Year Eleven Science Revision booklet

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Paper One – Biology

Paper Three – Chemistry

Paper Five – Physics

Biology Paper One Revision

What is the difference between a light and electron microscope?

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State two advantages of using an electron microscope to view cells,

rather than a light microscope.

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Draw compare and contrast the differences between a plant and

animal cell:

Animal Cell Plant Cell

What do all of the parts of each cell do?

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Define the fololowing key words:

Enzyme:

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Stem cell:

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Dendron:

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Axon:

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Neurotransmission:

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Explain how cells that line the oviduct are adapted to their function

of moving the egg cell.

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Describe how the arrival of an impulse at the end of on neurone can

cause an impulse in a neighbouring neurone.

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Chemistry Paper Three Revision

Draw a diagram and explain how the three states of matter are

arranged in terms of particles and how they can change form one

state to another:

What is the difference between a pure substance and a mixture?

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Complete this table:

Subatomic particle Relative charge Relative mass

Proton

Neutron

Electron

What is an isotope and why do they occur? Provide an example.

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How did Mendeleev layout his periodic table? Why did he leave gaps

in his version of the periodic table?

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Compare and contrast the modern periodic table to Mendeleev’s:

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Explain how the following separation techniques work and what they

are used to separate:

Chromatography:

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Distillation:

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Evaporation:

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Explain what is happening within the above picture. Provide reasons

for your explanation.

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Compare and contrast the difference between ionic and covalent

bonding. You may use a diagram to support your answer:

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Physics Paper Five Revision

What is the difference between a vector and a scalar? Provide

examples of a scalar and a vector.

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Use the table below to compare and contrast the difference

between Newton’s three Laws:

Law One Law Two Law Three

Draw and explain a Sankey diagram for a torch:

The mass of a spanner on Earth is 0.2 kg, and is weight is 2N. The

spanner is taken to the Moon as part of an astronaut’s tool kit.

Compare the mass and weight of the spanner on the Moon and on the

Earth.

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A car accelerates at 2m/s2. The resultant force acting on the car is

3000N. Calculate the mass of the car.

A car has a mass of 1500kg. What force is needed to give it an

acceleration of 4m/s2?

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What is meant by inertial mass and how does this affect an object?

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Compare and contrast the way particles move in a sound wave and in

a wave on the surface of water.

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Lane markings on the bottom of a swimming pool are straight lines.

Explain why they do not usually look straight when you look at them

from above the water.

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Explain what this diagram tells you about differing EM waves and

state one way in which X-rays are similar to visible light and one way

in which they are different. [Exam tip: Remember the order of

these waves]

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What is the difference between Rutherford’s model of the atom and

the plum pudding model?

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What is meant by ionisation and how does Bohr’s model support the

emission and absorption spectra?

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What is this showing

and telling you?

Where does radon gas

come from?

How could you protect

yourself against

background radiation?

Why can ‘human made’

radiation hurt you

more?

Revise this:

When an alpha is emitted the top number goes down by 4 and

the bottom number down by 2.

During beta minus decay - The bottom number goes up 1.

During beta plus decay – The bottom number goes down 2.