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This questionpaper consistsof 50 questions. Answer all questions.

The following statements are about an .organelle of a cell. Exist freely in the cytoplasm or attached to the rough endoplasmic reticulum Site of the protein synthesis. What is the organelle? A Vacuole B Nucleus .A Ribosome. D Golgi body Diagram 1 shows the structure of a plant cell.

The cucumber cell wall prevents it from shrinking B The cell sap is hypotonic towards the sucrose solution _p The high concentration of the cell sap in the vacuole causes water to diffirse in D The cucumber cell wall allows the' sucrose molecules to diffuse into the cell Which of the following onion cells immersed in a hypotgnic Solution?

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Whieh of the following is true about X? A Semipermeable B Elastic "," Fully permeable D Risid 3 Cucumber slices are sucrose solution. After are found to be turgid Which of the following this phenomenon? immersed in O . L V o B hours, the slices and hard. ' statements explains

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Which ofthe followingis true about enzvmes R and S? Enzyme R Enz5rme S Secreted into the duodenum The active site changes at pH more than 7 S is lipase Synthesized in the the smooth endoplasmic reticulum

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Beginning of experiment Visking tube End of experiment

Secreted in the stomach changes at pH more than 4

B The active site

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What is the process that takes place in Diagram 2? A Osmosis "'P Active transport C Facilitated diffusion D Facilitated transportation

C R is trypsin D Synthe'sizeld in
the rough endoplasmic reticulum

A plant cell is immersed in distilled water. Which of the following is true about the movement of water molecules in the early stage? A The rate of water molecules .exiting the cell is higher than enterirrg th" ""ll .B The rate of water molecules entering the cell is higher than exiting the cell C No water molecules are entering or exiting the cell D The rate of water molecules entering and exiting the cell is the same The vitamin that functions as a coenzvme <- - in cell respiration is A A -.vitamin vitamin B -E C vitamin C D vitamin K

Diagram 4 shows the phases in the cell cycle.

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Which of the following statements is true about the chromosomes at stages X and Y?

Stage X A The chromosomes start to shorten and. thicken

Stage Y The chromosomes form chromatids which move to the opposite poles of the cell The chromosomes start to elongate and not clearly visible

Diagram 3 shows the rate of enzyme hyd.rolysis reactions, R and S, in the human body.

B The chromosomes have replicated

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Rate of reaction
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The chromoThe chromosomes somes are at the are at the opposite equator plane poles in the eell

D The chromosomes form twin chromatids 45 6 7 8 9 10L172 Diagrarn 3

The homologous chromosomes are paired

10 Which of the following diagrams is true about.a stage in mitosis?

13 Diagram 6 shows how gl'ucose changes to

glycogen in the human bodv. High glucose level

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Normal glucose level

11 Diagram 5 shows a diploid cell. This cell

undergoes cell division through meiosis.

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Which of the following represent hormones P and Q? Hormone b P Hormone Q Glucagon

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A Insulin

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L2 Which of the following is a c-o4qg-q!ive tissue? A I

Which of the following shows the btage where the number of chromosomes starts to,reduce to half?

Glucagon

Insulin Insulin
Adrenaline

C Adrenaline D Thyroxine

14 Diagram 7 show a type of plant tissue.

Thickening of cell wall by substance X

Diagram Z IF"! is the importance of the thickening of cell wall by substanceX? 4 Tb transfer photosynthesisproducts B To grve turgidity to the tissue C Tb transfer water and mineral salts . fo give suppor t and mechani c al / ./ strength

15 Diagram 8 shows a child suffering from disease.

A B & D

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carbohydrate fibre protein vitamin

1 6 Which of the.following is true about the enzyrne and its function? Enz5rme Function Clots milk

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Rennin

Pepsin
Tlypsin Erepsin

Emulsifies milk Digests fat

Hydrolyses fat

17 Table 1 shows the nutrient content of R, s, T and u in milk and butter.

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Nutrient R

content (Vo\ T 4.5 0.0

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What is represented by R, S, T and U?

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Carbohydrate Fat Protein Water Fat

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B Water C Carbohydiate D Protein

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Fat

18 Diagram 9 shows the graph of the volume of carbon dioxide taken in or released by a plant in a forest at different light intensities
of carbon dioxide '\blume

Intake of carbon dioxide Release of carbon dioxide Intensity of light .

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Which of the following is true about the information obtained from the graph? A At point W, the quantity of carbon dioxide released is zero point X, the quantity of the intake Pz tt ,,'' and the release of carbon dioxide are equal C At point Y; the quantity of carbon dioxide released is maximum D At point Z,the quantity of the intake and the release of carbon dioxide are equal 19 Diagram 10 shows an experiment of, yeast respiration.

