OXFORD AQA INTERNATIONAL AS BIOLOGY (9610) UNIT
1THE DIVERSITYOF LIVING ORGANISMS JANUARY 2021 QP
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INTERNATIONAL AS
BIOLOGY (9610)
Unit 1 The Diversity of Living Organisms
Monday 4 January 2021 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
Instructions 2
• 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).
TOTAL
• All working must be shown.
• Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want
to be marked.
Information
• The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
• The maximum mark for this paper is 75.
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Answer all questions in the spaces provided. box
0 1 Figure 1 shows the structure of a bacterial cell.
Figure 1
0 1 . 1 Name the structures labelled A and B in Figure 1.
[2 marks]
Structure A
Structure B
0 1 . 2 Name one structure found in a bacterial cell that is also found in a eukaryotic cell.
[1 mark]
Figure 2 shows a drawing of a cell from the pancreas.
The magnification of the cell is x8000
Figure 2
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outside the
0 1 . 3 Calculate the actual length of the cell shown in Figure 2 from C to D. box
Give your answer in µm.
[2 marks]
Actual length C to D = µm
0 1 . 4 An electron microscope was used for viewing the cell shown in Figure 2.
Give two reasons for using an electron microscope instead of a light microscope.
[2 marks]
Reason 1
Reason 2
The pancreas produces enzymes and hormones.
0 1 . 5 Complete the table by stating one function for each organelle in a cell from the
pancreas.
[3 marks]
Organelle Function
Mitochondria
Rough endoplasmic
reticulum
Golgi apparatus
10
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0 2 Figure 3 shows the classification of some primates. box
The classification uses groups called taxa. The taxa are organised into a hierarchy.
Figure 3
0 2 . 1 Define hierarchy.
[2 marks]
Use Figure 3 to answer Questions 02.2 and 02.3.
0 2 . 2 State the class these primates are in.
[1 mark]
0 2 . 3 State the genus of the chimpanzee.
[1 mark]
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1THE DIVERSITYOF LIVING ORGANISMS JANUARY 2021 QP
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
Monday 4 January 2021 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
Instructions 2
• 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).
TOTAL
• All working must be shown.
• Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want
to be marked.
Information
• The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
• The maximum mark for this paper is 75.
*JAN21BL0101*
IB/M/Jan21/E9 BL01
, 2
Do not write
outside the
Answer all questions in the spaces provided. box
0 1 Figure 1 shows the structure of a bacterial cell.
Figure 1
0 1 . 1 Name the structures labelled A and B in Figure 1.
[2 marks]
Structure A
Structure B
0 1 . 2 Name one structure found in a bacterial cell that is also found in a eukaryotic cell.
[1 mark]
Figure 2 shows a drawing of a cell from the pancreas.
The magnification of the cell is x8000
Figure 2
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, 3
Do not write
outside the
0 1 . 3 Calculate the actual length of the cell shown in Figure 2 from C to D. box
Give your answer in µm.
[2 marks]
Actual length C to D = µm
0 1 . 4 An electron microscope was used for viewing the cell shown in Figure 2.
Give two reasons for using an electron microscope instead of a light microscope.
[2 marks]
Reason 1
Reason 2
The pancreas produces enzymes and hormones.
0 1 . 5 Complete the table by stating one function for each organelle in a cell from the
pancreas.
[3 marks]
Organelle Function
Mitochondria
Rough endoplasmic
reticulum
Golgi apparatus
10
Turn over ►
*03*
IB/M/Jan21/BL01
, 4
Do not write
outside the
0 2 Figure 3 shows the classification of some primates. box
The classification uses groups called taxa. The taxa are organised into a hierarchy.
Figure 3
0 2 . 1 Define hierarchy.
[2 marks]
Use Figure 3 to answer Questions 02.2 and 02.3.
0 2 . 2 State the class these primates are in.
[1 mark]
0 2 . 3 State the genus of the chimpanzee.
[1 mark]
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