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A paper of Biology, 9700
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6
Year:
2011
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For Examiner’s Use shows a stage in the mitotic cell cycle in an animal cell. Name the stage of mitosis shown in . State three features which are characteristic of the stage of mitosis shown in . 1. 2. 3. For Examiner’s Use Explain the importance of mitosis in organisms. In many multicellular organisms, such as mammals, the time taken for the mitotic cell cycle varies considerably between different tissues, but is very carefully controlled in each cell. Suggest the importance of this control in mammals.
5. The mitotic cell cycle  →  5.1. Replication and division of nuclei and cells
5. The mitotic cell cycle  →  5.2. Chromosome behaviour in mitosis
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For Examiner’s Use Complete the table to show three ways in which the structure of DNA differs from RNA. DNA RNA Table 2.1 shows two messenger RNA (mRNA) codons. Fill in the complementary transfer RNA (tRNA) anticodons in the spaces provided. Table 2.1 mRNA codons GCG ACA complementary tRNA anticodons Calculate the minimum number of DNA nucleotides necessary to code for a polypeptide with 238 amino acids. Show your working. answer nucleotides For Examiner’s Use Describe the role played by tRNA in polypeptide synthesis.
6. Nucleic acids and protein synthesis  →  6.2. Protein synthesis
6. Nucleic acids and protein synthesis  →  6.1. Structure of nucleic acids and replication of DNA
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For Examiner’s Use Plants take in mineral ions through their root hair cells. This may happen by a process which moves the ions from a low concentration in the soil to a higher concentration in the root hair cell. Name and describe this process by which mineral ions are taken in. name description Phosphate is an example of an ion transported in this way. State one use for this ion in plant cells. is a plan diagram of a transverse section of a plant root. For Examiner’s Use Write the letter W on in the area where cells are specialised for the transport of water and mineral ions. Water is also absorbed from the soil by the root hair cells. Outline the mechanism by which this occurs. Describe the pathway taken by water as it passes from the root hair cells into the cells which are specialised for transport of water and mineral ions.
7. Transport in plants  →  7.2. Transport mechanisms
4. Cell membranes and transport  →  4.2. Movement into and out of cells
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For Examiner’s Use In mammals, haemoglobin is used to transport oxygen and myoglobin is used to store oxygen in muscles. shows the oxygen dissociation curves for myoglobin, fetal haemoglobin and adult haemoglobin. percentage saturation with oxygen partial pressure of oxygen / kPa fetal haemoglobin adult haemoglobin myoglobin Name the cells in which haemoglobin is found. Use to determine the percentage saturation of myoglobin and adult haemoglobin when the partial pressure of oxygen is 3 kPa. myoglobin adult haemoglobin For Examiner’s Use There is a large difference between the percentage saturation of myoglobin and that of adult haemoglobin at low partial pressures of oxygen. Suggest reasons for this. Fetal haemoglobin has a different oxygen binding affinity to that of adult haemoglobin, as shown in . Normally, after birth, the production of the fetal form stops and the adult form is produced. In a rare condition known as Hereditary Persistence of Fetal Haemoglobin (HPFH), fetal haemoglobin continues to be produced well into adulthood in addition to adult haemoglobin. This condition, however, usually lacks any symptoms. Explain, with reference to , the significance of the difference in oxygen binding affinity between fetal and adult haemoglobin. Suggest why HPFH usually lacks symptoms. For Examiner’s Use Sketch on the dissociation curve you would expect for adult haemoglobin if the concentration of carbon dioxide is increased. percentage saturation of haemoglobin with oxygen partial pressure of oxygen / kPa adult haemoglobin
8. Transport in mammals  →  8.2. Transport of oxygen and carbon dioxide
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For Examiner’s Use is an electron micrograph of a transverse section through part of a plant stem. A Name structure A. Specialised cells visible in are involved in transporting assimilates through the plant from source to sink. Name one assimilate transported by these cells. Give one example of a source and one example of a sink. source sink For Examiner’s Use Describe how the assimilate you have named in is transported from the source to the sink. Aphids are insects with mouthparts adapted to penetrating the cells of plants which transport assimilates. Suggest why aphids feed specifically from these cells.
7. Transport in plants  →  7.1. Structure of transport tissues
7. Transport in plants  →  7.2. Transport mechanisms
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For Examiner’s Use In anaerobic soil, bacteria, such as Pseudomonas stutzeri, can use nitrate ions (NO3 –) as a source of oxygen for their respiration. The word equation below summarises the process: glucose + nitrate water + carbon dioxide + nitrogen State the name of this process in the nitrogen cycle. In agriculture, this reaction can be undesirable. Explain why. High concentrations of nitrate ions in drinking water obtained from rivers and lakes can be toxic, especially to infants. These nitrate ions enter rivers and lakes dissolved in water which drains from the soil. Name the process, carried out by soil bacteria, which produces nitrate ions. Suggest how bacteria, such as Pseudomonas stutzeri, can be used in the process of purifying water for drinking. For Examiner’s Use In recent years there has been an increase in flooding of agricultural land worldwide. Explain why crop yields are often significantly reduced even after the flood water has drained away.
7. Transport in plants  →  7.2. Transport mechanisms
4. Cell membranes and transport  →  4.2. Movement into and out of cells
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