9700 s02 QP 2
9700 s02 QP 2
9700 s02 QP 2
Candidate Name
BIOLOGY 9700/2
PAPER 2 Structured Questions AS Core
MAY/JUNE SESSION 2002
1 hour
Candidates answer on the question paper.
No additional materials are required.
TIME 1 hour
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
Write your name, Centre number and candidate number in the spaces at the top of this page.
Answer all questions.
Write your answers in the spaces provided on the question paper.
All working for numerical answers must be shown.
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adult seaweed
meiosis
Fig. 1.1
(a) Indicate on Fig. 1.1, with the letter M, one stage where mitosis occurs. [1]
(b) DNA replication occurs in cells during interphase before they divide by mitosis.
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(d) Explain why meiosis occurs in the life cycle of this seaweed.
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2 H2O2 → 2 H2O + O2
The student used a solution of catalase that was mixed with a 5% hydrogen peroxide
solution and placed in the apparatus shown in Fig. 2.1. The total volume of gas collected
was recorded every 15 seconds. The results are shown in Fig. 2.2.
graduated
cylinder
catalase and
hydrogen peroxide
at 20 °C
Fig. 2.1
8.0
7.0
6.0
5.0
volume of
4.0
oxygen / cm3
3.0
2.0
1.0
0.0
0 50 100 150 200 250
time / s
Fig. 2.2
(a) Explain why the total volume of gas collected after 210 seconds remains constant.
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Catalase and hydrogen peroxide were kept separately at 10 °C for 30 minutes before they
were added together. The reaction mixture was then kept at 10 °C.
(b) Sketch, on Fig. 2.2, the results you would expect when the experiment was repeated at
10 °C. [1]
(c) Describe and explain the results you would expect if the catalase solution was pre-
treated by being kept in a water bath at 70 °C before being added to the hydrogen
peroxide.
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(d) Explain how you would use this apparatus to investigate the effect of changing the
substrate concentration on the activity of catalase.
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antigen
Fig. 3.1
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(b) Explain, in terms of protein structure, how it is possible for each type of T cell receptor to
bind specifically to one type of antigen.
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aorta
pulmonary
vein
Fig. 4.1
(a) Describe the events occurring in the phase of the cardiac cycle shown in Fig. 4.1.
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(b) Explain how the structure of the heart ensures that blood flows from the pulmonary vein
to the aorta and not in the reverse direction.
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(c) Blood pressure is usually measured by placing a cuff over an artery in the arm.
Explain why the blood pressure in the left ventricle falls to zero in the cardiac cycle, but
the lowest pressure recorded in the arteries is about 10 kPa.
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(d) Coronary heart disease and stroke are two forms of cardiovascular disease. Smoking is
recognised as a contributory factor to these diseases.
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(b) Alcoholic liver disease develops in some people who consume large quantities of
alcohol over a long period of time.
Describe the changes that may occur in the liver in people who consume alcohol over a
long period of time.
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6 Fig. 6.1 shows part of the nitrogen cycle.
nitrogen in
the air
A
A
animal
protein
C
protein in root protein in free
nodules of living bacteria
legumes
plant
protein
B
nitrate nitrite ions
fertilisers
Fig. 6.1
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(ii) explain how a farmer may maintain the fertility of soil without using nitrogen
fertilisers.
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