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Pearson Edexcel International Advanced Level
Tuesday 28 May 2024
Morning (Time: 1 hour 45 minutes) Paper
reference WBI14/01
Biology ■ ■


International Advanced Level
UNIT 4: Energy, Environment, Microbiology
and Immunity

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answer, put a line through the box and then mark your new answer with a cross .

1 Seaweeds are photosynthetic organisms. They contain chloroplast pigments, some of
which are similar to land plants and some of which are different.
(a) Which process can be used to separate chloroplast pigments according to
their solubility?
(1)
A chromatography

B dendrochronology
C gel electrophoresis

D polymerase chain reaction


(b) A student separated the chloroplast pigments found in brown seaweed,




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red seaweed and spinach using this method.
The diagram shows the results.

solvent front
β-carotene
chlorophyll a
chlorophyll b
pigment P

xanthophylls


pigment Q
origin
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brown red spinach
seaweed seaweed




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, (i) Compare and contrast the types of chloroplast pigment found in the
seaweeds with those found in the spinach.
Use the information in the diagram to support your answer.
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, (c) The diagram shows the position of three different types of seaweed on rock
covered in water.




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The diagram also shows the depth to which red light, green light and blue light
penetrate into the water.

red green blue
light light light
water level

green seaweed



brown seaweed




red seaweed
submerged rock




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(i) Which row of the table shows the light that green seaweed can absorb?
(1)

Green light Red light

A can absorb can absorb

B can absorb cannot absorb

C cannot absorb can absorb

D cannot absorb cannot absorb



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