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Edexcel Additional Science Biology Topic 1- Genes and Enzymes

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Question 1

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What base pairs with Adenine?
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  • Guanine
  • Thymine
  • Cytosine
  • Uracil

Question 2

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What part of plant cells enable them to photosynthesize?
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  • Chloroplasts
  • Mitochondria
  • Nucleus
  • Vacuole

Question 3

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Which of these features do only bacteria cells have?
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  • Cell Wall
  • Flagellum
  • Cytoplasm

Question 4

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Which 2 scientists constructed the model of the DNA molecule?
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  • Rosalind Franklin and Maurice Wilkin
  • James Watson and Maurice Wilkin
  • Rosalind Franklin and Francis Crick
  • James Watson and Francis Crick

Question 5

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Where in a cell are proteins made?
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  • Ribosomes
  • Nucleus
  • Mitochondria
  • Chloroplasts

Question 6

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During the transcription process of Protein Synthesis, adenine is replaced with uracil
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  • True
  • False

Question 7

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what is the name of the stage in protein synthesis where the mRNA is read a codon at a time at the ribosomes?
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  • Transcription
  • Translation

Question 8

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During protein synthesis what does tNRA bring to the ribosome?
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  • Amino acids
  • Proteins
  • Red blood cells
  • mRNA

Question 9

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A change to an organism's DNA base sequence is know as what?
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  • A mutation
  • A characteristic
  • Variation
  • Genes

Question 10

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mutations can only be harmful
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  • True
  • False

Question 11

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If it's too hot enzymes will die
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  • True
  • False

Question 12

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The optimum temperature for most human enzymes is what?
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  • 37 degrees celsius
  • 36 degrees celsius
  • 36.5 degrees celsius
  • 38 degrees celsius

Question 13

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which factors can potentially denature enzymes?
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  • temperature
  • substrate concentration
  • light intensity
  • pH level

Question 14

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which is a positive about the Human Genome Project?
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  • Increased Stress
  • Accurate Diagnosis
  • Discrimination from insurers
  • increase crop yield

Question 15

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which of these are negatives about the Human Genome Project?
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  • People with genetic problems could come under pressure to not have children
  • doctors know what genes cause what illnesses so we could get better diagnosis'
  • Employers might discriminate against people who are genetically more likely to get a disease
  • Life insurance would be hard or expensive to get if you're genetically susceptible to diseases

Question 16

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in genetic engineering what is used to cut genes out of an organism's chromosome?
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  • enzymes
  • scissors
  • lasers
  • bacteria

Question 17

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what is the specific name for enzymes that cut the DNA?
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  • lysozyme enzymes
  • restriction enzymes
  • DNA- enzymes
  • separating enzymes

Question 18

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which of these are benefits of genetic engineering?
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  • Reducing vitamin A deficiency- GE rice called Golden Rice contain genes that create Beta- Carotene which helps with Vitamin A deficiency
  • Reduces biodiversity
  • increases crop yield
  • produce human insulin on a commercial scale

Question 19

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a negative of Genetic Engineered food is that people are concerned we could develop allergies to them
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  • True
  • False

Question 20

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Mitosis results in 2 haploid daughter cells
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  • True
  • False

Question 21

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what does Mitosis create?
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  • 2 diploid daughter cells
  • 2 diploid daughter cells that are genetically identical
  • 4 haploid daughter cells that are genetically identical
  • 2 haploid daughter cells

Question 22

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a cell created from mitosis will have 23 pairs of chromosomes
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  • True
  • False

Question 23

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Mitosis is sexual reproduction
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  • True
  • False

Question 24

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a haploid cell has how many chromosomes?
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  • 23 pairs
  • 23
  • 46
  • 15

Question 25

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Meiosis has 2 divisions
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  • True
  • False

Question 26

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cells produced from Mitosis are genetically identical
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  • True
  • False

Question 27

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cells produced from meiosis are genetically identical
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  • True
  • False

Question 28

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Is meiosis sexual or asexual reproduction
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  • asexual
  • sexual

Question 29

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in cloning, when the nucleus of a cell is removed it is...
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  • enucleated
  • de-nucleated
  • nucleised
  • remonucleated

Question 30

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what is given to the cell during cloning in order to stimulate it and make it divide
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  • an electric shock
  • Heat radiation
  • ultra-sonic vibrations
  • a prod

Question 31

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cloning could provide organs for organ transplants
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  • True
  • False

Question 32

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cloning could help endangered species
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  • True
  • False

Question 33

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if clones were exposed to a new disease, the entire population could be wiped out
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  • True
  • False

Question 34

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there are only embryonic stem cells
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  • True
  • False

Question 35

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where can adult stem cells be found
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  • muscle tissue
  • bone marrow
  • skin
  • saliva

Question 36

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the process of a stem cell becoming specialised is known as what?
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  • differentiation
  • specialisation
  • specification
  • differing

Question 37

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Embryonic stem cells are
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  • multi-potent
  • pluri-potent

Question 38

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adult stem cells are
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  • multi-potent
  • pluri-potent

Question 39

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Cytosine pairs with Thymine
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  • True
  • False

Question 40

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when 2 gametes join they become a zygote
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  • True
  • False
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