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Describe two changes in the composition of blood after it has passed through the capillaries of the lungs   The blood has now been oxygenated and carbon dioxide has been removed  
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Why do arteries have much thicker walls than veins   They need to push blood quicker as it is coming from the heart  
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Name three non-living factors in a habitat you have studied   Soil type/soil pH/moisture content/light intensity/rainfall/temperature/wind/direction the habitat aces/altitude/whether the ground is flat or not/  
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Name two plants in a habitat you have studied   Grass/primrose/dandelion etc.  
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Name two animals that compete in a habitat you have studied and what they compete for   Mouse and rabbit compete for food(grass)  
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Name two plants that compete in a habitat you have studied and what they compete for   Primrose and dandelion compete for sunlight  
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Give an example of how a named plant adapts to a habitat you have studied   Primroses flower early in the spring to get more sunlight before the trees sprout leaves  
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Name the structure in which amylase is produced   Salivary gland  
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Name two resources other than food that animals might compete for   Territory and shelter  
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How do you prepare a slide to show plant cells on a microscope   Take a small piece of the inner skin of an onion, place a drop of water onto the centre of a clean glass slide, carefully lower the cover slip over the skin, put the slide onto the stage under the clips and look into the eyepiece  
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Where do wastes leave the kidney   Ureter  
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What is transpiration   The loss of water vapour from the surface of plants  
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Briefly describe an experiment to demonstrate transpiration in plants   Place two plants in plastic bags, one with leaves and one without. Wait a few hours and water vapour should have formed in the plastic bag with leaves. This can be tested.  
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Why is transpiration necessary in plants(3 reasons)   To cool the plant, to transport water and to transport minerals  
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Name a substance other than water carried in phloem   Food  
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Name a substance other than water carried in xylem   Minerals  
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Define solubility   The mass (in grammes) that will dissolve in 100 grammes of solvent at a fixed temperature  
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Identify one energy conversion from one form to another when a car brakes   Kinetic energy to heat/sound energy  
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What does the liver do   Produces bile which helps digest fats  
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What does the stomach do   Produces digestive juices using enzymes and mixes the juices with the food  
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What do incisors, canines, premolars and molars do?   Incisors cut and bite food, canines tear food, premolars and molars crush and grind food  
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Name the part of the human skeleton that protects the lungs   Ribcage  
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What would you notice if you heated coloured water in a glass tube   The water would expand and rise up the tube  
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