Cambridge International AS & A Level: BIOLOGY 9700/32

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Cambridge International AS & A Level

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BIOLOGY 9700/32
Paper 3 Advanced Practical Skills 2 May/June 2022

2 hours

You must answer on the question paper.

You will need: The materials and apparatus listed in the confidential instructions

INSTRUCTIONS
● Answer all questions.
● Use a black or dark blue pen. You may use an HB pencil for any diagrams or graphs.
● Write your name, centre number and candidate number in the boxes at the top of the page.
● Write your answer to each question in the space provided.
● Do not use an erasable pen or correction fluid.
● Do not write on any bar codes.
● You may use a calculator.
● You should show all your working and use appropriate units.

INFORMATION
● The total mark for this paper is 40.
● The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].

For Examiner’s Use

Total

This document has 16 pages. Any blank pages are indicated.

DC (RW/SG) 303218/3
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1 Plant tissues contain the enzyme catalase which catalyses the breakdown of hydrogen peroxide
into oxygen gas and water.

Ascorbic acid acts as an inhibitor of catalase.

You will investigate the effect of changing ascorbic acid concentration on catalase inhibition.

You are provided with the materials shown in Table 1.1.

Table 1.1

labelled contents hazard volume / cm3


hydrogen peroxide
H harmful irritant 50
solution

W distilled water none 50

1 mol dm–3 ascorbic


A irritant 10
acid solution

If H or A comes into contact with your skin, wash off immediately under cold water.

It is recommended that you wear suitable eye protection.

You are also provided with five cylinders of potato tissue, labelled P.

(a) You will need to carry out a serial dilution of the 1 mol dm–3 ascorbic acid, A, to reduce the
concentration by a factor of ten between each successive dilution.

You will need to prepare four concentrations of ascorbic acid in addition to the 1 mol dm–3
ascorbic acid solution, A.

After the serial dilution is completed, you will need to have 9 cm3 of each concentration
available to use.

(i) Complete Fig. 1.1 to show how you will prepare your serial dilution.

Fig. 1.1 shows the first two beakers you will use to make your serial dilution. You will
need to draw three additional beakers.

For each beaker, add labelled arrows to show:

• the volume of ascorbic acid solution transferred

• the volume of distilled water, W, added.

Under each beaker, state the concentration of ascorbic acid solution.

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0 cm3 of W

10 cm3 of
...................
1 mol dm–3
ascorbic acid
...................

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

9 cm3 of 1 mol dm–3


ascorbic acid
solution to use

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

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

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

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

Fig. 1.1
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Carry out step 1 to step 13.

step 1 Prepare the concentrations of ascorbic acid solution, as decided in (a)(i), in the
beakers provided.

step 2 Label test‑tubes with the ascorbic acid concentrations prepared in step 1.

step 3 Label another test‑tube 0.

step 4 On a white tile carefully cut the cylinders of potato tissue into thin discs that are
approximately 1–2 mm thick.

You will need to cut at least 70 discs.

step 5 Place 10 potato discs into each labelled test‑tube.

step 6 Add 1 cm3 distilled water, W, to the test‑tube labelled 0.

step 7 Add 1 cm3 of each concentration of ascorbic acid to the appropriately labelled
test‑tubes.

step 8 Set up the apparatus as shown in Fig. 1.2 using the test‑tube labelled 0. The syringe
barrel should be fully submerged in the beaker of water, B.

bung

delivery tube

test-tube

beaker of
water, B
1 cm3 of 0 mol dm–3
ascorbic acid
syringe barrel

10 potato discs

Fig. 1.2

step 9 Add 5 cm3 of hydrogen peroxide solution H to the test‑tube labelled 0. Place the
bung into the top of the test‑tube, making sure that the syringe barrel stays fully
submerged.

step 10 Record in (a)(ii) the initial volume of gas in the syringe barrel then start the
stop‑clock.

step 11 After 2 minutes record in (a)(ii) the final volume of gas in the syringe barrel. If the
syringe barrel is full of gas, record as 10.

