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CH13 - PHOTOSYNTHESIS

(a) Fig. 8.1 shows a scanning electron micrograph of a section through a leaf of the Christmas rose, *Helleborus niger*.[Image_1: Fig. 8.1]Name M and ...

2009 Summer

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CH13 - PHOTOSYNTHESIS

(a) Fig. 8.1 shows the results from two experiments carried out to investigate the effect of light intensity and carbon dioxide concentration on the r...

2009 Winter

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CH13 - PHOTOSYNTHESIS

(a) In Queensland, Australia, the effect of the water-holding capacity of soil on the yield of sorghum and wheat was investigated.• Four test plots ...

2009 Winter

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CH13 - PHOTOSYNTHESIS

(a) In the majority of plants the leaf is the main photosynthetic organ. List four ways in which the structure of a dicotyledonous leaf is adapted for...

2009 Winter

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CH13 - PHOTOSYNTHESIS

Fig. 4.1 is a photomicrograph of a transverse section through the leaf of a C4 plant.(a) (i) Identify structures J to L. J ..............................

2010 Summer

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CH13 - PHOTOSYNTHESIS

(a) Explain how the palisade mesophyll cells of a leaf are adapted for photosynthesis. [8](b) Outline the light-independent stage of photosynthesis. [...

2010 Summer

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CH13 - PHOTOSYNTHESIS

Cereal crops, such as sorghum and rice, are a major source of nutrients all over the world.(a) Explain why cereal crops are important components of ma...

2010 Summer

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CH13 - PHOTOSYNTHESIS

(a) Describe the structure of photosystems and explain how a photosystem functions in cyclic photophosphorylation. [8] (b) Explain briefly how reduced...

2010 Summer

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CH13 - PHOTOSYNTHESIS

Cereal crops, such as sorghum and rice, are a major source of nutrients all over the world.(a) Explain why cereal crops are important components of ma...

2010 Summer

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CH13 - PHOTOSYNTHESIS

(a) Describe the structure of photosystems and explain how a photosystem functions in cyclic photophosphorylation. [8](b) Explain briefly how reduced ...

2010 Summer

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CH4 - CELL MEMBRANES AND TRANSPORT

(a) Table 1.1 shows three of the processes by which substances in solution can move across cell membranes. It also lists five statements that may appl...

2022 Spring

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CH5 - THE MITOTIC CELL CYCLE

(a) Fig. 2.1 shows a cell at one of the main stages of mitosis in the mitotic cell cycle.(i) Name the stage of mitosis shown in Fig. 2.1.................

2022 Spring

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CH3 - ENZYMES

(a) Enzymes are polymers of amino acids. Complete Fig. 3.1 to show the general structure of an amino acid.[Image_1: Fig. 3.1][1](b) When bananas are p...

2022 Spring

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CH10 - INFECTIOUS DISEASE

Tuberculosis (TB) is a major cause of ill health worldwide.(a) State the name of a bacterium that causes TB in humans....................................

2022 Spring

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CH8 - TRANSPORT IN MAMMALS

Control of heartbeat is myogenic. This means the electrical activity controlling the rhythm of a regular heartbeat begins in the heart muscle itself.A...

2022 Spring

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CH6 - NUCLEIC ACIDS AND PROTEIN SYNTHESIS

(a) (i) Identify structure E and structure F in Fig. 6.1. E .............................................................................................

2022 Spring

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CH17 - SELECTION AND EVOLUTION

The European hedgehog, Erinaceus europaeus, is a small omnivorous mammal. Its body is covered in spines, which are usually brown. A rare variant, whic...

2022 Spring

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CH15 - CONTROL AND CO-ORDINATION

Giant axonal neuropathy (GAN) is a rare autosomal recessive disease, which affects neurones.(a) Mitochondria can move freely within the axons of neuro...

2022 Spring

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CH16 - INHERITED CHANGE

The red blood cells of people with sickle cell anaemia have reduced oxygen-carrying capacity.(a) Explain the relationship between the gene mutation th...

2022 Spring

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CH16 - INHERITED CHANGE

(a) Meiosis is an important process that contributes to genetic variation in a population.Fig. 4.1 shows a pair of homologous chromosomes during proph...

2022 Spring