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CH17 - SELECTION AND EVOLUTION

(a) Explain how changes in the nucleotide sequence of DNA may affect the amino acid sequence in a protein.[7](b) Explain how natural selection may bri...

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CH17 - SELECTION AND EVOLUTION

(a) *Asellus aquaticus* is a small freshwater crustacean. 200 *A. aquaticus* were released into a pond where there had previously been none. The pond...

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CH17 - SELECTION AND EVOLUTION

(a) Complete Fig. 4.1 by writing letters to represent the sets of chromosomes in bread wheat.(b) Explain why hybridisation between emmer wheat and goa...

2009 Winter

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CH17 - SELECTION AND EVOLUTION

(a) A recent study of the house mouse, Mus musculus, on the island of Madeira resulted in the following observations. • There are six distinct popul...

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CH17 - SELECTION AND EVOLUTION

(a) Explain how two parents, both of whom produce normal amounts of AG, can produce a child with Pompe disease...........................................

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CH17 - SELECTION AND EVOLUTION

Anole lizards are found throughout the Caribbean and the surrounding mainland. There are many species. Each species is found only on one island or a s...

2010 Summer

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CH17 - SELECTION AND EVOLUTION

The American crocodile, Crocodylus acutus, was classified as an endangered species by the USA in 1975. It is found in estuarine regions of southern Fl...

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CH17 - SELECTION AND EVOLUTION

The fruitfly, _Drosophila_, has many different species. Three of these species, _Drosophila pseudoobscura_, _D. persimilis_ and _D. miranda_, are thou...

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CH17 - SELECTION AND EVOLUTION

The American crocodile, Crocodylus acutus, was classified as an endangered species by the USA in 1975. It is found in estuarine regions of southern Fl...

2010 Summer

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CH17 - SELECTION AND EVOLUTION

The fruitfly, \textit{Drosophila}, has many different species. Three of these species, \textit{Drosophila pseudoobscura}, \textit{D. persimilis} and \...

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CH2 - BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES

(a) Fig. 1.1 shows the breakdown of a molecule of sucrose.(i) Name the bond indicated by T...............................................................

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CH1 - CELL STRUCTURE

(a) Calculate the actual diameter of the alveolus along the line X–Y.Show your working and give your answer to the nearest micrometre.Answer = ........

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CH8 - TRANSPORT IN MAMMALS

(a) Fig. 3.1 shows a cross-section of the heart at the level of the valves.[Image_1: Fig. 3.1](i) Complete the following flow chart to show the pathwa...

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CH10 - INFECTIOUS DISEASE

Malaria and tuberculosis (TB) are two of the most important infectious diseases.(a) Define the term \textit{infectious disease}..........................

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CH6 - NUCLEIC ACIDS AND PROTEIN SYNTHESIS

(a) Name the stage during the mitotic cell cycle when replication of DNA occurs..........................................................................

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CH1 - CELL STRUCTURE

(a) Name the processes that occur at H, J and K.H .......................................................................................................

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CH1 - CELL STRUCTURE

(a) Explain how Fig. 1.1 can be identified as a plant cell...............................................................................................

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CH8 - TRANSPORT IN MAMMALS

Fig. 2.1 is a diagram of a vertical section through a healthy mammalian heart. (a) (i) Label the two chambers of the heart by writing in the boxes pro...

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CH10 - INFECTIOUS DISEASE

(a) Using the ‘without HIV/AIDS’ and ‘with HIV/AIDS’ data shown in Table 3.1, calculate the percentage decrease in life expectancy for Botswan...

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CH2 - BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES

Fig. 4.1 shows the primary structure of a lysozyme molecule, an enzyme found in tears, saliva and in lysosomes. (a) (i) Explain what is meant by th...

2010 Summer