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Assessment Task 1: Knowledge questions
Information for students
Knowledge questions are designed to help you demonstrate the knowledge which you have acquired during the learning phase of this unit. Ensure that you:
- review the advice to students regarding answering knowledge questions in the Community Services Works Student User Guide
- comply with the due date for assessment which your assessor will provide
- adhere with your RTO’s submission guidelines
- answer all questions completely and correctly
- submit work which is original and, where necessary, properly referenced
- submit a completed cover sheet with your work
- avoid sharing your answers with other students.
Assessment information
Information about how you should complete this assessment can be found in Appendix A of the Community Services Works Student User Guide. Refer to the appendix for information on:
· where this task should be completed
· the maximum time allowed for completing this assessment task
· whether or not this task is open-book.
Note: You must complete and submit an assessment cover sheet with your work. A template is provided in Appendix C of the Student User Guide. However, if your RTO has provided you with an assessment cover sheet, please ensure that you use that.
Questions
Provide answers to all of the questions below:
- Identify and briefly explain the purpose of the four types of tissue.
- Identify the two important things that cells need to survive.
- Explain the function of organelles.
- Explain the function of the nucleus.
- Explain the function of the cell membrane.
- List five different organs and briefly describe their function. For each, also list which body system they belong to.
- Describe the function of the following body systems.
| a) Cardiovascular system | |
| b) Respiratory system | |
| c) Musculoskeletal system | |
| d) Endocrine system | |
| e) Digestive system | |
| f) Urinary system | |
| g) Reproductive system | |
| h) Integumentary system | |
| i) Lymphatic system | |
| j) Nervous system, including sensory systems – eye and ear | |
| k) The special senses – smell, taste, vision, equilibrium and hearing | |
| l) Immune system |
- Explain how each of the following contributes to healthy body functioning.
| a) Maintenance of body temperature (also identify the normal human body temperature) | |
| b) Fluid and electrolyte (including PH) balance | |
| c) Elimination of wastes from the body | |
| d) Maintenance of blood pressure (include the optimal blood pressure reading, and what reading is considered high) | |
| e) Physical activity – active and passive |
