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Pearson Edexcel International Advanced Level
Thursday 11 January 2024
Morning (Time: 1 hour 45 minutes) Paper
reference WBI14/01
Biology
International Advanced Subsidiary / Advanced Level
UNIT 4: Energy, Environment, Microbiology
and Immunity
You must have: Total Marks
Scientific calculator, ruler, HB pencil
Instructions
•• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
centre number and candidate number.
•• Answer all questions.
Answer the questions in the spaces provided
– there may be more space than you need.
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•• The total mark for this paper is 90.
The marks for each question are shown in brackets
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.
• structure
Questions labelled with an asterisk (*) marks will be awarded for your ability to
your answer logically, showing how the points that you make are related
or follow on from each other where appropriate.
Advice
•• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
Try to answer every question.
• Check your answers if you have time at the end.
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Some questions must be answered with a cross in a box . If you change your mind about an
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answer, put a line through the box and then mark your new answer with a cross .
1 Skin flora provide a barrier, protecting the body from infection by bacteria.
(a) Which of the following also act as barriers, protecting the body from infection
by bacteria?
(1)
A antigens and stomach acid
B antigens and interferon
C interferon and skin
D skin and stomach acid
(b) The diagrams show the effects of different methods of washing hands on
skin flora.
The dark areas show the presence of microorganisms and the light areas show
clean areas.
1. before washing 2. “rinse and shake” 3. six seconds, no soap
4. six seconds with soap 5. fifteen seconds with soap 6. thirty seconds with soap
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, (i) Describe two conclusions that can be made about the different methods of
washing hands.
(2)
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, 2 The light‑independent reactions of photosynthesis use the products of the
light‑dependent reactions to produce simple sugars.
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(a) (i) Which row of the table shows the products of the light‑dependent reactions
that are used in the light‑independent reactions?
(1)
ATP produced by NADP
A cyclic photophosphorylation oxidised
B cyclic photophosphorylation reduced
C non‑cyclic photophosphorylation oxidised
D non‑cyclic photophosphorylation reduced
(ii) Simple sugars have the formula CnH2nOn.
Name the inorganic molecule that provides each element in a simple sugar.
(2)
O . . . . . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............................................................................................................................................ ................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(b) Two types of plant, C3 and C4, have slightly different pathways of
light‑independent reactions.
The graph shows how the rate of photosynthesis is affected by temperature in
these two types of plant.
40
Rate of photosynthesis
/ a.u.
30
C4 plants
20
10
C3 plants
0
0 10 20 30 40 50
Temperature / °C
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