HONG KONG EXAMINATIONS AUTHORITY HONG KONG CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION EXAMINATION 1993 BIOLOGY PAPER Il 10.45 am-11,45 am (1 hour) Subject Code 150 1. Read carefully the instructions on the Answer Sheet and insert the information required (including the Subject Code) in the spaces provided. 2. When told to open this book, check that all the questions are there. Look for the words ‘END OF PAPER’ after the last question. 3. ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS. All the answers should be marked on the Answer Sheet. 4, Note that you may only mark ONE answer to each question. Two or more answers will score NO MARKS. 5. All questions carry equal marks. No marks will be deducted for wrong answers. ORMARR RHKM Hong Kong Examinations Authority Al Rights Reserved 1983 93-CE810 1-1There are 60 questions in this paper. The diagrams in this question paper are NOT necessarily drawn to scale. Directions : Questions 1 and 2 refer to the table below which shows some features of four plants : Features Plant Flowers Seeds Chlorophyll I + + + 1 = = = a = = + Vv = + + Key: + present — absent 1. Which of the following plants possesses the same features as Plant I” A pine B. grass C.—- mushroom D. bread mould 2. Which of the plants is correctly classified ? Plant eal Bea Si DoW 93-CE-B10 I-2 Major Group fems algae ‘gymnosperms Directions: Qkkodns and cefr th diagram bow which shows clls at the Toot pin various sags of ell vison 3. Which of the following is « correct sequence of the different stages of the cell division ? 12234 134452 342-41 B+4s2—1 en e> 4. This type of cell division occurs during the formation of Q) skin celts @) sperm cells. @) ted blood cells. (0) only Q) only (1) and (3) only (2) and (3) only Seema a [soon te next pe pap>Directions : Questions 5 and 6 refer to the following experime Four filter paper discs (to IV) soaked with different solutions were put onto the surface of a starch agar plate as shown below : OQ — sana oH © boat atin NG) saliva mixed with acid Starch agar plate as viewed from above 5. After incubation at 25°C for one hour, the paper discs were removed and the starch agar plate was flooded with iodine solution. Which of the following shows the probable result ? blue black region brown region 93-CE-810 11-4 -3- 16 When theaetch agar plate was re-examined a few minutes later, the brown region(s) disappeared and the whole plate became blue black. The likely reason for this is that A. sugar molecules in the brown region(s) combined to form starch. B. starch diffused into the brown region(s) from the surroundings. C. exposure to air changed the brown region(s) to blue black. D. iodine combined with the starch lower down in the brown region(s). 7. Which of the following descriptions of the different parts of a plant cell are correct ? (1) The nucleus contains genetic material, (2) The vacuole contains water and dissolved mineral salts. @) The cell wall is selectively permeable to dissolved mineral salts. A. (1)and (2) only B. (and G) only €.— @)and G) only D. — (D), @)and G) 8. The following table shows the percentage changes in mass of four groups of potato strips which have been immersed separately in four different solutions (Lto IV) for one hour = Solution Percentage change in mass 1 +5% 1 | 5% mm 3% Vv 0% Which of the following conclusions can be drawn ? ‘A. Solution T has the highest water potential. B. Solution II has a higher water potential than solution II C. Solution IV has the lowest water potential D. Solution IV is distilled water. 93-CE 810 1-5