2023 AQA A-level BIOLOGY 7402/2 Paper 2
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A-level
BIOLOGY
Paper 2
Friday 16 June 2023 Morning Time allowed: 2 hours
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• Answer all questions.
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0 1 . 1 A student used chromatography to separate the different photosynthetic pigments in a
chlorophyll solution. She had the following materials.
Chromatography paper
A ruler and pencil
Suitable glassware
A solvent (solvent A)
2 cm3 of the chlorophyll solution
Describe how she could use these materials to separate the photosynthetic
pigments by chromatography.
[4 marks]
0 1 . 2 Using solvent A, the student separated five pigments. She then repeated her method
using a different solvent, B. Using solvent B, she separated six pigments.
Explain the difference between these results.
[2 marks]
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0 2 . 1 Glutamate is a neurotransmitter involved in the transmission of nerve impulses from pain box
receptors to the brain. Ziconotide is a drug that can reduce severe, constant pain.
Ziconotide blocks the calcium ion channels at some of the synapses which use
glutamate.
The transmission of glutamate at synapses is similar to that of acetylcholine.
Explain how ziconotide reduces severe, constant pain.
[5 marks]
Ziconotide is a polypeptide and acts on synapses in the spinal cord. Scientists
investigated the effectiveness of ziconotide in reducing severe, constant pain.
Ziconotide was injected into each patient’s cerebrospinal fluid that bathes the brain
and spinal cord. Patients recorded the intensity of their pain using a statistically
valid scale.
0 2 . 2 Suggest two reasons why the patients had ziconotide injected into their cerebrospinal
fluid rather than taking a pill containing the drug.
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0 2 . 3 Ziconotide was injected at 3 ng kg–1 h–1 for 8 days into each patient. 1 box
ng = 1 × 10–9 g
Calculate the total mass in grams of ziconotide injected after 8 days into a patient
with a body mass of 82 kg
Show your working.
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Answer g
0 2 . 4 When the patients recorded the intensity of pain, suggest two reasons why it was
important to use a statistically valid scale.
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