2015 Jan Hbio 2
2015 Jan Hbio 2
2015 Jan Hbio 2
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Pearson Edexcel
International GCSE
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Human Biology
Unit: 4HB0
Paper: 02
Friday 9 January 2015 Morning
Time: 1 hour
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4HB0/02
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disease-causing
organism
(ii) Name two food substances that the disease-causing organism obtains from
human blood.
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glass tube
original level of liquid
cotton thread
(ii) State how you can see that this gas has reacted with the limewater.
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(b) At the start of the experiment the levels of the liquid in the tube are the same.
After 24 hours the levels have changed as shown in the diagram.
Suggest why this change occurs.
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(c) (i) State one variable that should be kept constant during the investigation.
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(d) Describe an experiment to show that it is the action of the bacteria in the soil
sample that causes the change in the level of liquid in the tube.
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(c) A man is blood group A and his wife is blood group B. They have four children,
each with a different blood group.
Draw a genetic diagram to show the inheritance of blood group in this family.
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5 The diagram shows structures of the human digestive system. These structures are
represented with letters A to I.
C
B
A
I
(a) The table lists functions of the human digestive system.
For each of the functions listed, select the letter that links the function to its
correct structure.
The first one has been done for you.
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Function
stores faeces
Structure
I
stores bile
absorbs water from undigested food
absorbs the products of digestion
begins the process of protein digestion
produces urea
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(b) Describe how food moves along tube F after it has been swallowed.
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6 The diagram shows a piece of apparatus used to investigate the process of osmosis.
A protein solution was poured into side A and water was poured into side B.
side A
20% protein
80% water
side B
0% protein
100% water
partially permeable
membrane
(a) Explain, in terms of water potential, why the percentage of water changes in side
A after 30 minutes.
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(b) Explain any changes in the percentage of protein in side B after 30 minutes.
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(c) Explain any changes in the percentage composition of the protein solution in
side A after 30 minutes.
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