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1
Q

Why is food important?

A

Food is important because it give energy and helps your body and bones develop.

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2
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What does a pregnant woman need in her diet?

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Dairy products, fruit, vegetables, fish, meat, eggs, fat and carbohydrates are needed to provide all nutrients for the developing baby and her.

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3
Q

How are elements and compounds different?

A

Elements contain only type of atom whilst compounds contain a combination of atoms.

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4
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What is a salt?

A

A salt is any compound formed by the neutralisation of an acid by a base or alkali.

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5
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What’s the rule of naming salts?

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The name of a salt has two parts. The first part comes from the metal, metal oxide or metal carbonate. The second part comes from the acid.

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6
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Which acid is used to make salts that have names ending in sulfate?

A

Sulfuric Acid

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7
Q

What ion is present in nitric acid?

A

NO3

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8
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Zinc oxide + nitric acid →

A

Zinc Nitrate

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9
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Which two chemicals could you react to make ammonium chloride?

A

Ammonium chloride + water

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10
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Calcium carbonate + hydrochloric acid →…

A

Calcium chloride

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11
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What is the name of the precipitate made from the reaction between silver nitrate and sodium chloride?

A

Silver chloride

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12
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Through what organ does air move into the lungs?

A

The windpipe

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13
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What is the proper term for breathing?

A

Ventilation

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14
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What are the tiny air sacs in the lungs called?

A

Alveoli

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15
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What are the products of aerobic respiration?

A

Carbon dioxide and Water

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16
Q

Where does respiration happen?

A

Mitochondria

17
Q

What reaction occurs in yeast?

A

Fermentation

18
Q

Which organ system helps us breathe?

A

Gas exchange system

19
Q

What does the trachea divide into?

A

Two bronchi

20
Q

What happens to the diaphragm when you breathe in?

A

Contracts and moves downwards

21
Q

Which of these is an adaptation of the lungs?

A) The alveoli have a huge surface area
B) Villi are only one cell thick
C) The alveoli have very dry walls

A

A) The alveoli have a huge surface area

22
Q

What are the products of photosynthesis?

A

Glucose and Oxygen

23
Q

What colour is chlorophyll?

A

Green

24
Q

Where does photosynthesis take place?

A

In the chloroplasts

25
Q

A green plant is usually a…

A

Producer

26
Q

What does a food chain always start with?

1) a top predator
2) a herbivore
3) a producer

A

3) a producer

27
Q

Which is the secondary consumer in this food chain:

grass -> grasshopper -> frog -> hawk

A

Frogs

28
Q

What does an omnivore eat?

A

Animals and Plants