AS & A Level Biology (9700) — May–June 2024, Paper 42

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Question 1 · 8 marks · 14 Homeostasis

Osmoregulation is the control of the water potential of body fluids such as blood. Osmoreceptors and antidiuretic hormone (ADH) have an important role in osmoregulation. Name the…

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Question 2 · 9 marks · 17 Selection and evolution

Variation exists in populations of a species and this may provide the opportunity for evolution to occur. Phenotypic variation exists in many forms and has a number of possible…

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Question 3 · 11 marks · 16 Inherited change

Explain why the inheritance of colour pattern in tortoise beetles can be described as involving multiple alleles.

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Question 4 · 11 marks · 16 Inherited change

Genes have a role in determining the overall phenotype of an organism. Using haemophilia as an example, explain the relationship between a gene, a protein and a phenotype.

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Question 5 · 10 marks · 16 Inherited change / 19 Genetic technology

State one reason why a doctor would recommend that a person has genetic testing for a mutation in the gene BRCA1 and explain why this mutation would put the person at a greater…

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Question 6 · 11 marks · 12 Energy and respiration

Fig. 6.1 is a diagram of part of a mitochondrion, showing the outer mitochondrial membrane with proteins, the intermembrane space, and the inner mitochondrial membrane with…

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Question 7 · 9 marks · 13 Photosynthesis

A student investigated the effect of temperature on the rate of photosynthesis at two different light intensities. The rate of photosynthesis was determined by measuring the rate…

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Question 8 · 15 marks · 15 Control and coordination

Fig. 8.1 is a diagram of a sensory neurone, showing cell A at one end, the cell body, the myelin sheath, and structure B at the other end. Name the type of cell represented by…

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Question 9 · 8 marks · 18 Classification, biodiversity and conservation

The Asian common toad, Duttaphrynus melanostictus, arrived accidentally in eastern Madagascar in 2010 on a ship. Fig. 9.1 shows an Asian common toad. The Asian common toad is now…

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Question 10 · 8 marks · 14 Homeostasis

In mammals, blood glucose concentration is maintained around a set point so that the mammal can function efficiently. This is an example of homeostasis. Name the mechanism that…

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