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AQA GCSE Biology Unit 3.3
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1What is the term used to describe the body's way of maintaining internal conditions?
- ABody-balance
- BHomeostasis
- CCorpomaintenance
2How is urea made?
- ABreaking down urine molecules
- BDeamination of amino acids
- CProduct of anaerobic respiration
3Which of these are the main types of homeostasis?
- AThermoregulation
- BFluororegulation
- CHydroregulation
- DOsmoregulation
- EGlucoregulation
- FHaemoregulation
4Which of these are structures found in the human kidney?
- ABowman's capsule
- BRenal artery
- CCarotid artery
- DNephron
- EDiaphragm
- FIslets of Langerhans
5What is the name of the process of changing the rate of reabsorption in the kidneys?
- AUltrafiltration
- BSelective reabsorption
- CRenal feedback
6True or false? Urine is coloured yellow due to the presence of urobilins.
- ATrue
- BFalse
7True or false? Dialysis is a natural process occurring in the human body.
- ATrue
- BFalse
8Which of these does dialysis fluid not contain?
- AGlucose
- BMineral ions
- CUrea
9True or false? Immunosuppressant drugs lower the risk of complications and diseases during a transplant.
- ATrue
- BFalse
10True or false? Xenotransplantation involves the abstraction of human organs from genetically engineered pigs.
- ATrue
- BFalse
11How high is the normal human core body temperature?
- A33°C
- B35°C
- C37°C
- D39°C
- E41°C
12Where is the thermoregulatory centre located?
- AHypothalamus
- BPons
- CPituitary gland
- DSpleen
13Which of these processes occur when the core body temperature rises?
- AVasodilation
- BVasoconstriction
- CSweating
- DShivering
- EHairs lie flat
- FHairs stand on end
14Which of these processes occur when the core body temperature falls?
- AVasodilation
- BVasoconstriction
- CSweating
- DShivering
- EHairs lie flat
- FHairs stand on end
15True or false? Everyone in the UK automatically becomes an organ donor unless they opt out.
- ATrue
- BFalse
16True or false? Elderly people are more likely to suffer from hypothermia, contributing to the excess winter mortality.
- ATrue
- BFalse
17Where is the hormone insulin produced?
- AThyroid gland
- BPancreas
- CSpleen
- DPituitary gland
18What does insulin do?
- ACause glucose to be stored in the liver as glycogen
- BCause glycogen to broken into glucose and released into the blood
19What does glucagon do?
- ACause glucose to be stored in the liver as glycogen
- BCause glycogen to be broken into glucose and released into the blood
20True or false? Type 2 diabetes is the type of diabetes in which the pancreas makes insufficient insulin.
- ATrue
- BFalse
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- Twenty questions for the third section of Unit 3 in AQA GCSE Biology: Keeping internal conditions constant.
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