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January 1958 5-a-day

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January 1958

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  1. 1st January 1958Name the substance in red blood cells that binds oxygen.
  2. 2nd January 1958Explain why anaerobic respiration releases much less energy per glucose molecule than aerobic respiration.
  3. 3rd January 1958Name the hormone that causes the liver to convert stored glycogen back into glucose.
  4. 4th January 1958In a grassland food chain, the biomass of grass available is 8400 kg and the biomass transferred to the rabbits that eat it is 940 kg. Calculate the percentage efficiency of biomass transfer from grass to rabbits, to 3 significant figures.
  5. 5th January 1958State what is meant by sustainable development.
  6. 6th January 1958Give the charge on an ion formed by a group 2 element.
  7. 7th January 1958State the pH value of a neutral solution.
  8. 8th January 1958State one factor that affects the size of the voltage produced by a chemical cell.
  9. 9th January 1958State the type of reaction that occurs when bromine adds across the double bond of an alkene.
  10. 10th January 1958Explain, in terms of infrared radiation, how greenhouse gases keep the Earth warm.
  11. 11th January 1958A motor is supplied with 800 J of energy and wastes 240 J as heat. Calculate its efficiency as a percentage.
  12. 12th January 1958Why is the live wire dangerous even when a device is switched off?
  13. 13th January 1958Describe the plum pudding model.
  14. 14th January 1958Explain why a rucksack with wide, padded straps is more comfortable to carry than one with thin straps, for the same load.
  15. 15th January 1958State the three factors needed for a current-carrying wire to experience a force due to the motor effect.
  16. 16th January 1958Name the apparatus used to estimate the population of a slow-moving or non-moving species in a field.
  17. 17th January 1958An amylase reaction is complete after 200 seconds. Calculate the rate of reaction using rate = 1000 / time.
  18. 18th January 1958Define a communicable disease.
  19. 19th January 1958A patient's core body temperature has fallen to 35 degrees Celsius. State two physical responses their body makes to raise it back toward normal.
  20. 20th January 1958Explain one reason it took many years for Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection to become widely accepted.
  21. 21st January 1958An atom has atomic number 11 and mass number 23. State the number of protons.
  22. 22nd January 1958Explain why potassium is more reactive than sodium.
  23. 23rd January 1958Calculate the number of moles in 88 g of carbon dioxide. (Mr = 44)
  24. 24th January 1958State whether the combustion of methane is exothermic or endothermic.
  25. 25th January 1958State what is meant by dynamic equilibrium.
  26. 26th January 1958A solution gives a cream precipitate when acidified with dilute nitric acid and then treated with silver nitrate solution. Name the halide ion present.
  27. 27th January 1958A device transfers 4500 J in 90 s. Calculate its power.
  28. 28th January 1958Two resistors are connected in parallel across a 12 V battery. State the potential difference across each resistor.
  29. 29th January 1958Why does a bicycle pump get warm when used?
  30. 30th January 1958A skydiver reaches terminal velocity during free fall. Explain what is meant by 'terminal velocity'.
  31. 31st January 1958State the seven regions of the electromagnetic spectrum in order of increasing frequency.