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BIOLOGY 0610/41
Paper 4 Theory (Extended) October/November 2024

1 hour 15 minutes

You must answer on the question paper.

No additional materials are needed.

INSTRUCTIONS
● Answer all questions.
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● Write your answer to each question in the space provided.
● Do not use an erasable pen or correction fluid.
● Do not write on any bar codes.
● You may use a calculator.
● You should show all your working and use appropriate units.

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1 Fig. 1.1 is a photomicrograph of a cross-section of part of a leaf.

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(a) (i) State the letter in Fig. 1.1 that identifies where:

gas exchange is controlled .................................

most photosynthesis occurs .................................

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(ii) Draw a circle on Fig. 1.1 to identify a vascular bundle. [1]

(iii) Translocation occurs in the vascular bundle.

State the names of two substances that are only moved by translocation.

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(c) Describe how water moves through a plant from the soil to the air spaces in a leaf.

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2 (a) Chlamydia is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) that is caused by a bacterium.

Fig. 2.1 shows the number of chlamydia cases in a country in 2018.

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age group / years

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(i) Calculate the percentage decrease in the number of chlamydia cases between the age
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Give your answer to two significant figures.

Space for working.

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(ii) Describe how the spread of STIs, such as chlamydia, can be controlled.

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(i) State the name of the part of the female reproductive system that produces oestrogen.
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(ii) Describe the role of oestrogen at puberty.

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(c) Complete the sentences about drug resistance and genetic variation by writing a suitable
word or phrase in the spaces provided.

Bacteria can be killed by drugs called ........................................ . The development of strains

of bacteria that are resistant to these drugs is an example of ........................................

selection.

Resistant strains of bacteria have gene mutations that enable them to survive drug treatment.

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Gene mutations are caused by random changes in the ........................................ of bases in

DNA and result in the formation of new ........................................ in the bacteria. Mutation

rates can be increased by ........................................ radiation and some chemicals.

In animals and plants, another source of genetic variation is a type of nuclear division called

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3 (a) Fig. 3.1 shows the structure of the pathogen that causes cholera.

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(i) State the name of the kingdom that includes the pathogen shown in Fig. 3.1.

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(ii) Table 3.1 shows some of the names, functions or uses, and identifying letters of the
parts labelled in Fig. 3.1.

Complete Table 3.1.

Table 3.1

letter from
name function or use
Fig. 3.1

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(b) Describe how a person becomes infected with cholera.

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(c) People with cholera can become very dehydrated.

Explain how cholera causes dehydration.

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(d) Vaccination can help to prevent the spread of diseases such as cholera.

Outline the process of vaccination and explain how it can prevent the spread of diseases.

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4 (a) Complete the sentence about the mammalian nervous system.

The .................................................. nervous system consists of the brain and spinal cord

and the .................................................. nervous system consists of the nerves outside the

brain and spinal cord.


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(b) Fig. 4.1 shows the parts of a reflex arc.

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M effector
N motor neurone
P receptor cell
Q relay neurone
R response
S sensory neurone
T stimulus

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Fig. 4.1

(i) Put the parts listed in Fig. 4.1 into the correct sequence, and write the letters in the
boxes.

Two have been done for you.

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(ii) State two stimuli that are detected by the skin.

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(iii) The pupil reflex controls the amount of light that enters the eye.

State the name of an effector in the pupil reflex.

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(c) Describe and explain how impulses are only passed in one direction from one neurone to the
next.

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5 The gene for red-green colour vision is on the X chromosome.

There are two alleles for this gene:

• The allele for normal colour vision is represented by the letter B.


• The allele for red-green colour blindness is represented by the letter b.

Fig. 5.1 shows a pedigree chart for a family in which some of the members are red-green
colour-blind.

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male with normal colour vision female with normal colour vision

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red-green colour-blind male red-green colour-blind female

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(a) Explain why all of the male children of parent 1 and parent 2 are red-green colour-blind.

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(b) Parent 4 is a female who has normal colour vision and is heterozygous for red-green colour
blindness.

Complete the genetic diagram to determine the probability that the offspring of parent 3 and
parent 4 would be red-green colour-blind.

parents 3 x 4

parental phenotypes red-green colour-blind male x female with normal colour vision
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6 Penicillin can be produced in fermenters.

(a) State the name of the type of organism that produces penicillin.

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(b) Fig. 6.1 shows the change in biomass of the organism that produces penicillin, when grown in
a fermenter under controlled conditions.

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time the organisms are in the fermenter / hours

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State the name of the growth stages of the organism, shown by the letters X, Y and Z in
Fig. 6.1.

