AS & A Level Biology (9700) — May–June 2024, Paper 41

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Question 1 · 10 marks · 12 Energy and respiration

Oxygen is needed for aerobic respiration in cells. In eukaryotic cells, the mitochondrion is the organelle used for aerobic respiration. Fig. 1.1 shows a transmission electron…

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Question 2 · 10 marks · 14 Homeostasis / cell signalling

Coordination in humans involves two main systems: the nervous system and the endocrine system. Paracrine cell signalling is a third way in which coordination occurs. In paracrine…

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Question 3 · 11 marks · 7 Transport in plants

Stomata in leaves respond to changes in environmental conditions by opening and closing. This regulates carbon dioxide uptake and water loss. Describe the mechanism by which…

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Question 4 · 15 marks · 17 Selection and evolution

White-clawed crayfish, Austropotamobius pallipes, live in rivers and lakes in Europe. In the 1850s, the North American signal crayfish, Pacifastacus leniusculus, was introduced to…

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Question 5 · 13 marks · 13 Photosynthesis

Photosynthesis is the energy transfer process that occurs in chloroplasts. Fig. 5.1 shows some biochemical events that occur in a chloroplast during the light-dependent stage of…

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Question 6 · 8 marks · 16 Inherited change

Many different genes are involved in the production of pigments in mammals. One example is the TYR gene. In humans the TYR gene is located on chromosome 11. Fig. 6.1 shows the…

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Question 7 · 8 marks · 17 Selection and evolution

It has been hypothesised that the mutation rate of an animal species may affect how fast animals of that species age and how long they live (lifespan). Table 7.1 compares the…

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Question 8 · 13 marks · 18 Classification, biodiversity and conservation

Bears are several species of mammal in the family Ursidae. Climate change and loss of habitats due to human activity have reduced the size of some bear populations in recent…

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Question 9 · 6 marks · 17 Selection and evolution: variation

The harlequin ladybird, Harmonia axyridis, is an insect that shows discontinuous variation in colour pattern and continuous variation in body size. Within a species, the variation…

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Question 10 · 6 marks · 15 Control and coordination

Humans detect the sweet taste of sucrose sugar using chemoreceptor cells in taste buds on the tongue. The red admiral butterfly, Vanessa atalanta, detects sucrose using…

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