Delhi Public School Nacharam

Cambridge Assessment International Education –IN174

Academic Year 2023-2024

Mid-term - Revision Toolkit

AUGUST 2023-24

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Key Concepts
Worksheets

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 Chapters Wise Key Concepts

Sl. No. Chapter Key concepts

1. Unit 1: Respiration
1.1 : The human respiratory system
● Aerobic respiration
● Respiratory system
1.2: Gas Exchange
● Analogy
● Diffusion
● Air sac
● hemoglobin
1.3: Breathing
● Inhalation
● Exhalation
● Diaphragm
● Volume vs pressure
1.4: Respiration
● Aerobic respiration
● Anaerobic respiration
● Mitochondria
1.5: Blood
● RBC
● WBC
● Platelets
● Phagocytes
● Antibodies

2. Unit 2: Ecosystems 4.1: The Sonoran Desert

• Adaptations
• Ecology
• Ecosystems
• Saguaro cactus
4.2: Different Ecosystems
• Mangroves forest
• Arctic oceans
• Habitats

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 Chapter wise Definitions

Sl. No. Chapter Definitions

Respiration: A series of chemical reactions that takes place in
1. Respiration all living cells, in which energy is released from glucose
Respiratory system: The lungs and other organs that help
oxygen to enter the body and carbon dioxide to leave it
Aerobic Respiration: Chemical reactions inside cells, where
oxygen is used to break down glucose and release energy
Larynx: Voice box, it is found at the top of the trachea, and
contains strong cords that vibrate to make sounds when we
speak
Bronchus: One of the two tubes that branch from the trachea,
and which carry air into the lungs
Bronchiole: one of the small tubes leading into the lungs from
bronchus
Gas exchange: The movement of gases into and out of
organisms
Hemoglobin: The red pigment in the red blood cells
Breathing: Using muscles to make movements that cause air
to move in and out of the lungs
Diffusion: The random movement of particles from an area of
high concentration to an area of lower concentration
Expired air: The air that we breathe out
Limewater: a solution of calcium hydroxide that goes cloudy
when mixed with carbon dioxide
Pathogens: Microorganisms like bacteria and viruses, that
cause diseases
White blood cells: Blood cells that help to protect against
pathogens
Oxyhemoglobin: Hemoglobin that is combined with oxygen
Antibodies: Chemicals produced by WBCs, which kill
pathogens

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2. Ecosystems Adaptations: Features of organisms that help them to live and
reproduce in their habitat
Ecology: the study of organisms in their natural environment
Ecosystem: A network of interactions between all the living organisms
in a habitat, and the non-living things around them
Nocturnal: Those who remain active at night
Pollen: Tiny grains made by flowers, which contain male gametes
Habitat: A place where an organism lives
Nectar: A sugary liquid made by flowers, to attract insects for
pollination
Food webs: A diagram showing many interconnected food chains

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 Videos links and other help tools

Sl. No. Video links

1. Respiration https://amrita.olabs.edu.in/?sub=79&brch=17&sim=204&cnt=4
https://www.edumedia-sciences.com/en/node/399-respiration-and-
circulation
https://youtu.be/mOKmjYwfDGU
https://youtu.be/I2rDyTQQhXo
https://youtu.be/bkiJ3xzYnY8

2. Ecosystems https://youtu.be/Ao-R6vstZcM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6YrPt1ygX8
Ecosystem and Different ecosystems
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwFr2hWjo5s&pp=ygU
TdHlwZXMgb2YgZWNvc3lzdGVkbQ%3D%3D
https://slideplayer.com/slide/12652972/

Drive link:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RZZ1f4-
w5eOZwJwvr2dEDpfXKpXFL7gT/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=106300201036352569524&rtpof=true
&sd=true

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qLtHHkRiG7_mMiaRcMPA1uDGlVsf-
ZdR/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=106300201036352569524&rtpof=true&sd=true

Sample worksheet

1. Look at the graph showing global average temperature change from 1850

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 (a) Describe the pattern shown in the graph.

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(b) Scientists believe that this pattern in temperature change is caused by an increase in the
concentration of a gas in the atmosphere.
Write down the name of this gas.
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(c) Predict the global average temperature change for the year 2030
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2. (i) The diagram shows the parts of respiratory system

Label P, Q and R on the diagram above.

(ii) Use the diagram shown to explain how the volume of a person’s lungs can be measured.

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(ii) Safia uses a microscope to study a sample of blood from a healthy person. Look at the view
fromthe microscope.

(a) Write down the function of cell A.

(b) Safia then studies a blood sample from someone recovering from an infection. This blood sample
looks different to the sample from a healthy person. Describe how the blood sample from a person
recovering from an infection looks different.

Explain your answer.

(c) Blood cells are transported in a liquid.

(i) Write down the name of this liquid.

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(ii) Write down one other function of this liquid.

3. The drawings below show four living things found in wood

• Caterpillars eat oak leaves

• Owls eat blackbirds.
• Blackbirds eat caterpillars.

a. (i) Complete the food chain for these four living things

(ii) Why is an oak tree is called a producer? Tick the correct box.

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b. The drawing below shows part of a food web in the sea around Antarctica.

a. From the food web, Give the names of two animals that only eat krill.

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b. Krill are small animals that eat tiny plants.

Which word describes krill in the food web.

Tick the correct box.

c. Crab eater seals eat krill.

Fishermen catch large amounts of krill form the sea.

How would a decrease in the number of krill affect the number of carb eater seals?
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