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AQA AS LEVEL (7401/1) BIOLOGY PAPER 1 QUESTION PAPER+ MARK SCHEME MAY 2024
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Please write cle arly in block capitals. Centre number Candidate number Surname Forename(s) Candidate signat ure I declare this is my own work.
For this paper you must have: a ruler with millim etre measurements a scientific calculator.
Use black ink or black ball-point pen. Fill in the boxes at the top of this page. Answer all questions. You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write outside the box around each page or on blank pages. If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end of this book. Write the question number against your answer(s). Show all your working. Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want to be marked.
The marks for the questions are shown in brackets. The maximum mark for this paper is 75. For Examiner’s Use Question Mark 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 TOTAL
Do not write outside the Answer all questions in the spaces provided. box (^0 1). (^1) Figure 1 shows a diagram of the human gas exchange system. Figure 1 Structure B is muscle. The volume of the thorax is increased when structure B contracts. Name the structures labelled A and B. [2 marks] A B
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. 2 Figure 2 is a diagram of an alveolus and a blood vessel associated with the alveolus. The direction of the movement of substances is shown by the arrows labelled C , D , E , F and G. Figure 2 Complete Table 1 by writing the correct letter, C , D , E , F or G , in the box next to each statement. You may use each letter once, more than once or not at all. box [2 marks] Table 1 Box Statement represents the diffusion of oxygen represents the transport of a gas mixture represents blood moving at the highest pressure Turn over ►
Do not write outside the [2 marks] box 6 (^0 1). 3 Describe and explain one adaptation of a single alveolus for gas exchange.
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. 1 Table 2 contains information on the digestion of two biological molecules. Complete Table 2. [4 marks] box Table 2 Biological molecule Enzyme Name of bond hydrolysed Product of digestion Starch Maltose Dipeptide Dipeptidase A student investigated starch digestion by mixing starch with a solution of the enzyme used to digest starch. The student did a biochemical test for protein when starch digestion was completed. (^0 2). 2 Describe a biochemical test to show the presence of protein. [2 marks] Question 2 continues on the next page Turn over ►
Do not write outside the box Answer μmol dm–^3 s–^1^10 (^0 2). 3 The student’s test for protein was positive. Explain why. [2 marks]
into product molecules by one enzyme molecule in 1 second. It is determined using this equation.
Enzyme concentration / μmol dm–^3 A scientist investigated the action of a protease enzyme. The scientist prepared a
protease is 110 substrate molecules per second. Use this information and the formula to calculate the maximum rate of the protease-controlled reaction. Give your answer to 3 significant figures. Show your working. [2 marks]
Do not write outside the box [4 marks] Question 3 continues on the next page Turn over ► (^0 3). 1 Describe how viruses are replicated.
Do not write outside the box (^0 3). 2 A scientist investigated the effect of a virus species on a bacterial culture. The scientist: mixed a diluted sample of the virus with a bacterial culture in liquid agar poured the liquid agar into a Petri dish and let the agar set incubated the virus-bacterial culture at 30 °C for 24 hours. Figure 3 shows the appearance of the Petri dish after 24 hours. Figure 3 Explain why clear zones are present in Figure 3. [1 mark] (^0 3). 3 Predict the appearance of the Petri dish if the incubation was extended by a few more hours. [1 mark]
Do not write outside the box (^0 3). 4 Animal cells replicate during the cell cycle. Figure 4 shows one animal cell at a stage of the cell cycle. Figure 4 Identify the stage of the cell cycle shown in Figure 4. Explain the appearance of the cell shown in Figure 4. Do not refer to organelles in your answer. [2 marks] Identity of stage Explanation Turn over for the next question Turn over ►
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. 1 Complete Table 3 to show whether the feature of DNA is associated with the DNA molecule found in each of these locations. box Tick () the appropriate boxes. [3 marks] Table 3 Feature of DNA Location of DNA molecule Prokaryotic cell Nucleus Chloroplast Is circular Contains four different types of nucleotide Is associated with histones
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Do not write outside the Some strains of the bacterium, Escherichia coli , are known to be resistant to^ box antibiotics. Scientists analysed data recording the deaths of people in hospitals across the world during 2019. They used the data to find how many of the bodies of people who died in hospitals contained antibiotic-resistant E. coli bacteria and whether the E. coli were: not the cause of death ( associated E. coli ) the cause of death ( causal E. coli ). Figure 5 shows their results. Figure 5
