GCSE Biology Revision - Heart & Circulation
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This test covers the B3 unit of AQA GCSE Biology on heart and circulation
- 1.Which heart chamber has the thickest muscle?
- A.
Left atrium
- B.
Left Ventricle
- C.
Right Atrium
- D.
Right Ventricle
- 2.The correct order for the movement of blood through a heart is
- A.
LA, LV, RV, RA
- B.
RA, LV, LA, RV
- C.
LV, RA, RV, LA
- D.
RV, LA, RA, LV
- 3.Which of the following substances leaves blood as it passes through capillaries in organs like the liver or pancreas
- A.
Oxygen
- B.
Carbon Dioxide
- C.
Starch
- D.
Urea
- 4.Anaerobic respiration in humans produces
- A.
Ethanol
- B.
Lactic Acid, Carbon Dioxide
- C.
Lactic Acid
- D.
Ethanol, Carbon Dioxide
- 5.In distance running the best description of the type of respiration occurring is
- A.
Mostly aerobic
- B.
Mostly anaerobic
- C.
Equally aerobic and anaerobic
- D.
No respiration until the oxygen deby is repaid
- 6.If the volume of the left ventricle is 50cm3 and the resting heart rate is 70 beats per minute what volume of blood (cm3) will leave the left ventricle of a resting man in 10 minutes?
- A.
350
- B.
3500
- C.
35000
- D.
350000
- 7.Which of the following is the correct order of blood vessels arranged from lowest pressure to highest pressure
- A.
Vein, venule, capillary, artery
- B.
Venule, vein, artery, capillary
- C.
Vein, arteriole, venule, capillary
- D.
Artery, capillary, venule, vein
- 8.Which of the following is an effect of regular exercise?
- A.
Recovery takes longer
- B.
Resting heart rate gets faster
- C.
Lungs grow much larger
- D.
Resting heart muscles contract harder
- 9.More blood is delivered to leg muscles during exercise because
- A.
More water is needed for sweating
- B.
More oxygen is needed by muscle cells
- C.
Warmer muscles work faster
- D.
Active muscles need more lactic acid
- 10.The organ mainly responsible for removing lactic acid following vigorous exercise is
- A.
Lungs
- B.
Heart
- C.
Liver
- D.
Kidneys
- 11.Humans have a double circulatory system. The advantage of this is
- A.
It oxygenates blood
- B.
It removes carbon dioxide easily
- C.
It keeps blood pressure high in body capillaries
- D.
It keeps lung tissue living
- 12.The blood vessel walls with the highest proportion of elastic tissue are found in
- A.
Arteries
- B.
Capillaries
- C.
Venules
- D.
Veins
- 13.Which of the following is in highest concentration in the pulmonary vein?
- A.
Oxygen
- B.
Haemoglobin
- C.
Oxyhaemoglobin
- D.
Deoxyhaemoglobin
- 14.Heart sounds are produced when
- A.
Heart valves open
- B.
Heart valves close
- C.
Blood fills the atria
- D.
Blood fills the ventricles
- 15.Choose the best answer for the following question. Valves are present in
- A.
Veins
- B.
Arteries
- C.
Capillaries
- D.
Arterioles
- 16.Which of the following substances is not transported in blood plasma?
- A.
Urea
- B.
Oxygen
- C.
Glycogen
- D.
Glucose
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