Biology 0610 · IGCSE · Sense organs

Sense organs — practice question

The eye is a sense organ that reacts to light. Fig. 4.1 is a sectional diagram of the human eye, and the labelled parts are Q, R, S, T, U, W, X and Y.
(a)[5]

Fill in the table by naming the eye parts and then using the letters on Fig. 4.1 to identify them.

(b(i))[1]

State the term for the way in which a pair of muscles work in opposition to each other.

(b(ii))[1]

State the name of the process that enables the eye to see objects at different distances.

(c)[2]

Explain why the eye cannot easily tell different colours apart when the light level is low.

(d(i))[1]

State the genotype of a heterozygous female carrier.

(d(ii))[1]

State the genotype of a colour-blind male.

(d(iii))[1]

Use the key to finish Fig. 4.2 by drawing the correct symbol for person 13.

(d(iv))[2]

Explain why females 4 and 5 are carriers even though their mother is not a carrier.

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