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WJEC 2014 Online Exam Review: GCSE Biology 4461-02
WJEC 2014 Online Exam Review: GCSE Biology 4461-02
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3. The diagram below shows the hairs on the surface of the skin of a cat at different air temperatures.
Diagram A Diagram B
hairs
skin
surface
(a) Name the structures in the skin that raise each hair to the position shown in Diagram A.
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(b) Explain why the skin in Diagram A loses less heat to the air than the skin in Diagram B.
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(c) State two other ways in which the skin reduces heat loss from the body. [2]
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rain cloud
nitrogen in
wheat crops grown
artificial
in spring rain
fertiliser
nitrate solution
nitrogen in ammonia washed through soil
(a) Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (NVZs) are areas of land where nitrates in fertilisers are likely to
enter water supplies.
Suggest why:
(i) the annual deadline for spreading animal manure (slurry) on NVZs in Wales is
October 31st; [1]
(ii) it is more environmentally friendly to add nitrate fertiliser to wheat crops in the
Spring than in the Winter. [1]
(c) Suggest how ploughing dead plants back into the soil may lead to increased nitrate
production in the long term. [2]
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