Excretion in Humans: Question Paper 1
Excretion in Humans: Question Paper 1
Excretion in Humans: Question Paper 1
Question Paper 1
Level IGCSE
Subject Biology
Exam Board CIE
Topic Excretion in Humans
Paper Type (Extended) Theory Paper
Booklet Question Paper 1
Score: /45
Percentage: /100
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(ii) State an excretory product that is passed out through the lungs.
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P L
Fig. 4.1
• naming the part of the kidney that carries out each function
• using letters from Fig. 4.1 to identify the part of the kidney named.
Table 4.1
blood is filtered
concentration of urine is
medulla L
determined
urine flows to the
bladder
blood is carried into the
kidney
blood flows out of the
kidney
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(i) State two waste substances that are removed from the blood by dialysis.
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(ii) Kidney patients may be given a kidney transplant. State one advantage and one
disadvantage of kidney transplants compared with dialysis.
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Fig. 5.1
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(d) Give one example, other than glucose, of a substance that is reabsorbed into the blood from
the renal tubule.
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dialysis machine
blood pump
fresh dialysis
fluid
Fig. 5.2
blood before
substance used dialysis fluid fresh dialysis fluid
dialysis
glucose normal
salts high
urea high
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Dr. Asher Rana www.chemistryonlinetuition.com [email protected]
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(g) Before a kidney is transplanted, it is important to match the tissue type of the donor with the
tissue type of the recipient.
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blood
2
blood
Fig. 2.1
Table 2.1
concentration / g dm–3
substance
region 1 region 2 region 3 region 4
glucose 0.9 0.9 0.2 0.0
protein 82.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
salts 8.0 8.0 9.6 16.5
urea 0.2 0.2 0.2 20.0
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(ii) has molecules which are small enough to be filtered but is completely reabsorbed from
the fluid in the kidney tubule;
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(c) State three structures through which the fluid from region 4 passes as it leaves the body.
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(d) One role of the kidney is to maintain the concentration of the blood plasma.
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