Name: ________________________

4.4 Bioenergetics
Foundation
Class: ________________________

Date: ________________________

Time: 251 minutes

Marks: 249 marks

Comments:
Q1.
Respiration can happen aerobically or anaerobically.

Respiration transfers energy from glucose.

(a) Draw one line from each type of respiration in human cells to the correct
information.

Type of respiration
Information
in human cells

Produces ethanol

Aerobic respiration Uses oxygen

Anaerobic
Uses carbon dioxide
respiration

Produces lactic acid

(2)

(b) The table below shows the amount of energy released by aerobic and anaerobic
respiration.

Energy in kJ transferred
from 1 g of glucose

Aerobic respiration 16.1

Anaerobic
1.2
respiration

Suggest why human cells might respire anaerobically, even though only a small
amount of energy is transferred.

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________
(1)

(c) Yeast is used in the brewing and baking industries.

Why is yeast used in these industries?

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

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 ___________________________________________________________________

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(4)
(Total 7 marks)

Q2.
Muscles need energy during exercise.

Draw a ring around the correct answer in parts (a) and (b) to complete each sentence.

glycogen.

(a) (i) The substance stored in the muscles and used during exercise is lactic acid.

protein.
(1)

digestion.

(ii) The process that releases energy in muscles is respiration.

transpiration.
(1)

(b) The table shows how much energy is used by two men of different masses when
swimming at different speeds.

Speed of swimming in Energy used in kJ per hour

metres per minute
34 kg man 70 kg man

25 651 1155

50 1134 2103

(i) When the 34 kg man swims at 50 metres per minute instead of at 25 metres
per minute,

36 kJ.

the extra energy he uses each hour is 483 kJ.

948 kJ.
(1)

(ii) When swimming at 50 metres per minute, each man‟s heart rate is faster than
 when swimming at 25 metres per minute.

carbon dioxide.

A faster heart rate helps to supply the muscles with more glycogen.

oxygen.
(1)

constrict.

(iii) During the exercise the arteries supplying the muscles would dilate.

pump harder.
(1)

(c) When a person starts to swim, the breathing rate increases.

Give one way in which this increase helps the swimmer.

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________
(1)
(Total 6 marks)

Q3.
(a) Plants make their own food by photosynthesis.

Use the following words to fill in the gaps. You can use each word once or not at
all.

carbon chlorophyll cytoplasm light nitrogen

oxygen sound starch water

During photosynthesis _______________________ dioxide and _______________

are converted into glucose and ____________________ . The energy needed to do

 this is ____________________ energy which is trapped by a green pigment called

_____________________ .

The plant can change the glucose into ___________________ which is insoluble so

it can be stored.
(6)

(b) Which part of a plant is adapted for photosynthesis?

___________________________________________________________________
(1)

(c) How do the two raw materials for photosynthesis get into the plant?

1. _________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

2. _________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________
(2)

(d) Describe one way you could speed up photosynthesis.

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________
(1)
(Total 10 marks)

Q4.
The diagram shows the human breathing system.

(a) Complete the labels (i) and (ii).

(2)
 (b) Complete the following sentence.

When we breathe out, the mixture of gases which leaves the air sacs contains

more _______________ and less ____________________ than the mixture of

gases which enters the air sacs.

(2)
(Total 4 marks)

Q5.
A scientist investigated the effect of oxygen concentration and temperature on the rate of
decay of leaves in a container.

(a) Name equipment that could be used to measure the temperature and the
concentration of oxygen in the container of leaves.

Temperature: _______________________________________________________

Concentration of oxygen: ______________________________________________

(2)

(b) The results for oxygen concentration are shown in the graph.

Percentage (%) oxygen concentration

supplied to leaves

(i) What was the rate of decay at an oxygen concentration of 5%?

_________________________ arbitrary units

(1)

(ii) What conclusion can be made from the results shown in the graph?

______________________________________________________________
 ______________________________________________________________
(1)

(c) Temperature can affect the rate of decay.

The graph shows the rate of decay at different oxygen concentrations when the
temperature was 20 °C.

Draw a line on the graph to show the results you would expect at a temperature of
15 °C.
(1)

(d) Complete the following sentences about decay processes.

Materials are constantly cycled.

Dead organisms decay because they are broken down and digested by

___________________________________________________________________

The decay process releases substances. These substances help the growth of

___________________________________________________________________

Carbon dioxide is also released when dead organisms decay. Carbon dioxide

is a waste product of _________________________________________________ .

(3)
(Total 8 marks)

Q6.
Copepods are tiny animals which live in the sea.

During the day they live deep down near the sea bed.
At night they move up to the surface where they feed on tiny plants.
When the sun rises they move down to the bottom again.

(a) Suggest why the tiny plants live near the surface of the sea.

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________
(2)

(b) Herring feed on copepods.

Where will herring be found during the day? Give a reason for your answer.
 ___________________________________________________________________

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___________________________________________________________________
(2)
(Total 4 marks)

Q7.
The diagram shows part of the carbon cycle.

Name the processes labelled A, B, C and D, on the diagram.

A _______________________________________________________________

B _______________________________________________________________

C _______________________________________________________________

D_______________________________________________________________
(Total 4 marks)

Q8.
The diagram shows the mass of carbon dioxide released into and removed from the air
each year in billions of tonnes.
 (a) Complete the following sentences.

(i) Plants remove carbon dioxide from the air by a process

called ___________________________________
(1)

(ii) All organisms produce carbon dioxide during a process

called ___________________________________
(1)

(b) Too much carbon dioxide in the atmosphere can harm the environment.

Suggest two different ways of reducing the amount of carbon dioxide in the
atmosphere.

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________
(2)
(Total 4 marks)

Q9.
(a) The air you breathe in and the air you breathe out are different.

Use the names of gases from this box to complete the three spaces.

argon carbon dioxide nitrogen oxygen water vapour

Compared to the air you breathe in, the air you breathe out contains:

• more _________________________________________________________

• more _________________________________________________________

• less __________________________________________________________
 (3)

(b) The process of aerobic respiration takes place in your cells.

(i) Complete the space in the word equation for this process.

