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A-LevelBiologyInfectious diseases9700/22 · Feb/Mar 2024 · Q53 Marks

The pathogen that causes cholera is a prokaryote.

  1. (a)(i)Fig. 5.1 shows an electron micrograph of the pathogen that causes cholera. [Figure 5.1] Name the type of electron microscope used to produce the image shown in Fig. 5.1.[1]
  2. (a)(ii)Name the species of prokaryote that causes cholera.[1]
  3. (b)The passage contains a description of the main features of prokaryotic cells. There is one factual error in the passage. Prokaryotic cells are unicellular and generally between 1µm and 5µm in diameter. Prokaryotes do not have organelles surrounded by double membranes. They do have cell surface membranes, 70S ribosomes and a cellulose cell wall. The DNA of a prokaryotic cell is circular and is found free in the cytoplasm rather than enclosed in a nuclear envelope. Identify and correct the factual error in the passage.[1]

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  1. [1] 5(a)(i) scanning (electron microscope);
  2. [1] 5(a)(ii) Vibrio cholerae ;
  3. [1] 5(b) prokaryotic cell walls are, made of peptidoglycan / made of murein / not made of cellulose ;

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Infectious diseases, A-Level Biology (syllabus 9700). Structured question, 3 marks.
Source
A-Level Biology, Feb/Mar 2024 Paper 2 Variant 2, question 5.

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