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BIOLOGY 0610/32
Paper 3 Extended October/November 2010
1 hour 15 minutes
Candidates answer on the Question Paper.
No Additional Materials are required.

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

Write your Centre number, Candidate number and name on all the work you hand in.
Write in dark blue or black pen.
You may use a pencil for any diagrams or graphs.
Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid.
DO NOT WRITE IN ANY BARCODES.

Answer all questions.

At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together.
The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part
question. For Examiner's Use

Total

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3 (a) In the space below write a balanced chemical equation for anaerobic respiration in For
muscles. Examiner's
Use
…….…………………….……….. ! …………………..…..………….. [2]

Some students investigated the breathing of a 16-year old male athlete. Fig. 3.1 shows the
pattern of his breathing for 60 seconds when resting. Fig. 3.2 shows the pattern of his
breathing while he took some exercise for 60 seconds.

volume
of air / dm3 1

0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
time / s

Fig. 3.1

volume
of air / dm3 1

0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
time / s
Fig. 3.2

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Table 3.1 shows a summary of the results obtained by the students. For
Examiner's
Use
Table 3.1

breathing at rest breathing during exercise

volume of air breathed in

0.5
with each breath / dm3 ……………………………

rate of breathing / number of

11
breaths per minute ……………………………

volume of air breathed in

5.5
per minute / dm3 ……………………………

(b) Using information from Fig. 3.2, complete Table 3.1.

Write your answers in Table 3.1. [3]

(c) Explain the effect of exercise on the student’s breathing.

[5]

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BIOLOGY 0610/22
Paper 2 Core October/November 2011
1 hour 15 minutes
Candidates answer on the Question Paper.
No Additional Materials are required.

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

Write your Centre number, candidate number and name on all the work you hand in.
Write in dark blue or black pen.
For Examiner's Use
You may use a pencil for any diagrams or graphs.
Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid. 1
DO NOT WRITE IN ANY BARCODES.
2
Answer all questions.
At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together.
3
The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part
question.
4

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2 Fig. 2.1 shows a section through the human chest (thorax). For
Examiner's
Use

Fig. 2.1

(a) Name the structures labelled M, N and O.

O [3]

(b) The breathing rates of some students were measured before they started running.

Describe how you could measure the breathing rates.

[2]

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(c) Fig. 2.2 shows the results of an investigation into the breathing rates of some students For
before and immediately after running. Examiner's
Use

30

before running
immediately after
running

20

breathing
rate /
breaths
per
minute

10

0
female 1 female 2 female 3 male 1 male 2 male 3

students

Fig. 2.2

(i) State which student has the highest breathing rate before running.

[1]

(ii) State which student has the smallest change in breathing rate from before to
immediately after running.

[1]

(iii) Describe any patterns shown by the results.

[2]

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(d) Explain why breathing rate changes during exercise. For

Examiner's
Use

[4]

[Total: 13]

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BIOLOGY 0610/31
Paper 3 Extended October/November 2010
1 hour 15 minutes
Candidates answer on the Question Paper.
No Additional Materials are required.

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

Write your Centre number, Candidate number and name on all the work you hand in.
Write in dark blue or black pen.
You may use a pencil for any diagrams or graphs.
Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid.
DO NOT WRITE IN ANY BARCODES.

Answer all questions. For Examiner's Use

At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together.
The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part 1
question.
2

Total

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3 (a) Define the term aerobic respiration. For

Examiner's
Use

[2]

During exercise the movement of the ribcage enables air to enter the lungs.

(b) Describe how the ribcage is moved during inspiration (breathing in) and explain how
this causes air to enter the lungs.

[4]

(c) Explain how the ribcage returns to its resting position during expiration (breathing out).

[2]

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Some students carried out an investigation on a 16-year old athlete. Table 3.1 shows the For
results of their investigation on the athlete’s breathing at rest and immediately after 20 Examiner's
Use
minutes of running.

Ventilation rate is the volume of air taken into the lungs per minute.

Table 3.1

immediately after 20
at rest
minutes of running
rate of breathing
12 20
/ breaths per minute
average volume of air
taken in with each breath 0.5 3.5
/ dm3
ventilation rate
6.0
/ dm3 per minute ………….

(d) (i) Calculate the ventilation rate of the athlete immediately after 20 minutes of running.

Write your answer in Table 3.1. [1]

(ii) Explain why the athlete has a high ventilation rate after the exercise has
finished.

[5]

[Total: 14]

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