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Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE
Friday 14 June 2024
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reference 9BN0/02
Biology A (Salters Nuffield)
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PAPER 2: Energy, Exercise and Coordination
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1 Cells in the human brain use glucose as a respiratory substrate.
(a) The diagram represents a glucose molecule.
The letters P–V represent atoms or groups in the glucose molecule used as a
respiratory substrate.
P
Q R
V S
U T
(i) Which atom does R represent?
(1)
A carbon
B hydrogen
C nitrogen
D oxygen
(ii) Which group does P represent?
(1)
A CH2OH
B CH3
C COOH
D OH
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, (b) PET, MRI and fMRI are methods for scanning the brain.
PET uses labelled glucose. This glucose can be detected so that PET can be used
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to identify brain tumours.
(i) Describe the advantages of using PET and fMRI rather than MRI scans to
investigate a possible tumour in the brain.
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