____________ + oxygen → carbon dioxide + water

(1)

(ii) Complete the space to give the main energy transfer which takes place in this
process.

chemical energy → ______________ energy

(1)

(iii) What is the name of the organ where oxygen from the air passes to your
blood?

______________________________________________________________
(1)

(c) The athlete is taking part in vigorous exercise.

Complete the two spaces in the passage.

The cells in our muscles respire anaerobically during vigorous exercise. This results

in ___________________ debt and the production of ___________________ acid.

(2)
(Total 8 marks)

Q10.

(a) Breathed-out air is different from breathed-in air.

The two pie-charts show the percentages of different gases in each.

 Complete the second pie-chart, using the information from the table.

(3)

(b) Use the information above to complete the following sentences.

The air you breathe out contains more _____________________ than the air you
breathe in.

The air you breathe out contains less ______________________ than the air you
breathe in.
(2)
(Total 5 marks)

Q11.
The table shows the percentage of some gases in the air a boy breathed in and out.

Air Air
Gases
breathed in breathed out

carbon dioxide 0.04% 4.0%

oxigen 20.0% 16.0%

water vapour 1.0% 6.0%

(a) What happens in the lungs to change the levels of oxygen and carbon dioxide in
this way?

Oxygen ____________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

Carbon dioxide ______________________________________________________

 ___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________
(4)

(b) Compare the percentage of water vapour in the air breathed out with the
percentage in air breathed in.

___________________________________________________________________
(2)
(Total 6 marks)

Q12.
The diagram shows part of the breathing system in a human.

(a) Use words from the list to label the parts on the drawing.
alveoli bronchiole bronchus diaphragm trachea (windpipe)
(4)

(b) Where in the lungs does oxygen enter the blood?

___________________________________________________________________
(1)

(c) Which process in cells produces carbon dioxide?

___________________________________________________________________
(1)
(Total 6 marks)

Q13.
(a) (i) Complete the word equation for the process of aerobic respiration.
 Glucose + ______________ → carbon dioxide + water
(1)

(ii) Which organ removes carbon dioxide from your body?

______________________________________________________________
(1)

(b) Use names from the box to complete the two spaces in the passage.

carbon dioxide lactic

acid nitrogen oxygen water

Anaerobic respiration can occur when an athlete does vigorous exercise.

This is because there is not enough ___________________________ in the body.

The product of anaerobic respiration is ________________________________ .

(2)
(Total 4 marks)

Q14.
(a) The diagrams show cells containing and surrounded by oxygen molecules.
Oxygen can move into cells or out of cells.

Into which cell, A, B, C or D, will oxygen move the fastest?

Write your answer, A, B, C or D, in the box.

(1)
 (b) Draw a ring around the correct word to complete each sentence.

diffusion

(i) Oxygen is taken into cells by the process of osmosis .

respiration
(1)

breathing

(ii) Cells need oxygen for photosynthesis .

respiration
(1)

membranes

(iii) The parts of cells that use up the most oxygen are the mitochondria .

nuclei
(1)

diffusion

(iv) Some cells produce oxygen in the process of photosynthesis .

respiration
(1)
(Total 5 marks)

Q15.
The diagram shows a plant leaf during photosynthesis.
 (a) Name:

(i) gas X; _______________

(ii) gas Y. _______________

(2)

(b) Why is sunlight necessary for photosynthesis?

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________
(1)
(Total 3 marks)

Q16.
The diagram shows how a leaf of a green plant makes glucose.

(a) Use words from the box to complete the labels on the diagram. You may use each
word once or not at all.

carbon dioxide chlorophyll glucose heat

light oxygen water

 (5)

(b) (i) Compete the following sentence.

Glucose in food is a type of _________ . When we eat it, it gives us energy.

(1)

(ii) The plant turns some of the glucose into starch. Why is starch useful to the
plant?

______________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________
(1)

(iii) What does the plant do with the rest of the glucose?

______________________________________________________________
(1)

(c) (i) What is the name of the process outlined in the diagram?

______________________________________________________________
(1)

(ii) Give one way that leaves are adapted to do this process.

______________________________________________________________
 (1)
(Total 10 marks)

Q17.
The diagram shows an enlargement of structure D.

The arrows show the direction of the gases exchanged in this structure. Name gas X and
gas Y.

X _____________________________________________________________________

Y _____________________________________________________________________
(Total 2 marks)

Q18.
Photosynthesis takes place in green plants.

(a) Name the substance that combines with water in photosynthesis.

___________________________________________________________________
(1)

(b) Where does water enter the plant?

___________________________________________________________________
(1)

(c) Name two products of photosynthesis.

___________________________________________________________________
(2)

(d) Variegated leaves have areas that are green and areas that are white. Some
students used variegated leaves to investigate photosynthesis.

• They covered a variegated leaf with a black paper shape.

• The leaf was left in a sunny place.
 • They tested the leaf for starch.
• The results were compared with a leaf that was not covered.

Start present after test

Area of the leaf
tested covered uncovered

Green area no yes

White area no no

Explain why starch was present in only one of the tests.

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

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(4)
(Total 8 marks)

Q19.
Green plants are able to make their own food.

Complete each sentence by drawing a ring around the correct answer in the box.

diffusion

(a) Green plants make their own food during the process of photosynthesis

respiration
(1)
 (b) This process can be summarised by the equation:

mineral salts

carbon dioxide + water → glucose + light

oxygen
(1)

chlorophyll

(c) The energy needed for this process is trapped for the plant by glucose

light
(1)

chlorophyll

(d) Some of the food made by plants is stored as insoluble glucose

starch
(1)
(Total 4 marks)

Q20.
The diagram shows bushes in a hedge growing near to a house.

The bushes were the same species and the same age.

(a) (i) The student said, “I have noticed that the short bushes grow next to the
house. I think that the more light the bushes get, the faster they will grow.”

Draw lines to match each of the student‟s statements to the correct term.
 Draw only two lines.

(2)

(ii) Complete the word equation for photosynthesis.

________________ + water (+ light energy)  _______________ + oxygen

(2)

(b) The student decided to investigate the effect of light intensity on the rate of
photosynthesis.

She used the apparatus shown in the diagram.

She measured the rate of photosynthesis by counting the number of gas bubbles
given off each minute.

(i) Suggest how the student varied the intensity of the light received by the
pondweed.

