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ACTUAL AQA A LEVEL 2024 BIOLOGY A LEVEL PAPER 1 WITH MARK SCHEME
ACTUAL AQA A LEVEL 2024 BIOLOGY A LEVEL PAPER 1 WITH MARK SCHEME
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A-level
BIOLOGY
Paper 1
Wednesday 5 June 2024 Afternoon Time allowed: 2 hours
Materials
For Examiner’s Use
For this paper you must have:
• a ruler with millimetre measurements Question Mark
• a scientific calculator.
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Instructions 2
• Use black ink or black ball-point pen. 3
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page. 4
• Answer all questions.
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• You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write
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this book. Write the question number against your answer(s).
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• The marks for the questions are shown in brackets.
• The maximum mark for this paper is 91.
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Answer all questions in the spaces provided. box
0 1 . 1 Figure 1 shows the structure of a fatty acid molecule and the structure of a glycerol
molecule.
Figure 1
On Figure 1, draw a circle around the part of the fatty acid molecule and the part of
the glycerol molecule that is removed to form a bond in a triglyceride molecule.
Name the bond formed between a fatty acid and glycerol in a triglyceride molecule.
Name the reaction involved in forming a bond between a fatty acid and glycerol in a
triglyceride molecule.
[3 marks]
Bond
Reaction
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Table 1 shows information about three fatty acids. box
Table 1
0 1 . 2 Name the fatty acid shown in Table 1 that is a saturated fatty acid.
[1 mark]
0 1 . 3 The melting point is the temperature at which a solid changes state to be a liquid.
Use Table 1 to describe the relationship between fatty acid structure and fatty acid
melting point.
[1 mark]
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The ratio of saturated to unsaturated fatty acids in a cell-surface membrane
determines the extent of the membrane’s fluidity.
Scientists provided a cell culture of mouse phagocytes with liquid broth rich in
unsaturated fatty acids.
The scientists observed:
• an increase in the proportion of phospholipids in the phagocytes containing
unsaturated fatty acids
• more phagocytosis.
Suggest and explain why there was more phagocytosis.
[3 marks]
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0 2 . 1 Describe the processes of facilitated diffusion and active transport. box
[3 marks]
Facilitated diffusion
Active transport
0 2 . 2 What are microvilli?
[1 mark]
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Vitamin A is a fat-soluble substance.
Micelles are involved in the process of vitamin A absorption.
Describe the process of vitamin A absorption into cells lining the ileum.
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