1) Which of these things is NOT controlled by homeostasis? a) water content of blood b) protein concentration of enzymes c) glucose content of blood d) body temperature 2) Which is the correct order of the coordination of a response? a) CNS, Motor neurone, Receptor b) Stimulus, sensory neurone, response c) Sensory neurone, CNS receptor d) Effector, response, CNS e) Motor neurone, CNS, response 3) Effectors are... a) Muscles or glands b) stomach or pancreas c) muscles d) tissues and organs e) hearts and minds 4) What is a synapse? a) A silicon terminal b) a reflex arc c) the CNS d) a gap between neurones e) an electrical signal f) a chemical signal 5) Which of these is not true about reflexes? a) They are rapid b) They are automatic c) They prevent damage to the body d) They pass information on e) They involve the brain 6) What travels across the gap in a synapse? a) an electrical impulse b) an action potential c) a neurone d) a reflex e) chemicals 7) How did we investigate reaction times? a) Added acid and magnesium together b) measured heart rate c) collected the gas produced d) caught a ruler e) hit the knee with a hammer 8) Which of these is not a control variable in our reaction time investigation? a) levels of caffeine b) ruler level with the finger c) dropped without warning d) same person catching the ruler e) same hand f) same height 9) Which of these is not a hormone? a) pitutary b) thyroxine c) oestrogen d) testosterone e) adrenaline f) insulin 10) What day is the egg released in the menstrual cycle? a) 2 b) 6 c) 10 d) 14 e) 18 f) 22 11) What is the job of FSH? a) Causes the egg to mature b) Causes the release of the egg c) grows the uterus lining d) maintains the uterus lining 12) Which of these is not true about DNA? a) It is made of two strands b) It is a double helix c) It is found in the nucleus d) It is a monomer e) It is found in chromosomes 13) If there are 46 chromosomes in a normal cell, how many are in a gamete? a) 23 b) 46 c) 92 d) 40 e) 6 f) 20 14) If there are 46 chromosomes in the parent cell, how many are in the cells after it does mitosis? a) 23 b) 46 c) 92 d) 40 e) 6 f) 20 15) What are the chromosomes in a male? a) xx b) xy c) yy 16) What are the chances of being born with cystic fibrosis if both your parents are carriers? a) 1/4 b) 2/4 c) 3/4 d) 50% e) 0.3 17) Which of these human features are affected by both genes and the environment? a) Eye colour b) tatoos c) height d) blood type 18) Two organisms are the same ________ if they can breed together to produce fertile offspring. a) Group b) Species c) Kingdom d) reproduction e) Bacteria f) Darwin 19) What is Charles Darwin famous for? a) Inventing antibiotics b) Discovering DNA c) Discovering the nucleus d) Classifying organisms e) The theory of evolution f) Singing Uptown Funk 20) Which of these is not a reason humans do selective breeding on other organisms? a) Make animals produce more meat b) Make animals produce more milk c) Crops with disease resistance d) Produce artificial compounds e) Improve the personality of dogs f) Make unusual flowers 21) Genetic engineering involves cutting a ________ out of one organism and putting it into another organisms cells. a) species b) type c) factor d) gene e) herbicide f) slice 22) What is Carl Linnaeus famous for? a) Discovering antibiotics b) His special hot sauce c) Discovering DNA d) An incorrect evolution theory e) A classification system f) Discovering the atom 23) Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, _____________, Species a) Group b) Genus c) Genius d) Gamma e) Generate f) Gudu 24) What is the binomial name for humans? a) Homo b) sapien c) Homonid d) Homo sapiens e) Homo neanderthalis f) Homo habilis

B2 Topic 5 Homeostasis and response, Inheritance and Evolution

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