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March 1971 5-a-day

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March 1971

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  1. 1st March 1971Put these into the correct order for a reflex arc: motor neuron, receptor, effector, relay neuron, sensory neuron.
  2. 2nd March 1971State one structural adaptation of a polar bear that helps it survive in a cold environment.
  3. 3rd March 1971State the two main steps used to produce potable water from a fresh water source.
  4. 4th March 1971State the charge on a calcium ion (Group 2).
  5. 5th March 1971Give the formula for percentage yield.
  6. 6th March 1971A 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.
  7. 7th March 1971Name the process used to separate crude oil into fractions.
  8. 8th March 1971State two advantages of instrumental methods of analysis, such as GC-MS, compared with manual chemical tests.
  9. 9th March 1971Distinguish repeatability from reproducibility.
  10. 10th March 1971How does the resistance of a thermistor change as it gets hotter?
  11. 11th March 1971What is an alpha particle made of?
  12. 12th March 1971State Newton's First Law of Motion.
  13. 13th March 1971Two bar magnets are placed with their north poles facing each other. State what happens to the magnets.
  14. 14th March 1971State what is meant by red-shift.
  15. 15th March 1971Explain why a plant cell placed in pure water does not burst.
  16. 16th March 1971Name the vector that spreads the protist pathogen that causes malaria.
  17. 17th March 1971Explain why breathing rate and breathing depth both increase during exercise.
  18. 18th March 1971In pea plants, purple flower colour (allele H) is dominant over white flower colour (allele h). State the phenotype of a plant with genotype Hh.
  19. 19th March 1971In the rate experiment where a cross disappears, why is the result subjective?
  20. 20th March 1971An atom has an atomic number of 17 and a mass number of 37. How many neutrons does it have?
  21. 21st March 1971Calculate the number of moles in 20 g of calcium carbonate. (Mr = 100)
  22. 22nd March 1971State the two materials commonly used as inert electrodes in electrolysis, and explain why they must be inert.
  23. 23rd March 1971Explain how a catalyst increases the rate of a reaction without being used up.
  24. 24th March 1971A solid gives a lilac flame test. Name the metal ion present.
  25. 25th March 1971Name the two additional products that can form during the incomplete combustion of a hydrocarbon fuel.
  26. 26th March 1971Give the equation for efficiency in terms of energy.
  27. 27th March 1971Calculate the mass of 0.5 cubic metres of a material of density 2400 kilograms per cubic metre.
  28. 28th March 1971A gardener pushes a mower with a force of 60 N through a distance of 8.0 m. Calculate the work done. Use W = F x s.
  29. 29th March 1971Give one everyday example of a transverse wave and one everyday example of a longitudinal wave.
  30. 30th March 1971State what happens to the orbital speed needed for a stable orbit as the orbital radius increases.
  31. 31st March 1971State the function of the mitochondria.