paper 1 Flashcards
Describe how a phagocyte destroys a pathogen present in the blood.
[3 marks]
- engulfs pathogen
- forms a phagosome and fuses with a lysosome
- hydrolytic enzymes (lysozymes) digest the pathogen
4 types of cells that stimulate an immune response?
- Pathogens
- Cells from other organisms/transplants
- Cells infected by a virus
- cancer cells
What is the role of the disulfide bridge in forming the quaternary structure of an antibody?
joins two different polypeptides
Give two advantages over using a TEM over a SEM
- higher resolution
- view internal structures
Statistical values that can be calculated from a set of data?
- Mean
- Median
- Mode
- Range
- Standard deviation
Null hypothesis for an experiment?
No significant difference between…
Statistical test to compare two mean values?
Students t-test
Order of highest to lowest blood pressure in blood vessels?
- Artery
- Arteriole
- Capillary
- Vein
Equation for cardiac output?
cardiac output = heart rate × stroke volume
Data evaluation questions
- does the data support/not support the statement?
- Negative/positive correlation?
- Correlation does not mean causation - other factors may be involved, for example…
- no statistical test?
- small sample size, so data may not be representative?
- Time frame?
- Unknown side effects?
- No control group?
- Initial conditions unknown?
- Only one species/size/gender tested, so data may not be representative?
The action of a carrier protein on the cell-surface membrane of the lining of the ileum that transports ions is linked to a membrane-bound ATP hydrolase enzyme.
Explain the function of this ATP hydrolase.
[2 marks]
- Converts ATP to ADP and Pi to release energy
- This energy is used for the active transport of ions
At X seconds, the pressure of the left ventricle is increasing, and the pressure in the aorta is higher than in the left ventricle. At X seconds, the rate of blood flow in the aorta has yet to increase - explain why.
[2 marks]
- Pressure is higher in the aorta than in the left ventricle
- So, the semi-lunar valve is closed
Method to investigate loss of pigment from a cell WITHOUT a colorimeter
[3 marks]
- Use known concentration of pigment solution
- Prepare dilution series
- Compare results with colour standards to give
concentrations
Describe the role of DNA polymerase in the semi-conservative replication of DNA.
[2 marks]
- Joins adjacent DNA nucleotides
- catalyses condensation reactions
- catalyses formation of phosphodiester bonds between adjacent nucleotides
Describe how an enzyme can be phosphorylated.
[2 marks]
- Attachment of inorganic phosphate
to the enzyme - Released from the hydrolysis of ATP
Why may a higher than normal concentration of cyclin D, an enzyme involved in activating DNA polymerase, result in the formation of a tumor?
[2 marks]
- DNA replication happens faster, shortening interphase
- Faster mitosis, which may lead to uncontrolled mitosis
- Results in mass of excessive cells
Labelled antibody
- Y shape - two long and two short chains
- binding site
- variable region/constant region/disulfide bridge labelled
Compare DNA in the nucleus of a plant cell with DNA in a prokaryotic cell, outlining 3 differences.
[3 marks]
Plant v prokaryote:
1. linear v circular
2. associated with histones v no histones
3. no plasmids v plasmids
4. introns v no introns
5. longer v shorter
Statistical test to determine whether or not X and Y are correlated?
Correlation coefficient
(e.g. Spearman’s rank)
Evaluating the use of a drug for the successful treatment of something
- What is the info/data showing?
- Dosage known?
- Clinical trials done?
- Effectiveness known?
- Side effects known?
- Are healthy cells affected?
- Is the test group representative (gender, sample size, etc.)?
Graph of oxygen affinity - curve is to the left
[2 marks]
- Higher affinity for oxygen (so haemoglobin dissociates oxygen less readily and more saturated at lower partial pressures of oxygen)
- Relate it to context of the question
e.g. allows aerobic respiration when diving in low partial pressures of oxygen
Purpose of a control experiment in an investigation?
[2 marks]
- As a baseline
- To show effect of…
Ways in which genetic diversity between species is measured?
- Comparing differences in the base sequence of DNA/mRNA
2.Compare observable characteristics - Compare primary structures of the same protein
Use the graph to explain how human mass at birth is affected by stabilising selection.
[3 marks]
- Most likely to be transferred to a special care unit are those under 2800g and over 4200g
- Extreme mass babies are least likely to survive and pass on their genes, so less likely to pass on their alleles
- Extreme mass at birth decrease in frequency in the population
Statistical test for comparing expected and observed data?
Chi-squared
Statistical test questions using given P values
[3 marks]
- The probability that the difference in …. is due to chance is more/less than 0.05
- So, reject (<0.05) /accept (>0.05) the null hypothesis
- … significantly affects …. (refer back to Q)
Use your knowledge of gas exchange in leaves to explain why plants grown in soil with very little water grow only slowly.
[2 marks]
- Stomata close
- Less carbon dioxide, so less photosynthesis, so less glucose production
Using graph of oxygen affinity - curve to the right
- Haemoglobin has a lower affinity for oxygen
- Relate it to context of the question
Why would a smaller organism have a higher metabolic rate?
[3 marks]
- Smaller, so larger surface area to volume ratio
- More heat loss
- Faster rate of respiration (to release heat)
General control variables?
- Temperature of…
- pH of …
- Size of…
- Species/age/organism/gender/health of….
Evidence and explanations from a diagram that a cell is undergoing mitosis
- Individual chromosomes are visible as they have condensed
- each chromosome is made up of two chromatids as DNA has replicated
- The chromosomes are not arranged in homologous pairs, which they would be if it was meiosis
The dark stain used on the chromosomes binds more to some areas of the chromosomes than others, giving the chromosomes a striped appearance.
Suggest one way the structure of the chromosome could differ along its length to result in the stain binding more in some areas.
- Differences in base sequences
- Differences in histone interactions
- Differences in condensation
What is a homologous pair of chromosomes?
Two chromosomes that carry the same genes (for the same characteristics at the same loci)
Formation of an enzyme-substrate complex increases the rate of reaction.
Explain how.
[2 marks]
- Reduces activation energy
- By bending bonds
Directional selection
[3 marks]
- Context of question - what extreme/specific thing has been selected?
- These (survive, reproduce and) pass on the alleles for…
- Frequency of the alleles for… increases in the population
Obtaining a more accurate estimate of a value of ___ to ___, given it has been found from an experiment that ___ was needed?
[2 marks]
- Test several values between __ and __
- Repetitions of each