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1
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What was the name for a structure where two or more bones meet?

A

Joints

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What part of a plant absorbs water and minerals?

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Roots

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An animal cell contains molecules of carbon dioxide. What part of the cell do carbon dioxide molecules have to pass through to leave the cell?

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Cell Membrane

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When a pollen grain lands on a stigma, a pollen tube grows down to the ovary and then into it. What is the name of the part of the flower that the pollen tube grows down through?

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Style

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Which of these sentences define the term ‘uterus’?

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The female organ which nurtures the fertilised egg

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In the human body, which gas passes out of the blood and into the our sacs in the lungs?

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Carbon dioxide

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Which part of the microscope supports the slide that is being viewed?

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Stage

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What is the short section of DNA called?

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Gene

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True or false? In food chains, arrows show the direction of energy flow?

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False

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Mountain gorillas are an endangered species. What is the definition of endangered?

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A species that is at risk of being extinct

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Alcohol slows down the activity of the brain. Which group of drugs does alcohol belong to?

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Depressant

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What are the products of photosynthesis?

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Glucose & Oxygen

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Which of these best describes the term ‘Respiration’

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The process of releasing energy from glucose

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How long does the embryo become a foetus after conception?

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9 weeks

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Which of the following is not a common feature of leaves that helps them carry over photosynthesis?

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The upper is covered in stomata

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Seed banks store the seeds of many different species of a plant. What do plant seeds contain that determines what plant they grow into

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Genes

17
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When toxic materials enters a food chain, which organism tend to be worst affected?

A

Top carnivores

18
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Which part of a cell is where most of the reaction for aerobic respiration take place?

A

Mitochondria

19
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What part of a cell is where most of the reactions for aerobic respiration take place

A

Mitochondria

20
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Small, soluble molecules are absorbed from the alimentary canal into the blood during digestion. In which organ of the digestive system does this process of absorption take place?

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Small intestines

21
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Which of these is the correct formula for calculating the moment of a force?

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Moment = Force X Perpendicular Distance

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