Theory

CH19 - GENETIC TECHNOLOGY

(a) Describe the role of insulin in the regulation of blood glucose concentration........................................................................

2009 Summer

Theory

CH19 - GENETIC TECHNOLOGY

(a) Hormones are secreted by endocrine glands.Explain what is meant by the term _endocrine gland_........................................................

2009 Winter

Theory

CH19 - GENETIC TECHNOLOGY

(a) A husband and wife who already have a child with cystic fibrosis (CF) elected to have their second child tested for the condition while still a fe...

2009 Winter

Theory

CH19 - GENETIC TECHNOLOGY

(a) Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an inherited disease.(i) Explain briefly how two parents who do not have CF may have a child with CF.........................

2010 Summer

Theory

CH19 - GENETIC TECHNOLOGY

Gene technology has many uses including the production of substances such as insulin.(a) (i) Outline what is meant by gene technology....................

2010 Summer

Theory

CH19 - GENETIC TECHNOLOGY

Gene technology has many uses including the production of substances such as insulin.(a) (i) Outline what is meant by gene technology....................

2010 Summer

Theory

CH19 - GENETIC TECHNOLOGY

(a) With reference to Fig. 3.1, explain why women are treated with hormones for two weeks after being given drugs to suppress ovulation at the beginni...

2010 Winter

Theory

CH19 - GENETIC TECHNOLOGY

The secretion of insulin by the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas stimulates the liver to reduce the blood glucose concentration.(a) Describe how t...

2010 Winter

Theory

CH19 - GENETIC TECHNOLOGY

(a) With reference to Fig. 3.1, explain why women are treated with hormones for two weeks after being given drugs to suppress ovulation at the beginni...

2010 Winter

Theory

CH19 - GENETIC TECHNOLOGY

The secretion of insulin by the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas stimulates the liver to reduce the blood glucose concentration.(a) Describe how t...

2010 Winter

MCQ

CH1 - CELL STRUCTURE

A student used a light microscope to observe a blood smear on a microscope slide.An eyepiece graticule was used to measure the diameter of a white blo...

2024 Spring

MCQ

CH1 - CELL STRUCTURE

Which statement explains why it is necessary to use an electron microscope to see the cristae of a mitochondrion?

2024 Spring

MCQ

CH1 - CELL STRUCTURE

Some stains can be used to identify cell structures in living cells.A dilute solution of one stain causes the whole cell to appear blue.The blue colou...

2024 Spring

MCQ

CH1 - CELL STRUCTURE

When mucus is secreted from a goblet cell, these events take place.1 addition of carbohydrate to protein2 fusion of a vesicle with the cell surface me...

2024 Spring

MCQ

CH1 - CELL STRUCTURE

The diagram shows four biological features. Which biological features are present in typical prokaryotes?

2024 Spring

MCQ

CH1 - CELL STRUCTURE

Which row shows features that occur in dicotyledonous plant cells and also in typical bacterial cells?key✓ = found in dicotyledonous plant cells and...

2024 Spring

MCQ

CH2 - BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES

Which flow chart outlining the test for non-reducing sugars is correct?

2024 Spring

MCQ

CH2 - BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES

Which diagrams show the release of a water molecule during the formation of a glycosidic bond?[Image_1: Shows three chemical diagrams each illustratin...

2024 Spring

MCQ

CH2 - BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES

Which molecules have a structural formula that contains C=O bonds? 1. amino acids 2. fatty acids 3. glycerol 4. protein

2024 Spring

MCQ

CH2 - BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES

Which statement about triglycerides is correct?

2024 Spring