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CH17 - SELECTION AND EVOLUTION

Several different processes can affect allele frequencies in populations.(a) Outline the processes that may affect allele frequencies in wildlife popu...

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CH17 - SELECTION AND EVOLUTION

Variation exists in populations of a species and this may provide the opportunity for evolution to occur.(a) Phenotypic variation exists in many forms...

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CH17 - SELECTION AND EVOLUTION

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

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Theory

CH17 - SELECTION AND EVOLUTION

(a) Variation in a particular characteristic can be described as either discontinuous or continuous. Table 5.1 contains a list of statements that app...

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Theory

CH17 - SELECTION AND EVOLUTION

Complete the following paragraphs using the most appropriate word or words.The theory of evolution describes a process that can lead to the formation ...

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Theory

CH17 - SELECTION AND EVOLUTION

(a) Young spadefoot toads are called tadpoles and live in water in ponds.S. multiplicata tadpoles show three different phenotypes due to genetic varia...

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CH17 - 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)...

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CH17 - SELECTION AND EVOLUTION

The harlequin ladybird, Harmonia axyridis, is an insect that shows discontinuous variation in colour pattern and continuous variation in body size.(a)...

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CH17 - SELECTION AND EVOLUTION

(a) Young spadefoot toads are called tadpoles and live in water in ponds.S. multiplicata tadpoles show three different phenotypes due to genetic varia...

2024 Winter

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Theory

CH17 - SELECTION AND EVOLUTION

Oryza is a genus of grass plants that includes the rice, Oryza sativa, a food crop.(a) Farmers flood fields of rice because this encourages faster gro...

2023 Summer

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Theory

CH1 - CELL STRUCTURE

(a) (i) Name the cells labelled A and the structure labelled B.A ........................................................................................

2013 Summer

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CH10 - INFECTIOUS DISEASE

(a) Explain how the virus that causes measles is transmitted.............................................................................................

2013 Summer

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CH7 - TRANSPORT IN PLANTS

(a) Transpiration is often described as an 'inevitable consequence of gas exchange in plants'.Explain what is meant by this statement....................

2013 Summer

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CH6 - NUCLEIC ACIDS AND PROTEIN SYNTHESIS

Fig. 4.1 shows the two base pairs in a DNA molecule.(a) Name the bases labelled J and K and the bond labelled L.J .......................................

2013 Summer

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CH4 - CELL MEMBRANES AND TRANSPORT

Fig. 5.1 shows a section of a cell surface membrane.(a) State the functions of structures P, Q and R.P ..................................................

2013 Summer

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CH5 - THE MITOTIC CELL CYCLE

(a) Explain how uncontrolled cell division can result in cancer. ........................................................................................

2013 Summer

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CH5 - THE MITOTIC CELL CYCLE

(a) The cells in Fig. 1.1 are from the same organism and look the same. The cells in Fig. 1.1(a) have been produced by mitosis and the cells in Fig. 1...

2013 Summer

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CH7 - TRANSPORT IN PLANTS

Fig. 2.1 shows xylem tissue in a longitudinal section through the stem of a dicotyledonous plant. [Image_1: Fig. 2.1] (a) Describe and explain how the...

2013 Summer

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CH10 - INFECTIOUS DISEASE

(a) Explain why tuberculosis (TB) is known as an infectious disease......................................................................................

2013 Summer

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CH2 - BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES

Polysaccharides are synthesised by condensation reactions between monosaccharide or disaccharide subunits (monomers).(a) Name the type of bond formed ...

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