Cambridge & Pearson Edexcel Past Paper Questions
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What is systolic blood pressure?
Aortic stenosis is a heart valve disorder in which the aortic semi-lunar valve opening is narrow. Which effect could aortic stenosis have on the he...
The trace represents the electrical activity of the heart during a single heart beat. [Figure 39.1] Which letters identify the flow of current thro...
The diagram shows a spirometer trace with tidal volume and vital capacity. [Figure 40.1] What happens to the volumes labelled X and Y during modera...
Using a stage micrometer scale, one unit of an eyepiece graticule was calculated as 0.005 mm. The diameter of a spongy mesophyll cell was counted a...
Membranous sacs containing products of metabolism are formed by the endoplasmic reticulum in cells. Where are these products used?
Visking tubing is an artificial partially permeable membrane used to demonstrate diffusion. Glucose molecules can pass through the pores in the mem...
Which of the structures are found in photosynthetic prokaryotes? 1 cell surface membrane 2 cellulose wall 3 mesosomes 4 ribosomes 5 chloroplasts
A human aorta has a lumen width of 2 cm. A human red blood cell has a diameter of 7 µm. How many red blood cells could be laid end to end across th...
Which polysaccharides are branched and which are unbranched? [Figure: Table with columns 'branched' and 'unbranched']
Three carbohydrate molecules are shown. [Figure: Three chemical structures labelled 1, 2, 3] Which two molecules combine to form a molecule of sucr...
At which levels of protein structure do ionic bonds occur? 1 secondary 2 tertiary 3 quaternary
Myoglobin is a protein with a similar function to haemoglobin. However, myoglobin does not have a quaternary structure. Why does myoglobin not have...
The diagram shows the structure of the amino acid cysteine. [Figure: Chemical structure of cysteine] When two of these amino acids join together wh...
Which row describes a triglyceride? [Figure: Table with columns 'hydrophilic' and 'insoluble in alcohol' and symbols ✓ or x. Key: ✓ = correct, x = ...
The graph shows the activation energy of an enzyme-catalysed reaction and the same reaction without a catalyst. [Figure: Graph showing energy vs re...
Which of the following statements are true of all enzymes? 1 soluble in water 2 catalyse the breakdown of large molecules into smaller molecules 3 ...
The graphs show the effects of temperature and pH on enzyme activity. [Figure: Two graphs, one of rate of reaction vs temperature with points P and...
The diagram shows part of a cell surface membrane. [Figure: Diagram of a cell surface membrane with labelled components 1, 2, 3, 4, 5] Which molecu...
Increasing which type of bond helps to increase the fluidity of the cell surface membrane?
When cylinders of potato tissue were immersed in a 0.35 mol dm-³ sucrose solution, they showed no change in mass. What will happen when cylinders a...
The graph represents the changes in the quantity of DNA present in one nucleus at different stages in the life cycle of a mammal. [Figure: Graph sh...
At which stage of mitosis do these events occur? [Figure: Table with columns 'centromeres separate' and 'spiralisation and condensation of DNA']
During which process does only mitosis occur?
The table shows the tRNA anticodons for four amino acids. [Figure: Table showing amino acid and corresponding tRNA anticodon] A cell makes a polype...
What does the enzyme RNA polymerase synthesise?
The diagram shows part of a DNA molecule. [Figure: Diagram of a DNA double helix with bases A, T, G, C labelled on strands] How many hydrogen bonds...
Which features enable the aorta to withstand high pressure at ventricular systole?
There is a decreased partial pressure of oxygen at high altitude compared to sea level. Which row is a correct description and reason for the respo...
What events occur during contraction of the left ventricle?
Blood, tissue fluid and lymph each have a different composition. Which row shows the composition of lymph? [Figure: Table with columns 'contains wa...
Which processes are involved in transport in both phloem and xylem? 1 diffusion 2 mass flow 3 osmosis
Which features of xerophytes are adaptations to reduce water loss by transpiration? [Figure: Table with columns 'rolled leaves', 'fleshy leaves', '...
The graph shows the results of measuring the concentration of sucrose in the xylem, phloem and leaves of a plant during 24 hours. [Figure: Graph sh...
Water that is present inside a root hair cell may leave the cell and pass to the xylem. Through which pathway must the water travel?
What are the approximate diameters of a trachea, an alveolus, a bronchiole and a bronchus? [Figure: Table with columns 'trachea/mm', 'alveolus/mm',...
What could occur as a result of inhaling the nicotine in tobacco smoke?
Which effects does emphysema have? 1 surface area to volume ratio of lungs decreases 2 distance of the diffusion pathway increases 3 volume of oxyg...
Which of the diseases listed in the table are only treatable using antibiotics? [Figure: Table with columns 'cholera', 'measles', 'TB' and symbols ...
The diagram shows properties of diseases. [Figure: Venn diagram with circles 'bacterial', 'infectious', 'transmitted by airborne droplets' and labe...
The disease smallpox has been eradicated by a worldwide vaccination programme. Which set of reasons correctly identifies the problems associated wi...
Anaerobic bacteria are abundant in waterlogged soils. Which effect does this have on soil fertility and why? [Figure: Table with columns 'soil fert...
What name is given to all the organisms in an area and their interactions with their environment?
What is the function of nitrifying bacteria in the soil?
Which range of sizes would include most eukaryotic cells?
A student was asked to draw a plan diagram of the plant tissue shown in the photomicrograph and to annotate two observable features. [Figure 2.1] W...
Which structure is present in all eukaryotic cells but not present in prokaryotic cells?
What restricts the resolution of the light microscope?
The diagram shows an electron micrograph of virus particles in a human nucleus. [Figure 5.1] What is the diameter of the labelled virus particles?
A student carried out a series of tests on an extract from a plant. The table shows the results of the tests. [Table 6.1] Which row shows the molec...