Organisms

Question 1

What are multicellular organisms?

Answer 1

Multicellular organisms are organisms made of more than one cell.

Question 2

What is the order of the five layers of organisation in life?

Answer 2

Cell
Tissue
Organ
Organ system
Organism

Question 3

What’s a unicellular organism?

Answer 3

An organism with only one cell.

Question 4

What is the purpose of the respiratory system?

Answer 4

To exchange gases between the air and blood

Question 5

What compound is a waste product from respiration?

Answer 5

Carbon dioxide

Question 6

Does the nitrogen content in inhaled and exhaled air differ?

Answer 6

No, it stays the same

Question 7

Where does air enter the body from?

Answer 7

The nose and mouth

Question 8

What is the purpose of medicinal drugs?

Answer 8

To help people suffering from pain/disease

Question 9

Why are recreational drugs taken?

Answer 9

For pleasure

Question 10

What kind of drug is caffeine?

Group and category

Answer 10

A legal recreational drug

A stimulant

Question 11

What are the 4 drug categories?

Answer 11

Painkillers
Hallucinogens
Stimulants
Depressants

Question 12

What drug category is heroin?

Answer 12

A painkiller

Question 13

What type of drug is cocaine?

Group & category

Answer 13

Illegal recreational drug

Stimulant

Question 14

What does cannabis look like?

Answer 14

Green plant or black resin

Question 15

Name 3 risks of ecstasy

Answer 15

Choose from:
Anxiety
Panic attacks
Confusion
Paranoia
Psychotic states
Feeling down after use
Can’t tell what’s in an ‘e’ before it’s taken so it could be dangerous 
A class drug, highly illegal 
Faster heart beat
Raised body temperature
Tightened jaw muscles

Question 16

Which drugs affect the unborn child?

Answer 16

Alcohol 🍷 🍸

smoking 🚬

Question 17

What is the active ingredient in alcohol?

Answer 17

Ethanol

Question 18

What is the name of the disease that children can have as a result of their mother drinking while pregnant?

Answer 18

FAS(Foetal Alcohol Syndrome)

Question 19

What is passive smoking?

Answer 19

Inhalation of other people’s smoke

Question 20

What are proteins vital for?

Answer 20

Growth

repair

Question 21

What is fat (lipids) useful for?

Answer 21

Energy, warmth, insulation

Question 22

What molecules make up carbohydrate molecules?

Answer 22

Sugar molecules

Question 23

What is in a protein molecule?

Answer 23

Amino acids

Question 24

What two things are in fat molecules?

Answer 24

Fatty acids and glycerol

Question 25

What are two problems associated with obesity?

Answer 25

``` Choose from: Heart disease Stroke Diabetes Some cancers ```

Question 26

Why may someone suffer from starvation?

Answer 26

``` No choice (famine) Poverty ```

Question 27

What is the first body part involved with digestion?

Answer 27

Mouth

Question 28

What is the last body part involved with digestion?

Answer 28

Anus

Question 29

What is the digestive system?

Answer 29

A group of organs working together to break down food

Question 30

What happens in the stomach?

Answer 30

Food is mixed with acid and digestive juices

Question 31

Why are villi important in the small intestine?

Answer 31

So there is a larger surface area, this allows more nutrients be involved

Question 32

What happens in the rectum?

Answer 32

Faces is stored here until exiting the body

Question 33

What are the three main digestive enzymes?

Answer 33

Lipase Protease Carbohydrase

Question 34

Where are enzymes found

Answer 34

Small intestine, pancreas, stomach and mouth

Question 35

Why are digestive enzymes important for digestion?

Answer 35

They are catalysts for the process - this means they speed things up

Question 36

What are the four main reagents and what do they detect in food?

Answer 36

Benedicts solution - for detecting sugar Biuret - detecting protein Iodine - detecting starch Ethanol - detecting lipids/oil

Question 37

Where is bile released?

Answer 37

The gall bladder