Biology 0610 · IGCSE · Blood

Blood — practice question

Fig. 8.1 illustrates the apparatus used to investigate the substances present in cigarette smoke. Smoke from the lit cigarette is drawn through the apparatus. The findings are shown in Table 8.1.
(a(i))[2]

State any two ways tar affects the body.

(a(ii))[1]

State one conclusion that can be drawn from the limewater results.

(a(iii))[1]

State what the Universal Indicator results indicate about cigarette smoke.

(a(iv))[1]

Name one component of cigarette smoke, apart from tar and carbon monoxide, that was not examined in this investigation.

(b)[1]

Suggest how the results in Table 8.1 indicate that the filter was not very effective.

(c)[2]

Explain why cigarette smoke makes blood transport oxygen less effectively.

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