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Hum an an d

Social Bio log y


Terry Hudson
& Debbie Roberts
Contents
Introduction 3
How to Use This Book 3
Revision and Exam Tips 4

Section A The Organism and Its Environment


Unit 1 Living Organisms in the Environment 5
Test Questions for Section A 15

Section B Life Processes


Unit 1 Nutrition 16
Unit 2 The Respiratory System 30
Unit 3 The Circulatory System 37
Unit 4 The Skeletal System 45
Unit 5 Excretion and Homeostasis 52
Unit 6 Coordination and Control 59
Unit 7 The Reproductive System 67
Test Questions for Section B 75

Section C Heredity and Variation


Unit 1 Heredity and Variation 76
Test Questions for Section C 85

Section D Disease and Impact on Humans


Unit 1 Disease and Impact on Humans 86
Test Questions for Section D 100

Section E Impact of Health Practices on the Environment


Unit 1 Impact of Health Practices on the Environment 101
Test Questions for Section E 114

Paper 1 Practice Questions 115


Paper 2 Practice Questions 116
Answers to Test Yourself Questions 117
Glossary 125
Introduction
Written by experienced teachers and authors, Macmillan Education’s CSEC® Revision Guides provide
a clear route to exam success. Inside this book you’ll find complete, concise revision notes on all key
syllabus topics, in addition to practical advice on how to approach your revision and tackle the exams
themselves, helping you to prepare effectively for your examinations.

Having reviewed the key points of each topic, you can refresh your knowledge and build your
confidence with in-text practice questions, before moving on to sample practice exam papers at the end
of the book. Questions are written in CXC examination style so that you will become familiar with exam
wording and know exactly how to achieve your best possible grades.

Answers to questions are available online at www.macmillan-caribbean.com.

How to Use This Book


Self Check
Tick the box that shows how confident you feel Yes Maybe No
Each section begins with a checklist so
you can rate your confidence in each topic
and prioritise your revision effectively.

Each section starts with a At the end of each section you


concept map showing key topics will have the opportunity to fill in
and, crucially, how they link together. your own blank Concept Map to
Does X cause Y? Does X run in tandem check your understanding. It will
with Y? Does X allow Y to happen? also provide a useful summary for
last‑minute self‑testing.

Reviewed Revised Mastered

You’ll find these checkboxes for each topic so


you can track your learning and be confident
you’ve covered everything thoroughly. Review
the topic and return to your Student’s Book if
Test Yourself with these quick fire questions there’s anything you don’t understand, then
come back and revise the topic in this revision
to monitor your progress. guide – and tick ‘Mastered’ when all of your
answers were correct!

Revision Tips provide you with interesting


ways to make sure you retain all of this
information. Remember boxes
contain handy nuggets of key information.
If you don’t understand these,
go back to your Student’s Book
Whenever you find a keyword highlighted and refresh the topic.
like this, you can find out its meaning in the
glossary at the back of the book.
Revision and Exam Tips
The content in this revision guide has been carefully written to make sure you have all of the key
information needed for CSEC success at your fingertips. It has already been broken down for you into
manageable chunks, based on the official CXC syllabus and exam structure.

Here are some tips to help you get the best out of this material:

■■ Start preparing ahead of the exams so you can give yourself enough time to get through all your
work.
■■ Set long-term and short-term goals to help break up the work into manageable chunks.
■■ Write out a revision plan to help you stay on track; make sure to include breaks as learning is much
more effective when spaced out over stretches of time.
■■ Remove all distractions from your study area.
■■ Make sure you have all the resources you need – this guide, a pen and extra paper.
■■ Use practical memory aids where you can; make flash cards, and use tables and mind maps like the
ones in this guide.
■■ Try explaining all of the key words to another person without looking at the glossary.
■■ Test yourself and ask someone to test you.
■■ Recognise your revision milestones using the self-check boxes provided.

In the exam:

■■ Spend the first 10 minutes reading through the paper carefully, and work out a rough schedule to
make sure you complete all the questions.
■■ Read each question before trying to answer it.
■■ Check your work and presentation carefully.
■■ Make sure you understand what the questions mean, so you can apply your knowledge properly:
■■ Analyse: study something in detail and identify characteristics of each piece of information

■■ Assess: make a judgement based on the facts provided

■■ Calculate: work out the value

■■ Comment: give your opinion

■■ Compare: give similarities

■■ Contrast: give differences

■■ Define: give the meaning

■■ Describe: give the characteristics

■■ Discuss: give the key points

■■ Estimate: give a value based on rough working

■■ Explain: give reasons

■■ Identify: name/characterise

■■ Illustrate: give examples

■■ Justify: support your answer with evidence


Section A The Organism and Its Environment

Unit
Living Organisms in
1 the Environment
Concept Map
Osmosis and OSMOSIS AND Diffusion and The characteristics
active transport DIFFUSION cell membranes of living organisms

Unspecialised
Photosynthesis: LIVING ORGANISMS IN plant and
the process THE ENVIRONMENT animal cells

Functions
of cells
Investigate Principle of
effects of light and food chains
chlorophyll Carbon and Cells of the
nitrogen cycle human body

Food chains
in habitat
The importance
Plants as of cell specialisation
producers Trophic levels in humans

Self Check
Tick the box that shows how confident you feel Yes Maybe No

I can describe the characteristics of


living organisms.

I can compare structure of unspecialised


plant, animal and bacterial cells.

I can state the functions of cell structures.

I can identify selected cells which make up


the human body.

I can explain the importance of cell


specialisation in humans.
I can distinguish between osmosis and
diffusion, and describe diffusion and
cell membranes.
I can explain the process of
photosynthesis.

I can investigate the effect of light and


chlorophyll on starch production.
I can explain the principles of food
chains and construct food chains from
selected habitats.

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