for photosynthesis.

................................................................................................................................ [2]

(iii) Name the green pigment in plants that is needed for photosynthesis.

................................................................................................................................ [1]
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(iv) Many rainforests are being cut down. This can bring about an increase in the percentage
of carbon dioxide in the air.

Explain how this happens.

................................................................................................................................

................................................................................................................................

................................................................................................................................

................................................................................................................................ [2]

(b) Name the processes labelled X and Y in the carbon cycle.

process X...........................................................................................................................

process Y........................................................................................................................... [2]

[Total: 8]
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5 The boxes on the left describe processes carried out by cells.

The boxes on the right contain the names of the cells that carry out these processes.

Draw one straight line from each box on the left to a box on the right to link the process to the cell
type.

Draw six lines.

An example has been done for you.

[6]

[Total: 6]
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6 Complete the sentences by placing appropriate words in the spaces to give a definition of
transpiration.

In transpiration water is lost from the .............................................. of a plant.

The water .............................................. from the surface of the ..............................................

cells and water vapour is produced. The water vapour moves by ..............................................

out of the plant through pores called .............................................. . [5]

[Total: 5]