NEW CAMBRIDGE SCHOOL

FACULTY/FACULTAD EXACT SCIENCES

ÁREA BIOLOGY

TEACHER MARÍA ANGÉLICA MEZA

GRADE 10TH

DATE/FECHA

STUDENT

GOAL: Review all the topics learnt during the year

REVIEW FINAL EXAM III

ELABORATE

1. What is a correct way of naming a species using the binomial system?

A. Homo sapiens
B. Homo Sapiens
C. Human being
D. sapiens

2. The diagram shows an animal.

To which group does it belong?

A. Annelids
B. Arachnids
C. Insects
D. Myriapods

3. A feature of some mollusks is:

A. The presence of wings

B. The presence of joints legs
C. The absence of endoskeleton
D. The presence of a shell

4. The diagram shows a section of DNA from a chimpanzee.

Which diagram shows a section of DNA from the organism that is most closely related to the
chimpanzee?
5. The diagram shows the structure of the eye. Which structure refracts (bend) light?

6. Compared to cones

A. Rods provide less image sharpness

B. Rods are significantly less sensible to light
C. Rods are more concentrated in the fovea
D. Rods defect different colors

7. The diagram shows the muscles that control the size of the pupil in an eye. How do muscles make the
pupil smaller?

8. The diagram shows the density of rods and cones across a horizontal section of the retina. Which
letter indicates the most active area during dim-light conditions?

9. In which organ is alcohol broken down?

A. Brain B. liver C kidney D stomach

10. What type of organism is MRSA?

A bacterium B protoctist C fungus D virus

11. The diagram shows a section through part of the human eye.
What takes place when a person looks at an object which is far away from their eye?

12. Which statement about adrenaline is correct?

A. Adrenaline causes the pupils to narrow

B. Adrenaline increases blood glucose concentration
C. Adrenaline secretion increases when at rest
D. Adrenaline slows down the pulse rate

13. Use the key to identify this animal

14. What is the most important function of sweating?

A. To remove excess heat from the body

B. To remove excess salts from the body
C. To remove excess urea from the body
D. To remove excess water from the body

15. Which statement about adrenaline is correct?

A. Adrenaline causes the pupils to narrow

B. Adrenaline increases blood glucose when at rest
C. Adrenaline secretion increases when at rest
D. Adrenaline slows down the pulse rate

16. Which hormone is secreted by the pancreas?

A. Adrenaline
B. Insulin
C. Oestrogen
D. Testosterone
 17. The diagram below represents the homeostatic control of body temperature. What does the part
labelled X represent?

A. Heart
B. Kidney
C. Pituitary
D. Hypothalamus

18. The diagram shows a synapse.

19. What is a chemical barrier to pathogens?

A. Nose hairs B skin C stomach acid D white blood cells

19. What is a pathogen?

A. A harmless microorganism that can cause no damage b. Any kind of microorganism that causes a
disease c. A cell of the immune system d. a pokemon

20. How do vaccines give immunity to infectious diseases?

a. They kill pathogenic microbes b. They produce an immune response c. They contain antibodies against
pathogens d. They inhibit the antigen-antibody reaction

21. Which arrow describes the features of passive immunity?

22. The diagram shows the mechanisms that controls the concentration of glucose in the blood
 23. The graph shows the lactic acid concentration in blood during and after exercise.
The continuation of which process accounts for the shape
of the graph at Z?

a. Deep breathing
b. High heart rate
c. High rate of breathing
d. Movement of lactic acid from the muscles

24. The immune system recognizes pathogens and attacks them. Which feature of pathogens triggers this
response?

a. Antibodies b. antibiotics c. antigens d. memory cells

25. The diagrams show the depth and rate of breathing in a person at 12.00pm and 1.00pm.

What happens to the person’s breathing between 12.00pm and 1.00pm?

