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Biology
B3 Topics 1 and 2
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1.

(a) Draw one straight line from each feeding behaviour to its definition.
One has been done for you.
feeding behaviour

definition
an animal that eats
mainly plants

carnivore
an animal that eats
mainly meat
herbivore

omnivore

an animal that catches

and eats predators

an animal that eats both

animals and plants
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(b) Put a cross ( ) next to the correct word(s) to complete the following sentence.
Carnivores have more protein in their diet than herbivores. This means that the
amount of time carnivores need to spend eating compared to herbivores is
less
more
the same
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2.

Every day John has two sausages in batter, chips, a chocolate cake, and a fizzy cherry
drink for his lunch.

(a) The table below shows parts of Johns lunch and some alternatives that he could eat.
(i) For each part of Johns lunch, tick the best alternative that would improve his
diet.
(3)
(ii) In the last column, suggest how your alternative improves Johns diet.
(3)
part of Johns
lunch

alternative food

how this improves Johns

diet

fried sausages
sausages in batter

grilled fish
grilled sausages
apple

chocolate cake

chocolate biscuits
doughnut
cola

fizzy cherry drink

diet cola
semi skimmed milk

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The male ground hornbill is a type of bird that may catch a lizard and then hold it in his
beak next to a female. If the female accepts the lizard he offers, she may become his
mate.
Use words from the box to complete the following sentences.

camouflaged

courtship

feeding

healthy
suited

genes
large

time

(a) This behaviour is part of the male hornbills ......................................... .

(1)
(b) Offering the lizard shows the female that the male is ......................................... and
......................................... to the environment in which they live.
(2)
(c) It is therefore worth the female investing her ......................................... with
those of the male.
(1)
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Herbicides are chemicals that can be sprayed on to plants to kill them.

The picture shows crops that have been genetically modified so that they are resistant to
herbicides.

crops genetically modified so

that they are resistant to herbicide

weeds not resistant to herbicide

Use this information to explain how world food supplies can be increased.
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Pheromones are chemicals that are made by an animal and released into the air.
Some moths can detect pheromones from 10 km away.
pheromone

male moth

direction that pheromone is travelling

from a female moth

(a) (i) Describe how the concentration of the pheromone changes as it spreads out from
the female moth.
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(ii) How does the male moth use this change to find the female moth?
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(b) Explain why it is important that pheromones from female moths usually only affect
males of the same species.
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Joanne and Rani went on a trip to London. They noticed that squirrels in London were
less likely to run away when a loud sound was made compared to the squirrels in their
village.
Here are their ideas to explain this behaviour.

I think that London squirrels

show habituation to loud sounds.

I think that this is innate

behaviour. London squirrels are
born being able to ignore loud
sounds.

Joanne

Rani

(a) Use the best words from the box to complete the following sentences.

harmful

harmless
learned

inherited

neutral

Habituation is a form of ......................................... behaviour where an animal reacts

less strongly to a stimulus when it is ......................................... .
(2)
(b) Suggest an investigation that could be done to test whether this behaviour of London
squirrels is inherited. Include the results they would expect to obtain.
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7.

Gorillas and orang-utans are large primates that live in forests. Gorillas live in family
groups. Orang-utans usually live alone.

Gorillas have a range of at least six facial expressions, but orang-utans have fewer,
possibly only two.
(a) Suggest why gorillas need a greater range of facial expressions than orang-utans.
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(b) Gorillas are usually calm and gentle and never attack unless provoked. When another
adult male challenges the dominant male in a group, both gorillas will display
aggressive behaviour. This may include these stages:
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baring teeth and staring

standing up on hind legs
cupping (beating) the chest
roaring and screaming

If the challenger persists, the dominant male will drop on all fours and charge towards
him. Usually when the dominant male charges he does not make contact with the
challenger but only runs close to him.
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(i) A cameraman wishes to film a group of gorillas.

Use the information given to suggest how the cameraman should behave when
approaching the gorillas.
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(ii) Suggest why dominant males do not usually make contact with challengers when
they charge at them.
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Most cartoon animal characters are anthropomorphic.

(a) Explain what is meant by the term anthropomorphic.

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Humans often keep animals as pets.
(b) Suggest two reasons why humans keep animals as pets.
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Humans were originally hunter-gatherers.
animals.

Over time they domesticated many herd

(c) Explain the advantages to humans of domesticating herd animals.

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Malaria is a disease caused by the malaria parasite.

(a) Quinine is an effective anti-malaria drug.
What is the natural source of quinine?
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(1)
(b) Scientists are now testing artemisinin as a possible treatment for malaria. It is
extracted from the plant Artemisia annua. At the moment it is very difficult to get
sufficient artemisinin to use as a treatment for lots of people.
(i) Suggest one reason why plant extracts are carefully tested before use on
humans.
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(ii) Describe some ways that the supply of artemisinin could be increased.
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10. Describe the stages in the commercial production of soy sauce.

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11. A breakfast cereal for children is marketed as the first cereal to contain prebiotics.
(a) Name the food group to which most prebiotics belong.
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(b) Explain how prebiotics benefit the human body.
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12. Some people now want to choose the sex of their baby.
(a) Explain how being allowed to choose the sex of babies may affect the human
population.
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(b) Discuss the ethical implications of choosing the sex of your baby.
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13. Many people like to have a dog as a pet. They buy the dog as a puppy and train it.
The puppy can learn through conditioning.
(a) Use an example from dog training to help explain what is meant by the term
conditioning.
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(b) Describe how an animals parents and early experiences in life impact on the way it
behaves as an adult.
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