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Lower Secondary Stage 8
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The diagram shows the ribcage.

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Cartilage joins each rib to the sternum. This allows the ribs to move.

Explain why it is important that the ribs can move.

Important Questions on Respiration and Circulation

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Lower Secondary Stage 8
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The diagram shows the ribcage.

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The airways found inside the ribcage are kept clean by ciliated epithelial cells. Explain what happens to these cells in a person that smokes.
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Lower Secondary Stage 8
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The diagram shows two blood vessels.

Name each of the vessels shown in the diagram.

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Lower Secondary Stage 8
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The diagram shows two blood vessels.

Explain why vessel A has thick elastic walls.

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Lower Secondary Stage 8
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Some scientists collected data to investigate the link between height and lung volume. They measured the height and lung volume of a group of men aged between 20 and 30. The results are shown below.

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Describe what this data shows about the correlation between height and lung volume.

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Lower Secondary Stage 8
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Some scientists collected data to investigate the link between height and lung volume. They measured the height and lung volume of a group of men aged between 20 and 30. The results are shown below.

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One man in the investigation was an Olympic athlete. How tall was this man?

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Lower Secondary Stage 8
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Hussain is growing plants. He waters them every day. Once a week he adds fertiliser to the soil.

Name the specialised cells in the plants that absorb water and minerals.

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Lower Secondary Stage 8
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Hussain is growing plants. He waters them every day. Once a week he adds fertiliser to the soil.
Name the specialised cells in the plants that transport water and minerals up the stem to the leaves.
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Lower Secondary Stage 8
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Hussain is growing plants. He waters them every day. Once a week he adds fertiliser to the soil. 

If plants do not get enough nitrates they don't grow properly. Explain why.