Theory

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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Theory

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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Theory

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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Theory

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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Theory

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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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...

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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MCQ

CH1 - CELL STRUCTURE

Which statements about resolution and magnification are correct?[Table_1]

2018 Summer

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MCQ

CH1 - CELL STRUCTURE

An eyepiece graticule has a scale with 100 divisions. A stage micrometer has a scale with 50 divisions, each of which is 0.040 mm apart. Using a ×40 ...

2018 Summer

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MCQ

CH1 - CELL STRUCTURE

A prokaryotic cell which is 1 µm in diameter, is magnified 50000 times in an electron micrograph. What is the diameter of the cell in the electron m...

2018 Summer

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MCQ

CH1 - CELL STRUCTURE

A scientist carried out an experiment to separate cell structures in animal cells. The cells were broken open to release the cell structures. This ext...

2018 Summer

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MCQ

CH1 - CELL STRUCTURE

Radioactively-labelled nucleotides are introduced into a cell.In which cell structures will the radioactivity first become concentrated?

2018 Summer

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MCQ

CH2 - BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES

What is the general formula for amylose?

2018 Summer

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MCQ

CH2 - BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES

The diagram shows relationships between some important molecules and bonds. What is represented by circles numbered 1, 2 and 3?

2018 Summer

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MCQ

CH2 - BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES

In unsaturated lipid molecules, where are double bonds located?

2018 Summer

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MCQ

CH2 - BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES

Phospholipids and triglycerides are important biological molecules.Which properties are correct for these molecules?[Table_1]

2018 Summer

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MCQ

CH2 - BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES

The diagrams show two arrangements of amino acids in a protein. Which row correctly names the bonds at S or T?

2018 Summer

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