PAPER 1H 2021 QUESTION PAPER
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COMBINED SCIENCE: TRILOGY
Higher Tier
Biology Paper 1H
Time allowed: 1 hour 15 minutes
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• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page.
• Answer all questions in the spaces provided. 5
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• The maximum mark for this paper is 70.
• The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
• You are expected to use a calculator where appropriate.
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0 1 Plants absorb light for photosynthesis. box
0 1 . 1 Which is the equation for photosynthesis?
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C6H12O6 + 6 O2 → 6 CO2 + 6 H2O
6 CO2 + 6 H2O → C6H12O6 + 6 O2
6 H2O + 6 O2 → C6H12O6 + 6 CO2
6 O2 + 6 CO2 → C6H12O6 + 6 H2O
A student investigated the effect of light intensity on the rate of photosynthesis.
Figure 1 shows the apparatus.
Figure 1
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This is the method used. box
1. Set up the apparatus as shown in Figure 1.
2. Place the pondweed 10 cm away from the lamp.
3. Switch on the lamp.
4. Record the number of bubbles of gas produced in 5 minutes.
5. Repeat steps 2 to 4 with the pondweed at different distances from the lamp.
0 1 . 2 What was the independent variable in this investigation?
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Distance of the pondweed from the lamp
Length of the piece of pondweed
Number of bubbles of gas produced
Time taken to collect the gas
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