AQA A-LEVEL BIOLOGY Paper 1 VERIFIED QP AND MS
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A-level
BIOLOGY
Paper 1
2 hours
Materials For Examiner’s Use
For this paper you must have:
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• a ruler with millimetre measurements
• a scientific calculator. 1
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Instructions 3
• Use black ink or black ball-point pen.
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• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page.
• Answer all questions. 5
• You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write 6
outside the box around each page or on blank pages. 7
• If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end of
this book. Write the question number against your answer(s). 8
• Show all your working. 9
• Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want 10
to be marked.
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• The maximum mark for this paper is 91.
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0 1 . 1 The digestion and absorption of lipids involves:
• emulsification by bile salts
• micelles.
Explain each of the following.
[4 marks]
The importance of emulsification in the digestion of lipids
The role of micelles in the absorption of lipids
0 1 . 2 Describe and explain the arrangement of phospholipid molecules in the cell-surface
membrane.
[2 marks]
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0 2 . 1 Describe how mRNA is obtained from pre-mRNA. box
[1 mark]
0 2 . 2 Describe how RNA polymerase joins RNA nucleotides.
[2 marks]
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Centre number Candidate number
Surname
Forename(s)
Candidate signature
I declare this is my own work.
A-level
BIOLOGY
Paper 1
2 hours
Materials For Examiner’s Use
For this paper you must have:
Question Mark
• a ruler with millimetre measurements
• a scientific calculator. 1
2
Instructions 3
• Use black ink or black ball-point pen.
4
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page.
• Answer all questions. 5
• You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write 6
outside the box around each page or on blank pages. 7
• If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end of
this book. Write the question number against your answer(s). 8
• Show all your working. 9
• Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want 10
to be marked.
TOTAL
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• The marks for the questions are shown in brackets.
• The maximum mark for this paper is 91.
, 7402 /1
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, 2
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Answer all questions in the spaces provided. box
0 1 . 1 The digestion and absorption of lipids involves:
• emulsification by bile salts
• micelles.
Explain each of the following.
[4 marks]
The importance of emulsification in the digestion of lipids
The role of micelles in the absorption of lipids
0 1 . 2 Describe and explain the arrangement of phospholipid molecules in the cell-surface
membrane.
[2 marks]
6
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0 2 . 1 Describe how mRNA is obtained from pre-mRNA. box
[1 mark]
0 2 . 2 Describe how RNA polymerase joins RNA nucleotides.
[2 marks]
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