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Biology 9700/21October/November 2015

Cambridge AS Level · AS Level Structured Questions · worked solutions for every part, with the mark scheme

6
questions
60
marks
75
minutes

Topics Nucleic Acids and Protein Synthesis · Cell Structure · Cell Membranes and Transport · Biological Molecules · The Mitotic Cell Cycle · Transport in Plants · +4 more

Q1Cell StructureFree sample

Fig. 1.1 is an electron micrograph of a mitochondrion.

(a)

State the function of mitochondria.

1M
(b)

Name structure A.

1M
(c)

Calculate the magnification of the image in Fig. 1.1.

Show your working.

magnification ×\times = ______

2M
(d)

Explain why the light microscope could not be used to produce the image in Fig. 1.1.

2M
(e)

Scientists think that mitochondria were once prokaryotes. The evidence for this is that mitochondria have features in common with prokaryotes.

State two features that mitochondria have in common with prokaryotes.

  1. ______

  2. ______

2M

The rest of this paper

5 more questions
  • Q2Cell Membranes and Transport · Biological Molecules8M
  • Q3The Mitotic Cell Cycle · Nucleic Acids and Protein Synthesis12M
  • Q4Transport in Plants14M
  • Q5Infectious Diseases · Nucleic Acids and Protein Synthesis · Enzymes · Immunity12M
  • Q6(outdated) Ecology6M
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