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OXFORD CAMBRIDGE AND RSA 2024 GCE Biology B H422/03: Practical skills in biology A Level QUESTION PAPER AND MARKING SCHEME MERGED $7.79   Add to cart

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OXFORD CAMBRIDGE AND RSA 2024 GCE Biology B H422/03: Practical skills in biology A Level QUESTION PAPER AND MARKING SCHEME MERGED

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GCEBiology
BH422/03: Practical
skills in biologyA
Level




OXFORD
CAMBRIDGE
AND RSA
2024


OCR 2024

, Oxford Cambridge and RSA


Wednesday 19 June 2024 – Morning
A Level Biology B (Advancing Biology)
H422/03 Practical skills in biology
Time allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes

You can use:
• a scientific or graphical calculator
• a ruler (cm/mm)




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(a) ATP, DNA and tRNA are molecules that have some similarities but several differences in
structure.

The table lists structural features of ATP, DNA and tRNA.

Use ticks (✓) to indicate the structural features that are present in ATP, DNA and tRNA.

Structural feature ATP DNA tRNA

Contains adenine


Contains ribose


Has hydrogen bonds within its molecular structure

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(b)* Different methods are used to study DNA.

Outline the methods you would use to:

• purify DNA from plant tissue by precipitation

• separate the DNA into fragments using gel electrophoresis

• visualise the DNA bands once they have been separated.

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