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Tuesday 15 May 2018 Afternoon Time allowed: 1 hour 45 minutes

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0 1 Eating food containing Salmonella bacteria can cause illness. box

0 1 .1 Two symptoms of infection by Salmonella are vomiting and diarrhoea.

What causes these symptoms?

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.2 Give two ways a person with a mild infection of Salmonella can help prevent the
spread of the bacteria to other people.
[2 marks]

0 1 .3 In very serious infections of Salmonella, a doctor can prescribe drugs to kill the
bacteria.

What type of drug can the doctor prescribe to kill the bacteria?
[1 mark]

0 1 .4 A person with AIDS may take longer than a healthy person to recover from a
Salmonella infection.

Explain why.
[2 marks]

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0 1 .5 Salmonella bacteria can be transmitted from chickens to humans. Chickens can be box
vaccinated to prevent the transmission of Salmonella bacteria to humans.

Suggest one other way farmers could prevent the transmission of Salmonella
from chickens to humans.
[1 mark]

A restaurant owner employed a scientist to test the effectiveness of two kitchen

cleaning liquids.

The scientist took samples from two work surfaces:

 before the surfaces had been cleaned with the cleaning liquids
 after the surfaces had been cleaned with the cleaning liquids.

The samples were then analysed for the number of bacteria they contained. The results

are shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1

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0 1 .6 Which cleaning liquid is the more effective?

Give a reason for your answer.

[1 mark]

Cleaning Liquid

Reason

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The scientist investigated the effect of cleaning liquid A and cleaning liquid B on write
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Salmonella bacteria grown in a laboratory.

Figure 2 shows the way the investigation was set up.

Figure 2

The Petri dish was placed in an incubator at 25 °C for 48 hours.

After 48 hours, the scientist calculated the area around each paper disc where no bacteria
were growing.

The results are shown in Table 1.

Table 1

Area around disc with no

Filter paper disc
bacteria growing in cm2
Water 0
Cleaning liquid A 11
Cleaning liquid B 13

0 1 .7 What measurement would the scientist need to take to calculate the area where no bacteria
were growing?
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0 1 .8 Give one change to the investigation that would allow the scientist to check if the box
results are repeatable.
[1 mark]

0 1 .9 The scientist showed the results to the restaurant owner.

Both cleaning liquids cost the same per dm3.

Suggest one other factor the restaurant owner should consider when choosing which
cleaning liquid to use.
[1 mark]

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Metabolism is the sum of all the chemical reactions in the cells of the body. One box
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metabolic reaction is the formation of lipids.

0 2 .1 Give one other metabolic reaction in cells.

[1 mark]

Table 2 shows the mean metabolic rate of humans of different ages.

Table 2

Age in Mean metabolic rate in kJ/m2/hour

years Males Females
5 53 53
15 45 42
25 39 35
35 37 35
45 36 35

0 2 .2 What two conclusions can be made from the data in Table 2?

[2 marks]
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As age increases, mean metabolic rate of males and females

increases.

Males have a higher metabolic rate than females after five

years of age.

The mean metabolic rate of females decreases faster than males up to

25 years of age.

The mean metabolic rate of males and females decreases more quickly
after the age of 35.

There is no relationship between age and mean metabolic rate.

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0 2 .3 Calculate the percentage decrease in the mean metabolic rate of males between 5 years write
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and 45 years of age.

Use the equation:

decrease in metabolic rate original

percentage decrease= × 100
metabolic rate

Give your answer to 3 significant figures.

[3 marks]

Percentage decrease =

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Regular exercise can increase metabolic rate. write
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Two people did five minutes of gentle exercise from rest.

Table 3 shows the effect of the exercise on their heart rates.

Table 3

Time in Heart rate in beats per minute

minutes
Person R Person S
0 (at rest) 60 78
1 76 100
2 85 110
3 91 119
4 99 129
5 99 132

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.4 Describe two differences in the response of person R and person S to the exercise. Use

information from Table 3.