2't Diagram 11 shows a longitudinal section of

a human heart.

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Diagrom 11 The blood vessel U is the A aorta B pulmonar5rvein C pulmonary artery D posterior vena cava

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Mixtureoflgof yeast and 20 mI of l0o/o glucose solution

22 Which of the following descriptions is true

about blood cells?

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Which of the following mixtures can increase the rate of respiration of yeast? A 1 g of yeast and 2b ml of 5% glucose solution B 1 g of yeast and, 2E ml of Z% glucose solution C 1 g of yeast and 2E ml of 10% glucose solution D 1 g of yeast and 2b ml of 1b% glucose solution " 20 The followinginformation shows the results of an experiment to determine the oxygen content in exhaled air using J-tube. Length of exhaled air column Length of exhaled air column after treatment with potassium hydroxide Length of exhaled air column after treatment with potassium pyrogallate = 10.0 cm

Biconcave in shape to enable the exchange of shape while passing.the blood capillary

Without nucleus and involved in the blood clotting mechanism

Produced in the bone marrow and produce antibodies to destrov pathogens

Without granules and destroy pathogens by phagocytosis 23 Thrombin, fibrin, prothrombin and fibrinogen are four types of proteins. Which of the following sequences true for is the involvement of th'ese proteins during blood clotting? A Thr om bin, fibr in, pr othr om bi n, fibrinogen B Fibr in, pr othr ombin, fibr ino gen, thrombin C Prothrombin, thrombin, fibrinogen, fibrin D Fibr inogen, fibr in,.pr othr om bi n, thrombin

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The percentage of oxygen content in the exhaled air is A 4.2% c Ll.O% B 8.5% D 2L.Oo/o

24 Diagram L2 shows a condition of a stoma.

Sternum Minor pectoralis muscles Major pectoralis muscles

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' Diagram 12 Which.of the following factors cause the stoma to be in the condition as in Diagram L2? I High intensity of light. U High air humidity ru High concentration of oxygen.in the atmosphere IV High concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere A I and III B I and IV. C II and III D II and tV 25 A student steps on a rustSriron nail while playrng football in a field. What tieatment Should be given to the student? A Polio vaccine iniection B Tlphoid vaccine injection C Diphtheria serum injection D Antitetanus serum injection 26 Which of the following help to support an aquatic plant? I Aerenchyma tissues II " Air bladder ilI Guard cells ry Buoyancy force A I, II and III B I, IIandW C I I , n l a n d f V" D I, III and fV 27 Diagram 13'showsa pair of breast muscles of two birds. The major pectoralis muscle of bird P is normal while the major pectoralis muscle of bird Q is abnormal.

Bird P

Bird Q

Major pectoralis muscles

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What is the effect of the abnormality on bird Q? A It can fly higher \B The upward movement of the wings is weaker C The downward movement of the wings is weaker D The upward and downward movements of the wings are more rapid while flyrng

28 Diagram L4 shows a sJrnapse at the nerve

ending.

Mitochondrion Vesicle

Synaptic bulb SubstanceP

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What is substance P? ' .. C Adrenaline A Acetycholine ' B O x y t o c in DP ro la c t in 29 How can goitre be prevented? Eat more seafood zn' -,A B Reduce the intake of food which is high in fat C Get an immunisation by injection of vaccine D Reduce the. long exposure .to direct sunlight

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30 A farmer wants to sell the bananas from his farm. To ensure that all the bananas ripen at the same time, the farmer shouJd spray the bananas with . A ethylene hormone ,: B auxin hormone C gibberellin hormone D cytokinin hormone 31 Which of the following is not an effect of a hormone imbalance? A Premenstrual s5mdrome (pMS) B Foetus miscarriage C Menopause D Pregnancy . 32 Which of the following hormones repairs the endometrium of the uterus after menstruation occurs? A Oestrogen horurone . B Progestrone hormone C Luteinizing hormone D Follicle stimulating hormone 33 Diagram 15 shows a cell that is involved in human reproduction.

Which of the following statements is true about the information on the graph? A Body length increases at eS because of the soft exoskeleton B Body length increases at eS because body mass increases C Body length does not increases at pe because there is no development in body tissue D Body length does not increase at pe because body mass does not increase .

35 Diagram 17 shows'a method of producing

fruits from flowering plants using auxin horrnone.