26. Where is urea formed?

a. Kidneys b. liver c. muscles d. small intestine

27. The table shows the approximate composition of inspired and expired air
 What is the name of gas S?

a. Carbon dioxide
b. Nitrogen
c. Oxygen
d. Water vapour

28. The diagram represents the exchange of gases during breathing and during respiration in the body

What is represented by X and by Y?

29. What is the equation for anaerobic respiration in yeast?

30. Which row shows the correct combination of muscle contractions and the pressure in the thorax
when breathing out?

31. Which statement about the control provided by our hormones is correct?

a. fast response and long lasting b. fast response and short lived c. slow response and long lasting
d. slow response and short lived

32. What is the correct sequence of a reflex action?

a. receptor stimulus motor neuron relay neurone sensory neurone effector

b. receptor stimulus sensory neurone relay neurone motor neurone effector
c. stimulus receptor motor neurone relay neurone sensory neurone effector
d. stimulus receptor sensory neurone relay neurone motor neurone effector

33. From where is antidiuretic hormone (ADH) secreted?

a. Hypothalamus b. liver c. kidney d. pituitary gland

34. Which row correctly shows the organ where each substance is excreted?
 35. The diagram shows a section of a kidney.

What are the correct labels?

36. The diagram shows a kidney tubule and some of its associated blood vessels.

Which substance is entirely reabsorbed from the fluid at R to the blood at P?

E. glucose
F. salts
G. urea
H. water

37. The image shows a diagram of a motor neuron.

Which structure is correctly labelled in the diagram?

a. Cell body is A
b. Some (cell body) is B
c. Dendrite is C
d. Axon terminal is D

38. Which disease do children suffer from if they do not get enough protein from their diet?

A. Anaemia B. kwashiorkor C. marasmus D. rickets

39. The diagram shows a tooth with signs of decay

40. What is a synapse?

a. A junction between two neurons b. a relay neurone c. an effector d. an electrical signal

41. The diagram shows some ciliated cells from the trachea.
 What is the function of the parts labelled X?
a. detecting stimuli
b. exchanging gases
c. moving mucus
d. trapping bacteria

42. The graph shows how the body reacts following exposure to an antigen for the first and second time.

What is the direct cause of the increase in antibody production after

the second exposure to antigens?

a. T killer cells and B cells

b. macrophages and phagocytes
c. memory and plasma cells
d. platelets and red blood cells

43. A boy accidentally touches a very hot object and immediately takes his hand away. In this reflex
action, what detects the stimulus?

a. A heat receptor in his hand b. a motor neuron c. a muscle in his arm d. the spinal cord

44. The diagram shows a cross-section through a plant stem.

45. The diagrams show stages in the passage of water through a plant. Which arrow shows water moving
in the form of water vapour?

46. The diagram shows a section of the heart.

47. The diagram shows human blood cells, as seen under a microscope.

48. The diagram shows a cross-section through a human blood vessel

49. The pie charts show the composition of 100 g of four different foods. Which food provides the most
energy?

50. In which order do these events occur in human nutrition?

51. Which chamber of the human heart contains oxygenated blood?

52. The diagram shows part of the classification of the animal kingdom with an example of each group
53. In an experiment, the variable that is manipulated is called the…

A. Independent variable.
B. Dependent variable.
C. Constant variable.
D. Uncontrolled variable.

54. A scientist hypothesizes that the temperature at which an alligator's egg is incubated will determine
whether the alligator will be male or female. The dependent variable is

A. the temperature
B. the size of the baby alligators
C. the incubator
D. the gender of the baby alligators

55. What is the correct order of the steps in the scientific method.

A. Make a hypothesis, test the hypothesis, analyze the results, ask a question, draw conclusions,
communicate results.
B. Ask a question, analyze results, make a hypothesis, test the hypothesis, draw conclusions,
communicate results.
C. Ask questions, make a hypothesis, test the hypothesis, analyze results, draw conclusions, communicate
results.
D. Ask a question, make a hypothesis, test hypothesis, draw conclusions, analyze results, communicate
results.

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María Angélica Meza Carlos Serrano

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