1. Heart disease is a major risk to health in the United Kingdom.
In a study, the number of people with heart disease was recorded.
The table shows the results of the study.
The population of the United Kingdom is 65 million, of which half are male.
Calculate the number of males with heart disease in the age range 18 to 44. (2)
number of males = ...............................................
2. There are 5000000 red blood cells per mm3 of blood in the capillary.
Give the number of red blood cells per mm3 in standard form. (1)
number = ...............................................
3. The table shows the number of deaths in 2014 caused by bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics.
The table also shows the predicted number of deaths in 2050 caused by resistant bacteria.
(i) Calculate the percentage increase in the predicted number of deaths in 2050 compared with the number of deaths
in 2014. (2)
percentage increase = ...............................................
4. The diagram shows some energy transfers along a food chain.
The numbers give the energy transfers in kJ per m2 per year.
Determine the energy transferred from the primary consumers to the secondary consumers. (1)
energy transferred = ............................................... kJ per m2 per year
5. Syndactyly is a condition where fingers and toes are not separated during development.
The photograph shows the foot of someone with syndactyly.
One type of syndactyly is caused by a dominant allele that is inherited from the parents.
Determine the probability that the second child of these parents will be a girl with syndactyly if the first child is male.
(2)
probability = ...............................................
6. The body mass index (BMI) is a measure that uses your mass and height to calculate if your mass is appropriate for
your height.
BMI is calculated using the formula
BMI = mass in kg ÷ (height in m)2
Person X has a mass of 60kg and a height of 165cm.
Calculate the BMI of person X. (2)
BMI = ...............................................
7. A coyote (a top carnivore/predator) runs 530 metres in 30.0 seconds trying to catch a deer.
Calculate the speed of this coyote in metres per second. (2)
speed = .............................................................. m/s
8. The table lists substances found in two types of nut, A and B.
The mass of each substance is given in milligram per gram of nut.
Nut A has a mass of 28.0 grams.
Calculate the total mass of carbohydrate in this nut. (2)
total mass of carbohydrate = .............................................................. grams
9. The diagram shows a section through a leaf with different parts labelled P to U.
The diagram of the leaf section is magnified 100 times.
Determine the actual thickness of the leaf. (2)
thickness = .............................................................. mm
10. A scientist investigates the effect of four different storage conditions on the germination of grass seeds.
She stores 500 seeds in each storage condition for two months.
She then counts the number of seeds that germinate when planted.
The table shows her results.
(i) Calculate the percentage increase in the number of seeds that germinate in wet and cold conditions compared to
the number of seeds that germinate in wet and warm conditions. (2)
percentage increase = ..............................................................%
11. The karyotype shown in Diagram 2 is from a body cell of a person with a condition called Klinefelter syndrome.
This condition only affects males.
The frequency of Klinefelter syndrome in the United Kingdom is 1 in every 660 males.
The population of the United Kingdom is 66 million, of which 49% are male.
Calculate the total number of males in the United Kingdom with Klinefelter syndrome. (2)
number of males = ..............................................................
12. Assimilation efficiency is the percentage of food that is eaten and not egested as faeces.
Assimilation efficiency is calculated using this formula.
assimilation efficiency (%) = mass of food eaten - mass of faeces egested/ mass of food eaten × 100
A snail eats 1.2g of food and produces 0.30g of faeces.
Calculate the assimilation efficiency of this snail. (2)
assimilation efficiency = .............................................................. %
13. The graph shows the change in the length of a pollen tube over a 180 minute period.
Calculate the fastest rate of pollen tube growth in mm per minute. (3)
fastest rate of growth: .............................................................. mm per minute
14. The diagram shows a white blood cell called a phagocyte.
The actual diameter of the cell is 0.013mm.
Calculate the magnification of the cell. (2)
magnification = ..............................................................
15. Farmers can keep their animals indoors or outdoors.
A student uses this apparatus to compare the heat loss from animals kept indoors and outdoors.
He uses a covered beaker to represent animals indoors and an uncovered beaker to represent animals outdoors.
Calculate the difference between the percentage decrease in temperature for the uncovered beaker and the
percentage decrease in temperature for the covered beaker. (2)
difference = ..............................................................%