CAMRBRIDGE SCIENCE CHECKPOINT STAGE 8 WORKSHEET

UNIT 1 (PART 2). RESPIRATION & BLOOD

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CORE SECTION
1 List 3 components of the blood you have learned.
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2 Complete the following sentences about respiration.

Use the given words below.
Each word can be used once, more than once or will not be used at all.

mitochondria exothermic carbon dioxide colder

hotter lungs oxygen energy

Aerobic respiration in humans takes place in ………………….. .

The reactants of this process are glucose and ………………….. .

We take in ……………… from the air we breath in.

Glucose comes from the food that we eat.

Aerobic respiration provides ……………... for daily activities such as running, breathing, studying.

In cells, aerobic respiration happens in the ……………………… .

Aerobic respiration is an …………………… process because it makes the surroundings become …………….

3 Watch the video to answer the following questions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrE6Y0Se8bw

(a) What is the percentage of the plasma in human blood?

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(b) List 3 substances that the plasma contains.

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(c) What is the percentage of the red blood cells in human blood?
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(d) Besides plasma, red blood cells and white blood cells, what is the 4th component of blood that you
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4 Describe the function of each components of the blood, using the given keywords.
(It means you need to add the given keywords into your answers).

(a) Function of red blood cells.

Keywords: haemoglobin, oxygen, carry.
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(b) Function of white blood cells.

Keywords: phagocytosis, pathogens.
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(c) Function of plasma.

Keywords: nutrients, liquid.
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5 Complete the following sentences about carbon dioxide released from respiration.
Use the given words below.
Each word can be used once, more than once or will not be used at all.

products blood atmosphere higher

reactants lungs diffusion exhalation

Carbon dioxide is one of the ……………….. of aerobic respiration in humans.

It moves from the ……………… into the alveoli by a process called …………………… .

Then, by the ……………………. performed by humans, it will be released to the ……………. .

The amount of carbon dioxide in the inspired air is …………….. than the amount of carbon dioxide in the

expired air.

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6 Match the red blood cell and white blood cell with their corresponding properties and features.
One line has been done for you.

performs phagocytosis

has red color

Red blood cell
carries oxygen

contains nucleus
White blood cell
contains haemoglobin

does not have a nucleus

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7 For each of the following group of statements, choose one correct statement.

Group 1:
A. Plasma is solid.
B. Plasma is liquid.
C. Plasma is gas.

Group 2:
A. Viruses and bacteria are pathogens.
B. Vitamin C and vitamin D are pathogens.
C. White blood cell and red blood cell are pathogens.

Group 3:
A. Oxygen combines with haemoglobin in the red blood cells to form oxyhaemoglobin.
B. Oxygen extracts from haemoglobin in the red blood cells to form oxyhaemoglobin.
C. Oxygen combines with haemoglobin in the red blood cells to form red-haemoglobin.

Group 4:
A. Red blood cells take up more than 90% of human blood.
B. Red blood cells take up about 45% of human blood.
C. Red blood cells take up less than 20% of human blood.

Group 5:
A. Red blood cells do not contain nucleus to have larger space to store oxygen.
B. White blood cells do not contain nucleus to have larger space to store oxygen.
C. Plasma do not contain nucleus to have larger space to store oxygen.

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8 Look at these diagrams of white blood cell and red blood cell.

Describe two differences between red blood cell and white blood cell that you observe from the diagrams.
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9 The red blood cells do not contain mitochondria.

If red blood cells really contained mitochondria, they must use up oxygen.
Explain why.
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10 The white blood cells kill pathogens by phagocytosis.

Describe how they do this.
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ADVANCED SECTION

11 Give two evidences to prove that aerobic respiration in humans is exothermic process.

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13 Several internal organs are protected by the rib cage.

(a) What is meant by internal organs?

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(b) Name four internal organs you can see in the diagram.
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(c) Describe how the rib cage protects internal organs.

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