Yr9 Biology
Yr9 Biology
Yr9 Biology
(a) Draw a ring around the correct answer to complete each sentence.
chromosomes.
(i) In the nucleus of a cell, genes are part of membranes.
receptors.
(1)
characteristics
(ii) Different genes control different gametes of an organism.
nuclei
(1)
(i) Draw a ring around the correct answer to complete the sentence.
cloning.
An egg and a sperm fuse together in the process of fertilisation.
mitosis.
(1)
(ii) Egg cells and sperm cells each contain the structures given in the
box.
List these three structures in size order, starting with the smallest.
1 ________________________________________ (smallest)
2 __________________________________________________
3 __________________________________________ (largest)
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carbohydrate.
The genetic material is made of DNA.
protein.
(1)
(Total 6 marks)
2. These young rabbits look like their parents. This is because information about
characteristics such as fur colour is passed from parents to their young.
The structures which carry information for a large number of characteristics are
called ________________________ .
The part of the cell which contains these structures is called the
_________________ .
(Total 4 marks)
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(a) In sexual reproduction the male and female gametes join together.
___________________________________________________________
(1)
Figure 1
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(b) A man with free earlobes and a woman with attached earlobes have
children together.
Figure 2
(2)
(c) What is the probability that one of the children would have attached
earlobes?
Use Figure 2.
(1)
(Total 4 marks)
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2. Peppered moths can either be light coloured or dark coloured. During the 19th
century, an increase in pollution caused the bark on trees to go darker. How did this
affect the numbers of each type of moth and why?
What happened to the Explanation
number of each type?
Light
coloured
Increase/Decrease
Dark
coloured
Increase/Decrease