______________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________
(1)

(ii) The student‟s results are shown on the graph.

 Describe the pattern shown on the graph.

______________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________
(2)

(iii) This is what the student wrote for her conclusion.

“Increasing the light intensity increases the rate of photosynthesis of the

pondweed.”

Why was her conclusion incomplete?

______________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________
(1)
(Total 8 marks)

Q21.
Paula is training for a marathon. When she runs, her heart beats faster than it does when
she is resting.

Complete the sentences, using words from the box.

blood breathe carbon dioxide glucose

heat nitrogen oxygen respire

When she is running, Paula„s muscle activity increases. To do this, her muscle cells

______________________ at a faster rate to give her more energy. Her muscles need to

be supplied with _____________________ and _______________________________

 more quickly. Her heart beats faster to increase the flow of ________________________

which carries the products ______________________________________________ and

______________________________ away from her muscles.

(Total 6 marks)

Q22.
Complete the table by writing the correct process next to its description.

Choose your answers from the list in the box

breathing diffusion digestion osmosis respiration

Description Process

Moving air in and out of the lungs

The movement of particles of a

substance
from high to low concentration

The release of energy from glucose

(Total 3 marks)

Q23.
Some students investigated how exercise affects heart rate.

The figure below shows their results.

(a) What was Student B‟s resting heart rate?

Resting heart rate = _______________ beats per minute

(1)
(b) The students started running at 2 minutes.

What evidence for this is in the figure above?

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________
(1)

(c) For how many minutes did the students run?

Tick one box.

14

(1)

(d) Student B is fitter than Student A.

Use the figure above to give two pieces of evidence that support this statement.

1. _________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

2. _________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________
(2)

(e) There are other changes in the body during exercise.

Explain why these changes occur.

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________
(4)
 (Total 9 marks)

Q24.
The diagrams show four types of cell, A, B, C and D.
Two of the cells are plant cells and two are animal cells.

(a) (i) Which two of the cells are plant cells?

Tick ( ) one box.

A and B

A and D

C and D

(1)

(ii) Which part is found only in plant cells?

Draw a ring around one answer.

cell membrane cell wall nucleus

(1)
 (b) (i) Which cell, A, B, C or D, is adapted for swimming?

(1)

(ii) Which cell, A, B, C or D, can produce glucose by photosynthesis?

(1)

(c) Cells A, B, C and D all use oxygen.

For what process do cells use oxygen?

Draw a ring around one answer.

osmosis photosynthesis respiration

(1)
(Total 5 marks)

Q25.
The diagram represents the human blood circulation system.

(a) A, B, C and D are blood vessels.

(i) Give the letter of one blood vessel that is an artery. __________________
(1)

(ii) Give the letter of one blood vessel that is a vein. __________________
(1)

(b) A student pedalled an exercise cycle at constant speed for 5 minutes. The student‟s
heart rate was recorded at one-minute intervals during the exercise. The results are
shown in the graph.
 (i) What was the student‟s heart rate before the exercise began?

________________________ per minute

(1)

(ii) How long was it before the student‟s heart rate reached 124 beats per
minute?

___________________________ minutes
(1)

(c) Which of the following parts of the blood carries most oxygen?

Draw a circle around one answer.

plasma red blood cells white blood cells

(1)
(Total 5 marks)

Q26.
A gardener grows tomatoes.

He wants to find out how to get the biggest mass of tomatoes.

He plants different varieties of tomato against different walls in his garden.

Use these results to answer the questions.

(a) The gardener wants his test to be fair.

Name one condition which he should keep the same for all his tomato plants.

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________
(1)

(b) The table shows the gardener‟s results.

Variety of
Sungold Sungold Sungold Sungold Nugget Champion
tomato plant

Wall they were

planted North West South East East East
against

Mean mass of
tomatoes
produced in 3.5 3.0 1.2 2.5 3.2 2.7
kilograms per
plant

(i) To obtain the biggest mass of tomatoes, against which wall is it best to grow
the tomato plants?

Tick ( ) one box.

North wall

South wall
 East wall

West wall

(1)

(ii) To obtain the biggest mass of tomatoes, which variety of tomato plant would it
be best to grow?

______________________________________________________________
(1)

(c) From the information in the table, the gardener‟s test was not fair.

Give one way in which the test was not fair.

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________
(1)
(Total 4 marks)

Q27.
An athlete did a 6-month training programme.

The graph shows the effect of the same amount of exercise on his heart rate before and
after the training programme.
(a) (i) What was the maximum heart rate of the athlete during exercise before the
training programme?

_________________________ beats per minute

(1)

(ii) Give two differences between the heart rate of the athlete before and after the
training programme.

After the training programme

Difference 1 ____________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________

Difference 2 ____________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________
(2)

(b) Which two substances need to be supplied to the muscles in larger amounts during
exercise?
 Tick ( ) two boxes.

Carbon dioxide

Glucose

Lactic acid

Oxygen

Urea

(2)
(Total 5 marks)

Q28.
Pathogens cause infectious diseases in animals and plants.

(a) Draw one line from each disease to the type of pathogen that causes the disease.

Disease Type of pathogen

Bacterium

Gonorrhoea

Fungus

Malaria

Protist

Measles

Virus
(3)

(b) Some parts of the human body have adaptations to reduce the entry of live
pathogens.

Look at Figure 1.

Figure 1
 Explain how the trachea is adapted to reduce the entry of live pathogens.

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________
(4)

(c) Malaria is a serious disease that can be fatal.

Malaria is spread to humans by infected mosquitoes.

Scientists investigated the behaviour of mosquitoes to understand how the spread of

malaria could be controlled.

Figure 2 shows the equipment the scientists used.

Figure 2

This is the method used.

1. 30 mosquitoes infected with malaria were placed in Container A.

2. 30 uninfected mosquitoes were placed in Container B.

 3. The total number of times the mosquitoes landed on the socks was recorded.

Name the dependent variable and suggest one control variable in this investigation.

Dependent variable ___________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

Control variable ______________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________
(2)

(d) Infected mosquitoes landed on the socks three times more often than uninfected
mosquitoes.

Explain how this information can be used to reduce the spread of malaria.

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________
(2)

(e) Tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) affects many species of plant.

