SBP PERFECT SCORE BIOLOGY SET 2 (P2B)

SBP
PERFECT SCORE
BIOLOGY
SET 2

PAPER 2 SECTION B

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(a) State two differences between passive transport and active transport.
[2 marks] Understanding
Sample Answer:
Passive transport

Active transport

Does not require energy

Require energy

Occurs down the concentration

gradient

Occurs against the concentration

gradient

(b)

Red blood cells

in 0.1% sodium
chloride solution
after 30 minutes

Red blood cells

in 3% sodium
chloride solution
after 30 minutes
FIGURE 1

Figure 1 shows an animal cell immersed in different salt solutions.

Explain what happened to the red blood cell in 3% of sodium chloride solution and 0.1%
of sodium chloride solution after being immersed for half an hour.
[8 marks] Application
Answer:

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(c) With the aid of a diagram, describe what happens to a plant cells when they are
placed in the sucrose solutions with different concentrations.
(i) 0.1% sucrose solution
(ii) 5.0% sucrose solution
(iii) 30% sucrose solution
[10 marks] Analysis
Answer:

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(a) What is biodiversity? Give two reasons why it is important.

[4 marks] Understanding
Answer:

(b) Figure 2 shows types of interaction between two organisms in an ecosystem.

Organism
population/
arbitrary
unit

wolf
rabbit

Time/month
FIGURE 2
Explain how the interaction between the two organisms controls each other population.
[6 marks] Analysis
Answer:

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(c) Figure 2.1 shows the process of succession which takes place in a disused pond.

FIGURE 2.1
Describe the process of succession that eventually leads to the formation of a climax
community after a long period of time.
[10 marks] Analysis
Answer:

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Primary
phloem
Parenchyma
cell

Vascular
cambium
Primary
xylem

Intervascular
cambium

Secondary
phloem

Secondary
xylem
FIGURE 3
Figure 3 show the stages of secondary growth in the stem of dicotyledonous plants.
(a) Explain the stages of growth that happen in the shoot of dicotyledonous plants which
produced the primary tissues as shown at section A in Figure 2.
[10 marks] Analysis
Answer:

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(b) (i) Explain the necessity of secondary growth to the dicotyledonous plants.
[4 marks] Understanding
Answer:

(ii) Describe how the secondary growth happens starting from section A to the section B
in Figure 2.
[6 marks] Application
Answer:

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4. (a) What is the importance of transpiration to the plant?
[2 marks] Understanding
Answer:

(b)

Discuss the factors that affect the rate of transpiration.

[8 marks] Application

Answer:

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(c) Figure 3 show the movement of water from the root to the leaves and out to the
atmosphere

FIGURE 4
Based on Figure 4, describe the movement of water from root to the leaves.
[10 marks] Analysis

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Answer:

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