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} } ‘Answer ALL questions. 1 The table lists values that can be obtained in practical investigations. (a) Complete the table by naming pieces of laboratory apparatus that can be used to help obtain these values. The first one has been done for you. Value magnification of a red blood cell heat produced by germinating seeds surface area to volume ratio of a potato cylinder breathing rate of a human volume of gas produced by yeast in anaerobic respiration (4) Apparatus microscope Ahern © meer Scop PeReH, 8 A PUler and measuans cylinder BAW water , Qcapri—_pr per gp rrometer Ops SHAS (b) The diagram shows a red blood cell viewed through a microscope. é ‘2 # 1g 1s 2 2 5 . (Source: © Artem_Graf/Shutterstock) ; The actual width of this red blood cell is 8um. The magnification of this red blood cell can be calculated using this formula. o€ magnification = —Wisth of cellin drawing actual width of cell a = Calculate the magnification of this red blood cell. z (2) z a magnification =... 66 2S (Total for Question 1 = 6 marks) « a = # g ¥ Cand D. 2. The diagram shows the human heart with four blood vessels labelled A, B, C a! c ae \\ \ pe ce Yolen Wy (a) (i) Which blood vessel brings oxygenated blood to the heart? a) BoodaO ona wp (il) Which blood vessel contains blood at the highest pressure? oO) oa oes Ae a) (b) (i) Draw a label line on the diagram to show the position of a semi-lunar valve. a) (ii) Describe the function of the semi-lunar valves. | (2) 1 & - | -Sermt.lunac. vales. sve kaek Flew of ood - ker ine —venbricles—relax, Gram the aorta and ane a Palmonery artery ashen tne ventricles cello. Butt Laie) roost Ye move... Gyr Qacd (©) Inthe heart of a foetus, the two upper chambers (atria) are linked by a hole so that blood can pass between them. (i) Explain why this hole is normally closed before the baby is born. (2) | BeMaore lacth > OXYoen Ws aksorbed Yeasts. placenta , but GSFEN ARR WAby is boon it breathes Grom the lungs. Sethe Hole. needs Ab tbe closed -b swoih mre “3 £ oxygenase ard Aeoryaenareal blood Se rhe sepham Lom completely. > MODE AN. Go. higher... pregsuce is maintaines Othecwise, a Hanher could ne ARE Concentratan aadien® eaetsnet be maintained (ii) Sometimes the hole does not close. Explain what effect this will have on the baby. i (3) | We aayopreteal andl deaxygens ted blood mines | ipa nec, se the muscles WeCRes. less saygen. Less earn dhenide.. 6 taken IEA, AS ARE Concentration, Qyroskient Cannek be maintained. The Waly caine veseices. less aerobically Sie i6 MW nave less Snergy, hich woh result oy Lredness. Meo there would be reduced qgrourtin (Total for Question 2 = 19 marks) 3 Astudent investigates factors that affect photosynthesis. factors Photosynthesis the effect of (a) In his first experiment, the student uses this method to investigate light on photosynthesis. place a plant in the dark for 24 hours cover part of leaf X with black paper place the plant in the light for 24 hours The diagram shows the plant in the light. Describe how the student tests leat X to show the effect of light on photosynthesis. (4) he _ Student. cuts. Ahe leo snd places VE Terligg. odades Ae KM Then, Yhe, Stedenk — eMeas tan ethanol bo remove ARE. Chioraphy ll. Then Ne cools he lea Ovid worker and ACES Ale We then adds oe owt DEON. SPabGn« \ocline Salution evenly S\ aheses a orm... Pha bowynthevic, Klack Sure We weary Starch was. Produced Qe the leat terns blue z (b) In his second experiment, the student uses a water plant to investigate the effect of carbon dioxide concentration on the rate of photosynthesis. He