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Question 38 Students constructed a diagram to illustrate the relationships between hominins and other groups. They produced the following diagram. 1 2 4 3 Which one of the followin
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Question 38 Characteristics of all mammals include A. a larger cranium than jaw. B. hair or fur. C. opposable thumbs. D. a prehensile tail.
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2023 BIOLOGY EXAM 18 d o n o t w r i t e i n t h i s a r e a
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2023 BIOLOGY EXAM (NHT) 20 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 39 and 40. In the 1970s, a fossil, a jawbone and teeth from a p
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Question 39 The most likely reason for the recent re-classification of the fossil teeth and jawbone from Protemnodon genus to Nombe genus is that A. sophisticated 3D scanning techn
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Question 39 Scientists investigated the relationship between body mass and brain mass in primate species. The graph below shows the data for several primate species including Homo
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Question 40 The phylogenetic tree below summarises the evolutionary relationships of Nombe nombe to kangaroos and wallabies. Indigenous language names (where available) are shown a
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Question 40 The diagram below shows the position of the pelvis and leg bones of Homo sapiens, Australopithecines and chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes). The carrying angle for each is s
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2023 BIOLOGY EXAM (NHT) 22 D O N O T W R I T E I N T H I S A R E A
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2023 BIOLOGY EXAM 20 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 1 (8 marks) The diagram below shows the structure of tryptophan. Source: Ali DM/Shutterstock.com
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Question 1 (8 marks) The nucleic acids, DNA and RNA, are both found inside animal cells.
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