Theory

CH1 - CELL STRUCTURE

Fig. 1.1 shows the outline of a ciliated cell from the human gas exchange system.(a) (i) Inside the ciliated cell in Fig. 1.1, draw the nuclear envelo...

2009 Summer

Theory

CH1 - CELL STRUCTURE

Yeast cells contain enzymes, which catalyse the breakdown of glucose to produce ethanol and carbon dioxide. These products change the environment of t...

2009 Summer

Theory

CH1 - CELL STRUCTURE

J1 is a slide of a stained transverse section of a plant organ.(a) Draw a large, low power, plan diagram of a quarter of the specimen as shown in Fig....

2009 Summer

Theory

CH1 - CELL STRUCTURE

(a) (i) Using the information in Table 1.1, decide which other concentrations to make and complete Table 1.2 including the concentrations from Table 1...

2009 Summer

Theory

CH1 - CELL STRUCTURE

K1 is a slide of a stained transverse section of a plant organ.(a) (i) Draw a large, low power plan diagram of one end of the specimen on K1 as shown ...

2009 Summer

Theory

CH1 - CELL STRUCTURE

(a) Fig. 1.1 shows a simple apparatus that can be used to identify the tissue that conducts water up a stem. A cut shoot was placed in dye solution. A...

2009 Summer

Theory

CH1 - CELL STRUCTURE

(a) A species of snail is found in a variety of habitats. The shells of these snails may have dark bands on the surface of the shell (banded) or may n...

2009 Summer

Theory

CH1 - CELL STRUCTURE

(a) (i) Suggest why a continuous culture system was used to test the growth rate of this yeast...........................................................

2009 Summer

MCQ

CH1 - CELL STRUCTURE

Which cell structure can be seen only with an electron microscope?

2009 Winter

MCQ

CH1 - CELL STRUCTURE

A lymphocyte has a diameter of $1 \times 10^{-2}$ millimetres (mm).What is the diameter in nanometres (nm)?

2009 Winter

Theory

CH1 - CELL STRUCTURE

(a) (i) Name the cells labelled A and the structure labelled B.A ........................................................................................

2013 Summer

Theory

CH10 - INFECTIOUS DISEASE

(a) Explain how the virus that causes measles is transmitted.............................................................................................

2013 Summer

Theory

CH7 - TRANSPORT IN PLANTS

(a) Transpiration is often described as an 'inevitable consequence of gas exchange in plants'.Explain what is meant by this statement....................

2013 Summer

Theory

CH6 - NUCLEIC ACIDS AND PROTEIN SYNTHESIS

Fig. 4.1 shows the two base pairs in a DNA molecule.(a) Name the bases labelled J and K and the bond labelled L.J .......................................

2013 Summer

Theory

CH4 - CELL MEMBRANES AND TRANSPORT

Fig. 5.1 shows a section of a cell surface membrane.(a) State the functions of structures P, Q and R.P ..................................................

2013 Summer

Theory

CH5 - THE MITOTIC CELL CYCLE

(a) Explain how uncontrolled cell division can result in cancer. ........................................................................................

2013 Summer

Theory

CH5 - THE MITOTIC CELL CYCLE

(a) The cells in Fig. 1.1 are from the same organism and look the same. The cells in Fig. 1.1(a) have been produced by mitosis and the cells in Fig. 1...

2013 Summer

Theory

CH7 - TRANSPORT IN PLANTS

Fig. 2.1 shows xylem tissue in a longitudinal section through the stem of a dicotyledonous plant. [Image_1: Fig. 2.1] (a) Describe and explain how the...

2013 Summer

Theory

CH10 - INFECTIOUS DISEASE

(a) Explain why tuberculosis (TB) is known as an infectious disease......................................................................................

2013 Summer

Theory

CH2 - BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES

Polysaccharides are synthesised by condensation reactions between monosaccharide or disaccharide subunits (monomers).(a) Name the type of bond formed ...

2013 Summer