Do not write outside the box (^0 4). 2 Using Figure 5 , a student calculated that out of all the people who died when antibiotic-resistant E. coli were present, 25% of those deaths involved causal E. coli. The student’s calculation is incorrect. Use Figure 5 to calculate the correct percentage of deaths involving causal E. coli in people who died when infected with antibiotic-resistant E. coli. Identify the mathematical step the student performed incorrectly in their calculation. [3 marks] Correct answer % Incorrect mathematical step (^0 4). 3 Which method is most likely to be successful in (^) decreasing the frequency of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in populations of people? Tick () one box. [1 mark] Give people lower doses of antibiotics to treat disease. Test more people to determine if they are infected with antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Vaccinate more people to reach herd immunity against bacteria that cause diseases common in human populations. Turn over ►
Do not write outside the box (^0 5). 1 Malva sylvestris is a plant species. A student wanted to determine the mean height of M. sylvestris plants growing in a field. Describe how the student should obtain measurements of the plants and then process these measurements to obtain a reliable mean height of plants growing in that field. [5 marks]
Do not write outside the box (^0 5). 2 The student wanted to present the results for the distribution of plant heights in a histogram. Figure 6 shows the outline of a results table. Use Figure 6 to design a suitable results table the student should use for a histogram of plant height measurements ranging between 60 cm and 120 cm. [2 marks] Figure 6 Question 5 continues on the next page Turn over ►
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. 3 A student investigated biodiversity in a community of bee species in a field of wild flowers. The student trapped and identified the bee species in the field over 6 months. Table 4 shows some of the student’s results. Table 4 Bee species Total number of trapped bees after 6 months Cuckoo bee 250 Domestic honeybee 800 Clover bee 200 The index of diversity in a community of organisms is determined using the formula where N = total number of organisms of all species and n = total number of organisms of each species. Use the formula and information in Table 4 to calculate the index of diversity in this community of bee species. box [2 marks] Answer
Do not write outside the box (^0 5). 4 In a different investigation, the student found that: the^ species^ richness^ of^ plants^ in^ a^ field^ of^ wild^ flowers^ is^ greater^ than^ the^ species richness of plants in a field of wheat the^ species^ richness^ of^ bees^ in^ a^ field^ of wild^ flowers^ is^ greater^ than^ the^ species richness of bees in a field of wheat. Suggest one reason why the species richness of bees in a field of wild flowers is greater than the species richness of bees in a field of wheat. Explain your answer. [2 marks] Turn over for the next question Turn over ►
Do not write outside the box (^0 6). 1 Give two roles of phosphate ions in cells. [2 marks] 1 2 (^0 6). 2 Diseased lungs can cause carbon dioxide to build up in the blood plasma. This leads to an increase in hydrogen ion concentration in the plasma. Describe the effect this increase in hydrogen ion concentration has on the plasma and on the proteins in the plasma. Do not refer to the Bohr effect. [2 marks]
Do not write outside the 3 Scientists measured the concentration of inorganic ions in the cytoplasm of mammalian cells and in the tissue fluid surrounding those cells. Figure 7 shows their results. Figure 7 box
. Use Figure 7 to describe two patterns shown in the total concentrations of positively and negatively charged ions in the cytoplasm and in tissue fluid. [2 marks] 1 2 Turn over ►
Do not write outside the box (^0 6). 4 In these mammalian cells, the: cell-surface membrane is permeable to sodium ions sodium ion concentration does not increase in the cytoplasm over time. Use this information and Figure 7 to suggest and explain the ion transport mechanisms involved in the transport of sodium ions. [2 marks] 8
Do not write outside the box (^0 7). 1 A drug is delivered to diseased body cells by a monoclonal antibody. The monoclonal antibody is attached to a drug to form an antibody–drug complex (ADC). Figure 8 Complete Figure 8 to show a monoclonal antibody attached to the drug. Label one structural feature of the monoclonal antibody in your drawing of the ADC. [2 marks] Question 7 continues on the next page Turn over ►
Do not write outside the box (^0 7). 2 Scientists used a clinical trial to test an ADC designed to treat people diagnosed with the cancer, Hodgkin lymphoma (HL). In the clinical trial, the patients with HL: were selected at random had tumours of a similar size at the start of the trial received identical doses of the ADC. Figure 9 shows some of the results from the clinical trial. Figure 9 Use all the information to evaluate the effectiveness of the ADC in treating people with HL. Do not refer to statistical tests in your answer. [4 marks] 6
Do not write outside the box (^0 8). 1 A non-competitive inhibitor decreases the rate of an enzyme-controlled reaction. Explain how. [3 marks] (^0 8). 2 A scientist investigated the hydrolysis of the protein casein. The scientist: mixed a solution of a protease enzyme with a solution of casein then measured the casein concentration in the mixture at intervals controlled all relevant variables appropriately. For this investigation, identify: [2 marks] the independent variable the dependent variable Turn over ►
Do not write outside the box (^0 8). (^4) The scientist repeated the investigation but increased the temperature to the optimum temperature for this protease. Sketch a line on Figure 10 showing the results you predict if the investigation is repeated at the optimum temperature for the protease. [2 marks] 9 (^0 8). 3 Figure 10 shows the scientist’s results. Figure 10 Use Figure 10 to determine the rate of casein hydrolysis at 2 minutes. Show how you obtained your answer. [2 marks] Answer mg dm–^3 minute–^1