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1.

The diagram shows the structure of a typical plant cell.

Which cell component is also present in prokaryotes?

2.

A piece of mammalian tissue was homogenised and subjected to differential centrifugation to yield
four subcellular fractions. The activity within each fraction, of four different types of enzyme, A, B,
C and D, was investigated.
Which bar chart shows the results of investigating hydrolytic enzyme activity?

3.

The diagram is a plan of a transverse section through a leaf, drawn using a x 5 eyepiece and a x 8
objective lens of a microscope.

The actual distance across the leaf section is 7.5 mm. What is the magnification of the diagram?
A
B
C
D
4.

X4
X8
X20
X40

Which polysaccharides are branched and which are unbranched?

A
B
C
D

branched
amylose
amylopectin
cellulose
glycogen

unbranched
glycogen
cellulose
amylose
amylopectin

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5.

Some germinating seeds are crushed with water and the extract is tested. The table shows the
results of these tests.
Test
Barfords test for disaccharide
Benedicts test
biuret test
Clinistix Test for glucose
emulsion test
iodine test

result
positive
yellow precipitate
purple colour
negative
clear solution
blue-black colour

Which molecules are present in the extract?

A
B
C
D
6.

Urea is a reagent which disrupts all bonds except covalent bonds in protein molecules.
Which level of protein structure would remain intact when a protein is treated with urea?
A
B
C
D

7.

It binds oxygen to the haemoglobin molecule.

It makes the haemoglobin more soluble in the red blood cell.
It stabilises the quaternary structure of the protein.
It undergoes reversible oxidation and reduction.

By which process does glucose move into red blood cells from the plasma?
A
B
C
D

9.

primary
secondary
tertiary
quaternary

What is the function of iron in the haemoglobin molecule?

A
B
C
D

8.

fat, maltose, starch only

fat, protein, sucrose only
glucose, protein, starch only
maltose, protein, starch only

active transport
endocytosis
facilitated diffusion
osmosis

What is the effect of increasing substrate concentration on the degree of inhibition of an enzyme
controlled reaction?
A
B
C
D

10.

competitive inhibitor
decreased
decreased
increased
no change

non-competitve inhibitor
increased
no change
decreased
increased

The enzyme lysozyme secreted from tear glands forms deposits on contact lenses.
Which ingredient would be effective in a contact lens cleaner for removing these deposits?
A
B
C

antibodies
lysosomes
pH buffers

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D
11.

In a genetic engineering experiment a piece of DNA containing 6000 nucleotides were

transcribed and translated into protein. How many amino acids would be required?
A
B
C
D

12.

14%
25%
36%
50%

During which phase in somatic cell division does replication of the chromosomes take place?
A
B
C
D

14.

500
1000
3000
4500

Adenine comprised 36% of the nitrogenous bases in the DNA of cells from a bacterial clone.
What was the percentage of guanine in the DNA?
A
B
C
D

13.

proteases

early prophase
late prophase
telophase
interphase

The diagram shows a diploid cell during mitosis

Which stage of mitosis is shown?

A
B
C
D

anaphase
metaphase
prophase
telophase

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15.

The graph represents the changes in the quantity of DNA present in one nucleus at different stages
in the cycle.

Which stage takes place at X?

A
prophase
B
anaphase
C
telophase
D
cytokinesis
16.

The graph shows measurements taken during one mitotic cell cycle.

Which stage of mitosis commences at X and which measurements are illustrated by curves 1 and 2?
stages of mitosis
commencing at X
A
B
C
D
17.

distance between
centromeres of sister
chromatids

1
2
1
2

Which structures are found in both arteries and capillaries?

A
B
C
D

18.

anaphase
anaphase
metaphase
metaphase

distance between centromeres

of chromosome and poles of
spindle

collagen fibres
elastic fibres
endothelial cells
smooth muscle cells

What is the main function of a companion cell in mature phloem tissue?

A
B
C

containing nucleus for cell division

providing structural support for the sieve tube element
storing products of photosynthesis

2
1
2
1

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D
19.

What is the function of the Purkyne (Purkinje) tissue in the mammalian heart?
A
B
C
D

20.

supplying energy for transport

to conduct a wave of electrical excitation over the atria

to conduct a wave of electrical excitation over the ventricles
to reduce the spontaneous contraction rate of the heart
to separate oxygenated blood from deoxygenated blood

Which valve action results from an increase in pressure in the ventricles of the heart?
A
B
C
D

The closing of all the heart valves

The closing of semi-lunar valves
The opening of the bicuspid valve
The opening of the semi-lunar valves