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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Theory

CH18 - VARIATION AND SELECTION

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

2019 Winter

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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

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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

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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

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Theory

CH1 - CHARACTERISTICS AND CLASSIFICATION OF LIVING ORGANISMS

(a) Fig. 1.1 shows six species of reptiles.[Image_1: Fig. 1.1](i) Use the key to identify each species. Write the letter of each species (A–F) in th...

2020 Spring

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Theory

CH11 - GAS EXCHANGE IN HUMANS

(a) A class of students measured their breathing rates during different activities. Average breathing rates for the class were calculated. Student A c...

2020 Spring

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Theory

CH17 - INHERITANCE

(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

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Theory

CH16 - REPRODUCTION

(a) A study estimated the percentage effectiveness of different types of birth control. Table 4.1 shows examples of four different categories of birth...

2020 Spring

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Theory

CH19 - ORGANISMS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT

(a) Fig. 5.1 is a photograph of a giant panda. State the name of the vertebrate group that giant pandas belong to. ...................................

2020 Spring

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Theory

CH8 - TRANSPORT IN PLANTS

(a) Complete the definition of the term transpiration. Transpiration is the loss of water vapour from plant leaves by ...................................

2020 Spring

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Theory

CH7 - HUMAN NUTRITION

(a) Fig. 7.1 is a diagram of the alimentary canal and associated organs. The boxes on the left show the letters on Fig. 7.1.The boxes in the middle sh...

2020 Spring

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Theory

CH21 - HUMAN INFLUENCES ON ECOSYSTEMS

(a) The box on the left contains the phrase ‘intensive livestock farming’.The boxes on the right contain some sentence endings.Draw two lines from...

2020 Spring

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MCQ

CH1 - CHARACTERISTICS AND CLASSIFICATION OF LIVING ORGANISMS

The diagram shows what happened in an experiment with plant seedlings. Which characteristic of living things made the seedlings grow towards the lig...

2020 Summer

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MCQ

CH1 - CHARACTERISTICS AND CLASSIFICATION OF LIVING ORGANISMS

A rat has the scientific name Rattus rattus.What do the two parts of this name refer to?

2020 Summer

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