AS & A Level Biology (9700) — October–November 2023, Paper 23

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Question 1 · 14 marks · 10 Infectious diseases / 4 Cell membranes and transport

The malarial pathogen, Plasmodium falciparum, enters red blood cells after a person becomes infected. After some time, each cell of P. falciparum divides to form daughter cells.…

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Question 2 · 8 marks · 3 Enzymes / 2 Biological molecules

Glucose is used in the synthesis of amylose. Glucose is first converted to glucose 1-phosphate (G 1-P). Starch phosphorylase is an intracellular enzyme that can catalyse the…

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Question 3 · 11 marks · 2 Biological molecules / 8 Transport in mammals

Haemoglobin is a complex protein molecule made of four separate subunits, as shown in Fig. 3.1. The shading represents the two different polypeptides that form a molecule of…

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Question 4 · 11 marks · 6 Nucleic acids and protein synthesis

Fig. 4.1 is a diagram showing the transcription of part of the COL1A2 gene that codes for a collagen polypeptide. The part of the COL1A2 gene shown is a section of exon. Structure…

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Question 5 · 10 marks · 7 Transport in plants

In flowering plants, transport of assimilates occurs in phloem tissue between sources and sinks. Explain why a root can be a source and a sink.

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Question 6 · 6 marks · 8 Transport in mammals

The mammalian heart consists of four chambers. Explain why the ventricles have thicker walls than the atria.

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