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August 1958 5-a-day

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August 1958

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  1. 1st August 1958State one structure found in a bacterial cell but not in an animal cell.
  2. 2nd August 1958What is an enzyme?
  3. 3rd August 1958Describe phagocytosis.
  4. 4th August 1958Put these into the correct order for a reflex arc: motor neuron, receptor, effector, relay neuron, sensory neuron.
  5. 5th August 1958State one structural adaptation of a polar bear that helps it survive in a cold environment.
  6. 6th August 1958Define a finite resource, giving one example.
  7. 7th August 1958State one reason why simple covalent substances such as chlorine have low melting points.
  8. 8th August 1958Give the formula for percentage yield.
  9. 9th August 1958A student reacts excess zinc powder with 25 cm3 of copper sulfate solution in a polystyrene cup. The starting temperature is 21.0 degrees C and the maximum temperature reached is 58.5 degrees C. Calculate the temperature change.
  10. 10th August 1958Name the process used to separate crude oil into fractions.
  11. 11th August 1958State two advantages of instrumental methods of analysis, such as GC-MS, compared with manual chemical tests.
  12. 12th August 1958Distinguish repeatability from reproducibility.
  13. 13th August 1958How does the resistance of a thermistor change as it gets hotter?
  14. 14th August 1958What is an alpha particle made of?
  15. 15th August 1958State Newton's First Law of Motion.
  16. 16th August 1958Two bar magnets are placed with their north poles facing each other. State what happens to the magnets.
  17. 17th August 1958State what is meant by red-shift.
  18. 18th August 1958Explain why a plant cell placed in pure water does not burst.
  19. 19th August 1958A student measures the mean diameter of a zone of inhibition as 12 mm. Calculate its radius.
  20. 20th August 1958Explain why breathing rate and breathing depth both increase during exercise.
  21. 21st August 1958In pea plants, purple flower colour (allele H) is dominant over white flower colour (allele h). State the phenotype of a plant with genotype Hh.
  22. 22nd August 1958In the rate experiment where a cross disappears, why is the result subjective?
  23. 23rd August 1958An atom has an atomic number of 17 and a mass number of 37. How many neutrons does it have?
  24. 24th August 1958Calculate the number of moles in 20 g of calcium carbonate. (Mr = 100)
  25. 25th August 1958State the two materials commonly used as inert electrodes in electrolysis, and explain why they must be inert.
  26. 26th August 1958Explain how a catalyst increases the rate of a reaction without being used up.
  27. 27th August 1958A solid gives a lilac flame test. Name the metal ion present.
  28. 28th August 1958Name the two additional products that can form during the incomplete combustion of a hydrocarbon fuel.
  29. 29th August 1958Give the equation for efficiency in terms of energy.
  30. 30th August 1958Calculate the mass of 0.5 cubic metres of a material of density 2400 kilograms per cubic metre.
  31. 31st August 1958A resultant force of 45 N acts on an object of mass 9.0 kg. Calculate its acceleration. Use F = m x a.