1. Materia: Biology Senior 4
Profesora: Ma. Magdalena Ravagnan
Contenido nodal: Human physiology
PRIMER TRIMESTRE
Fecha de presentación: February 2014
1) A cheetah is a predator that feeds on small antelopes. When chasing its prey, the cheetah runs very fast but can only
keep this up for a short time.
(a) (i) Name the hormone that would be released in large quantities into the cheetah’s blood to prepare it for the chase.
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(ii) State two ways in which this hormone can help to provide extra energy for the cheetah to run very fast.
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2) Explain the pupil reflex.
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3) Draw a female reproductive system label
i)where sperm are deposited during intercourse;
(ii) where fertilisation normally takes place;
(iii) where implantation normally takes place;
4) Define fertilisation and implantation.
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