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5 2023 BIOLOGY EXAM TURN OVER d o n o t w r i t e i n t h i s a r e a Use the following information to answer Questions 8–10. Wheat plants can be affected by rust disease, which is
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Question 8 DNA profiling using autosomal short tandem repeats (STRs) can be used to link a person to a particular crime scene. The following information was obtained after analysin
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Question 8 Plants have a number of barriers and mechanisms to prevent entry of pathogens. The most likely route of entry of the fungal pathogen to the wheat plants above is via the
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Question 9 Scientists have been using molecular biology techniques to insert accessory pigment molecules into chloroplasts to enhance the efficiency of photosynthesis. The main rea
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Question 9 Some plants, such as rye and wild grasses, have genes that code for proteins that make them resistant to rust disease. Recently, scientists have taken genes coding for r
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Question 10 What are the products formed in the light-independent reaction in photosynthesis? A. glucose, ADP and NADP+ B. oxygen, ATP and NADPH C. oxygen, ADP and NADP + D. carbon
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Question 10 To determine the uptake of resistance genes by the wheat plants, scientists investigate gene fragments using electrophoresis to A. cut the DNA. B. amplify the DNA. C. s
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2023 BIOLOGY EXAM 6 d o n o t w r i t e i n t h i s a r e a Use the following information to answer Questions 11 and 12. A new drug for the treatment of specific cancers has been d
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2023 BIOLOGY EXAM (NHT) 8 d o n o t w r i t e i n t h i s a r e a
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Question 11 Which of the following is a correct statement about photosynthesis? A. Protons generated in the light-dependent reaction move across the inner chloroplast membrane. B.
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Question 11 The interaction with the drug will result in the protease being A. denatured. B. activated. C. catalysed. D. inhibited.
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Question 12 Consider the diagram of the chloroplast below. location A location B location C location D In which location of this chloroplast would you expect to find the enzyme Rub
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