does the experiment at two different light intensities. The table shows the student's results. Carbon dioxide _Rate of photosynthesis in bubbles per minute concentration in arbitrary units !owlight intensity high light intensity 0.00 0 0 0.02 20 20 0.04 29 35 0.06 35 47 0.08 39 68 0.10 42 84 0.12 45 89 0.14 46 90 0.16 46 90 0.18 46 90 (i) Explain the student's results, (4) AS the. Concendverdion.. BR carbon. dioxide meneaces, Ae Merare of _ ghokeGynVhesisy algo. increases. Wis WS because Caren dixie is needed Mr @hotosyn, tess. So moe caroan dioxide _ merne more _Ahotrgnthesw Une\ OMA aeismts of cartoon diexide APL Ahet the, cok. of Sob synthesis ches ool increase as lant lnterssibey acts. av. & Nimitive Qo ter The. haber Abe aye mtensiby, Ane hahen Ane rate & _ftatasynthgers Urb 0." onits & eartbirelonde as Meeecdensiby Yn a Mek acter AL © eunits, coc Oo 3 Samay macentra Bor tre cas. | (i) Describe how the student could change the light intensity in this Investigation need cele > ee nes We Could vse a lame wri aciustable bcigintneer ® (iii) Give the dependent variable in this investigation. a) Rote ff photosy nthesi £ (iv) Give one way in which the student could control the biotic variable in this investigation. species a \Kee fing ane oe. and bree o plant Constant (Total for Question 3 = 11 marks) 4 The diagram shows a yeast cell. © cell wall cytoplasm (a) (i). Which row of the table is correct for this yeast cell? Substance in cell wall Substance stored in cytoplasm - oa cellulose glycogen - Oo es cellulose starch - Roc chitin glycogen - oo chitin starch (ii) Which type of organism is a yeast cell? - OA abacterium - % B afungus - DO © aplant - OD aprotoctist a) a) (b) Biofuel is made from ethanol. Scientists use genetically modified (GM) yeast to produce biofuel. & ‘The GM yeast contains an enzyme that digests plant cell walls to produce glucose. 2 =| The yeast uses the glucose in respiration to produce ethanol. | & (i) Which of these equations shows the respiration in the yeast? } &| a 2 | = | OA glucose > ethanol 2 2 | (% B_ glucose > ethanol + carbon dioxide 3 O C_ glucose + oxygen — ethanol O D_ glucose + oxygen -» ethanol + carbon dioxide (i) Name an enzyme used by scientists to genetically modify the yeast. a < z ONS \o ge @ (iii) The GM yeast is a recombinant strain. z State what is meant by the term recombinant. 2s a = = QNA made Bor genebc..engneeing. by combointicy QUA Grom tuto Aerant en (iv) Suggest why biofuel produced using glucose from plants could reduce global warming. agspntsr s @) $ Neast needs glucose Gorn Sygpreane ov Mer plants These parts practice. Qlucase...oy anetasyntherir And %& Used 4. cacken dioxide Sethe carton cha? jeedaced by the yeash balances out So. dee brahue\ | 4 eigen dhax dé DhiCh 164 woducey amor ne epee rouse anim Ass wel THISAREA dees not persue w-rttr va Pour which Ma grenhowe gs, (©) The graph shows the mass of ethanol produced by GM yeast and by normal yeast over a period of 3 days. GM yeast Mass of ethanol | produced ing normal yeast Time in days (i) Calculate the percentage increase in the mass of ethanol produced by GM yeast compared to normal yeast after 1 day. 2.2 ATE, yes (2) m te bd \2T 46 (ii) Give two reasons why the rate of ethanol production decreases after 1 day. (2) 1 EB A day, Ane concenbacion of ethanal incceases | So many. yeast. eels. die. as A AG toxic to When, | 2. Me Conde ntrordi on of qiucue alse deereases as iat ax user uP (Total for Question 4 = 11 marks) 5 Weeds are plants that com pete with crop plants. Pp pl n of weeds. i f tio A Sclentist investigates the use of two different