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Body coordination practice

Body coordination practice with explained answers

You have read the lessons and now want questions that check whether it stuck.

These eight questions move from naming to explaining to reading data. Try each one on paper before opening the answer.

The set covers the cluster on body coordination. The timed practice session builder can turn it into a timed run.

Questions

Question 1 (1 mark). Name the type of neurone that carries a signal from a receptor to the coordinator.

Answer

Sensory neurone. It carries the signal towards the spinal cord or brain.

Question 2 (2 marks). A student smells burning toast and turns her head. Name the stimulus and the receptor.

Answer

Stimulus: the chemicals from the burning toast. Receptor: the nose, specifically the smell receptors inside it.

Question 3 (2 marks). State what an effector is, with one example.

Answer

An effector is a part of the body that carries out a response after it receives a signal. Example: a muscle in the arm, or a gland that releases a substance.

Question 4 (3 marks). Write the pathway for a student who blinks when a speck flies towards the eye. Use the seven links.

Answer

Stimulus: the speck approaching. Receptor: the eye. Sensory neurone: carries the signal to the coordinator.

Coordinator: the brain or spinal cord, as your textbook example specifies. Motor neurone: carries the signal to the eyelid muscle. Effector: the eyelid muscles. Response: the eye closes.

Award the mark for the order, not only the names. State the coordinator your textbook uses for this reflex.

Question 5 (2 marks). Explain why pulling a hand away from a hot object is faster than deciding to lift a cup.

Answer

The reflex goes through the spinal cord without waiting for a decision in the brain. The shorter pathway means less time between stimulus and response.

Question 6 (3 marks). Compare nervous and hormonal coordination on speed and duration.

Answer

Nervous coordination is fast because signals travel along neurones, and the effect is short. Hormonal coordination is slower because hormones travel in the blood, and the effect lasts longer. Two contrasts plus the correct carrier earns full marks.

Question 7 (4 marks). A ruler-catching test gives these distances for one student: morning 13 cm, 12 cm, 14 cm; after a long exam 17 cm, 16 cm, 18 cm. Find the mean for each condition and state what it shows.

Answer

Morning mean: (13 + 12 + 14) ÷ 3 = 39 ÷ 3 = 13 cm. After the exam mean: (17 + 16 + 18) ÷ 3 = 51 ÷ 3 = 17 cm.

The ruler fell 4 cm further after the exam, so the response was slower in that condition. This assumes the same student and the same release method.

Question 8 (2 marks). A student writes: “Devi has a nerve problem because her ruler fell 6 cm further”. Give one reason the conclusion is not supported.

Answer

One test cannot show why a response changed, and a difference in distance does not identify a condition. The data supports only the statement that the response was slower in that trial.

If you got these wrong

Missed the order of links in questions 1 to 5: revisit tracing a simple response pathway. Missed the data questions 7 and 8: go to interpreting curriculum scenarios.

Log each error in the mistake log and paper error review so the pattern is visible. For a teacher to mark your wording, see online one-to-one Science tuition.

Common questions

Should I time myself on these questions?

Do the first three untimed, then time the rest at about one minute per mark. Write the answer before opening the explanation, because reading the answer first only feels like learning.

What if I get a question wrong?

Note which link or idea you missed, then return to the matching lesson. Repeating the question after a day tells you whether the gap is closed.

Are these real SPM questions?

No. They are original questions written to test the same skills. Current SPM paper formats are on the Lembaga Peperiksaan website, so check there for how papers are set.

Do I write full sentences in structured answers?

Yes for explain and compare questions, where a reason is needed. A list of terms is fine when the question says name or state.

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