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0654.B15.4.02 — Identify on diagrams and state the functions of the following parts of the female reproductive system: ovaries, oviducts, uterus, cervix and: past paper questions

19 real questionsasked in 4 of the last 10 exam series2019–2024usually: State, Complete, Identify, Label, Draw

Real questions on 0654.b15.4.02 — identify on diagrams and state the functions of the following parts of the female reproductive system: ovaries, oviducts, uterus, cervix and

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  1. 0973/41 · May/June 2024 · Q1c[1]

    State one function of the amniotic fluid.

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  2. 0973/41 · May/June 2024 · Q1d[2]

    Tick (✓) all the boxes that show correct statements about the placenta. Carbon dioxide diffuses from the mother’s blood in the placenta to the fetus. The blood of the fetus and the blood of the mother mix in the placenta. The mother provides the fetus with excretory products from the placenta. The placenta provides a b...

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  3. 0973/32 · May/June 2023 · Q1b[1]

    State the name of the part in the human body where fertilisation takes place.

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  4. 0973/31 · May/June 2022 · Q4c[1]

    State the name of the female gamete in humans.

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  5. 0973/31 · October/November 2021 · Q4b[1]

    State the name of the part of the female reproductive system that releases gametes.

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  6. 0973/31 · October/November 2021 · Q6b(ii)[1]

    Complete the sentences below using the symbols α and β. particles are less ionising than particles. particles are less penetrating than particles.

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  7. 0973/32 · May/June 2021 · Q1a(i)[2]

    State the letter from Fig. 1.1 that shows the part where: fertilisation occurs

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  8. 0973/32 · May/June 2021 · Q1a(ii)[1]

    Identify the part labelled B in Fig. 1.1.

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  9. 0973/32 · May/June 2021 · Q1b[2]

    Fig. 1.2 shows a student’s description of fertilisation in humans. The description of fertilisation in humans is incorrect. Circle the two incorrect words in the description in Fig. 1.2. Fertilisation is the separation of the nuclei from a sperm cell and an ovary cell.

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  10. 0973/32 · May/June 2021 · Q1c(i)[1]

    place ticks (3) in Table 1.1 to show the days when the uterus lining is shed

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  11. 0973/32 · May/June 2021 · Q1c(ii)[1]

    1-mark question — its maths and diagrams are best seen on the paper.

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  12. 0973/41 · October/November 2020 · Q10d(ii)[1]

    State the function of the ovary in humans.

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  13. 0973/31 · May/June 2020 · Q1a(i)[3]

    Label Fig. 1.1 using words from the list. Each word may be used once, more than once or not at all. cervix ovary uterus oviduct vagina

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  14. 0973/31 · May/June 2020 · Q1a(ii)[3]

    The boxes on the left are parts of the human female reproductive system. The boxes on the right are the functions of the different parts. Draw one line from each part to its function. part function ovary site of fertilisation oviduct receives penis during sexual intercourse uterus releases female gametes vagina where f...

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  15. 0973/32 · May/June 2020 · Q1c(ii)[1]

    State the function of the ovary in a plant.

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  16. 0973/41 · May/June 2020 · Q7a(i)[4]

    Complete Table 7.1.

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  17. 0973/41 · May/June 2020 · Q7a(ii)[1]

    Name one gas that is transferred from the blood of the fetus to the mother’s blood.

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  18. 0973/31 · May/June 2019 · Q4a(i)[1]

    State the number of days of the menstrual cycle shown in Fig. 4.1.

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  19. 0973/31 · May/June 2019 · Q4a(ii)[1]

    Menstruation is the breakdown and loss of the uterus lining. Place ticks (3) in the boxes on Fig. 4.1 to show on which days menstruation occurs.

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What examiners said

Egg or ovum were often suggested. Ovary was sometimes suggested incorrectly.

— Examiner report, May/June 2022, 0973/31 Q4(c) (Cambridge)

(i)(ii) The function of the ovary in plants was less well known than that in humans.

— Examiner report, October/November 2020, 0973/41 Q10(d) (Cambridge)

Most candidates were able to give 31 days as the number of days of the menstrual cycle shown.

— Examiner report, May/June 2019, 0973/31 Q4(a)(i) (Cambridge)

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