[2 marks]

0 2 .5 Complete the line graph in Figure 3 for person S.

You should:
 add the scale to the x axis
 label the x axis.
[4 marks]

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0 2 .6 After five minutes of exercise, the heart rate of person S was 132 beats per minute.
When person S rested, his heart rate decreased steadily at a rate of 12 beats every
minute.

Calculate how much time it would take the heart rate of person S to return to its resting
rate.
[2 marks]

Time = minutes

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0 2 .7 A student made the following hypothesis about the heart rate of smokers and non- box

smokers during exercise.

“During exercise, the heart rate of smokers increases more than the heart rate of non-
smokers.”

Design an investigation that would allow you to test this hypothesis.

[6 marks]

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0 3 The circulatory system is composed of the blood, blood vessels and the heart. box

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.1 Urea is transported in the blood plasma.

Name two other substances transported in the blood plasma.

[2 marks]

0 3 .2 Some athletes train at high altitude.

Training at high altitude increases the number of red blood cells per cm3 of blood.

Explain why having more red blood cells per cm3 of blood is an advantage to an
athlete.
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0 3 .3 Which two blood vessels carry deoxygenated blood?

[2 marks]
Tick two boxes.

Aorta

Coronary artery

Pulmonary artery

Pulmonary vein

Vena cava

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Figure 4 shows the three types of blood vessel.

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0 3 .4 Which type of blood vessel carries blood into the right atrium?
[1 mark]
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A B C

0 3 .5 Compare the structure of an artery with the structure of a vein.

[3 marks]

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0 3 .6 Heart rate is controlled by a group of cells. This group of cells act as a pacemaker. box

Figure 5 shows a section through the heart.

Draw an X on Figure 5 to show the position of the pacemaker.

[1 mark]

Figure 5

0 3 .7 A patient may be fitted with an artificial pacemaker.

What condition may be treated using an artificial pacemaker?

[1 mark]

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A student carried out an investigation using chicken eggs. This box
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is the method used.

1. Place 5 eggs in acid for 24 hours to dissolve the egg shell.

2. Measure and record the mass of each egg.

3. Place each egg into a separate beaker containing 200 cm3 of distilled water.

4. After 20 minutes, remove the eggs from the beakers and dry them gently with a paper
towel.

5. Measure and record the mass of each egg.

Table 4 shows the results.

Table 4

Mass of egg without shell Mass of egg after 20

Egg
in grams minutes in grams

1 73.5 77.0

2 70.3 73.9

3 72.4 75.7

4 71.6 73.1

5 70.5 73.8

0 4 .1 Another student suggested that the result for egg 4 was anomalous.

Do you agree with the student?

Give a reason for your answer.

[1 mark]

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0 4 .2 Calculate the percentage change in mass of egg 3. box

[2 marks]

Percentage change in mass =

0 4 .3 Explain why the masses of the eggs increased.

[3 marks]

0 4 .4 Explain how the student could modify the investigation to determine the concentration of the
solution inside each egg.
[3 marks]

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Chicken egg shells contain calcium. Calcium ions are moved from the shell into the cytoplasm write
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of the egg.

Table 5 shows information about the concentration of calcium ions.

Table 5

Concentration of calcium
Location
ions in arbitrary units

Egg shell 0.6

Egg cytoplasm 2.1

0 4 .5 Explain how calcium ions are moved from the shell into the cytoplasm of the egg.
[3 marks]

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0 5 Plants can be infected by fungi, viruses and insects. box

Aphids are small insects that carry pathogens.

Figure 6 shows an aphid feeding from a plant stem.

Figure 6

0 5 .1 An aphid feeds by inserting its sharp mouthpiece into the stem of a plant.

Give the reason why the mouthpiece of an aphid contains a high concentration of
dissolved sugars after feeding.
[1 mark]

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0 5 .2 Plants infected with aphids may show symptoms of magnesium deficiency. box

Magnesium deficiency symptoms include:

 yellow leaves
 stunted growth.

