Biology 0610 · IGCSE · Coordination and response

Coordination and response — practice question

A neurone is a specialised kind of animal cell.
(a(i))[1]

State the name of these unspecialised cells.

(a(ii))[2]

State two structural features common to all animal cells.

(a(iii))[1]

Suggest why most neurones are very long.

(b(i))[1]

State the name of the type of neurone that connects to an effector organ.

(b(ii))[1]

State one example of an effector organ.

(c(i))[5]

Complete Table 4.1. One row has already been completed for you.

(c(ii))[1]

State where in the body the neurones in Fig. 4.1 would be found.

(d)[3]

Describe how neurotransmitters move across the gap separating two neurones.

(e)[1]

Suggest why blinking of the eyes is coordinated by nerves and not hormones.

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