Biology 0610/61 May/June 2025: question paper and mark scheme

Question

A student investigated the effect of concentration on diffusion. The student used pieces of agar which contained universal indicator. Universal indicator is green in substances with a neutral pH and red in substances with an acidic pH. The student placed the pieces of agar into different concentrations of hydrochloric acid solution and measured the time taken for the acid to diffuse to the centre of each piece of agar. At the start of the investigation the agar was green. The student used this method: Step 1 Label four test-tubes 0.4, 0.6, 0.8, 1.0. Table 1.1 shows the volumes of 1.0 mol per dm3 hydrochloric acid solution and distilled water used to make the different concentrations of hydrochloric acid solution. Table 1.1 concentration of volume of 1.0 mol per dm3 volume of distilled water hydrochloric acid solution hydrochloric acid / cm3 / mol per dm3 solution / cm3 0.4 4 6 0.6 6 4 0.8 8 2 1.0 10 0 Step 2 Use a 10 cm3 syringe to put the volumes of 1.0 mol per dm3 hydrochloric acid solution shown in Table 1.1 into the test-tubes labelled 0.4, 0.6, 0.8, 1.0. Step 3 Use the 10 cm3 syringe to put the volumes of distilled water shown in Table 1.1 into the test-tubes labelled 0.4, 0.6, 0.8, 1.0. Step 4 A block of agar which measures approximately 1 cm × 2 cm × 2 cm is provided. Use the knife to cut the agar block into four pieces. agar block white tile not to scale Fig. 1.1 * 0000800000003 * DFD 3 Step 5 Place all the test-tubes into a warm water-bath. Step 6 Put one agar piece into each of the test-tubes and immediately start the stop-clock. Observe the colour of the agar pieces as they change from green to red. The student recorded the time taken for each piece of agar to become completely red. The stop-clocks from step 6 are shown in Fig. 1.2. minutes:seconds minutes:seconds minutes:seconds minutes:seconds 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 Fig. 1.2 (a) (i) Prepare a table to record the results of the investigation. Convert the times on the stop-clocks shown in Fig. 1.2 to seconds and record these times in your table. [4] * 0000800000004 * DFD 4 (ii) State a conclusion for the results. …… [1] (iii) State the independent and dependent variables in this investigation. independent variable …… dependent variable …… [2] (iv) Suggest two improvements to the method used for this investigation. 1 …… 2 …… [2] (v) Identify two hazards in this investigation. * 0000800000005 * DFD 5 (b) Plan an investigation to determine the effect of temperature on osmosis in potato plant tissue. …… [6] [Total: 16] * 0000800000006 * DFD 6

Question

(a) A student used DCPIP solution to compare the concentration of vitamin C in five solutions. The student used this method: • Put 1 cm3 of 1% DCPIP solution into a test-tube. • Use a syringe to add drops of 125 mg per dm3 vitamin C solution to the test-tube. • Keep adding drops of vitamin C solution until the DCPIP solution becomes colourless. • Record the total volume of the 125 mg per dm3 vitamin C solution added. This method was repeated with four other concentrations of vitamin C solution. (i) State the expected colour of the DCPIP solution before the vitamin C solution was added. …… [1] (ii) State two variables that were kept constant by the student in this investigation. 1 …… 2 …… [2] The results of the investigation are shown in Table 2.1. Table 2.1 concentration of vitamin C total volume of vitamin C / mg per dm3 solution added / cm3 125 1.6 250 1.4 500 1.1 750 0.8 1000 0.5 * 0000800000007 * DFD 7 (b) (i) Plot a line graph on the grid of the data in Table 2.1. [4] (ii) The student tested a sample of orange juice. They found that 1.2 cm3 of orange juice was needed to react with 1 cm3 of 1% DCPIP solution. Use your graph to estimate the vitamin C concentration of the orange juice. Show on the graph how you obtained your estimate. …… mg per dm3 [2] * 0000800000008 * DFD 8 (c) The student wanted to investigate the effect of storage on the vitamin C concentration in apple juice. Three samples of fresh apple juice and three samples of stored apple juice were tested. The results are shown in Table 2.2. Table 2.2 concentration of concentration of vitamin C in fresh vitamin C in stored sample apple juice apple juice / mg per dm3 / mg per dm3 1 281 170 2 276 96 3 272 104 (i) State a conclusion for the data shown in Table 2.2. …… [1] (ii) The student decided that the result of one sample shown in Table 2.2 was anomalous. State what is meant by an anomalous result. …… [1] (iii) Draw a circle around the anomalous result in Table 2.2. [1] * 0000800000009 * DFD 9 (iv) Using the data for sample 3 in Table 2.2, calculate the percentage change in the vitamin C concentration of the apple juice when it is stored. Give your answer to one decimal place. Space for working. ……% [3] * 0000800000010 * DFD 10 (d) Fig. 2.1 is a photograph of a fruit from a strawberry plant, Fragaria ananassa, that has been cut in half. Q P magnification ×1.8 Fig. 2.1 (i) Draw a large diagram of the strawberry fruit shown in Fig. 2.1. [4] * 0000800000011 * DFD 11 (ii) Line PQ in Fig. 2.1 represents the maximum diameter of the strawberry fruit. Measure the length of line PQ in Fig. 2.1. length of PQ …… mm Calculate the actual diameter of the strawberry fruit using the formula and your measurement. length of line PQ in Fig. 2.1 magnification = actual diameter of the strawberry fruit Give your answer to three significant figures. Space for working. ……mm [3] (e) Describe a method the student could use to test a strawberry fruit for reducing sugars. …… [2] [Total: 24] * 0000800000012 * DFD 12