......................................................................................................................................................... (c) The table shows the student’s results.
(i) Complete the table by giving the missing mean value. (1)
(ii) Comment on the reliability of the data in the table. (3)
.......................................................................................................................................................... (b) The diagram shows the mycelium of an organism growing on a piece of bread.
(i) Which type of organism is shown growing on the bread? (1)
A bacterium
B fungus
C protoctist
D virus
(ii) Which enzyme is released by the organism to digest starch? (1)
A amylase
B ligase
C lipase
D protease
(Total for Question 4 = 4 marks)
Q5. Biologists classify organisms into different groups. One group of organisms is fungi.
(a) Complete the passage about fungi by writing a suitable word or words in each
blank space. (4)
Fungi do not carry out photosynthesis. Their body is usually organized into a mycelium made from thread-like structures called .............................................................. . Fungal cell walls are made of .............................................................. . Fungi feed by extracellular secretion of .............................................................. onto food material and absorption of the organic products. This is known as .............................................................. nutrition. (b) A student investigates the effect of temperature on the rate of anaerobic respiration in yeast. The student measures the rate of gas produced in cm3 per minute.
The graph shows their results
(i) Name the gas produced by yeast during anaerobic respiration. (1)
Q8. (a) Complete the passage about bacteria by writing a suitable word or words in each
blank space. (8)
Bacteria are small ..................................... celled organisms. They have a cell membrane and a cell .......................... , made of peptidoglycan. Some bacteria are able to use the energy from the Sun to carry out .............................................but other bacteria are ........................................ and feed on dead and decaying organisms. Bacterial cells do not have a nucleus but most of their genetic material is contained in a circular ........................................... of DNA. They also have small circles of DNA called ............................. in their cytoplasm. Some bacteria are used by humans in food production. An example is using ............................................ to make yoghurt. Other bacteria, such as Pneumococcus, cause disease and so are called .............................................................. .
