8C End of Unit Test Standard (S)

Name Class Date

1 Lian is running. Omar is sitting on a chair.

(a) Suggest two things Lian will need more of than Omar.

(2)

(b) Suggest one way Lian’s body will change when she runs.

(1)

(c) Lian runs very fast at the end of her run but she cannot sprint for very long. Explain why.

(1)

(Total for Question 1 = 4 marks)

2 The diagram shows the

human gas exchange system.
Name the organs, W, X, Y
and Z. Write the correct name
of the organ next to the
letters.

(Total for Question 2 = 4 marks)

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3 The breathing rate of an astronaut when resting inside the Space Shuttle and when walking
outside the Space Shuttle are shown in the graph.

(a) What sort of graph or chart is this? Tick one box.

A line graph

B scatter graph

C bar chart

D pie chart

(1)
(b) How does the astronaut’s breathing rate change when he goes for a walk outside the
Space shuttle? Tick one box.

A breathing rate decreases

B breathing rate increases

C breathing rate stays the same

D breathing rate stops

(1)
(c) Explain why the astronaut's breathing rate changed when he was more active.

(2)
(Total for Question 3 = 4 marks)

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4 (a) Name two substances produced by aerobic respiration in humans.

(1)

(b) Describe the test for the acidic gas produced when people respire. State what you would
need and describe what would happen.

(2)

(c) Which gas is needed for respiration in plants? Tick one box.

A oxygen

B nitrogen

C hydrogen

D carbon dioxide

(1)

(Total for Question 4 = 4 marks)

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5 (a) Which organs get shorter and thicker to make the lung volume greater? Tick one box.

A bronchi

B bones

C alveoli

D muscles

(1)

A student measures the volume of air in each breath before and after running on a treadmill
for 5 minutes. He repeats the experiment five times. His results are shown in the table.

Test Volume of air per breath

after running
1 800
2 850
3 900
4 875
5 860

(b) There are no units given in the table. Suggest suitable units for the volume of air.

(1)

(c) What is the range of the student's results? Show your working.
Range =
(2)

(Total for Question 5 = 4 marks)

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6 Hydrogen carbonate indicator is pink but changes to yellow when carbon dioxide is added.
An experiment is set up as shown below. The tubes are left for two days.

(a) What does an indicator show?

(1)

(b) What colour will the liquid be in each tube after two days?
Complete the table using one tick () in each row.

Tube after 2 days Pink Yellow

A
B
C
D
E (2)

F (Total for Question 6 = 3 marks)

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7 (a) Which reactant is needed for aerobic respiration but not needed for anaerobic respiration?
Tick one box.

A oxygen

B nitrogen

C hydrogen

D carbon dioxide

(1)

(b) Which substance does anaerobic respiration produce in humans? Tick one box.

A nitric acid

B hydrochloric acid

C lactic acid

D oxygen

(1)

(c) The cells of smokers often use anaerobic respiration more than the cells of non-smokers.
Name one substance in cigarette smoke that may cause this.

(1)

(Total for Question 7 = 3 marks)

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8 The diagram shows a capillary. Part of the capillary wall has been taken away to show the
blood inside. The blood carries substances the cells need.

Explain how oxygen gets from the blood to the cells.

(Total for Question 8 = 2 marks)

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9 The diagram shows an iron lung. If a person cannot breathe for themselves, the person has to
lie in the machine and the iron lung will make the person breathe.

(a) Describe what will happen to the pressure inside the iron lung when the bellows move
outward.

(1)

(b) Describe the effect that this pressure change will have on the lungs.

(1)

(Total for Question 9 = 2 marks)

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 8C Mark Scheme

Quick Quiz
Answers Marks
Topic Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

8Ca A C A D 4

8Cb C A C B 4

8Cc B D D A 4

8Cd A B C C 4

8Ce B A D C 4

End of Unit Test Mark Scheme Standard (S)

Question Part Step Answer Mark scheme
1 a 1st Any two of: oxygen/air, glucose/food, 2 marks
energy.
b 1st Any one of: she will get hotter/her breathing 1 mark
rate increases/her pulse rate (or heart rate)
increases/she gets tired/her muscles ache.
c 1st it makes her muscles ache/she runs out of 1 mark
breath
2 1st and W trachea X lung 4 marks – 1 for each
4th Y diaphragm Z bronchus correct
(do not accept misspellings)
3 a 2nd C bar chart 1 mark
b 2nd B Breathing rate increases. 1 mark
c 6th The astronaut needs more oxygen (from the 2 marks – 1 mark for
air); each point up to a
for increased levels of aerobic respiration; maximum of 2
because he/she needs more energy.
4 a 3rd water and carbon dioxide 1 mark – both
substances needed for
the mark
b 4th use limewater 2 marks – 1 mark for
carbon dioxide turns it from clear to each point
cloudy/milky
Or:
use hydrogen carbonate indicator
carbon dioxide turns it from pink/red to
orange/yellow
c 3rd A oxygen 1 mark

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Question Part Step Answer Mark scheme

5 a 3rd D muscles 1 mark
b 3rd centimetres cubed/cubic centimetres/cm3 1 mark
(accept: ml, millilitres)
c 3rd Range = 900–800 2 marks – 1 mark for
Range = 100 working showing
knowledge that it is the
difference between two
numbers; 1 mark for
correct answer
6 a 4th change in pH/change in acidity/alkalinity 1 mark
b 4th A pink B yellow 2 marks – 1 mark for 3
C yellow D yellow to 5 answers correct, 2
E yellow F pink marks for all correct

7 a 4th A oxygen 1 mark

b 4th C lactic acid 1 mark
c 4th Any one of: nicotine, tar, carbon monoxide. 1 mark
8 6th oxygen dissolves into the plasma 2 marks – 1 mark for
plasma leaks out to become tissue fluid each point up to a
the oxygen diffuses from the tissue fluid into maximum of 2
the cells
9 a 6th it is reduced 1 mark
b 6th Air flows into the person’s lungs. 1 mark

Final Step Calculation

Marks Step
0–7 1st or below
8–9 2nd
10–11 3rd
12–15 4th
16–21 5th
22–26 6th
27+ 7th

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