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Biology HigHer level PaPer 1 Tuesday 2 November 2010 (afternoon) 1 hour INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
• Do not open this examination paper until instructed to do so. • Answer all the questions. • For each question, choose the answer you consider to be the best and indicate your choice on
the answer sheet provided.
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What is the sequence of stages during the cell cycle? A. B. C. D. G1 mitosis G1 G1 S G1 G2 G2 G2 G2 S mitosis cytokinesis S
cytokinesis mitosis
cytokinesis S
mitosis cytokinesis
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The levels of iron in liver tissue from 12 rats fed on beef and 11 rats fed on plant oils were compared using the t-test to see if there was a significant difference at the 5 % level. Part of the table showing the critical values for the t-test is shown below. Degrees of freedom 19 20 21 22 23 p = 0.1 1.729 1.725 1.721 1.717 1.714 p = 0.05 2.093 2.086 2.080 2.074 2.069 p = 0.01 2.861 2.845 2.831 2.819 2.807 p = 0.001 3.883 3.850 3.819 3.792 3.767
What is the critical value above which the two samples can be considered significantly different? A. B. C. D. 2.086 2.080 2.074 2.069
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When observing the behaviour of a vesicle in a cell, what identifies it as a vesicle only involved in exocytosis? A. B. C. D. Adhesion between two lipid bilayers Fusion of two membranes Secretion of material Invagination of a plasma membrane
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Which diagram best illustrates the interactions between water molecules? A.
H O O H H O H H O O H H H H H H H
B.
H O
O H
H H O
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D.
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The base