Theory

CH20 - BIOTECHNOLOGY AND GENETIC ENGINEERING

(a) Fig. 3.1 shows the activity of an enzyme produced by bacteria that live in very hot water.[Image_1: Graph showing enzyme activity]Using the inform...

2009 Summer

Theory

CH20 - BIOTECHNOLOGY AND GENETIC ENGINEERING

(a) Four definitions of terms used in genetics are shown in Table 5.1.Table 5.1[Table_1]For each of the definitions, select an appropriate term from t...

2009 Winter

Theory

CH20 - BIOTECHNOLOGY AND GENETIC ENGINEERING

(a) Four definitions of terms used in genetics are shown in Table 5.1.Table 5.1[Table_1]For each of the definitions, select an appropriate term from t...

2009 Winter

Theory

CH20 - BIOTECHNOLOGY AND GENETIC ENGINEERING

What term is used for the transference of a gene from one organism to another?A. artificial selectionB. genetic engineeringC. mutationD. natural selec...

2010 Summer

Theory

CH20 - BIOTECHNOLOGY AND GENETIC ENGINEERING

(a) (i) Explain why the milk must be cooled before the bacteria are added................................................................................

2010 Summer

Theory

CH20 - BIOTECHNOLOGY AND GENETIC ENGINEERING

(a) (i) State two types of natural disaster that occur suddenly and may lead to severe food shortages.1..................................................

2010 Summer

Theory

CH20 - BIOTECHNOLOGY AND GENETIC ENGINEERING

(a) Explain what is meant by the term antibiotic.........................................................................................................

2010 Summer

Theory

CH20 - BIOTECHNOLOGY AND GENETIC ENGINEERING

(a) Enzymes in the fungus are used to make penicillin.Explain why there is a water jacket around the fermenter and why acids or alkalis are added to t...

2011 Winter

Theory

CH20 - BIOTECHNOLOGY AND GENETIC ENGINEERING

A small quantity of a fungus was put into a fermenter with all the nutrients required for growth and kept at an appropriate temperature.The fungus was...

2011 Winter

Theory

CH20 - BIOTECHNOLOGY AND GENETIC ENGINEERING

(a) State the name given to(i) the body of the fungus that grows from a single spore.....................................................................

2012 Winter

Theory

CH14 - CO-ORDINATION AND RESPONSE

(a) Fig. 1.1 is a diagram showing the position of some organs in the human body. Some of the organs shown in Fig. 1.1 are endocrine glands. Table 1.1...

2021 Spring

Theory

CH1 - CHARACTERISTICS AND CLASSIFICATION OF LIVING ORGANISMS

(a) Fig. 2.1 is a diagram of a prokaryotic cell. Fig. 2.1 (i) State one visible feature in Fig. 2.1 that identifies this cell as a prokaryotic cel...

2021 Spring

Theory

CH9 - TRANSPORT IN ANIMALS

(a) The activity of the heart can be monitored using different methods.Fig. 3.1 shows two ECG traces. One trace was recorded when the person was at re...

2021 Spring

Theory

CH2 - ORGANIZATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE ORGANISM

(a) A leaf can be described as an organ.Define the term organ............................................................................................

2021 Spring

Theory

CH10 - DISEASES AND IMMUNITY

(a) Measles is a transmissible disease.The percentage of the population that were vaccinated against measles in a country was determined.The number of...

2021 Spring

Theory

Food Webs

(a) Fig. 6.1 shows a food web. (i) State the number of trophic levels in the food web in Fig. 6.1. [1] (ii) State the name of one organism that fe...

2021 Spring

MCQ

CH1 - CHARACTERISTICS AND CLASSIFICATION OF LIVING ORGANISMS

What is a characteristic of all living organisms?

2021 Summer

MCQ

CH1 - CHARACTERISTICS AND CLASSIFICATION OF LIVING ORGANISMS

The table shows a section of DNA taken from four different organisms.[Table_1]Which two organisms are the most distantly related to each other?

2021 Summer

MCQ

Animal Kingdom - Arthropods and Vertebrates

Scientists discover a new species of animal. It has a segmented body with two pairs of legs on each segment. To which group of animals does this new s...

2021 Summer

MCQ

CH2 - ORGANIZATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE ORGANISM

The diagram shows a single-celled organism called *Euglena*. Which labelled structures would also be found in an animal cell?

2021 Summer