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Biology 9700/21October/November 2017

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

6
questions
60
marks
75
minutes

Topics Cell Structure · Transport in Mammals · The Mitotic Cell Cycle · Immunity · Infectious Diseases · Nucleic Acids and Protein Synthesis · +4 more

Q1The Mitotic Cell CycleCell StructureFree sample

Fig. 1.1 is a photomicrograph of plant cells showing stages in cell division.

(a)

On Fig. 1.1, draw a circle around a cell in anaphase.

1M
(b)

Suggest the advantages of using a light microscope, rather than an electron microscope, to study cell division.

2M
(c)

Mitosis is important in producing more cells for plant growth.

Describe three other ways in which mitosis is important in plants.

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  • Q2Transport in Mammals9M
  • Q3Immunity · Infectious Diseases · Cell Structure12M
  • Q4Nucleic Acids and Protein Synthesis · Biological Molecules · Enzymes13M
  • Q5Cell Structure · Cell Membranes and Transport13M
  • Q6Transport in Plants · Transport in Mammals · Cell Structure7M
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