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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...

2009 Summer

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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...

2009 Winter

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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...

2009 Winter

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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...........................................

2009 Winter

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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...

2010 Summer

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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...

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...

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 \...

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