Figure 3 shows a leaf infected with TMV.

Figure 3

© Nigel Cattlin/Getty Images

TMV destroys chloroplasts in the leaf.

Explain how this could affect the growth of the plant.

 ___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________
(3)
(Total 14 marks)

Q29.
The amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is increasing.

The table shows the estimated mass of carbon dioxide exchanged with the atmosphere in
one year.

Mass of carbon dioxide exchanged with

the atmosphere in millions of tonnes

Passed out into Taken in from

the atmosphere the atmosphere

Plants 30 64

Animals 10 0

Microorganisms 24 0

Combustion 6 0

(a) (i) Calculate the total mass of carbon dioxide passed out into the atmosphere in
one year.

Show clearly how you work out your answer.

______________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________

Answer ______________________ million tonnes

(2)

(ii) Calculate the increase in the mass of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere in one
year.

You should use your answer to part (a)(i) in your calculation.

Show clearly how you work out your answer.

______________________________________________________________
 ______________________________________________________________

Answer ______________________ million tonnes

(2)

(b) Draw a ring around the correct answer to complete the sentence.

decomposition.

Plants use carbon dioxide in the process of photosynthesis.

respiration.
(1)
(Total 5 marks)

Q30.
A gardener grows tomato plants.

The tomato plants develop yellow leaves.

(a) What would be the best way of improving the growth of these plants?

Tick ( ) one box.

Add mineral ions to the soil

Water the plants more

Add glucose to the soil

(1)

(b) Most tomatoes are grown in greenhouses.

By Giancarlo Dessì (Own work) [GFDL or CC-BY-SA-3.0-2.5-2.0-1.0], via Wikimedia Commons

 Tomato growers alter the conditions in greenhouses to make tomato plants grow
faster.

Which changes in conditions will make tomato plants grow faster?

Tick ( ) two boxes.

Increasing the temperature

Increasing the oxygen concentration in the air

Increasing the nitrogen concentration in the air

Turning lights on at night

(2)
(Total 3 marks)

Q31.
The diagram shows a plant cell from a leaf.

(a) List A gives the names of three parts of the cell.

List B gives the functions of parts of the cell.

Draw a line from each part of the cell in List A to its function in List B.

List A List B
Parts of the cell Functions

Where most of the chemical

reactions take place

Nucleus
 Absorbs light energy to make food

Cytoplasm

Strengthens the cell

Chloroplast

Controls the activities of the cell

(3)

(b) Respiration takes place in the cell.

Draw a ring around the correct answer to complete the sentence.

energy

All cells use respiration to release oxygen.

sugar.
(1)
(Total 4 marks)

Q32.
The mould Penicillium can be grown in a fermenter. Penicillium produces the antibiotic
penicillin.

The graph shows changes that occurred in a fermenter during the production of
penicillin.
 Time in hours

(a) During which time period was penicillin produced most quickly?

Draw a ring around one answer.

0 – 20 hours 40 – 60 hours 80 – 100 hours

(1)

(b) (i) Describe how the concentration of glucose in the fermenter changes between
0 and 30 hours.

______________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________
(2)

(ii) How does the change in the concentration of oxygen in the fermenter compare
with the change in concentration of glucose between 0 and 30 hours?

Tick ( ) two boxes.

The oxygen concentration changes after the glucose concentration.

The oxygen concentration changes before the glucose concentration.

 The oxygen concentration changes less than the glucose concentration.

The oxygen concentration changes more than the glucose concentration.

(2)

(iii) What is the name of the process that uses glucose?

Draw a ring around one answer.

distillation filtration respiration

(1)
(Total 6 marks)

Q33.
(a) Complete the equation for photosynthesis.

light
Carbon dioxide + ______________ energy ______________ + oxygen

(2)

(b) A farmer grew tomato plants in a greenhouse.

The graph shows the effect of light intensity on the rate of photosynthesis in the
tomato plants growing in the greenhouse.

(i) At which light intensity was light a limiting factor for photosynthesis?

Tick ( ) one box.

 1 arbitrary unit

4 arbitrary units

10 arbitrary units

(1)

(ii) What was the highest rate of photosynthesis?

_________________________________ arbitrary units

(1)

(iii) The farmer wants to increase the rate of photosynthesis in his tomato plants.

Apart from light intensity, name one factor that the farmer could change to
increase the rate of photosynthesis in his tomato plants.

______________________________________________________________
(1)
(Total 5 marks)

Q34.
(a) Complete the word equation for photosynthesis.

energy
carbon dioxide + water glucose + ______

(1)

(b) Draw a ring around the correct answer to complete each sentence.

light.

(i) The energy needed for photosynthesis comes from osmosis.

respiration.
(1)

chloride.

(ii) Energy is absorbed by a green pigment called chloroplast.

chlorophyll.
(1)
 decrease.

(iii) If the temperature is decreased the rate of photosynthesis will increase.

stay the same.

(1)

(c) Give three ways in which plants use the glucose made in photosynthesis.

1. _________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

2. _________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

3. _________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________
(3)
(Total 7 marks)

Q35.
(a) Complete the word equation for photosynthesis.

Use words from the box.

chlorophyll minerals oxygen water

carbon dioxide + ____________ → glucose + ____________

(2)

(b) Plants may grow faster if they have more carbon dioxide.

Indigestion tablets dissolve in water to form a solution.

This solution slowly gives off carbon dioxide.

A student set up an investigation to see what concentration of carbon dioxide is best

for increasing the growth of geranium plants.

The student:

· put a geranium plant in a clear plastic bag

· put a dish containing water and one tablet in the bag

· sealed the top of the bag.

 The student:

· set up 5 more experiments each with water and a different number of tablets

· left all the plants in a well-lit place for four weeks.

The student used a clear plastic bag, not a black plastic bag.

Explain why.

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________
(2)

(c) After four weeks, the student counted the number of new leaves on each plant.

The graph shows his results.

Describe the effect of increasing the number of tablets dissolved in water on the
number of new leaves that grew in four weeks.

___________________________________________________________________
 ___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________
(3)
(Total 7 marks)

Q36.
The diagram shows a section through a plant leaf.

