Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE Biology B Advanced Subsidiary PAPER 1: Core Cellular
Biology and Microbiology QP MAY 2024
[Author name] [Date] [Course title]
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Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE
Monday 13 May 2024
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Morning (Time: 1 hour 30 minutes) Paper
Biology B
Advanced Subsidiary
PAPER 1: Core Cellular Biology and Microbiology
You must have: Total Marks
Scientific calculator, HB pencil, ruler
Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE Biology B Advanced Subsidiary PAPER 1: Core Cellular Biology
and Microbiology QP MAY 2024
Instructions
• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
• centre number and candidate number.
• Answer all questions.
Answer the questions in the spaces provided
– there may be more space than you need.
Information
• The total mark for this paper is 80.
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets
• – use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.
In question(s) marked with an asterisk (*), marks will be awarded for your
ability to structure your answer logically, showing how the points that you make
are related or follow on from each other where appropriate.
Advice
• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
• Try to answer every question.
• Check your answers if you have time at the end.
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Some questions must be answered with a cross in a box . If you change your mind about an
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answer, put a line through the box and then mark your new answer with a cross .
1 (a) Plants take up magnesium ions and nitrate ions from the soil. These
inorganic ions are dissolved in the water in the soil.
(i) Magnesium ions and nitrate ions are incorporated into molecules
made by the plant.
Which row in the table shows the molecules that incorporate these ions?
(1)
amino acids chlorophyll nucleotides
A magnesium ions nitrate ions magnesium ions
B magnesium ions nitrate ions nitrate ions
C nitrate ions magnesium ions nitrate ions
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D nitrate ions magnesium ions magnesium ions
(ii) Explain why these ions dissolve in water.
(2)
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, (b) The graph shows the uptake of nitrate ions by a plant in the presence
and absence of oxygen.
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60
with oxygen
50
40
Uptake of
nitrate ions 30
/ arbitrary
units without oxygen
20
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10
0
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 Time / minutes
Analyse the data to describe two conclusions that can be made about the
uptake of nitrate ions by this plant.
(2)
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2 ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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(Total for Question 1 = 5 marks)
3
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Biology and Microbiology QP MAY 2024
[Author name] [Date] [Course title]
, Please check the examination details below before entering your candidate information
Candidate surname Other names
Centre Number Candidate Number
Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE
Monday 13 May 2024
reference 8BI0/01
Morning (Time: 1 hour 30 minutes) Paper
Biology B
Advanced Subsidiary
PAPER 1: Core Cellular Biology and Microbiology
You must have: Total Marks
Scientific calculator, HB pencil, ruler
Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE Biology B Advanced Subsidiary PAPER 1: Core Cellular Biology
and Microbiology QP MAY 2024
Instructions
• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
• centre number and candidate number.
• Answer all questions.
Answer the questions in the spaces provided
– there may be more space than you need.
Information
• The total mark for this paper is 80.
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets
• – use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.
In question(s) marked with an asterisk (*), marks will be awarded for your
ability to structure your answer logically, showing how the points that you make
are related or follow on from each other where appropriate.
Advice
• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
• Try to answer every question.
• Check your answers if you have time at the end.
Turn over
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©2024 Pearson Education Ltd.
*P74474A0128*
F:1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/
, Answer ALL questions.
Some questions must be answered with a cross in a box . If you change your mind about an
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
answer, put a line through the box and then mark your new answer with a cross .
1 (a) Plants take up magnesium ions and nitrate ions from the soil. These
inorganic ions are dissolved in the water in the soil.
(i) Magnesium ions and nitrate ions are incorporated into molecules
made by the plant.
Which row in the table shows the molecules that incorporate these ions?
(1)
amino acids chlorophyll nucleotides
A magnesium ions nitrate ions magnesium ions
B magnesium ions nitrate ions nitrate ions
C nitrate ions magnesium ions nitrate ions
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
D nitrate ions magnesium ions magnesium ions
(ii) Explain why these ions dissolve in water.
(2)
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....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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, (b) The graph shows the uptake of nitrate ions by a plant in the presence
and absence of oxygen.
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
60
with oxygen
50
40
Uptake of
nitrate ions 30
/ arbitrary
units without oxygen
20
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
10
0
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 Time / minutes
Analyse the data to describe two conclusions that can be made about the
uptake of nitrate ions by this plant.
(2)
1 ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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2 ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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(Total for Question 1 = 5 marks)
3
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