5090/22

Biology 5090/22May/June 2010

Cambridge O-Level · Theory · worked solutions for every part, with the mark scheme

9
questions
80
marks
105
minutes

Topics Coordination and Control · Cell Division and Reproduction · Respiration · Plant Nutrition · Human Nutrition · Transport in Humans · +7 more

Q111MBiotechnology and Genetic ModificationCoordination and ControlCell Division and ReproductionRespirationFree sample
(a)
(i)

Name a hormone that is commonly produced using genetic engineering.

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1M
(ii)

Name the organ that produces this hormone in the human body, and state two functions of the hormone in the body.

organ = ______

functions of the hormone

  1. ______
  2. ______
3M
(b)

Fig. 1.1 shows how genetic engineering can be used to manufacture an enzyme (chymosin) that clots milk in the stomachs of young mammals.

(i)

Name the thread-like structure of which the DNA strand is a part.

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1M
(ii)

Name the part of the strand labelled A in Fig. 1.1.

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1M
(c)

Suggest

(i)

how the yeast could be cultured during stage B,

3M
(ii)

the identity of the waste products that may be formed during this process.

2M

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8 more questions
  • Q2Plant Nutrition · Movement Into and Out of Cells · Respiration9M
  • Q3Human Nutrition · Transport in Humans · Disease and Immunity11M
  • Q4Coordination and Control8M
  • Q5Cell Structure and Organisation · Cell Division and Reproduction · Inheritance11M
  • Q6Plant Nutrition · Transport in Flowering Plants10M
  • Q7Organisms and Their Environment10M
  • Q8(option-1)Disease and Immunity · Transport in Humans10M
  • Q8(option-2)Human Nutrition10M
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