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INTERNATIONAL AS
BIOLOGY (9610)
Unit 1 The Diversity of Living Organisms
Tuesday 14 January 2020 07:00 GMT Time allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes
Materials
For Examiner’s Use
For this paper you must have:
• a ruler with millimetre measurements Question Mark
• a scientific calculator, which you are expected to use where appropriate. 1
2
Instructions
• Use black ink or black ball-point pen. 3
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page. 4
• Answer all questions.
5
• You must answer the questions in the spaces provided.
Do not write outside the box around each page or on blank pages. 6
• If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end of 7
this book. Write the question number against your answer(s). 8
• All working must be shown.
• Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want TOTAL
to be marked.
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• The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
• The maximum mark for this paper is 75.
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0 1 Figure 1 shows a prokaryotic cell.
Figure 1
0 1 . 1 The actual length of the cell from point A to B is 4 µm
Calculate the magnification of the image in Figure 1.
[1 mark]
Magnification =
0 1 . 2 Both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells can have cell walls and ribosomes.
Complete Table 1 by stating one way in which each feature is different in a
prokaryotic cell from that in a eukaryotic cell.
[2 marks]
Table 1
Feature Prokaryotic cell
Cell wall
Ribosomes
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0 1 . 3 Tetracycline is an antibiotic that attaches to ribosomes. box
Suggest how tetracycline stops bacteria from dividing.
[3 marks]
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Please write clearly in block capitals.
Centre number Candidate number
Surname
Forename(s)
Candidate signature
I declare this is my own work.
INTERNATIONAL AS
BIOLOGY (9610)
Unit 1 The Diversity of Living Organisms
Tuesday 14 January 2020 07:00 GMT Time allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes
Materials
For Examiner’s Use
For this paper you must have:
• a ruler with millimetre measurements Question Mark
• a scientific calculator, which you are expected to use where appropriate. 1
2
Instructions
• Use black ink or black ball-point pen. 3
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page. 4
• Answer all questions.
5
• You must answer the questions in the spaces provided.
Do not write outside the box around each page or on blank pages. 6
• If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end of 7
this book. Write the question number against your answer(s). 8
• All working must be shown.
• Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want TOTAL
to be marked.
Information
• The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
• The maximum mark for this paper is 75.
*JAN20BL0101*
IB/M/Jan20/E13 BL01
, 2
Do not write
outside the
Answer all questions in the spaces provided. box
0 1 Figure 1 shows a prokaryotic cell.
Figure 1
0 1 . 1 The actual length of the cell from point A to B is 4 µm
Calculate the magnification of the image in Figure 1.
[1 mark]
Magnification =
0 1 . 2 Both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells can have cell walls and ribosomes.
Complete Table 1 by stating one way in which each feature is different in a
prokaryotic cell from that in a eukaryotic cell.
[2 marks]
Table 1
Feature Prokaryotic cell
Cell wall
Ribosomes
*02*
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, 3
Do not write
outside the
0 1 . 3 Tetracycline is an antibiotic that attaches to ribosomes. box
Suggest how tetracycline stops bacteria from dividing.
[3 marks]
6
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