Explain how a deficiency of magnesium could cause these symptoms.

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0 5 .3 A farmer thinks a potato crop is infected with potato virus Y (PVY). box

The farmer obtains a monoclonal antibody test kit for PVY.

To make the monoclonal antibodies a scientist first isolates the PVY protein from the
virus.

Describe how the scientist would use the protein to produce the PVY
monoclonal antibody.
[4 marks]

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0 6 Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disorder caused by a change in a gene. box

0 6 .1 What molecule are genes made of?

[1 mark]

0 6 .2 CF affects the cell membranes of cells in the lungs and digestive system.

What is the function of the cell membrane?

[1 mark]

0 6 .3 In a person with CF, cells lining the lungs and digestive system create too much mucus.

The mucus can:

 block the duct leading from the pancreas to the small intestine
 block the tubes leading to the alveoli in the lungs.

Explain why children with CF grow more slowly than children without CF.
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Table 6 shows information about people in the UK in 2015.

Table 6

Median age in years

People with CF 19

Whole population 40

0 6 .4 Describe how the median age of a group of people can be determined.

[2 marks]

0 6 .5 Suggest one reason why the median age for people with CF is lower than the median age for
the whole population.
[1 mark]

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0 6 .6 People with a lung function below 30% may need a lung transplant. box

Table 7 gives information about people with CF in 2015.

Table 7

Lung Function (%) Percentage of people with CF

>75 22

51 – 75 72

30 – 50 4

<30 2

In 2015, the total number of people with CF in the UK was 10 800.

Calculate how many people with CF in the UK in 2015 would not need a lung
transplant.
[2 marks]

Number of people =

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0 6 .7 Lung transplants from donors have risks. One risk is organ rejection. box

Scientists are researching how to solve the problem of organ rejection and hope to use
stem cells to create healthy lungs.

The healthy lungs can then be transplanted into CF patients without the risk of organ
rejection.

Describe how scientists may use stem cells to create healthy lungs that are
not rejected by the CF patient.
[4 marks]

0 6 .8 Some people disagree with the use of stem cells because of the risk of cancer.

Give one other reason why some people disagree with the use of stem cells to create new
organs for transplants.
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Table 8 shows information about some food components in cow’s milk. box
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Table 8

Recommended Daily
Value per
Allowance (RDA)
500 cm3
for a typical adult
Energy in kJ 1046 8700
Fat in g 8.4 70.0
Salt in g 0.5 6.0
Calcium in mg 605 1000
Vitamin B-12 in µg 4.5 2.4

0 7 .1 How much more milk would a typical adult have to drink to get their RDA for calcium
compared with the amount of milk needed to get their RDA for vitamin B-12?
[3 marks]

Volume of milk = cm3

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0 7 .2 Describe how a student could test cow’s milk to show whether it contains protein and box
different types of carbohydrate.
[6 marks]

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A scientist investigated the effect of bile on the breakdown of fat in a sample of milk. box

The scientist used an indicator that is colourless in solutions with a pH lower than 10, and
pink in solutions with a pH above 10.

This is the method used.

1. Add 1 drop of bile to a test tube and one drop of water to a second test tube.

2. Add the following to each test tube:

 5 cm3 of milk
 7 cm3 of sodium carbonate solution (to make the solution above pH 10)
 5 drops of the indicator
 1 cm3 of lipase.

3. Time how long it takes for the indicator in the solutions to become colourless.

The results are shown in Table 9.

Table 9

Time taken for the indicator to become

colourless in seconds

Solution with bile 65

Solution without bile 143

0 7 .3 Explain why the indicator in both tubes became colourless.

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colourless might be inaccurate.
[1 mark]

0 7 .5 Explain the difference in the results for the two test tubes in Table 9.
[3 marks]

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