ways of reducing the popula Use of two different ways of reducing the POPU? This is her method, it * use chemical control in one field by spraying herbicides, a type of pesticide, tha kill the weeds = * use biological control in another field by releasing insects that eat the measure the mean (average) number of weeds in each field once a month from February to August. The table shows the scientist's results, Mean number of weeds per m” Month chemical control _ biological control February 2 2 March 16 8 April 3 4 May 20 3 June 3 4 July 18 3 August 2 3 {a) Describe a method to measure the mean number of weeds per m’ in each field. sre, statistical gate Use quadrats Olaeed candemby. wit a Vee Geen Co re Oe Take aerage and in he Quadyat., Maltialy wilh. Moe. tota number of queacheabs An the Me lal (b) The scientist concludes that biological control is a better way of controlling weeds than chemical control. Discuss this conclusion. Use data from the table and your own knowledge to support your answer. is The wnclusan ss correth as bielegical contra. 1s much mere relialole. Lith Bis logical... conte Ane camber of weeks Galle Ae Me mdnimirn mumber of S54 a9 April. Qk Ane number L eed. wcreasas, ancl slecreaes every Aernak. month. This miqnk..be because tne. weeds eerame....cesistaat..4 Sb. The mean. mmber. ese) YS higher 40 Chemical cnte\. yolegica) Conbral ses not raswilin racistant on nisins, Bicloagen) contra isgpecKc roanis S$; Wer bicides. mgt and co not KL helebal “s gu ld ap. mate Aissue scganwrs and onreck Need chevets They ace Slaw). Ae dlecampave VE ished to. apaly and ems pel So Boleguea | contre Li mare e Reative. bud Ahe..cumber..& hoeceds Gannot Q\V. bo. zero, ay che... predators | without Sod ancl aver caompetticn, (Total for Question 5 = 8 marks) Pom ce 6 Astudent studies the organisms in a pond community. (a) Which of these is the correct description of a community? o a b o gn @ > a) the living organisms together with their non-living environment the area where organisms live the organisms of alll species in a habitat the organisms of one species in a habitat (b) The table shows the number of organisms per m? at different trophic levels in a pond community. It also shows the total biomass of these organisms per m. Trophic level Number ee ae tes ener secondary consumers 100 1.0 primary consumers 1.5 x 108 25 producers 7.2x 10" 75 (® Calculate the mean mass in g of a single primary consumer. Give your answer in standard form, VS x07 = 28a \ = 2. VS x104 mean mass = 0000167 (ii) Use the grid to draw a pyramid of biomass for the pond community. = | (2) a xs ‘ eat ze = = 4 [ geconclary Cor kumers z | = [ Pee cara etare os producer ¢ ee is ne ae % (¢) The number of secondary consumers is low because energy transfer is not ~ 100% efficient. (i) Explain why egestion is one reason why energy transfer is not 100% efficient. (2) EAs Some of Ane... Bod..ike. cellulose aanret 2 be shapste and sore removed Laman bushy as Z wast “These Substances are nok alse be. ol acl E So reduce e&F dency (ii) Give two other reasons why energy transfer is not 100% efficient. 2 (2) ene ays. ost ae WX 8 Yoon Ww. used up Ser movemen’ by 7 organism 2% &Some of whe \\\ke reoke 1 Some oS Ane. \eak onc geome Qood are. not. catecl IS AREA (Total for Question 6 = 10 marks) e allele (d). 