Theory

CH18 - VARIATION AND SELECTION

(a) Wheat is a type of grass that has been grown by humans for about 9000 years. The earliest variety is called emmer.Fig. 5.1 shows emmer wheat and a...

2013 Winter

2

Theory

CH18 - VARIATION AND SELECTION

An adaptive feature helps an organism survive in its environment.Adaptive features are inherited.Fig. 5.1 contains diagrams of three animals.(a) For e...

2017 Summer

2

Theory

CH18 - VARIATION AND SELECTION

(a) Polar bears live in and around the Arctic Circle, surviving in extremely cold conditions.Describe and explain one visible adaptive feature that en...

2017 Summer

2

Theory

CH18 - VARIATION AND SELECTION

(a) Sheep are important animals in many parts of the world as they produce meat, wool and milk.Table 10.1 describes some characteristics of five diffe...

2018 Summer

3

Theory

CH18 - VARIATION AND SELECTION

(a) There are two types of cell division, meiosis and mitosis.Cells produced by each type of division have different characteristics and functions.Com...

2017 Summer

2

Theory

CH18 - VARIATION AND SELECTION

(a) The theory of natural selection explains how one species can gradually evolve into a new species.The statements A to F describe six stages in the ...

2017 Summer

1

Theory

CH18 - VARIATION AND SELECTION

(a) Define the term variation............................................................................................................................

2019 Winter

2

Theory

CH18 - VARIATION AND SELECTION

(a) Organisms pass on their genetic information in their gametes.(i) State the name of the type of cell division that produces gametes...................

2018 Summer

2

Theory

CH18 - VARIATION AND SELECTION

Fig. 7.1 is a photograph of a large-scale monoculture of soybeans which are a crop plant.(a) Describe the disadvantages of large-scale monocultures......

2019 Winter

1

Theory

CH18 - VARIATION AND SELECTION

(a) The length of hair in cats is controlled by a single gene.• The allele for short hair is dominant – $H$• The allele for long hair is recessi...

2020 Spring

1

MCQ

CH7 - HUMAN NUTRITION

Why does the energy needed by a human increase during the first ten years of life?

2014 Summer

1

MCQ

CH1 - CHARACTERISTICS AND CLASSIFICATION OF LIVING ORGANISMS

Which feature is characteristic of both annelids and arthropods?

2014 Summer

2

MCQ

CH2 - ORGANIZATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE ORGANISM

Which features do animal cells share with plant cells?[Table_1]

2014 Summer

1

MCQ

CH1 - CHARACTERISTICS AND CLASSIFICATION OF LIVING ORGANISMS

The diagram shows an animal. Use the key to identify the animal.1. wings present ......................... go to 2    wings absent...

2014 Summer

2

MCQ

CH2 - ORGANIZATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE ORGANISM

Which pair of statements about a plant cell is correct? [Table_1: outer surface of the cell, position of sap vacuole]

2014 Summer

1

MCQ

CH2 - ORGANIZATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE ORGANISM

The diagram shows a cell. Which structure is not present?

2014 Summer

2

MCQ

CH2 - ORGANIZATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE ORGANISM

The diagram shows a section through a root. What are the levels of organisation of the labelled structures?

2014 Summer

1

MCQ

CH2 - ORGANIZATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE ORGANISM

Which structures contain a cell nucleus?Red Blood Cell | Root Hair Cell | Xylem VesselA | ✔ | ✔ | ✔B | ✔ | ✘ | ✘C | ✘ | ✔ | ✘D | ✘...

2014 Summer

2

MCQ

CH3 - MOVEMENT IN AND OUT OF CELLS

The diagram shows a cell.Which type of cell does the diagram show?

2014 Summer

1

MCQ

CH3 - MOVEMENT IN AND OUT OF CELLS

Two identical cylinders, 40 mm long, are cut from a potato. One (W) is placed in water and the other (X) is placed in a concentrated sugar solution. W...

2014 Summer

1