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A-level
BIOLOGY
Paper 1
Thursday 5 June 2025 Afternoon Time allowed: 2 hours
Materials For Examiner’s Use
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Instructions
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Answer all questions. 5
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0 1 . 1 The digestion and absorption of lipids involves:
emulsification by bile salts
micelles.
Explain each of the following.
[4 marks]
The importance of emulsification in the digestion of lipids
The role of micelles in the absorption of lipids
0 1 . 2 Describe and explain the arrangement of phospholipid molecules in the cell-surface membrane.
[2 marks]
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0 2 . 1 Describe how mRNA is obtained from pre-mRNA. box
[1 mark]
0 2 . 2 Describe how RNA polymerase joins RNA nucleotides.
[2 marks]
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A-level
BIOLOGY
Paper 1
Thursday 5 June 2025 Afternoon Time allowed: 2 hours
Materials For Examiner’s Use
For this paper you must have:
Question Mark
a ruler with millimetre measurements
a scientific calculator. 1
2
Instructions
3
Use black ink or black ball-point pen.
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page. 4
Answer all questions. 5
You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write 6
outside the box around each page or on blank pages.
7
If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end of this book.
Write the question number against your answer(s). 8
Show all your working. 9
Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want to be marked.
10
Information TOTAL
The marks for the questions are shown in brackets.
The maximum mark for this paper is 91.
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7 4 0 2 /1
IB/M/Jun25/G4007/V8
, 2
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Answer all questions in the spaces provided. box
0 1 . 1 The digestion and absorption of lipids involves:
emulsification by bile salts
micelles.
Explain each of the following.
[4 marks]
The importance of emulsification in the digestion of lipids
The role of micelles in the absorption of lipids
0 1 . 2 Describe and explain the arrangement of phospholipid molecules in the cell-surface membrane.
[2 marks]
6
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0 2 . 1 Describe how mRNA is obtained from pre-mRNA. box
[1 mark]
0 2 . 2 Describe how RNA polymerase joins RNA nucleotides.
[2 marks]
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