0610_s18_qp_41
A paper of Biology, 0610
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2018
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Adaptive features are defined as the inherited features of an organism that increase its fitness. State what is meant by fitness in this context. Rodents are the most common mammals in many hot deserts. shows the lesser Egyptian jerboa, Jaculus jaculus, which lives in North Africa and the Middle East in areas that have high daytime temperatures and very little rainfall. Like many desert-living mammals, jerboas are active at night. Suggest two features of J. jaculus that adapt it to each of the following challenges of living in desert ecosystems: very high daytime temperatures very little or no light at night A scientist studied communities in different parts of a desert and estimated the biomass of the organisms in each area. He divided the organisms into four groups according to their roles in the food web as shown in Table 2.1. Detritivores are animals that eat dead organisms or parts of organisms. Table 2.1 groups of organisms in the food web biomass / g per m2 producers herbivores detritivores carnivores Some of these results are shown as a pyramid of biomass in . herbivores and detritivores producers Use the information in Table 2.1 to complete the pyramid of biomass in . The scientist observed the detritivores and decided to include them with herbivores in this pyramid of biomass. Suggest what the scientist discovered about the detritivores that made him make this decision. Explain why there are rarely more than four or five trophic levels in ecosystems. Explain the advantages of presenting information about food webs as a pyramid of biomass and not as a pyramid of numbers.
19. Organisms and their environment  →  19.2. Food chains and food webs
1. Characteristics and classification of living organisms  →  1.1. Characteristics of living organisms
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A student cut a section of a root and made an outline drawing of the distribution of tissues as shown in . Identify the position of the xylem tissue by drawing a label line and the letter X on . State why xylem is a tissue. Water absorbed by the roots moves through the stem and enters the leaves. Most of this water is lost in transpiration. Explain how the internal structure of leaves results in the loss of large quantities of water in transpiration.
8. Transport in plants  →  8.3. Transpiration
8. Transport in plants  →  8.1. Xylem and phloem
8. Transport in plants  →  8.2. Water uptake
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The flow of blood through the skin can be investigated by using a flow-meter. shows a flow-meter above a section through the skin. flow-meter T S ring of muscle P Q R skin Not drawn to scale State the name of cell P. State the types of blood vessel labelled Q, S and T. Q S T State the name of the tissue at R that provides insulation. The blood flow through the skin of some volunteers was measured with a flow-meter when their skin was exposed to different temperatures. Capsaicin is a compound that gives people the sensation of feeling hot when it is put on the skin. Researchers applied capsaicin to the skin of the volunteers and again measured the blood flow through their skin at different temperatures. shows the results. temperature of the skin surface / °C with capsaicin with capsaicin without capsaicin average blood flow as a percentage of maximum blood flow Use the information in to describe the effect of increasing the temperature of the skin surface on blood flow to the skin without capsaicin. Explain the mechanism that increases blood flow through the skin. State the difference between the average blood flow for the treatments (with and without capsaicin) at 35 °C. Space for working. % The researchers thought that capsaicin stimulated receptors in the skin. Explain the process by which capsaicin could reach these receptors. Explain the importance of regulating body temperature in humans. Body temperature is controlled by both hormones and nerves. Explain how co-ordination by hormones differs from co-ordination by nerves.
14. Coordination and response  →  14.4. Homeostasis
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State the balanced chemical equation for aerobic respiration. Researchers in the Czech Republic investigated oxygen consumption in horses. They measured the oxygen consumption of the horses while they were exercising at four different paces: walking, trotting, cantering and galloping. The results are shown in . average rate of oxygen consumption / cm3 kg–1 min–1 type of exercise walking trotting cantering galloping Calculate the percentage increase in the average rate of oxygen consumption as the horses change from walking to trotting. Show your working. % The researchers also calculated the oxygen debt for each type of exercise. They found that the horses developed a larger oxygen debt when they exercised by galloping and cantering rather than when they walked. Explain why the horses developed an oxygen debt when they exercised. Describe how the horses would recover from an oxygen debt when they stop exercising.
12. Respiration  →  12.3. Anaerobic respiration
12. Respiration  →  12.2. Aerobic respiration
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is a diagram of the human female reproductive system. S R T V W X Y Complete Table 6.1 by stating the letter from that identifies the structure where each process occurs. Table 6.1 process letter from meiosis fertilisation implantation State the name of the part of the female reproductive system labelled S in . is a diagram of a human sperm cell. flagellum mitochondria nucleus acrosome Write the formula that would be used to calculate the magnification of the diagram. The actual length of the sperm cell in is 0.055 mm. Convert this value to micrometres (μm). Space for working. μm Explain why the nuclei of sperm cells differ from those of other cells in the male. Explain the roles of the flagellum, the mitochondria and the acrosome in sperm cells. Explain why the sex of a child is determined by its father.
16. Reproduction  →  16.4. Sexual reproduction in humans
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