(a) Use words from the box to name two tissues in the leaf that transport substances
around the plant.

epidermis mesophyll phloem xylem

______________________________ and ______________________________

(1)

(b) Gases diffuse between the leaf and the surrounding air.

(i) What is diffusion?

______________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________
 (2)

(ii) Name one gas that will diffuse from point A to point B on the diagram on a
sunny day.

______________________________________________________________
(1)
(Total 4 marks)

Q37.
The diagrams show four types of cell, A, B, C and D.
Two of the cells are plant cells and two are animal cells.

(a) (i) Which two of the cells are plant cells?

Tick ( ) one box.

A and B

A and D

C and D

(1)

(ii) Give one reason for your answer.

______________________________________________________________
 ______________________________________________________________
(1)

(b) (i) Which cell, A, B, C or D, is adapted for swimming?

(1)

(ii) Which cell, A, B, C or D, can produce glucose by photosynthesis?

(1)

(c) Cells A, B, C and D all use oxygen.

For what process do cells use oxygen?

Draw a ring around one answer.

osmosis photosynthesis respiration

(1)
(Total 5 marks)

Q38.
Scientists investigated how exercise affects blood flow to different organs in the body.

The scientists made measurements of blood flow to different organs of:

• a person resting in a room at 20°C

• the same person, in the same room, doing vigorous exercise at constant
speed on an exercise cycle.

The table shows the scientists‟ results.

Organ Blood flow in cm3 per minute whilst …

doing vigorous
resting
exercise

Brain 750 750

Heart 250 1000

Muscles 1200 22 000

Skin 500 600

Other 3100 650

(a) In this investigation, it was better to do the exercise indoors on an exercise cycle
than to go cycling outdoors on the road.
 Suggest two reasons why.

Do not include safety reasons.

1. _________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

2. _________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________
(2)

(b) Blood flow to one organ did not change between resting and vigorous exercise.

Which organ? ________________________________________________

(1)

(c) (i) How much more blood flowed to the muscles during vigorous exercise than
when resting?

______________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________

Answer = _________________ cm3 per minute

(2)

(ii) Name two substances needed in larger amounts by the muscles during
vigorous exercise than when resting.

1. ____________________________________________________________

2. ____________________________________________________________
(2)

(iii) Tick ( ) one box to complete the sentence.

The substances you named in part (c)(ii) helped the muscles to

make more lactic acid.

respire aerobically.

make more glycogen.

(1)

(iv) The higher rate of blood flow to the muscles during exercise removed larger
amounts of waste products made by the muscles.
 Which two substances need to be removed from the muscles in larger
amounts during vigorous exercise?

Tick ( ) two boxes.

Amino acids

Carbon dioxide

Glycogen

Lactic acid

(2)

(d) The total blood flow was much higher during exercise than when resting.

One way to increase the total blood flow is for the heart to pump out a larger volume
of blood each beat.

Give one other way to increase the blood flow.

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________
(1)
(Total 11 marks)

Q39.
(a) A student carried out the following investigation using a plant with variegated
leaves. A variegated leaf has green and white stripes.

The student:

• left the plant in the dark for 3 days to remove the starch

• fixed two pieces of card to a leaf on the plant

• left the plant in the light for 2 days

• removed the leaf from the plant

• tested the leaf for starch.

Figure 1 shows how the two pieces of card were attached to the leaf.

Figure 1

Leaf without card Leaf with card

 Figure 2 shows the same leaf after 2 days in the light.
The leaf has been tested for starch.

Figure 2

Give two conclusions from this investigation.

Tick ( ) two boxes.

Carbon dioxide is needed for photosynthesis.

Chlorophyll is needed for photosynthesis.

Light is needed for photosynthesis.

Water is needed for photosynthesis.

(2)

(b) Scientists investigated the effect of light intensity on the rate of photosynthesis.

Figure 3 shows the scientists‟ results.

Figure 3
 Light intensity in arbitrary units

Describe the effect of increasing light intensity on the rate of photosynthesis.

You should include numbers from Figure 3 in your description.

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________
(3)

(c) At a light intensity of 250 arbitrary units, light is not a limiting factor of
photosynthesis.

(i) What is the evidence for this in Figure 3?

______________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________
(1)

(ii) Give two factors that could be limiting the rate of photosynthesis at a light
intensity of 250 arbitrary units.

1. ____________________________________________________________

2. ____________________________________________________________
(2)
(Total 8 marks)

Q40.
The diagram below shows the parts of the body that digest and absorb food.

It also shows some details about the structure of the stomach.

(a) Complete the table to show whether each structure is an organ, an organ system or
a tissue.

For each structure, tick ( ) one box.

Organ
Structure Organ Tissue
system

Stomach

Cells lining the stomach

Mouth, oesophagus, stomach, liver,

pancreas, small and large intestine
(2)

(b) (i) The blood going to the stomach has a high concentration of oxygen.
The cells lining the stomach have a low concentration of oxygen.

Complete the following sentence.

Oxygen moves from the blood to the cells lining the stomach by

the process of ___________________________________ .

(1)

(ii) What other substance must move from the blood to the cells lining the
stomach so that respiration can take place?

Draw a ring around the correct answer.

glucose protein starch

(1)
 (iii) In which part of a cell does aerobic respiration take place?

Draw a ring around the correct answer.

cell membrane mitochondria nucleus

(1)
(Total 5 marks)

Q41.
Photosynthesis uses carbon dioxide to make glucose.

(a) (i) Complete the equation for photosynthesis.

carbon dioxide + _____________ glucose + _____________

(2)

(ii) What type of energy does a plant use in photosynthesis?

______________________________________________________________
(1)

(iii) Which part of a plant cell absorbs the energy needed for photosynthesis?

______________________________________________________________
(1)

(b) The graph shows the effect of the concentration of carbon dioxide on the rate of
photosynthesis in tomato plants at 20 °C.

(i) What is the maximum rate of photosynthesis of the tomato plants shown in the
graph?

_____________ arbitrary units

(1)

(ii) At point X, carbon dioxide is not a limiting factor of photosynthesis.

Suggest one factor that is limiting the rate of photosynthesis at point X.

______________________________________________________________
 (1)

(c) A farmer plans to grow tomatoes in a large greenhouse.

The concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is 0.04%.

