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O-LevelBiologyEnzymes5090/22 · Oct/Nov 2023 · Q59 Marks

A student investigates the use of an enzyme in fruit juice production. The student carries out the following steps: • cuts one apple into small pieces • puts the same number of pieces into each of three beakers, A, B and C • adds 2cm³ of a dilute enzyme solution to the apple in beakers A and B • adds 2cm³ of distilled water to the apple in beaker C • places each beaker in a water-bath at a constant temperature for 30 minutes • filters the juice from each beaker into a separate measuring cylinder and records the volume of juice collected in each measuring cylinder.

  1. (a)(i)Identify the enzyme that the student should add to the apple in beakers A and B.[1]
  2. (a)(ii)Outline the reason why the student set up beaker C.[1]
  3. (b)The results of the student's investigation are shown in Table 5.1. Table 5.1 beaker temperature of water-bath /°C volume of juice collected /cm³ A 45 20 B 90 5 C 45 5 Use your knowledge of enzyme action to explain these results.[5]
  4. (c)Bacteria can be genetically modified to produce enzymes for use in biotechnology. State two reasons why bacteria are suitable for this purpose. 1 2[2]

Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (Oct/Nov 2023). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

  1. [1] pectinase ; A cellulase
  2. [1] control / comparison ; A purpose of control described e.g. to show how much juice is formed without an enzyme
  3. [5] 1 beaker A produced more juice / beaker B less juice AW ; 2 beaker A / at 45 °C + enzyme working AW / effective collisions ; 3 beaker B / 90 °C + enzyme + denatured / changes shape ; 4 active site ; 5 substrate no longer + fits / binds / complementary AW ;
  4. [2] no ethical concerns ; presence of plasmids ; rapid + reproduction / multiplication / growth rate ; asexual reproduction / binary fission / genetically identical ; easy + to grow / produce / reproduced ; able to make complex molecules ;

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Topic
Enzymes, O-Level Biology (syllabus 5090). Structured question, 9 marks.
Source
O-Level Biology, Oct/Nov 2023 Paper 2 Variant 2, question 5.

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