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Science B
BLY1H
Unit Biology B1
Biology
Unit Biology B1
Written Paper
Monday 28 January 2013
Mark
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9.00 am to 9.45 am
Time allowed
45 minutes
Instructions
Use black ink or black ball-point pen.
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page.
Answer all questions.
You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write
outside the box around each page or on blank pages.
Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want
to be marked.
Information
The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
The maximum mark for this paper is 45.
You are expected to use a calculator where appropriate.
You are reminded of the need for good English and clear presentation in
your answers.
Advice
In all calculations, show clearly how you work out your answer.
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1 (a)
1 (b)
1 (b) (i)
1 (b) (ii) Give two reasons why it is important to prevent organisms becoming extinct.
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Give two conclusions that can be drawn from the results of this study.
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4 (a)
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4 (a) (ii) People may suffer withdrawal symptoms when they become addicted to drugs.
How does the action of a drug make a person become addicted to it?
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Percentage
of women
who became
depressed
16
10
17
12
31
Every day
15
68
From the data, give two conclusions that can be drawn about the relationship between
cannabis and depression.
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The diagram shows the structures involved in the knee-jerk reflex. When the person is
hit at point P, the lower leg is suddenly raised.
C
P
A
Stretch receptor
Muscle
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6 (a) (i)
6 (a) (ii) There has been a large increase in the populations of many antibiotic-resistant strains
of bacteria in recent years.
Explain why.
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A person can be immunised against a disease by injecting them with an inactive form of
a pathogen.
Explain how this makes the person immune to the disease.
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Amauris
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Hypolimnas
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Suggest an explanation, in terms of natural selection, for the markings on the wings of
Hypolimnas.
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Root tissue
cultured
Mature plant
(herbicidesusceptible)
Tissue split
into individual
cells
Herbicide-resistance
gene transferred
into cells
Cells multiply
Mature plant
(herbicideresistant)
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Apart from having the herbicide-resistance gene, the herbicide-resistant plants are
identical to the herbicide-susceptible plants.
Explain why.
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Many people are opposed to the growing of herbicide-resistant crops produced in this
way.
Suggest one reason why.
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