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Biology 9700/22October/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 · Cell Membranes and Transport · Biological Molecules · Transport in Mammals · The Mitotic Cell Cycle · Enzymes · +4 more

Q1The Mitotic Cell CycleCell StructureFree sample

The root apical meristem is a region of undifferentiated cells in the root tips of plants. Mitosis occurs in this region.

(a)

Fig. 1.1 is an image of the root tip of Allium as observed using a microscope with a low-power objective lens.

State which region, B, C, or D, should be chosen in order to observe the highest proportion of cells in stages of mitosis.

region = ______

1M
(b)
(i)

Draw a labelled diagram to show the structure of a chromosome at late prophase of mitosis.

3M
(ii)

Describe the behaviour of the nuclear envelope during mitosis.

2M

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  • Q3Enzymes · Cell Structure · Nucleic Acids and Protein Synthesis · Biological Molecules12M
  • Q4Cell Membranes and Transport · Transport in Mammals · Infectious Diseases · Immunity19M
  • Q5Transport in Plants8M
  • Q6Transport in Mammals6M
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