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(c) Fig. 6.2 is a diagram of a fermenter containing the organisms that produce penicillin.

motor

air out
water jacket

paddle
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water out
temperature
recorder

water in

tap air air in


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(i) Explain why air is supplied to the fermenter shown in Fig. 6.2.

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(iii) State the role of the paddles in the fermenter.

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(iv) Other than penicillin, state the names of two commercial products that can be made
using fermenters.

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Paper 4 Theory (Extended) October/November 2024

1 hour 15 minutes

You must answer on the question paper.

No additional materials are needed.

INSTRUCTIONS
● Answer all questions.
● Use a black or dark blue pen. You may use an HB pencil for any diagrams or graphs.
● Write your name, centre number and candidate number in the boxes at the top of the page.
● Write your answer to each question in the space provided.
● Do not use an erasable pen or correction fluid.
● Do not write on any bar codes.
● You may use a calculator.
● You should show all your working and use appropriate units.

INFORMATION
● The total mark for this paper is 80.
● The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].

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1 (a) Organisms from the genus Chlorella are protoctists.

State the additional information required to name Chlorella according to the binomial system.

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(b) Fig. 1.1 shows the structure of an organism from the genus Chlorella.

cytoplasm

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nucleus cell wall

cell membrane

chloroplast

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Fig. 1.1

(i) Identify two cell structures in Fig. 1.1 that indicate that Chlorella is not a prokaryote.

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(ii) Identify two cell structures in Fig. 1.1 that are found in both fungi and protoctists.

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(iii) State the names of two other kingdoms, apart from fungus, prokaryote and protoctist.

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(c) Chlorella is sold as a nutritional supplement.

Spirulina is another nutritional supplement.

Table 1.1 shows some nutritional information for Chlorella and Spirulina supplements and the
recommended daily intake for some nutrients.

Table 1.1

mass of nutrient
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nutrient daily intake in adults


Chlorella Spirulina / mg per day
supplement supplement
vitamin C 0.74 0.00 80.00
calcium 120.00 5.10 1000.00
iron 37.00 75.50 12.00

(i) One tablet contains 5 g of Chlorella supplement.

Using the information in Table 1.1, calculate the number of tablets of Chlorella supplement
a person needs to take to provide the recommended daily intake of iron.
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Give your answer to one decimal place.

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(ii) Explain the advantages of taking Chlorella as a dietary supplement rather than Spirulina.

Use the data in Table 1.1 to justify your answer.

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(iii) State the name of one food that is a principal dietary source of vitamin C.

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(d) Chlorella is also a good source of protein.

(i) State the importance of proteins in active transport.

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(ii) State the name of the smaller molecules that proteins are made from.

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2 (a) Fig. 2.1 is a diagram of the gas exchange system in humans.

trachea
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(i) State the names of the parts labelled X, Y and Z in Fig. 2.1.

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(ii) The wall of the trachea contains rings of tissue.

State the name of this tissue and describe its function.

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(iii) State the names of two types of cells responsible for protecting the breathing system
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(b) A scientist estimated the pressure and volume in the thorax during one breath.

Fig. 2.2 shows a graph of the results.

one breath

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volume of air
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(c) Complete the sentences to describe the effect of carbon dioxide concentration on breathing.

During physical activity, the carbon dioxide concentration of the blood

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This is detected by the ........................................... .

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3 (a) Fig. 3.1 shows a kidney nephron and its associated blood vessels.

glomerulus

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Fig. 3.1

The compositions of fluids A, B and C were analysed.

Table 3.1 shows the results for five components of the fluids.

Table 3.1

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water 90.00 90.00 94.00
glucose 0.10 0.10 0.00
protein 8.00 0.00 0.00
urea 0.03 0.03 2.00
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(c) A gene mutation may be involved in the development of type 1 diabetes.

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4 (a) Fig. 4.1 shows a diagram of two flowers from different plants of the same species.

(i) Describe what is meant by the term species.

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(ii) Complete the diagram in Fig. 4.1 to show self‑pollination and cross‑pollination by:

• drawing one arrow to show the pathway of pollen during self‑pollination and labelling
this arrow self‑pollination
• drawing one arrow to show the pathway of pollen during cross‑pollination and
labelling this arrow cross‑pollination
• labelling the names of the structures involved in pollination.

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(b) Explain why self‑pollination that results in production of offspring is a form of sexual
reproduction and not asexual reproduction.

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5 Fig. 5.1 is a pedigree diagram showing the inheritance of blood group in one family.

B A
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female O O O
male 7 8 9

Fig. 5.1

(a) State the number of people in Fig. 5.1 with:

XY chromosomes ................................................

only one IA allele. ................................................

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(b) Explain how Fig. 5.1 shows that blood group is an example of discontinuous variation.