The farmer adds carbon dioxide to the greenhouse so that its concentration is
0.08%.

(i) Why does the farmer use 0.08% carbon dioxide?

Tick ( ) one box.

To increase the rate of growth of the tomato plants

To increase the rate of respiration of the tomato

plants

To increase water uptake by the tomato plants

(1)

(ii) Why does the farmer not use a concentration of carbon dioxide higher than
0.08%?

Tick ( ) two boxes.

Because it would cost more money than using 0.08%

Because it would decrease the temperature of the greenhouse

Because it would not increase the rate of photosynthesis of the

tomato plants any further

Because it would increase water loss from the tomato plants

(2)
(Total 9 marks)
Mark schemes

Q1.
(a)

an extra line from a LH box negates that mark

2

(b) any one from:

• not enough oxygen present (for aerobic respiration)

• more energy required for exercise (than can be transferred by aerobic
respiration)
1
allow named example for exercise

(c) produces carbon dioxide

1

produces ethanol
1

plus any two from:

• (carbon dioxide) makes bread rise

• (carbon dioxide) makes beer / cider / (some) wines fizzy
allow for alcoholic drinks / named drink
• (ethanol) is the alcohol in beer / cider / wine / spirits
2
[7]

Q2.
(a) (i) glycogen
1

(ii) respiration
1

(b) (i) 483 kJ

1
 (ii) oxygen
1

(iii) dilate
1

(c) supplies more / a lot of oxygen or removes more carbon dioxide

or release more energy / faster respiration
1
[6]

Q3.
(a) carbon
water
oxygen

light

chlorophyll

starch
1 mark each
6

(b) leaf (or named part of leaf)

or
chloroplasts
accept anywhere green
do not credit chlorophyll unless qualified
1

(c) water through the roots

or
root hairs
or
by osmosis
do not credit where the candidate is unclear about which is
which
1

CO2 through the leaf

or
stomata
or
by diffusion
1

(d) any one point:

increased CO2 concentration

increased water supply
increased temperature (up to a point)
increased light (intensity)
accept altered light quality by less green or increasing other
colours
accept increased duration of exposure to light
do not credit sun or sunshine
accept CO2 from respiration
 1

[10]

Q4.
(a) (i) trachea
accept windpipe
1

(ii) (left) lung or lungs

do not credit right lung
1

(b) carbon dioxide or water vapour

do not credit just „water‟
1

oxygen
answers in terms of used air or fresh air or of temperature
differences are not acceptable
1
[4]

Q5.
(a) (temperature) thermometer or temperature probe / sensor
1

(oxygen concentration) oxygen probe / sensor / meter

1

(b) (i) 13 (arbitrary units)

allow values in the range 12.5 – 13.5
1

(ii) the greater the concentration of oxygen the faster the rate of decay
1

(c) line drawn below line on graph following similar pattern

line starts at 0% oxygen concentration and from 0 – 3
arbitrary units
1

(d) microorganisms / bacteria / fungi

accept any correct organism
allow decomposers / detritivores or named example e.g.
worms
1

plants
allow crops or named plants
1

respiration
1
[8]
Q6.
(a) idea that

• light doesn‟t reach deeper parts

• plants need / absorb light

• to make food
gain 1 mark each to maximum of 2

but
so they can photosynthesise
gains 2 marks
2

(b) herring will be on the bottom

herring follow / will be feeding independent marking points
on the copepods
for 1 mark each
2
[4]

Q7.
A – respiration
ignore breathing
1

B – feeding / eating
allow consumption / ingestion / feeds
ignore nutrition / food
do not accept digestion
1

C – photosynthesis
1

D– combustion / burning
1
[4]

Q8.
(a) (i) photosynthesis
allow phonetic spellings
1

(ii) respiration
allow phonetic spellings
ignore breathing / decay
1

(b) any two from:

• burn / use less fossil fuels

or
reduce industrial processes
or
 use cars less
allow cycle / use buses / walk / trains / public transport
allow stop for reduce in all cases

• reduce deforestation
accept named example
or
plant more trees
allow plants

• use alternative sources of energy

accept solar / wind / nuclear / hydroelectric / wave / tidal /
geothermal
ignore renewable / biomass

• trap CO2 in sedimentary rocks / underground / under sea

or
carbon capture / CCS

• rear less cattle / animals

allow eat less meat
allow reduce growth of human population
ignore reduce the human population
2
[4]

Q9.
(a) more water vapour
accept more water
1

more carbon dioxide

1

less oxygen
1

(b) (i) glucose

accept carbohydrate(s)
accept sugar(s)
1

(ii) heat
or thermal
or internal kinetic
1

(iii) lungs
accept alveoli / alveolus
do not credit air sacs
do not credit capillaries
both neutral if included with lungs
1

(c) oxygen
 accept O2
1

lactic
1
[8]

Q10.
(a) carbon dioxide in range 2.5-5%
gains 1 mark

but
carbon dioxide closer to 4% than to 3% or 5%
gains 2 marks

OR
oxygen in range 15-17.5%
gains 1 mark

but
If 3 sectors drawn and two correctly labelled,
award marks and ignore remaining sector
Oxygen and carbon dioxide sectors labelled
for 1 mark
3

(b) carbon dioxide

oxygen
for 1 mark each

Do not allow water vapour.

(Allow correct symbols/formulae)
2
[5]

Q11.

