| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Where is bile produced? | In the liver | 57%
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| Ribosome | 52%
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| Nucleus | 50%
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| Which type of blood vessel carries blood away from the heart? | Artery | 48%
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| Where is DNA found in a bacterium? | Loops / Cytoplasm | 47%
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| Where are protease enzymes produced in the body? | In the stomach / pancreas / small intestine | 45%
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| In which chamber does deoxygenated blood enter the heart? | Right atrium | 45%
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| What type of enzyme breaks down lipids? | Lipase | 44%
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| What do the heart and veins contain to prevent backflow of blood? | Valves | 43%
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| Which component of blood makes it clot? | Platelets | 41%
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| Where are proteins made in a cell? | On the ribosomes | 38%
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| Where in the heart are pacemaker cells found? | Right atrium | 36%
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| Bacterium | 34%
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| Arrange these structures in order of size with the largest first:bacterium, liver cell, nucleus, ribosome | Liver cell | 33%
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| What is required for substances to be absorbed against a concentration gradient? | Energy from respiration | 29%
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| Name a feature that makes an exchange surface more efficient | Large surface area / thin walls / rich blood supply | 26%
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| Name the enzyme that digests starch in the human digestive system | Amylase | 25%
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| What type of molecule is an enzyme? | A protein | 25%
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| Why do cells differentiate? | To become specialised / more efficient | 18%
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| What is the role of the Nucleus? | Controls activities of the cell / contains genetic material | 5%
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| What happens in the cytoplasm? | Most chemical reactions take place | 3%
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| What is the role of stomata & guard cells? | To control gas exchange / To control water loss | 2%
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| What is the function of cell sap? | To support the cell | 2%
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| What is a stem cell? | A cell that is not specialised / can divide to form various types of cells | 1%
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| Why does a plant cell have a meristem at the tip of the shoot and the tip of each root? | To produce new cells so the root & shoot can grow | 1%
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| What is the definition of an organ? | A collection of tissues performing specific functions | 0%
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| What is a parasite? | An organism that feeds on another living organism | 0%
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| What does the cell membrane do? | Controls the passage of substances in and out of the cell | 0%
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| Why is it important that the chromosomes are copied before mitosis occurs? | So that each new cell gets the full amount of chromosomes | 0%
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| Why do the walls of capillaries & alveoli need to be thin? | To allow gas to pass across | 0%
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