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The document contains past exam questions from biology tests on the topic of coordination and the nervous system. It includes multiple choice and short answer questions that assess knowledge of: 1) The anatomy and functions of the spinal cord and different parts of nerve cells 2) Conditioned reflexes and the steps involved in conditioning organisms 3) The aim and conclusions of an experiment testing sound localization

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10 - Coordination Notes

The document contains past exam questions from biology tests on the topic of coordination and the nervous system. It includes multiple choice and short answer questions that assess knowledge of: 1) The anatomy and functions of the spinal cord and different parts of nerve cells 2) Conditioned reflexes and the steps involved in conditioning organisms 3) The aim and conclusions of an experiment testing sound localization

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10 Coordination

Section A

[2011-4]
Figure 2 shows a cross section of the spinal cord. Use it to answer the questions that follow.

a. Name the part marked K.


(1 mark)
b. Mention one disease that
attacks neurone X. (1 mark)
c. Give one function of the
fluid found in the neural
canal. (1 mark)

2007-3.
a. Define a “conditioned reflex action”. (1 mark)
b. Mention the three main steps involved in conditioning organism. (3 marks)
Step 1:
Step2:
Step3
c. What is the difference between “a conditioned reflex” and “a single reflex action”? (1 mark)

[2006-4]
Table 1 shows results of an experiment where a person was blindfolded and asked to locate the
direction of sound produced by a clock placed at different distances.

10 Coordination - Questions
2006-4.
a. What two variables were kept constant in this experiment? (2 marks)
b. What was the aim of the experiment? (1 mark)
c. What conclusion can be drawn from the results shown in Table 1? (1 mark)

[2004-4]
Figure 1 is a diagram showing a transverse section of the spinal cord. Use it to answer the questions
that follow.

a. Name the parts labelled B and C. (2 marks)


b. State the structural difference between parts
labelled A and D. (1 mark)
c. What is the function of the substance found in
the part labelled E? (1 mark)

Section B

[2011-10]
Figure 7 is a diagram showing a synapse between two nerve cells. Use it to answer the questions that
follow.

2011-10.
a. Use an arrow to indicate the direction of the nerve impulse in the diagram. (1 mark)
b. State any one function of the synapse to the work of neurons. (1 mark)
c. Explain one effect of smoking Indian hemp to the nervous system. (2 marks)

10 Coordination - Questions
[2010-10]
Figure 8 is a diagram of a nerve cell. Use it to answer the questions that follow:

2010-10.
a. Name the parts marked T and S. (2 marks)
b. Name the type of nerve cell shown in Figure 8. (1 mark)
c. Explain what could happen if the cell body was damaged. (2 marks)
d. Explain any one adaptation that enables the nerve cell to conduct impulses at high speed. (2
marks)

10 Coordination - Questions

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