B3 Higher Question Paper
B3 Higher Question Paper
B3 Higher Question Paper
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Edexcel GCSE
Biology
Unit B3: Using Biology
Higher Tier
Monday 20 May 2013 Afternoon
Time: 1 hour
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Calculator, ruler
Paper Reference
5BI3H/01
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Instructions
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P41935A
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Survival
1 Elk, Alces alces, are members of the deer family.
Elk mate in the autumn and their calves are born in the spring.
(a) (i) Complete the sentence by putting a cross ( ) in the box next to your answer.
During the mating season males make sounds to attract females.
This type of behaviour is part of
(1)
A conditioning
B courtship
C habituation
D imprinting
(ii) Females are also attracted to males by the size of their antlers.
Suggest why a male elk may move away if challenged by another male with
larger antlers.
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(b) A pregnant elk will search for a group of thick bushes in which to give birth.
Explain an advantage of this behaviour.
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(ii) The development of flower structure and insect behaviour is another example
of co-evolution.
Describe how this relationship benefits the plant.
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Human reproduction
2 The diagram shows the human life cycle.
When a sperm cell fertilises an egg cell, a zygote is formed.
adult male
adult female
female zygote
male zygote
(a) Complete the diagram by writing the sex chromosomes in the egg cells, sperm
cells, male zygote and female zygote.
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Complete the sentence by putting a cross ( ) in the box next to your answer.
The acrosome contains
(1)
A enzymes to help get through the membrane of the egg cell
B mitochondria to supply energy to swim
C muscle fibres to swim
D 23 chromosomes
(c) State why egg cells have a large amount of cytoplasm.
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(e) Explain what happens to the uterus lining if the egg cell is fertilised.
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Immunisation
3 Meningitis B and meningitis C are caused by bacteria.
The graph shows the number of cases of meningitis B and meningitis C in England,
from 1999 to 2004.
1800
meningitis B
1600
meningitis C
1400
number of
1200
cases
1000
800
600
400
200
0
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
year
(a) (i) Use the graph to calculate the change in the total number of cases of
meningitis in 1999 compared with 2004.
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(ii) Immunisation against meningitis C was introduced in 1999.
Describe the effects the immunisation had on the number of cases of both
types of meningitis.
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(b) Complete the sentence by putting a cross ( ) in the box next to your answer.
The molecules on pathogens which cause an immune response are called
(1)
A antigens
B bacteria
C hybridomas
D lymphocytes
(c) (i) Monoclonal antibodies can be produced in large quantities.
Describe the steps in producing monoclonal antibodies.
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Animal behaviour
4 Woodlice are small animals that live in and under rotting wood.
20 woodlice were taken from a pile of logs in a forest and placed in the centre of a tray.
The tray had black, dark grey and white squares painted on the bottom.
The diagram shows where the woodlice were 30 minutes later.
Key:
= woodlice
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(b) The woodlice move quickly on the light squares and slow down on the dark
squares.
All woodlice show this behaviour.
State the term used to describe this type of behaviour.
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squirrels
home tree
picnic area
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(ii) The squirrels being studied ran away from people. Other squirrels that lived by
the picnic area did not run away.
A scientist suggested that the squirrels near the picnic area had become used
to people because the people did not harm them.
Complete the sentence by putting a cross ( ) in the box next to your answer.
This type of behaviour is called
(1)
A classical conditioning
B habituation
C imprinting
D courtship
(iii) Another scientist suggested that the squirrels that lived near the picnic area
were showing operant conditioning.
Describe what is meant by the term operant conditioning.
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Healthy foods
5 (a) Mycoprotein is one type of food produced using biotechnology.
(i) Complete the sentence by putting a cross ( ) in the box next to your answer.
The microorganism used in the production of mycoprotein is
(1)
A Agrobacterium
B Bacillus
C Fusarium
D Saccharomyces
(ii) The table shows the mass of different nutrients in 100 g of mycoprotein mince
and 100 g of minced beef.
mass of nutrient in 100 g of
mycoprotein mince / g
protein
13.5
20.0
carbohydrates
12.0
1.0
fat
7.0
16.0
fibre
3.5
0.0
salt
1.0
0.7
nutrient
answer = .......................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . g
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(iii) Mycoprotein mince has nutritional advantages compared with minced beef.
State one nutritional advantage of mycoprotein.
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(b) Explain one advantage, other than a nutritional benefit, of using microorganisms
to produce food.
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red tomato
(i) As a result of genetic modification, these tomatoes produce a new substance
which has health benefits and turns the tomatoes purple.
Name this substance.
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(ii) What is inserted into the DNA of another plant to make it transgenic?
Put a cross ( ) in the box next to your answer.
(1)
A a gene from another species
B a gene from the same species
C chromosomes from the same species
D proteins from another species
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*(b) Describe how Agrobacterium tumefaciens can be used to create transgenic plants.
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