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Mark Scheme (Results)

Summer 2010

GCE O

GCE O Biology (7040) Paper 01

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7040/01 O-LEVEL BIOLOGY MARK SCHEME SUMMER 2010


Question
number
1 a

Accept
6/5 =3 4/3 = 2 2/1 =1

Process
Breathing rate
Depth of breathing
Heart rate
Flow of blood to
skeletal muscle
Flow of blood to
digestive system
Conversion of
glycogen to glucose
Pupil size

Reject

Increase

Decrease

Max 3

oxygen / glucose;
muscle;
respiration / energy;
escape / eq;
removal of carbon dioxide / lactic acid;
Total
Marks

Question
number
2 a

Accept

Marks
6

Group
Plants
Animals
Fungi
Bacteria
Viruses
b

Marks

Multicellular Can carry out


Have
photosynthesis cell
walls
(yes)
yes
yes
(yes)
no
no
(some)
no
yes;
no
(some)
(yes)
no;
no;
(no)

Example
bean
human
eg ;
eg ;
eg ;

mark columns
glucose / sugar;
temperature;
water / osmoregulation;
salt / ions;
pH / carbon dioxide;

Max 2

Total Marks

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Question
number
3 a

Accept

Reject

cannot be replaced / lost forever / finite supply / eq;


ignore recycled

1
4

order
of step

step

Marks

Restriction enzyme cuts bacteria


DNA

(1)

Transgenic crops grown in fields

5;

Ligase used to make recombinant


plasmid

3;

Large amounts of bioplastic


extracted

(6)

Restriction enzyme cuts plasmid DNA

2;

Recombinant plasmid put into crop


plant using a vector

4;

carbon dioxide;
water;

Total
Marks

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Question
number
4 a i

Accept

Reject

Marks

mitosis;

ii

46 / 23 pairs;

iii

third box ticked / marked;

large surface area;


diffusion / exchange;
food / nutrients / amino acids / eq;
glucose;
oxygen;
respiration;
carbon dioxide;
urea / waste;
antibodies;
prevent blood mixing;
hormones / progesterone / maintain uterus/womb
lining;

Max 5

Total
Marks
Question
number
5

Accept

Reject

Marks
5

function of part
maintains the shape of the eye
contracts or relaxes to change the
diameter of the pupil
helps focusing by changing shape
detects light
sends electrical impulses to the
brain
helps focusing by contracting or
relaxing

letter
(B)
D;
E;
F;
A;
C;

Total
Marks

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Question
number
6

Accept

Reject

condition

symptom

organ
affected

Emphysema

poor gas
exchange

lung;

Cataract

cloudy lens

eye;

Alzheimers

loss of
memory

brain;

Hepatitis

yellow skin
and eyes

(liver)

Diabetes

high blood
glucose

pancreas;

Infertility

lack of sperm

testis;
Total
Marks

Question
number
7 a

Marks

Accept

Reject

A upper epidermis / epidermal;


B lower epidermis / epidermal;
C guard cell;

Marks
3

near top / near leaf surface / eq;


for light / eq;
many chloroplasts / eq;
cells close together / elongated / eq;

Max 2

ii

air spaces / gaps / eq;


gas exchange / diffuse / named gas / eq;
moist surface / eq;

Max 2

xylem;
transports water / minerals / ions / eq;
phloem;
transports sucrose / sugar / amino acids;

Max 3

Ignore glucose / food / products of photosynthesis;


no shading / large SA / eq;
helps trap (more) light;
(more) photosynthesis;

Total
Marks

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12

Question
number
8 a i

Accept

Reject

Marks

Plasmodium;

ii

feeds / sucks / bites / eq;


blood;

iii

E;

biological control / eq;


pesticide / insecticide / eq;
sterile males / eq;
repellent / eq;
drain pools / oil on water / eq;
vaccine / drugs / eq;
nets / eq;

Total
Marks

Question
number
9 a
i

Accept

Reject

Marks

X glomerulus;
Y Bowmans capsule / renal capsule;

water;
urea;
glucose;

ii
i
ii

too big / eq;


32;
12,000;;
allow one for 720 / 600 / 120 / 10 in working
dilute plasma / more water in plasma / eq;
water (stays) in tissues/cells / not reabsorbed / eq;
osmosis;

1
1
2

Total
Marks

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Question
number
10 a

Accept

ii

Reject

Marks

biconcave / doughnut shaped;


large surface area (to volume ratio);
no nucleus so more space / eq;
thin membrane;
cell membrane;
cytoplasm;
nucleus;

Max 2

lymphocytes;
antibodies / antitoxins;
antigens;
phagocytes;
ingest / engulf / surround / eq;
digest / breakdown / kill / eq;
enzymes;

Max 4

Total
Marks
Question
number
11 a

Accept

Reject

Marks
5

large
insoluble
molecule
starch;
(protein)
fat / lipid;

small soluble
molecule
(maltose)
amino acids /
(poly)peptides;
(fatty acids and
glycerol)

enzyme
amylase /
carbohydrase;
(protease)
lipase;

X = capillary;
Y = lacteal;

ii
i

blood / plasma;
300;
m2;
thin / small distance / one cell thick / eq;
blood moves / maintain conc. gradient;
lots of capillaries / vascular;
microvilli;

1
2

ii

Max 2

Total
Marks

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12

Question
number
12 a

i
ii

Accept

Reject

as body mass increases rate of evaporation decreases /


eq;

Marks
1

small;
larger SA to Vol ratio;
overheat / heat gain / body temp rise / eq;
denature/destroy enzymes;
dehydration / water loss / sweat / eq;
they sweat / eq;
contain water / eq;

Max 3

1
1

iii

less sweat (at night) / temperature lower (at night);


Ignore less water loss

i
ii

(too) large / eq;


activity produces heat / prevent overheating;
death / enzymes / eq;

1
2

avoid water loss / sweat;


iii

cells not damaged;


by loss of water / osmosis;
keep blood/plasma flowing;
deliver glucose / oxygen;
prevent strain on heart / eq;

Max 2

Total
Marks

12

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