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step 12 Repeat step 9 to step 11 with each of the test‑tubes labelled in step 2.

step 13 Calculate the total volume of gas produced at each concentration of ascorbic acid.
Record these processed results in (a)(ii).

(ii) Record your results in an appropriate table, including raw results and processed results.

[6]

(iii) Use your results in (a)(ii) to identify the greatest volume of gas produced in the reaction.

greatest volume of gas produced = ...............................................................

Use your answer to calculate the rate of gas production.


Show your working.

rate of gas production = ............................................... cm3 min–1


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(iv) Describe two improvements to the procedure that would make the measurements more
accurate.

1 ........................................................................................................................................

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

2 ........................................................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................................
[2]

Carry out step 14 to step 18.

step 14 Label a test‑tube T.

step 15 Put 5 cm3 of H into test‑tube T.

step 16 Use a thermometer to measure the temperature of H in test‑tube T. Record this value, to
the nearest 0.5 °C, in (b)(i).

step 17 Add 10 discs of potato tissue to test‑tube T and start timing.

step 18 After 2 minutes measure the temperature of the mixture in test‑tube T. Record this value,
to the nearest 0.5 °C, in (b)(i).

(b) (i) State the temperature of H before adding potato discs (step 16). .............................. °C

State the temperature of H 2 minutes after adding potato discs (step 18).

.............................. °C

Calculate the change in temperature after 2 minutes. .............................. °C


[2]

(ii) State whether temperature is a significant source of error in this investigation.

Explain your answer.

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

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(c) A study was carried out in which volunteers were given different daily doses of ascorbic acid
(vitamin C) in addition to their normal diet. The maximum ascorbic acid concentration in the
blood plasma of each volunteer was measured.

The results are shown in Table 1.2.

Table 1.2

maximum ascorbic acid


ascorbic acid daily dose
concentration in blood plasma
/ mg
/ μmol dm–3
0 6
50 25
200 68
500 75
1000 75

(i) Plot a graph of the data in Table 1.2 on the grid in Fig. 1.3.

Use a sharp pencil.

Fig. 1.3
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(ii) Suggest an explanation for the results for a daily dose of 0 mg and the results for daily
doses of between 500–1000 mg.

0 mg ...................................................................................................................................

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

500–1000 mg .....................................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................................
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2 K1 is a slide of a stained transverse section through a plant stem.

(a) (i) Draw a large plan diagram of the region of the stem on K1 indicated by the shaded
region in Fig. 2.1. Use a sharp pencil.

Use one ruled label line and label to identify the epidermis.

Fig. 2.1

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(ii) Observe one of the larger vascular bundles of the section on K1.

Select a group of four adjacent xylem vessel elements.

Each xylem vessel element must touch at least two other xylem vessel elements.

• Make a large drawing of this group of four xylem vessel elements.

• Use one ruled label line and label to identify the wall of one xylem vessel element.

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(b) Fig. 2.2 shows a diagram of a stage micrometer scale that is being used to calibrate an
eyepiece graticule.

The length of one division on this stage micrometer is 1 mm.

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

Fig. 2.2

(i) Use Fig. 2.2 to calculate the actual length of one eyepiece graticule unit.

Show your working.

actual length = ...............................................................


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Fig. 2.3 shows a photomicrograph of a transverse section through a different stem to K1.
This was taken with the same microscope and lenses used to take Fig. 2.2. The eyepiece
graticule has been placed across the diameter of the section.

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

Fig. 2.3

(ii) Use the calibration of the eyepiece graticule from (b)(i) to calculate the actual diameter
of the section in Fig. 2.3.

Show your working.

actual diameter = ...............................................................


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(iii) Identify three observable differences, other than size and colour, between the stem
section on K1 and the stem section on Fig. 2.3.

Record three observable differences in Table 2.1.

Table 2.1

feature K1 Fig. 2.3

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