Theory

CH12 - ENERGY AND RESPIRATION

(a) Table 4.1 shows a sequence of 12 nucleotides in the template strand of a short length of a DNA molecule, the corresponding primary transcript and ...

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CH12 - ENERGY AND RESPIRATION

(a) Aerobic respiration occurs in four successive stages: glycolysis (G), link reaction (LR), Krebs cycle (KC) and oxidative phosphorylation (OP).Comp...

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Theory

CH12 - ENERGY AND RESPIRATION

(a) Fig. 6.1 is a diagram of part of a mitochondrion.On Fig. 6.1, use arrows to show the route taken by oxygen from the cytoplasm into the mitochondri...

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Theory

CH12 - ENERGY AND RESPIRATION

A respirometer is a piece of apparatus that can be used to measure the rate of respiration of living tissue such as germinating peas.A simple respirom...

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CH12 - ENERGY AND RESPIRATION

(a) Aerobic respiration occurs in four successive stages: glycolysis (G), link reaction (LR), Krebs cycle (KC) and oxidative phosphorylation (OP).Comp...

2024 Winter

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Theory

CH12 - ENERGY AND RESPIRATION

(a) Some organisms carry out respiration in anaerobic conditions when oxygen is not available or when there is a low concentration of oxygen. In yeast...

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Theory

CH12 - ENERGY AND RESPIRATION

(a) The respiratory quotient (RQ) values for different respiratory substrates can be calculated.Table 5.1 shows:• the formulae of four respiratory s...

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Theory

CH12 - ENERGY AND RESPIRATION

Many factors affect the rate of cellular respiration.(a) Pyruvate carboxylase (PC) deficiency is a rare disease. The rate of respiration in the cells ...

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CH12 - ENERGY AND RESPIRATION

(a) In plants such as rice, Oryza sativa, rubisco has a low rate of activity, which in turn affects the rate of photosynthesis. The cereal crop sorghu...

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CH12 - ENERGY AND RESPIRATION

(a) The Krebs cycle was named after the biochemist Sir Hans Krebs, who worked out the sequence in 1937.Fig. 1.1 is an outline of the Krebs cycle.Ident...

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Theory

CH1 - CELL STRUCTURE

(a) Table 1.1 lists cell structures that can be found in eukaryotic cells or prokaryotic cells. Some of these cell structures can be found in both typ...

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CH2 - BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES

(a) Cysteine is an amino acid containing sulfur. Fig. 2.1 shows the structure of the molecule formed by joining two cysteine molecules together.Draw a...

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CH7 - TRANSPORT IN PLANTS

(a) Fig. 3.1 is a diagram of an area of phloem tissue from a transverse section through the stem of a squash plant, Cucurbita pepo.(i) Cell X and cell...

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CH10 - INFECTIOUS DISEASE

Tuberculosis (TB), influenza and polio are examples of infectious diseases.(a) (i) Explain what is meant by an infectious disease........................

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CH8 - TRANSPORT IN MAMMALS

Pneumonia is a severe lung disease that can interfere with gas exchange. A person with pneumonia can be connected to an ECMO machine. This machine per...

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CH2 - BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES

(a) Collagen is the most common structural protein in vertebrates. Collagen provides the skin with flexibility and strength.Explain how the structure ...

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CH14 - HOMEOSTASIS

(a) Fig. 1.1 is a drawing of a longitudinal section (LS) of a human kidney.Use the letters A, B, C and D in Fig. 1.1 to complete Table 1.1.Each letter...

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CH19 - GENETIC TECHNOLOGY

(a) The start of transcription of the gene IFNA2 by E. coli with the recombinant plasmid shown in Fig. 2.1 needs to be controlled to obtain an optimum...

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CH19 - GENETIC TECHNOLOGY

Salmon can be genetically modified (GM) to produce increased quantities of growth hormone, which is a protein. GM salmon modified in this way have a f...

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CH16 - INHERITED CHANGE

Array comparative genome hybridisation (aCGH) is a technique involving the use of a microarray to analyse a genome or sections of a genome.(a) Outline...

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