Auxin hormone

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Diagram lZ How is the fruit produced by this method different from the fruit produced naturally? A The fruit is sweeter B The fruit is more succulent C The fruit has more fibre D The fruit does not have seeds

Which of the following is not an important characteristic of the cell in the reprobuction process? A T'he presence of a nucleuS B T'he presence of c;rtoplasm C It has a tail D Contains a lot of mitochondria

34 Diagram l-6 is a graph which shows the growth of a grasshopper.

Body length / mm 4..5

4.0 3.5 3.0 2.5 2.0 1.5

Egg stage

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36 Which of the following is not true about the formation of identical twins and fraternal twins? Identical twins

Fraterrral twins
Produced from two sperm cells which fertilised two different ovums Produce two similar zygotes Have two seperate placentas

A B C D

Produced from a single sperm cell whieh fertilised one ovum Produce two different zygotes Share the same placenta Produce two identical individuals

Produce two different individuals

40 A manied couple has different rhesus Rh factors. Their first child is a Rh+. All the subsequent pregnancies end with miscarriage. Determine the rhesus factors for the parents, and the miscarriage foetus.

37 Which of the following terms defines the physical characteristics of an organism? A GenotSrye B Phenogpe C Homozygote D Heterozygote 38 What is the technique used to transfer genes from the DNA of one speciesto the DNA of another species? A Cloning B Dihybrid cross C Genetic engineering. D Monohybrid cross 39 Diagram 18 shows the karyotype of an individual.

Father Mother Miscaniage A B Rh+

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4L The following information shows the alleles belonging to a pair of married couple.

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xi. 42 Which of the following is a discontinuous variation? I Able to roll the tongue il Ear lobe shapd' III Have cheek dimple IV Blood group A I and II only B III and fV only C I, III and IV only D .I, U, UI and fV :..

Diagram 18 Which of the following showsthe number of chromosomes a gamete producedby the in individual? . A 22+Y " B 2 2 + YY C 44 +Y D 44+X

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43 Diagram 19 shows the variation of a trait P in humans.

Number of individuais

45 Diagram 2t shows part of the nitrogen cycle. Plant protein \ \

Animal protein

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Diagram 21 Name bacteria X. A Rhizobium B Lactobacillus C Nitrobacter D Nitrosomonas

Which of the following is true about the variation of trait P? A Involves bnly a pair of genes B Involves clear differences in the traits between individuals C Influenced by environmental factors only D Influenced by genetic and environmental factors 44 Diagram 20 is a chart which shows the distribution of a characteristic in human population

46 Diagram 22 shows a crab with barnacles

on its sheU.

Barnacles

Diagram Number of individuals

22

What is the interaction between the crab and the barnacles? A Parasitism B Mutualism C Saprophytism D Commensalism

47 TLrefollowing information is about a habitat. Habitat Size Tlpe of plant : Bushes :..50m x 100 m : Wpody, dwarf and creeping plants

Characteristic

Diagram 20 Which of the following characteristics is shown by the chart? A Height B Body size C Skin colour D Blood group 133

Which of the following is the most suitable method to use to estimate the population of woody plants in the habitat? A Q u a d ra t o f s iz e lmX lm B Q u a d ra t o f s iz e b mX b m C Line transect D Belt transect

48 The following information is related to a

process occurring in an ecosystem. o The pioneer species is replaced by a new species which is more adapted to the habitat o The process occurs gradually over a long period of time o The process ends with a climax community

50 Table 2 showsthe result of an experiment to comparethe qualities of water from two areas,R and S. T[ater sarnple
Area R Time taken for methylene blue to be decolourised / minutes

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Area S

The processis A colonisation B competition .C succession-. D evolution 49 The following information shows steps in the reactions during the destructiqn of the ozonelayer.
P - Chlorine atom reacts with ozone to 1- produce chlorine monoxide and oxygen molecules Free oxygen atom will break the Q . ' chlorine monoxide bond R - Ultra violet ray breaks the chlorine . : chemical bond in CFC to produce free chlorine atom S - Free chlorine atom repeats the chain -i. reaction

Which of the following statements explain the result of the experiment? I Water sample from area R is more polluted than area S II Water sample from area R has lower B.O.D value than area S m Wabr sample from area R has les.*-, microorganisms than area S IV Water sample with higher B.O.D value causes slow decolourisation of methylene blue A I and III B II and III " C II and IV D III and IV

Which of the following sequences stepsis of correct during ozonedestruction? A RR,Q,S B Q,P,R,S C R , R Q , S. D R,Q,RS

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