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The nervous system and reflex arcs
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40 AQA GCSE Biology questions on The nervous system and reflex arcs, each with instant feedback and a full examiner-style mark scheme.

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Question 1 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3

What is a stimulus?

  1. A change in the environment that an organism detects
  2. The gap between two neurones
  3. The muscle or gland that produces a response
  4. The electrical impulse travelling along a neurone
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✓ Answer: AA change in the environment that an organism detects
Every nervous pathway starts with one and ends with a response.
Question 2 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3

Which receptors detect light?

  1. Receptors in the retina of the eye
  2. Receptors in the skin
  3. Receptors in the inner ear
  4. Receptors in the tongue
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✓ Answer: AReceptors in the retina of the eye
Each sense organ contains receptors tuned to one kind of stimulus.
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