2015 - June 2BR QP PDF
2015 - June 2BR QP PDF
2015 - June 2BR QP PDF
Surname
Other names
Pearson Edexcel
International GCSE
Centre Number
Candidate Number
Biology
Unit: 4BI0
Paper: 2BR
Friday 5 June 2015 Afternoon
Time: 1 hour
Paper Reference
4BI0/2BR
Total Marks
Instructions
Information
Advice
Turn over
P44261A
2015 Pearson Education Ltd.
1/1/1/1/1/1/
*P44261A0120*
15
20
25
*P44261A0220*
(b) Complete the table by giving two sense organs that the dogs use to detect the
arrival of food and the stimulus that each sense organ detects.
(2)
Sense organ
Stimulus
(c) Explain how reflex responses, such as blinking (line 2), differ from other nerve
responses, such as picking up a pencil.
(2)
. . . . . . . . . . . . .................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........... ............................................................................................................................... .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
*P44261A0320*
Turn over
(d) Pavlov originally conditioned the dogs with a tuning fork of note B. The dogs would then
produce saliva when the tuning fork was hit.
Different tuning forks produce notes of different frequencies as shown in the box.
highest frequency
F
lowest frequency
(i) Suggest why notes G and D produce a greater response in the dogs than notes E and F.
(1)
. . . . . . . . . . . . .................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........... ............................................................................................................................... .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(ii) Suggest how Pavlov might have measured the size of the conditioned response.
(2)
. . . . . . . . . . . . .................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........... ............................................................................................................................... .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(e) Scientists make conclusions about humans from studying animal behaviour.
Suggest two reasons why these conclusions may not be valid.
(2)
1 . . . . . . ................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................. ........................................................................................................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . ................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............ ............................................................................................................................... .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
*P44261A0420*
*P44261A0520*
Turn over
uterine wall
villi
umbilical cord
amniotic fluid
amniotic sac
(a) Describe the function of the amniotic fluid surrounding the fetus.
(2)
. . . . . . . . . . . . .................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........... ............................................................................................................................... .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
*P44261A0620*
(ii) Name two waste substances that move from the blood of the fetus into
the mothers blood.
(2)
1 . . . . . . . .................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............... ............................................................................................................................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2 . . . . . . . .................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............... ............................................................................................................................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(c) Use information from the diagram to help explain how the placenta is adapted
for the efficient exchange of substances.
(3)
. . . . . . . . . . . . .................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........... ............................................................................................................................... .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
*P44261A0720*
Turn over
BLANK PAGE
*P44261A0820*
Food
product
yoghurt
Name of
organism used
Group
organism
belongs to
Substrate
used
Saccharomyces
(yeast)
fungus
glucose
Type of
respiration
bacteria
Chemical
product
ethanol
aerobic
(b) Explain one precaution that should be taken when making yoghurt so that it is
safe for humans to eat.
(2)
. . . . . . . . . . . . .................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........... ............................................................................................................................... .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
*P44261A0920*
Turn over
dilute acid
acid dissolving
egg shell
content of egg
surrounded by
cell membrane
The student removes the eggs from the dilute acid and uses water to wash the
surface acid away.
The student then uses the eggs for this osmosis experiment.
after 15 minutes he removes each egg from its beaker and measures its mass again
10
*P44261A01020*
(a) The bar graph shows the results obtained by the student from the osmosis experiment.
70
60
original mass
50
mass
in g
final mass
40
30
20
10
0
distilled water
5%
salt solution
15%
salt solution
Bar graph 1
(i) Name the dependent variable in this experiment.
(1)
. . . . . . . . . . . . .................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......... ............................................................................................................................... .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(ii) Explain the result for the egg placed in distilled water.
(2)
. . . . . . . . . . . . .................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......... ............................................................................................................................... .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
*P44261A01120*
11
Turn over
(b) The student calculates the percentage change in mass for the eggs placed in
distilled water and in 5% salt solution.
(i) Use the data from graph 1 to calculate the percentage change in mass
for the egg placed in 15% salt solution. Show your working.
(2)
12
10
8
6
4
2
Percentage change
in mass
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
egg in
distilled water
egg in 5%
salt solution
egg in 15%
salt solution
Bar graph 2
12
*P44261A01220*
. . . . . . . . . . . ..................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......................................................................................................................................... .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
*P44261A01320*
13
Turn over
5 Scientists want to compare the growth of the same species of plant in three different areas.
The graph shows the biomass of the plants in each area in g per m2 each year for a period
of 20 years.
3000
area A
2500
area B
Biomass
in g per m2
2000
area C
1500
1000
500
0
0
10
15
20
25
Time in years
(a) The table shows the increase in biomass in each area in g per m2 per year for the
20-year period for areas A and B.
Area
Increase in biomass
in g per m2 per year
115
100
*P44261A01420*
(b) After 20 years, the plants in area A had a greater biomass than those in area B.
(i) Explain how abiotic (non-living) factors could cause this difference.
(4)
. . . . . . . . . . . . .................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........... ............................................................................................................................... .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(ii) Explain how biotic (living) factors could cause this difference.
(2)
. . . . . . . . . . . . .................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........... ............................................................................................................................... .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
*P44261A01520*
15
Turn over
(c) The scientists wanted to find out how efficient plants in area A were at converting
light energy and using it to make biomass.
The scientists knew the following information:
the increase in biomass for the plant growth in area A is 115 g per m2 per year
the amount of light energy available in area A is 3 200 000 kJ per m2 per year
The formula for calculating the percentage energy transfer efficiency is
% energy transfer efficiency =
16
*P44261A01620*
6 A student is given a Petri dish containing starch mixed with agar jelly.
The student makes five wells each of diameter 10 mm in the agar. She fills the wells
with solutions of amylase, each with a different pH.
After 24 hours she pours iodine solution on to the agar jelly.
The iodine solution turns the starch in the agar jelly a dark blue colour.
The diagram shows the appearance of the Petri dish.
pH 13
pH 2
pH 9
pH 4
starch mixed with
agar jelly
pH 7
*P44261A01720*
17
Turn over
(a) The student measures the clear area around each well using a ruler.
Two have been done for you. Complete the remainder of the table.
(1)
pH of amylase solution
Diameter in mm
2
4
15
7
9
13
10
(b) (i) Explain why there is a clear zone around some of the wells containing amylase.
(2)
. . . . . . . . . . . . .................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........... ............................................................................................................................... .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(ii) Explain why the clear zones have a range of different diameters. The
diameters of the wells do not change during the experiment.
(2)
. . . . . . . . . . . . .................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........... ............................................................................................................................... .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
18
*P44261A01820*
(d) (i) The student keeps the Petri dish at 20 C to control the temperature in order to make
a valid comparison between each pH.
Name three other variables that the student needs to control.
(3)
1 . . . . . . . .................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .............. .............................................................................................................................. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2 . . . . . . . .................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............... ............................................................................................................................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3 . . . . . . . .................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............... ............................................................................................................................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(ii) The student repeats the experiment, keeping the Petri dish at 37 C on this occasion.
On the diagram, draw the results you would expect to see.
(2)
*P44261A01920*
19
BLANK PAGE
Every effort has been made to contact copyright holders to obtain their permission for the use of copyright material.
Pearson Education Ltd. will, if notified, be happy to rectify any errors or omissions and include any such rectifications
in future editions.
20
*P44261A02020*