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Paper 1
Monday 13 May 2024 Morning Time allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes
Materials For Examiner‟s Use
For this paper you must have:
a ruler with millimetre measurements Question Mark
a scientific calculator. 1
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Instructions
Use black ink or black ball-point pen. 3
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
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outside the box around each page or on blank pages.
If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end of 7
this book. Write the question number against your answer(s). 8
Show all your working.
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Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want
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The marks for the questions are shown in brackets.
The maximum mark for this paper is 75.
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Answer all questions in the spaces provided. box
0 1 . 1 Figure 1 shows a diagram of the human gas exchange system.
Figure 1
Structure B is muscle. The volume of the thorax is increased when structure B
contracts.
Name the structures labelled A and B.
[2 marks]
A
B
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0 1 . 2 Figure 2 is a diagram of an alveolus and a blood vessel associated with the alveolus. box
The direction of the movement of substances is shown by the arrows labelled C, D, E,
F and G.
Figure 2
Complete Table 1 by writing the correct letter, C, D, E, F or G, in the box next to each
statement. You may use each letter once, more than once or not at all.
[2 marks]
Table 1
Box Statement
represents the diffusion of oxygen
represents the transport of a gas mixture
represents blood moving at the highest pressure
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0 1 . 3 Describe and explain one adaptation of a single alveolus for gas exchange. box
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