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Worksheets1st year topics quiz 1
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 40mins
Please tick all factors which make life on earth possible
Mass of the planet
Axis of rotation
Earths magnetic field
Speed of rotation
What is defined here...Water warms up and cools down slowly which helps moderate temperature change
Solvent water
Transport within organisms
Anomalous expansion
High specific heat capacity
What is being defined here...What becomes less dense below 4degrees so ice floats and forms a layer of insulation
Solvent water
Transport within organisms
Anomalous expansion
High specific heat capacity
Tick all organic molecules which contain carbon
Proteins
Starch
Glucose
Lipids
Please tick all organic molecules which contain nitrogen
Proteins
Starch
Glucose
DNA
Why is carbon dioxide important for our atmosphere? Please tick all that apply
Used in respiration
Used in photosynthesis
Absorbs heat
Reflects heat
Why is solar insolation important for plants?
Involved in photosynthesis
Provides molecules for photosynthesis
Provides the energy for photosynthesis
Controls photosynthesis
Why is oxygen important for life on earth? Please tick all that apply
Respiration
Photosynthesis
Absorbs UV light to form the ozone layer
Absorbs IR to form the ozone layer
Please tick all examples of biomimetics
Winglets based on birds
Water repelling glass from lotus flowers
Bacterial control based on crocodile skin
Skyscraper ventilation based on termite mounds
Which is the correct trio for drugs based on plants (The trio will be plant/ drug/ disorder)
Cinchona Tree/ Aspirin/ Malaria
Cinchona Tree/ Quinine/ Asthma
Cinchona Tree/ Aspirin/ Asthma
Cinchona Tree/ Quinine/ Malaria
Please tick all of the correct pairings used in physiological research
Squids- Nerves
Sea Urchin- Abnormal embryo development
Squids- Abnormal embryo development
Sea Urchin- Nerves
Please tick all reasons that plants rely on animals
Pollination
Decomposition
Respiration
Seed Dispersal
What is being defined here.....A measure of suspended solids
Turbulence
Cloudiness
Particulate matter
Turbindity
What is being defined here.....The shape of the land
Geology
Geography
Vista
Topography
What is being defined here.....A species that has a role in maintaining the ecosystem/ community
EDGE species
Keystone species
Flagship species
Endemic species
Please tick all categories that are used by the IUCN
Extinct
Endangered
At risk
Vulnerable
Please tick all of the correct options for international agreements under CITES
Appendix 1 - Trade controlled
Appendix 1 - Trade banned
Appendix 2 - Trade controlled
Appendix 2- Trade banned
Please tick all factors which are covered by the Wildlife and Countryside Act (1981/1984)
Establishment of nature reserves such as SSSI
Protection of mammal species such as otters and Dormice
Protection of birds and their nests
Uprooting of wild flowers is allowed
Tick all correct acronyms for nature reserves
SSSI
NNR
SAP
SPA
Embryos can be transferred from endangered species to more common species as a method for increased endangered populations. Which is the correct example?
Bongo transferred to a gazelle
Eland transferred to a gazelle
Gazelle transferred to an eland
Bongo transferred to an eland
