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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

Theory

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

Theory

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

Theory

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

Theory

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

Theory

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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CH1 - CELL STRUCTURE

(a) Table 1.1 lists cell structures that can be found in eukaryotic cells or prokaryotic cells. Some of these cell structures can be found in both typ...

2023 Spring

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CH2 - BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES

(a) Cysteine is an amino acid containing sulfur. Fig. 2.1 shows the structure of the molecule formed by joining two cysteine molecules together.Draw a...

2023 Spring

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CH7 - TRANSPORT IN PLANTS

(a) Fig. 3.1 is a diagram of an area of phloem tissue from a transverse section through the stem of a squash plant, Cucurbita pepo.(i) Cell X and cell...

2023 Spring

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CH10 - INFECTIOUS DISEASE

Tuberculosis (TB), influenza and polio are examples of infectious diseases.(a) (i) Explain what is meant by an infectious disease........................

2023 Spring

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CH8 - TRANSPORT IN MAMMALS

Pneumonia is a severe lung disease that can interfere with gas exchange. A person with pneumonia can be connected to an ECMO machine. This machine per...

2023 Spring

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CH2 - BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES

(a) Collagen is the most common structural protein in vertebrates. Collagen provides the skin with flexibility and strength.Explain how the structure ...

2023 Spring

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CH14 - HOMEOSTASIS

(a) Fig. 1.1 is a drawing of a longitudinal section (LS) of a human kidney.Use the letters A, B, C and D in Fig. 1.1 to complete Table 1.1.Each letter...

2023 Spring

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CH19 - GENETIC TECHNOLOGY

(a) The start of transcription of the gene IFNA2 by E. coli with the recombinant plasmid shown in Fig. 2.1 needs to be controlled to obtain an optimum...

2023 Spring

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CH19 - GENETIC TECHNOLOGY

Salmon can be genetically modified (GM) to produce increased quantities of growth hormone, which is a protein. GM salmon modified in this way have a f...

2023 Spring

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CH16 - INHERITED CHANGE

Array comparative genome hybridisation (aCGH) is a technique involving the use of a microarray to analyse a genome or sections of a genome.(a) Outline...

2023 Spring