(a) oxygen passes from the air/lungs into the body

gains 1 mark

but
oxygen passes from the air/lungs into the blood
gains 2 marks

carbon dioxide passes from the body into the air/lungs

gains 1 mark

but
carbon dioxide passes from the blood into the air/lungs
gains 2 marks
4

(b) increased/5% more

gains 1 mark
 but
6 times more (in air breathed out)
gains 2 marks
2
[6]

Q12.
(a) trachea / windpipe
bronchus
alveoli
diaphragm
for 1 mark each
4

(b) alveoli / air sacs (reject capillaries)

for one mark
1

(c) respiration
for one mark
1
[6]

Q13.
(a) (i) oxygen
do not credit air
1

(ii) lung(s)
do not credit blood or nose or windpipe alone but accept as
a neutral answer if included with lungs
1

(b) oxygen
1

lactic acid
both words required
1
[4]

Q14.
(a) A
1

(b) (i) diffusion

1

(ii) respiration
1

(iii) mitochondria
1
 (iv) photosynthesis
1
[5]

Q15.
(a) (i) carbon dioxide / CO2 (reject CO)

(ii) oxygen / O2 / O (reject water vapour)

for 1 mark each
2

(b) (provides) energy

for 1 mark
1
[3]

Q16.
(a)

(b) (i) sugar or carbohydrate

1

(ii) it can be stored or it is insoluble

accept it has no osmotic effect
1

(iii) any one from:

respires it or releases or transfers
energy
turns it or stores it as fructose or
sucrose or lipid or protein or
cellulose
1

(c) (i) photosynthesis

1

(ii) any one from:

flat surface
stomata
thin
 chloroplasts
veins
large surface area
air spaces
do not accept chlorophyll
1
[10]

Q17.
X – oxygen
accept O2

Y – carbon dioxide
accept CO2
[2]

Q18.
(a) carbon dioxide/CO2
1

(b) through the roots/root hairs

do not accept leaves
1

(c) oxygen
1

sugar/glucose/other named sugar/starch/carbohydrate

1

(d) award one mark for each mark point

n.b. accept chloroplast for chlorophyll
n.b. credit the candidate who answers in terms of the white
areas of the leaf

chlorophyll is green
e.g. green areas have chlorophyll
1

chlorophyll/green is needed for photosynthesis

e.g. it is only in green areas that
photosynthesis can take place
after this point do not penalise a candidate if they do not
refer to photosynthesis
1

light is needed
e.g. it does not happen in the dark
do not accept sunshine/sun
1

photosynthesis produces/makes starch

e.g. starch is made
so
e.g. „you need light to make starch‟ scores 3rd and 4th
marking points
 „you need chlorophyll and light for photosynthesis‟ scores on
the 2nd and 3rd marking points
„photosynthesis makes starch and you need green leaves
and light for it to work‟ scores
on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th marking points
1
[8]

Q19.
(a) photosynthesis
1

(b) oxygen
1

(c) chlorophyll
1

(d) starch
1
[4]

Q20.
(a) (i)

both correct = 2 marks

one correct = 1 mark
extra line from a statement cancels the mark
2

(ii) 1st space: carbon dioxide

allow CO2 (ignore superscript)
do not allow CO alone
1

2nd space: glucose / sugar / starch / carbohydrate

1

(b) (i) any one from:

• move lamp or change distance between lamp and plant

ignore measure the distance
 • change wattage / power of (light) bulb
do not accept just “change bulb”

• change voltage / power supply to the (light) bulb

• change the number of lamps

• put translucent material between lamp and plant

accept examples, eg tracing paper / filters
do not accept coloured filters
1

(ii) rises
1

levels off
ignore numbers
1

(iii) idea that it levels off

or

does not increase at all light intensities

or

it only increases to a certain amount

answers should relate to photosynthesis and not to bubbling
1
[8]

Q21.
(a) respire
1

blood
1

2
[6]

Q22.
in correct sequence:

breathing
1
 diffusion
1

respiration
1
[3]

Q23.
(a) 66 (beats per minute)
1

(b) heart rate increased

1

(c) 4
1

(d) any two from:

• resting heart rate was lower

• heart rate did not increase as much
• heart rate did not increase as fast
• heart rate returned to normal sooner
2

(e) Level 2 (3–4 marks):

A detailed and coherent explanation is given, which logically links changes in the
body during exercise to reasons for these changes.

Level 1 (1–2 marks):

Discrete relevant points made. Links may not be made.

0 marks:
No relevant content

Indicative content

Changes:
• breathing rate increases
• deeper breathing
• (body) temperature increases
• sweating occurs
• muscle fatigue
• vasodilation

Explanations linked to correct change:

• to provide more oxygen
• to remove carbon dioxide faster
• (as) more energy required
• (so) increased respiration
• (so) more energy transferred
• for movement or contraction of muscles
• some energy warms the body
• (sweating) cools the body down
• (by) evaporation of sweat
4
[9]

Q24.
 (a) (i) C and D
1

(ii) cell wall

1

(b) (i) A
1

(ii) D
1

(c) respiration
1
[5]

Q25.
(a) (i) A or C
allow lower case
1

(ii) B or D
allow lower case
1

(b) (i) 60
1

(ii) 4
1

(c) red blood cells

1
[5]

Q26.
(a) any one from:

• (type of / amount of) soil / minerals / nutrients / pH

• amount of water / time of watering

• space between plants / plants and wall

• time for growth

list principle
ignore carbon dioxide / same number of plants / food
do not allow temperature / light / exposure to wind
1

(b) (i) North wall

1

(ii) nugget
list principle
1

(c) has not tested all varieties / nugget / champion against all walls
 do not allow repeat experiment
1
[4]

Q27.
(a) (i) 150
1

(ii) any two from:

accept correct use of numbers
accept pulse rate

• lower resting rate

• lower rate during exercise

• recovers faster after exercise

allow a general statement about lower rate if neither of the
first two points given
2

(b) glucose
1

oxygen
1
[5]

Q28.
(a)

(b) (trachea) has mucus

1

to trap pathogens
1

(trachea) has cilia

1

to move mucus out of trachea

1
 (c) dependent variable:
number of times mosquitoes landed on socks
1

control variable:
any one from:

• number of mosquitoes in each container

• length of time socks worn
• dampness of socks
• same type of socks
• size of container
• time
• temperature
• species of mosquito
• age of mosquito
1

(d) use worn socks

or
use chemical from worn socks
1

to attract / trap infected mosquitoes

1
or accept:
wear clean socks / change socks regularly (1)
to reduce the chance of attracting mosquitoes (1)

(e) less chlorophyll present

1

(so) less light absorbed

1

(so) reduced photosynthesis

or
(so) less sugar / food made
1
[14]

Q29.
(a) (i) 70
award 2 marks for correct answer irrespective of working
allow 1 mark for 30 + 10 + 24 + 6 (with wrong answer or no
answer), do not award this sum if other figure(s) are
included in the addition
2

(ii) 6
award 2 marks for correct answer irrespective of working
award 2 marks for correct answer to (a)(i) – 64 (ecf)
award 1 mark either for 70 – 64 or answer to (a)(i) – 64 with
no answer or incorrect answer
2

