TOPIC 8: COORDINATION, RESPONSE AND GENE TECHNOLOGY

Chapter 8b: Coordination in animals and plants

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1 D 1, 2 and 3 (1) (1)
(Total for Question 1 = 1 mark)

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2(a) Four from: (4)
 Made of Schwann cells (1)
 Flattened with little cytoplasm (1)
 Lots of cell membrane (1)
 Wrapped around axon (1)
 High lipid content (1)
 Gaps/nodes of Ranvier between the Schwann cells (1)
2(b)  Loss of nodes, which is where action potentials occur (1) (2)
 Impulse cannot jump/not saltatory (1)
(Total for Question 2 = 6 marks)

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3(a) C 3 only (1) (1)
3(b) Seven from: (7)
 Seed absorbs water which activates embryo. (1)

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  Embryo produces gibberellins. (1)
 This causes aleurone layer to produce amylase. (1)
 which digests/hydrolyses starch to maltose (1) Allow glucose
 used for respiration/make ATP. (1)
 More enzymes produced which digest proteins/lipids in
endosperm. (1)
 Amino acids used to make new proteins/protein
synthesis/translation. (1)
 Named example of a protein use, e.g. channel in cell
membranes/enzymes. (1)
 Fatty acids used to make cell membranes. (1)
3(c) Directional growth in response to a specific environmental (1)
stimulus. (1)
(Total for Question 3 = 9 marks)

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4(a) Dilution effect/relatively more water and fewer sodium ions (1) (1)
4(b)  Resting potential relies on higher concentration of sodium (2)
ions outside of neurones (1)
 so when a neurone is stimulated, sodium ions enter down
their concentration gradient to set up an action
potential/depolarise the membrane. (1)
4(c) Overproduced (1) (1)
(Total for Question 4 = 4 marks)

TOTAL FOR ASSESSMENT = 20 MARKS

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