7 Inherited conditions may be caused by a dominant allele (0) or by @ recess The diagram shows a family pedigree for an inherited condition. The shaded circle shows a female with the condition. (a) Complete the table by giving the genotype of each individual (One has been done for you, (3) Individual Genotype : aa : Da R Dd s dd (b) The parents have a third child. Calculate the probability that this third child is female and has the condition. ®. yt 2 4 (1) \e probability = | 8 The table gives the percentage composition by mass of human breast milk, and of | cows milk. Percentage by mass (%) | Substance yeast milk Cow's milk { water 87.0 88.0 vitamins trace trace fat 38 5.0 carbohydrate 79 3.0 minerals 0.2 0.7 protein 1.0 33 (a) Discuss whether cow's milk is a suitable alternative to breast milk for young babies. Use data from the table and your own knowledge to support your answer. (6) Te 1s a Suitable altecnedve 06 the. percentage Composter of eer iF alimagl same. There ace Arace amounts of vikaming. THE geccentage & fab rs heher is aw's Ak anda ne bod pressure Would be higher. Which. IS bad. DE. also. comains Jess Garke hychakes, Se. Ae. baloy would... have. leg eneray. GE cenkamg more minerals, Ohh 19 geess Piast conten go more ders Can. be used fox loon. arewth. DE conkawns mere P@LENS Se. the aby woulel have mare. proteins Soe gost Qnal pase cS cells. Vhe weter es ase Qe actuatins enzymes The vitamin gQ can ve userl Be fee making Vat sosntee Chemical in re eye. Buk the cow mille might GContan more kaClenia, Aso. @rarbbedics of | Ga ae WMN not woek IR humane. The cow mills LW. nok, GAME MAHL Herrpereduce Whe emotang } oon dill mek Rem between marr sas bab Se it a gurtatle alleeradive ag Ae Joe aarbohyelmte and nee (c) The graphs show changes in the concentrations of the hormones testosterone and oestrogen in child R and in child S between the ages of 11 to 15. ye = | 100 3 e ‘E400 2. 80 83 85 Ze 300 Sa 60 aa 200 82 40 §6 85 se Ze YS 100 g= 20 g 5 20 Y 0 26120«213—=~«O14 15 oo oe ee Age in years Age in years Explain how the changes in hormone concentrations affect the development of ; aeoooeeerr ees each child. (4) As ve Qaceniration A gtestecterone... Shacts ak ol age dR Wi CAS Se BB ed DN RAK apr oh \ ss male. GER praen Starts te gow ak. purer ty. Speen Cease Pecks and Wh .cesuhls. in oudtty, 08... PWC Halsramd muse e Horne wcrenes tne. voice beenks When cesbages congerbrs rin | ok age iO). \k Causes easy release in. Child Sovd Cayues Ruben by me. oattone n levels remain Reetinnes Child Nand. Aectouterene \eEls remains Constan & ola RQ Oe skagen caocve kes & woden and CAUSES x Anus menskrar sen (Total for Question 7 = 8 marks) — (b) H i juman breast milk may contain insufficient vitamin D for a growing child. Give two ways that additional vitamin D could be provided for the child. (2) a Exeasna, Awe child Xo ssuniigint ast Zo Vitamin 0 mE cueplements can. be fealuin Sroma, (c) Describe how a sample of cow's milk could be tested for protein. (2) PAS Brace k Solution. lo. Ae walk. A eerae ealesre colour yw seen Af SE. conkers ecokss ow. (Total for Question 8 = 10 marks) ee ncer 0 12 1 I 13 eet | 1 oa cancers 15 | 35 | 24 | 18 $f fj all deaths 82 | 345 | 206 | 157 (2) {i) Plot a bar chart to show the number of deaths from lung cancer and from other cancers for each of the four groups. (5) (ii) Calculate the difference in the percentage of all deaths caused by lung cancer in heavy smokers compared to the percentage of all deaths caused by lung cancer in light smokers. a . . 3. a (3) c sy SOS HB. y, 2 *iIOO 3 34S eS ac B.WY/-B.4ey difference=.... 41.8 (b) This table gives no information about the age of the people who died. Suggest why age may affect the likelihood of dying from lung cancer. (2) Peale Older. Geaple hat spent. more Lame. emoking,.. ard. alge hess Pave been ex pasta fo dar einegens moe

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