(b) photosynthesis.
1
 [5]

Q30.
(a) add mineral ions to the soil
extra box ticked cancels the mark
1

(b) increasing the temperature

each extra box ticked cancels 1 mark
1

turning lights on at night

1
[3]

Q31.
(a)

1 mark for each correct line

mark each line from left hand box
two lines from left hand box cancels mark for that box
3

(b) energy
1
[4]

Q32.
(a) 40 – 60 hours
1

(b) (i) decrease

1
 1st slowly then faster / appropriate detail from the graph – e.g. from 7.8 to
0 / faster after 4 – 10h
1

(ii) oxygen after glucose

extra box ticked cancels 1 mark
1

oxygen less than glucose

1

(iii) respiration
1
[6]

Q33.
(a) (LHS) water / H2O
allow H2O
do not accept H2O
1

(RHS) glucose / sugar / C6H12O6

allow starch / carbohydrate
allow C6H12O6
do not accept C6H12O6
1

(b) (i) 1 arbitrary unit

extra box ticked – cancel
1

(ii) 210
1

(iii) carbon dioxide / CO2 / CO2

or
temperature / heat / warmth
do not accept CO2
ignore mineral ions
ignore water
1
[5]

Q34.
(a) oxygen
allow O2 / O2
do not accept O2 or O
1

(b) (i) light

1

(ii) chlorophyll
1

(iii) decrease
1
 (c) any three from:

• for respiration / energy

do not accept use energy for photosynthesis
• to make cellulose / starch
accept named carbohydrate other than glucose
• to make lipid / fat / oil
accept fatty acid / glycerol
• to make protein
accept named protein / amino acid / named amino acid
• to build big molecules from small molecules / metabolism
if no other marks awarded for making molecules allow 1
mark for growth / repair / new cells
3
[7]

Q35.
(a) water
1

oxygen
in this order only
accept correct chemical symbols
allow H2O / OH2
1

(b) allow light (in / through) / need light

do not accept attracts light
ignore heat / moisture / carbon dioxide
ignore so the plants can be seen
accept the converse, ie the black plastic bag would not let
light in (1)
1

for photosynthesis / make sugar / glucose

so there would be no photosynthesis (1)
do not allow make food unqualified
1

(c) Increase (in leaves / new leaves)

ignore growth unqualified
1

(then) level off or number of (new) leaves (then) stays the same
1

numerical statement eg max at 3 tablets / 5 (new) leaves

should refer to one of the first two marking points
for every extra tablet get 1 extra leaf = 2 marks
for every extra tablet get 1 extra leaf then it levels off = 3
marks
1
[7]
Q36.
(a) xylem and phloem
either order
allow words ringed in box
allow mis-spelling if unambiguous
1

(b) (i) movement / spreading out of particles / molecules / ions / atoms

ignore names of substances / „gases‟
1

from high to low concentration

accept down concentration gradient
ignore „along‟ / „across‟ gradient
ignore „with‟ gradient
1

(ii) oxygen / water (vapour)

allow O2 / O2
ignore O2/ O
allow H2O / H2O
ignore H2O
1
[4]

Q37.
(a) (i) C and D
no mark if more than one box is ticked
1

(ii) any one from:

do not allow if other cell parts are given in a list

• (have) cell wall(s)

• (have) vacuole(s)
1

(b) (i) A
apply list principle
1

(ii) D
apply list principle
1

(c) respiration
apply list principle
1
[5]

Q38.
(a) any two from:
or allow converse for outdoors
 • constant speed
• variable speed

• constant effort
• variable terrain

• constant temperature
• traffic conditions

• variable temperature
• wind (resistance)
• rain / snow
allow weather

allow pollution only if qualified by effect on body function but

ignore pollution unqualified
if no other marks obtained allow variable conditions outdoors
2

(b) Brain
1

(c) (i) 20 800

correct answer with or without working gains 2 marks
if answer incorrect, allow 1 mark for use of 1200 and 22 000
only
2

(ii) oxygen
apply list principle
1
do not accept other named substances eg CO2 water

glucose / sugar
allow glycogen
ignore food / carbohydrate
1

(iii) respire aerobically

1

(iv) carbon dioxide

1

lactic acid
1

(d) increased heart rate

ignore adrenaline / drugs
accept heart beats more but not heart pumps more
1
[11]

Q39.
(a) chlorophyll is needed for photosynthesis
1
 light is needed for photosynthesis
1

(b) increases
1

levels off / reaches a maximum / remains constant / stays the same / plateaus
do not allow stops / stationary / peaks
allow stops increasing
1

goes up to / reaches a maximum / levels off at (a rate of) 200 (arbitrary units)
or
levels off at 225 – 240 (light units)
ignore references to other numerical values
1

(c) (i) higher light intensity does not increase rate of photosynthesis
accept the graph stays level (above this value)
allow stops increasing
allow the rate of photosynthesis stays the same (above this
value)
1

(ii) any two from:

• carbon dioxide (concentration)

• temperature / heat
• (amount of) chlorophyll / chloroplasts
allow water
allow ions / nutrients
ignore ref to surface area of the leaf
2
[8]

Q40.
(a)
Organ
Structure Organ Tissue
system

Stomach

Cells lining the

stomach

Mouth, oesophagus,
stomach, liver,
pancreas, small and
large intestine

all 3 correct = 2 marks

2 correct = 1 mark
1 or 0 correct = 0 marks
2

(b) (i) diffusion

 allow phonetic spelling
1

(ii) glucose
1

(iii) mitochondria
1
[5]

Q41.
(a) (i) LHS = water
accept H2O
do not accept H2O / H2O
1

RHS = oxygen
accept O2
do not accept O / O2 / O2
1

(ii) light / sunlight

ignore solar / sun / sunshine
do not allow thermal / heat
1

(iii) chloroplasts
allow chlorophyll
1

(b) (i) 20
1

(ii) any one from:

• light (intensity)
• temperature.
1

(c) (i) To increase the rate of growth of the tomato plants

1

(ii) Because it would cost more money than using 0.08%

1

Because it would not increase the rate of photosynthesis of the tomato

plants any further
1
[9]