§ sere ses mene} @&) restcone02107010 FORMTP2009146 MAYJUNE2009 HUAN CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL ADVANCED PROFICIENCY EXAMINATION BIOLOGY - UNIT 1 Paper 01 90 minutes READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY. This test consists of 45 items. You will have 90 minutes to answer them. Inaddition to this test booklet, you should have an answer sheet. Each item in this test has four suggested answers lettered (A), (B), (C),(D). Readeach item youare about to answer and decide which choice is best. ‘On your answer sheet, find the number which corresponds to your item and shade the space having the same letter as the answer you have chosen. Look at the sample item below. Sampleltem Which of he following metal atomsis present inahaemoglobin molecule? ample Answer (A) Caleium (B) Magnesium ®®@Ce (©) Copper () Iron ‘The best answer to this item is “Iron”, so answer space (D) has been shaded. Ifyou want to change your answer, erase it completely before you fill in your new choice. ‘When youare told o begin, turn the pageand work as quickly and ascarefully as youcan. If youcannotansweran item, omititand goontothenextone. Yourscore willbe the total number of correct answers. ‘Youmay doany rough workin this booklet. Figures are not necessarily drawn to scale. ‘Theuse ofnon-programmablecalculatorsisallowed. DQ NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO. Copyright ©2009 Caribbean Examinations Council Allrightsreserved. 02107010/CAPE2009 ¥ avrixseatnere + awaW'iasxuuy ‘1, Sucrose makes a good transport molecule as seen in phloem tissue, because it isa (A) disaccharide made up of two glucose ‘molecules (B) disaccharide made up of glucose and galactose (© __ very reactive molecule chemically and therefore combines easily with water (D) very soluble molecule and can therefore be moved efficiently in high concentrations Item2 refers to the structures below which show two isomers of glucose. I u ree To an OH {oH OH how ody 2. Which of the following statements is NOT true about both isomers? (A) Bothhave side groups attached to the first carbon in identical positions. (B) Both are hexose sugars with the same chemical formula. (©) Both form polysaccharides but which differ in their properties. (D) Both are soluble in water and can exist in an open chain form. 02107010/CAPE2009 Animportant property of cellulose is itsability to (A) readily go into solution (B) act as a fuel store in plants (C)__ readily combine with a glucose (D) form structural components in plants ‘The arrangement ofthe polypeptide strands incollagen is BEST described as (A) attiplehetix (B) — ana-helix (©) adouble helix (D) — aB-helix GO ONTO THE NEXT PAGE-3- Item § refers to tests performed by students to identify food substances present ina solution. The tests were carried out and their respective results are shown in the table below. Test Result Biuret test Purple colour was obtained. Benedict's test Blue colour remained on heating. Dilute hydrochloric acid was added and the | Blue colour became brick-red on mixture was boiled, allowed to cool, neutralized | heating. and Benedict's test was carried out. 5. Which of the following indicates the food substance(s) present in the students’ solution? (A) Lipid, protein (B) _Non-reducing sugaronly (©) Reducingand non-reducing sugars (D) _Non-reducing sugar and protein 6. The following is a diagrammatical representation of a phospholipid molecule. What do X, Y and Z represent? Z _L. “Y_ L. 4 | 78) [Phosphate | Fatty acid (B) iy | Glycerol _ Phosphate © Fatty acid | Phosphate Glycerol () Phosphate Glycerol L Fatty acid. 7. Inthe chloroplast, light energy is trapped in the (A) stroma (B) thylakoids (C) envelope (D) starch grain GOON TO THE NEXT PAGE 02107010/CAPE2009