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9700 BIOLOGY
9700/02
This mark scheme is published as an aid to teachers and candidates, to indicate the requirements of
the examination. It shows the basis on which Examiners were instructed to award marks. It does not
indicate the details of the discussions that took place at an Examiners meeting before marking began.
All Examiners are instructed that alternative correct answers and unexpected approaches in
candidates scripts must be given marks that fairly reflect the relevant knowledge and skills
demonstrated.
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examination.
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CIE is publishing the mark schemes for the May/June 2007 question papers for most IGCSE, GCE
Advanced Level and Advanced Subsidiary Level syllabuses and some Ordinary Level syllabuses.
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(a)
Mark Scheme
GCE A/AS LEVEL May/June 2007
function
facilitated diffusion of glucose
creates a current to move mucus
aerobic respiration
makes ribosomes
a site of transcription
packages proteins into lysosomes
Syllabus
9700
Paper
60
Structure
B
A;
C;
E/C ;
G/E/C ;
J;
[5]
[max. 3]
[max. 3]
[Total: 11]
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2
Mark Scheme
GCE A/AS LEVEL May/June 2007
Syllabus
9700
(a) catalyst ;
active site ;
complementary (to specific substrate) ;
lock and key/induced fit, correctly described ;
enzyme-substrate complex ; A E-S complex
lowers activation energy ; A Ea
further detail of active site ; e.g. role of R groups in active site/catalytic/
binding, site/mechanism to lower Ea
(b) (i) (idea of) presence of starch ;
[max. 4]
[1]
(ii) control ;
to show, enzyme involved/enzyme catalysed reaction/not spontaneous/AW ;
enzyme denatured by boiling ;
(c) A
Paper
60
[max. 2]
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3
Mark Scheme
GCE A/AS LEVEL May/June 2007
Syllabus
9700
(a) (i) 6 ;
Paper
60
[1]
(ii) centromere ;
site of attachment to, microtubules/spindle fibres ;
A holds chromatids together R ref to centromeres dividing
(iii) any pair shaded in ; A more than one pair
[2]
[1]
(iv) either
or
[2]
[max. 3]
[2]
[Total: 11]
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4
Mark Scheme
GCE A/AS LEVEL May/June 2007
Syllabus
9700
Paper
60
[1]
[1]
[max. 2]
cell C to sink
water enters by osmosis/water moves down its gradient ;
hydrostatic pressure builds up ;
(idea that sucrose) unloaded/used at sink ;
water follows by osmosis ;
idea there is a difference in pressure/pressure gradient (between source and sink) ;
mass flow ;
[max. 2]
(c) small surface area : volume ratio ora ;
accept described
idea of distances too great for diffusion/diffusion rate too slow ;
idea of
cells requiring, substances/named substances, are at a distance from site production/
absorption ;
idea of
mass or bulk transport/described ;
[max. 2]
[Total: 8]
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5
(a) A
B
Mark Scheme
GCE A/AS LEVEL May/June 2007
Syllabus
9700
Paper
60
passive artificial ;
active artificial ;
if artificial omitted score one mark if passive and active are correct
[2]
[max. 3]
[2]
[max. 2]
[Total: 9]
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6
Mark Scheme
GCE A/AS LEVEL May/June 2007
Syllabus
9700
(a) 7.0 nm ;
(b) K
Paper
60
[1]
[max. 1]
[max. 1]
regulates, fluidity/stability ;
storage ;
restricts movement of phospholipids ;
influences permeability of membrane ;
[max. 1]
[4]
[max. 2]
(d) facilitated diffusion because the rate of uptake increases with increasing glucose
concentration, up to a plateau/constant rate ; A figs to explain because no more
proteins available/all proteins in use ;
if passive diffusion rate would continue to rise ;
cannot be active transport as rate would be independent
of concentration (except at low concentration) ;
[max. 2]
[1]
[Total: 10]
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