New Forest Small School Biology Exam

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Each correct answer is worth 1 mark out of a total of 100, unless stated otherwise.

1. Which body organ(s) deal with breathing?………………………………………………..

2. Why are nose hairs useful? (2 marks)……………………………………………………..
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3. What is the name of the tube, which takes air from the throat down to the lungs? (Place a cross by the correct answer)
a. Oesophagus
b. Trachea
c. Oxygen
d. Bronchus

4. What is at the end of the bronchioles?……………………………………………………..

5. Which gas do we absorb from the atmosphere and which one do we breathe out? (2 marks)
We absorb…………………………….. and we breathe out ……………………………...

6. What is the diaphragm?……………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………..

7. True or False? Breathing is automatic and can be controlled……………………………..

8. Who has the best lung capacity? (Place a cross by the correct answer)
a. Athlete
b. Couch potato
c. Baby
d. Old man

9. What does the heart do?……………………………………………………………………

10. How many compartments are there in the heart?…………………………………………

11. Here is an anagram of the name of the tiniest blood vessels. Can you unravel to reveal?
S I L L I P R A C A E
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12. What are the main cells in the blood? (2 marks)…………………………………………
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13. What do white blood cells do mostly?……………………………………………………

14. Explain which blood vessels carry oxygenated blood from where to where: (3 marks)
.……………………………… carry oxygenated blood from………………………………..
to……………………and what colour is this blood, bright scarlet or dark crimson?
…………………………………

15. What is the name of the pigment in red blood cells, which bonds with oxygen and carries it around the body?
H M LO O B E A I G N

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1. Label the skin diagram with: epidermis.....dermis.....fat.....pore.....vein.....artery.....nerve.....sweat-gland..... hair and hair follicle.....muscle.....oil-gland (6 marks)

2. Which of the following are NOT functions of the skin: (Place a cross by the correct answer)
a. Protection
b. Shivering
c. Sweating
d. Making vitamin D
e. Digestion
f. Repairing
g. Sensing

3. Where is the thinnest layer of the skin?……………………………………………………

4. How long does it take for all the skin to be completely replaced? (Place a cross by the correct answer)
a. 10 days
b. 20 days
c. 35 days
d. 40 days

5. In the box below write down the M name of the dark pigment made in the underneath skin layer and explain its use in the body. (2 marks)

6. Name a fungal infection of the skin………………………………………………………..

7. Name a non-infectious skin disorder………………………………………………………

8. Why do we have nails?…………………………………………………………………….
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9. On which finger does the nail grow the quickest?…………………………………………

10. What is the name of the protein which hair and nails are made from? (Place a cross by the correct answer)
a. Kelaton
b. Keratin
c. Kolarin
d. Karate

11. Why is hair or fur useful to the body?……………………………………………………

12. How many different colours of NATURAL hair can you name? (2 marks)……………..
………………………………………………………………………………………………...

13. What does the hair oil called sebum actually do for the hair?……………………………

SECTION 3: THE SKELETON AND BONES (20 Marks)

1. Label the bones of the skeleton that you can remember. (6 marks)

2. How many bones are there in the human body?…………………………………………..

3. Name some joints, which fall into these categories. (3 marks)
a. Ball and socket joints…………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………...
b. Hinge joints…………………………………………………………………………...
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c. Sliding joints………………………………………………………………………….

4. Where is the ‘funny’ bone?………………………………………………………………

5. What is the six-letter word beginning with T, that is the name of the structure, which attaches muscles to the bones?………………………………………………………………

6. In the box below state where on bones you would find cartilage? What is its use?

7. In bone cell growth, what are osteoblasts?………………………………………………...
………………………………………………………………………………………………...

8. Which C mineral is essential for strong, healthy bones?………………………………….

9. Can you put these 8 foods that have a high level of this mineral in order of strength.
Use numbers 1-8 beside the appropriate food. (2 marks)

sardines __________________________goats milk
broccoli and leafy greens______________seaweed
sesame seeds_______________________almonds
tofu______________________________cheese

10. True or False? Bone is a mixture of soft living material and hard, non-living minerals.
…………………………….

2. Which of the following statements is true? (Place a cross by the correct answer)
a. Taste evolved to protect our ancestors from harm
b. Men have more taste buds than women

3. Join the functions to the structures with a line. (2 marks)

Excreting waste from the body ....................................................mouth
Removal of water from food waste .............................................oesophagus
Absorption of soluble food into the blood ..................................stomach
Chopping of food into small pieces .............................................small intestine
Mixing of food with strong acid ..................................................large intestine
Carrying food to the stomach ......................................................anus

5. What is the word beginning with E, which prevents food from going down the windpipe?

6. What kind of acid we have in our stomachs? (Place a cross by the correct answer)
a. Sulphuric
b. Hydrochloric
c. Carbolic
d. Acid rain

7. What is a nutrient?…………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………..

8. Which statement relates to a mineral, and which to a vitamin?

…………………………helps the body cells to work properly

…………………………are needed to actually build some of the molecules inside the cell

9. In the box below, briefly explain what carbohydrates and good fats do for the body? (2 marks)

10. What harm does excess fat do to the body?……………………………………………..
……………………………………………………………………………………………….

11. Which P nutrient is essential for growth and repair of all body tissues?………………..
……………………………………………………………………………………………….

12. In the box below write the name of some foods, which have lots of this nutrient.

13. What percentage of your body is made of water? How long could you survive without any at all?…………………………………………………………………………………….........
………………………………………………………………………………………………

14. Name the 5 main vitamins. Link them with these functions. (2 marks)

VITAMINS
1 ..........................................................Strong bones and well-being
2 ..........................................................Strong immune system and cell repair
3 ..........................................................Good vision and skin elasticity
4 ..........................................................Heals scar tissue
5 ..........................................................Healthy blood, relieves stress

15. Why is excess salt bad for you?………………………………………………………….
………………………………………………………………………………………………..

3. List at least 2 main differences between them……………………………………………………..
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4. Cells are the building blocks of all living things, although they have specialised functions. Place a cross besides which jobs they all have do. (2 marks)
a. Get energy
b. Reproduce
c. Move around
d. Control their internal environment
e. Breathe
f. Keep their contents together and safe
g. Chuckle
h. Make new chemicals
i. Excrete toxins

5. What are 2 jobs of the nucleus?……………………………………………………….......
………………………………………………………………………………………………..

6. Which of the following statements is true and which is false?
a. No chemicals can pass through the cell membrane.
b. The smallest cells are found in the brain, the largest in the bone marrow.

7. What is the name for the space between nerve cell terminals and the next nerve cells dendrites?
S P E S A N Y

8. How many neurons are there in the brain? (Place a cross by the correct answer)
a. 100 thousand
b. 100 billion
c. 100 million
d. 100 trillion?

9. What colour and consistency is a healthy living brain?……………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………..

10. Join the lobe of the brain with its particular job. (2 marks)

Frontal lobe .................................................Vision
Parietal lobe .................................................Emotions
Temporal lobe .............................................Speech and behaviour
Occipital lobe ..............................................Subconscious movement

11. What is the name of the fastest kind of nervous reaction, for example when touching something very hot and then as a result of this action, quickly removing the hand?
……………………………………………………………………………………………….............................

13. What is the 6th sense?…………………………………………………………………….

14. True or False? We only use 10% of our brain……………………………………………