5090 s17 Ms 31

Cambridge International Examinations
Cambridge Ordinary Level
BIOLOGY 5090/31
Paper 3 Practical Test May/June 2017
MARK SCHEME
Maximum Mark: 40
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5090/31 Cambridge O Level – Mark Scheme May/June 2017
PUBLISHED
Mark schemes will use these abbreviations:
; separates marking points

/ alternatives
() contents of brackets are not required but should be implied
R reject
A accept (for answers correctly cued by the question, or guidance for examiners)
Ig ignore (for incorrect but irrelevant responses)
AW alternative wording (where responses vary more than usual)
AVP alternative valid point (where a greater than usual variety of responses is expected)
ORA or reverse argument
underline actual word underlined must be used by candidate
+ statements on both sides of the + are needed for that mark
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Question Answer Marks Additional guidance
1(a)(i) 2 X marks drawn on grid ; 3
labels S1 and S2 ;
S1 mark higher than S2 ;
1(a)(ii) S1: less flexible / firm / turgid / hard / AW ; 2
S2: more flexible / soft / flaccid / AW ;
1(a)(iii) strips cut to same size / dimensions / surface area / length / width / 2

volume ;
strips fully submerged / covered (by solutions) ;
(left for) same time / 20 minutes ;
standard blotting procedure AW ;
aligned on corking same way AW ;
strips cut from same potato (species) ;
1(a)(iv) reference to movement of water ; 4
osmosis ; Ig diffusion
R if osmosis and active transport in same answer
from solution into S1 / (water) taken up by S1 / extra water makes
S1 firmer / AW ;
out of S2 into solution / (water) lost by S2 / water loss makes S2

softer / AW ;

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1(b)(i) (plasmolysed cells) 7 1

(non-plasmolysed cells) 21 ;
1(b)(ii) 25.0 ; ; 2 correct answer with no working shown gains both

marks
A one mark for correct working if answer incorrect
1(c)(i) both axes fully labelled: 4

‘concentration of sucrose solution / mol per dm3’
‘percentage of plasmolysed cells’ ;
sucrose concentration on x-axis, % plasmolysed cells on y-axis +

linear scales + 0 at origin + at least half grid used ;
all 5 points visibly plotted correctly ;
plotted points joined with ruled lines + not extrapolated beyond

0.8 / 100 plot ;
1(c)(ii) working shown on graph ; 2
value read correctly from candidate’s working + mol per dm3 ; tolerance ± half small square
Total: 20

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2(a) cell P at least 80 mm long + correct proportions ; 4
line clear, clean, and continuous, drawn with a sharp pencil + no

shading / stippling / cross-hatching anywhere ;
cell wall indicated with a double line ;
chloroplasts shown in acceptable numbers + all drawn with

complete outlines ;
2(b) measurement 48 – 51 ; 4
measurement ÷ 200 ;
correct value ;
mm ;
2(c) chloroplasts ; 2 R chlorophyll
(cell) wall ; Ig vacuole (not visible)
Total: 10

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3(a)(i) add iodine (solution) ; 2
yellow to black (blue-black) ;
3(a)(ii) add Benedict’s solution ; 3
heat ;
blue to green / yellow / orange / red ;
3(b)(i) as fat (content) increases energy increases / ORA ; 1 R reference to ‘proportional’
3(b)(ii) 62.5 ; ; 2 correct answer with no working shown gains both

marks
3(b)(iii) 500 ; ; 2 correct answer with no working shown gains both

marks
Total: 10

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; separates marking points

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1(a)(i) 2 X marks drawn on grid ; 3

S1 mark higher than S2 ;

1(a)(ii) S1: less flexible / firm / turgid / hard / AW ; 2

S2: more flexible / soft / flaccid / AW ;

1(a)(iii) strips cut to same size / dimensions / surface area / length / width / 2

strips fully submerged / covered (by solutions) ;

(left for) same time / 20 minutes ;

standard blotting procedure AW ;

aligned on corking same way AW ;

strips cut from same potato (species) ;

1(a)(iv) reference to movement of water ; 4

out of S2 into solution / (water) lost by S2 / water loss makes S2

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1(b)(i) (plasmolysed cells) 7 1

1(b)(ii) 25.0 ; ; 2 correct answer with no working shown gains both

1(c)(i) both axes fully labelled: 4

sucrose concentration on x-axis, % plasmolysed cells on y-axis +

all 5 points visibly plotted correctly ;

plotted points joined with ruled lines + not extrapolated beyond

1(c)(ii) working shown on graph ; 2

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2(a) cell P at least 80 mm long + correct proportions ; 4

line clear, clean, and continuous, drawn with a sharp pencil + no

cell wall indicated with a double line ;

chloroplasts shown in acceptable numbers + all drawn with

2(c) chloroplasts ; 2 R chlorophyll

(cell) wall ; Ig vacuole (not visible)

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3(a)(i) add iodine (solution) ; 2

yellow to black (blue-black) ;

3(a)(ii) add Benedict’s solution ; 3

3(b)(i) as fat (content) increases energy increases / ORA ; 1 R reference to ‘proportional’

3(b)(ii) 62.5 ; ; 2 correct answer with no working shown gains both

3(b)(iii) 500 ; ; 2 correct answer with no working shown gains both

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