5090/22

Biology 5090/22May/June 2011

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

9
questions
80
marks
105
minutes

Topics Respiration · Cell Structure and Organisation · Classification · Biotechnology and Genetic Modification · Human Nutrition · Organisms and Their Environment · +9 more

Q111MClassificationCell Structure and OrganisationBiotechnology and Genetic ModificationFree sample

Fig. 1.1 shows three types of organism (not drawn to the same scale).

(a)

Identify the three types of organism shown in Fig. 1.1.

A ______
B ______
C ______

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(b)
(i)

List the organisms in Fig. 1.1 in order of their actual size, starting with the largest.

______

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(ii)

State which of these organisms might bring about decay of organic matter.

______

2M
(c)

On Fig. 1.1, label

  • a structure (N) that is always made mostly of DNA,
  • a structure (P) that is made only of protein.
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(d)

A microorganism, similar to one shown in Fig. 1.1, is used commercially to make human insulin. Name the microorganism and suggest why this process is referred to as genetic engineering.

microorganism name = ______

why the process is called genetic engineering

______

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The rest of this paper

8 more questions
  • Q2Human Nutrition · Respiration10M
  • Q3Organisms and Their Environment · Respiration · Sexual Reproduction in Plants9M
  • Q4Cell Structure and Organisation · Movement Into and Out of Cells · Cell Division and Reproduction10M
  • Q5Transport in Humans · Human Gas Exchange · Respiration10M
  • Q6Transport in Flowering Plants10M
  • Q7Excretion10M
  • Q8Disease and Immunity10M
  • Q9Inheritance10M
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