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(d) Explain why the inheritance of blood group is an example of codominance.

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6 (a) The flow chart in Fig. 6.1 shows one pathway of nitrogen as it travels through the nitrogen cycle.

Complete the flow chart in Fig. 6.1.

nitrogen fixation by
nitrogen-fixing bacteria uptake of .......................
nitrogen in the
in the soil and ions and synthesis of
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proteins by plants
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BIOLOGY 0610/43
Paper 4 Theory (Extended) October/November 2024

1 hour 15 minutes

You must answer on the question paper.

No additional materials are needed.

INSTRUCTIONS
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1 (a) Fig. 1.1 shows part of the human digestive system.

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Fig. 1.1

(i) Using label lines and the letters shown, identify on Fig. 1.1:

• the organ that produces bile and label it A


• the organ that stores bile and label it B.
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(b) Bile is involved in fat digestion.

(i) Complete the sentences about fat digestion.

Bile is released into the ................................................ in the digestive system. Bile

increases the surface area of fats and oils. This is called ......................................... . This

increase in surface area increases the rate of ................................................ digestion


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using the enzyme ................................................ .


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(ii) State the names of the products of fat digestion.

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2 Aphids are arthropods.

Aphids insert their mouthpieces into the phloem in the stem of a plant to feed.

An aphid is shown in Fig. 2.1.

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magnification ×22

Fig. 2.1

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(b) Scientists investigated the effect of temperature on the rate of translocation.

The data are shown in Table 2.1.

Table 2.1

rate of translocation
temperature / °C
/ cm per hour
15 7.3

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20 13.8
25 16.7
30 17.1

Calculate the percentage change in rate of translocation between 15 °C and 30 °C.

Give your answer to three significant figures.

Space for working.

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(c) Fig. 2.3 shows a potato plant growing in the spring and then in the summer.

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potato tuber
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(i) Explain how translocation changes between spring and summer in the potato plant
shown in Fig. 2.3.

Use the terms source and sink in your answer.

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(ii) New tubers form on the potato plant in the summer. These tubers are genetically
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3 (a) HIV can be transmitted from mother to infant.

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(b) (i) Scientists investigated the effect of breastfeeding on the chance of infants getting an
infection.

They studied two groups of 100 infants. One group was breastfed and one group was
not breastfed.

Table 3.1 shows the data.

Table 3.1

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type of number of infections in infants number of infections in infants
infection that were breastfed that were not breastfed
gastroenteritis 4 8
influenza 5 4
bronchitis 7 9
conjunctivitis 12 10

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an infection.

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(iii) Describe how infants can gain passive immunity.

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4 Human muscle cells use anaerobic respiration during vigorous exercise.

(a) (i) State the word equation for anaerobic respiration in humans.

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(ii) Compare the process of anaerobic respiration to aerobic respiration in human muscle
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Fig. 4.1 shows the heart rate and breathing rate of the athlete during the race and as he
recovers after the race.

220 22

200 20

breathing rate
180 18

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140 14

120 12
heart rate breathing rate
/ beats per minute
100 10 / breaths per minute

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(i) The rate of breathing increases during the race in response to a change detected by the
body.

Identify the stimulus in this response and state the organ that detects the stimulus.

stimulus .............................................................................................................................

organ .................................................................................................................................
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125 seconds to 260 seconds as the athlete recovers.

Space for working.

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5 Feather colour in some breeds of chicken is an example of codominance in birds.

In this example, a chicken with white feathers and a chicken with black feathers can breed to
produce offspring that have white feathers and black feathers.

The allele for black feathers is FB and the allele for white feathers is FW.

Fig. 5.1 is a pedigree diagram of a family of chickens.

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7 8 9

Key
Circles represent females and squares represent males.

chickens with black feathers only

chickens with white feathers only

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chickens with both black feathers and white feathers

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(a) State the type of variation that is caused by genes only.

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(c) Complete the genetic diagram to show the results of a cross between chicken 5 and
chicken 6 in Fig. 5.1.

chicken 5 chicken 6

parental phenotypes .................................. × ..................................

parental genotypes .................................. × ..................................

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6 Some blood-clotting disorders can be inherited.

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(b) Genetic modification has been used to produce human proteins.

One protein made in this way is factor VIIa which is used to treat some blood clotting disorders.

Fig. 6.1 shows part of the process.

human cells plasmid

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DNA extracted plasmid cut with enzyme A

DNA cut with enzyme A

cut DNA and cut plasmid joined using enzyme B to form C

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C inserted into bacteria

bacteria are grown in a fermenter and produce factor Vlla

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(i) State the names of enzyme A and enzyme B in Fig. 6.1.

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plasmid.

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(c) Crop plants such as soya can also be genetically modified.

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