Theory

CH12 - ENERGY AND RESPIRATION

(a) The respiratory quotient (RQ) is used to show what substrates are being metabolised in respiration.The RQ of a substrate may be calculated using t...

2009 Summer

Theory

CH12 - ENERGY AND RESPIRATION

(a) Describe the process of glycolysis. [7] (b) Describe the structure and synthesis of ATP and its universal role as the energy currency in all livi...

2009 Winter

Theory

CH12 - ENERGY AND RESPIRATION

(a) Outline the main features of the Krebs cycle. [9](b) Explain the role of NAD in aerobic respiration. [6]

2009 Winter

Theory

CH12 - ENERGY AND RESPIRATION

(a) The initial stages of respiration convert one molecule of glucose into two molecules of a 3C compound.State(i) the name given to these initial sta...

2010 Summer

Theory

CH12 - ENERGY AND RESPIRATION

Fig. 7.1 is an outline diagram of the Krebs cycle. A two carbon acetyl group enters the cycle by combining with a molecule of oxaloacetate. A molecule...

2010 Summer

Theory

CH12 - ENERGY AND RESPIRATION

(a) (i) Explain what is meant by the following terms:decarboxylation ....................................................................................

2010 Summer

Theory

CH12 - ENERGY AND RESPIRATION

Rice, *Oryza sativa*, is a staple food in many parts of the world. Rice is often grown in fields that are flooded with water for part of the growing s...

2010 Winter

Theory

CH12 - ENERGY AND RESPIRATION

(a) Outline the need for energy in living organisms using named examples. [9](b) Explain the different energy values of carbohydrate, lipid and protei...

2010 Winter

Theory

CH12 - ENERGY AND RESPIRATION

Rice, Oryza sativa, is a staple food in many parts of the world. Rice is often grown in fields that are flooded with water for part of the growing s...

2010 Winter

Theory

CH12 - ENERGY AND RESPIRATION

(a) Outline the need for energy in living organisms using named examples. [9](b) Explain the different energy values of carbohydrate, lipid and protei...

2010 Winter

Theory

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

Theory

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

Theory

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

Theory

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

Theory

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