Answer guide for O Level Biology (5090/6) – Alternative to Practical June 2001

1(a) Graph marks: 5

40

number
of
shrimps 30

20

10

0 2 4 6 8 10 12
oxygen concentration (arbitrary units)
1. Quality of plotting, line (ruled or best fit) & size [May include
Maun: Size: at least 10 x 6 cm.]
2. x-axis with equal spacing, labelled O2 conc. /a.u.
3. y-axis showing number [of shrimps]
4. Accurate plotting
5. Zero record for Maun shown, but omitted from curve
(b)(i) As oxygen increased ; so did number of shrimps ; 2
(ii) Maun ; 1
(iii) High/fast rate of flow ; shrimps washed away ; 2
(c) For a measured/fixed distance ; 3
Measure time taken ;
For passage of floating object ;
Flow rate = distance over time ; [up to 3]
[Use of flowmeter etc ; detail ; up to 2]
(d) Keep thermometer (bulb) immersed ; 3
At same depth ;
Allow time to stabilise ;
Take several readings ;
Find mean / average ; [up to 3]

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Answer guide for O Level Biology (5090/6) – Alternative to Practical June 2001

2(a)(i) 200 ˚C ; 27 – 28 [˚C] ; [max. 1 if no units] 2

(ii) Peas in B respire ; (not reference to germination) 3
Generating heat / no heat from A ;
Retained by vacuum flask ;
Peas in A / boiled/dead peas – no respiration / no enzyme activity /
enzyme / denatured (killed not accepted) ; [up to 3]
(b)(i) Food store / cots /endosperm / starch / oil used a/w ;
to provide energy / early growth / dev. radicle. & plumule / 2
cotyledons ;
(ii) Green / chlorophyll containing leaves ; 2
Photosynthesis/e ;
Resulting in growth / organic material (or named – starch, cellulose)
; [up to 2]
(b)(i) Respiration produces CO2 all the time / day & night / at constant 3
rate ;
Oxygen produced by photosynthesis ;
Only in light ;
(ii) At 8 o’clock a.m & p.m / 0800 & 2000 [hrs] [or other, clear 1
indication] ;
(iii) Compensation point / (when light intensity supports) 1
photosynthesis at same rate as respiration ;
(iv) 2 pm / 1400 hrs [etc] ; 2
highest / maximum rate of p/s AW. ;
3

3(a)(i) 17 ; 1
(ii) [Allow figure from (i) if wrong] 2
e.g. 10 x 10 such squares, 17 x 100 ; = 1700 ;
(b)(i) 70 mm / 7.0 cm ; 1
(ii) 70 ; 2
10 000
= 0.007 mm / 7µm / 7 x 10-3 mm ;
= 0.0007 cm / 7 x 10-4 cm ;
(c)(i) A; 1
(ii) O; 1

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