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CSEC Biology January 2016 P02 PDF
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EXAMINATION
BIOLOGY
2 hours 30 minutes
| . This paper consists of SIX questions in two sections. Answer ALL questions.
2. For Section A, write your answers in the spaces provided in this booklet.
4. For Section B, write your answers in the spaces provided in this booklet.
6. If you need to rewrite any answer and there is not enough space to do so on the
original page, you must use the extra lined page(s) provided at the back of this
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l. The data provided in Table I were collected to investigate the grouh of plants in light and dark
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(d) Suggest why the measurements of length taken for the plants are incomplete, UNLIKE
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(e) Suggest TWO ways in which this experiment could be refined to obtain more accurate
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(2 marks)
(2 marks)
(e) (i) Describe an experiment to demonstrate the response of plants exposed to light on
one side only.
(2 marks)
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(iii) Explain how and why the response of invertebrates (like earthworms) to light
differs from that shown by plants.
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(h) State ONE role that light plays in human growth and development.
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(c) Outline TWO outcomes of the removalof trees by cutting and burning.
(2 marks)
(d) Suggest TWO ways in which small island states such as those in the Caribbean mav be
affected by large-scale climate change.
(2 marks)
(e) (i) Outline TWO ways in which the improper disposal of household waste contributes
to land pollution or water pollution.
(2 marks)
(ii) Suggest TWO ways by which people could dispose of their household waste in
an environmentally friendly manner.
(2 marks)
Total 15 marks
3. (a) Figure 2 is a diagram of guard cells seen in a dicotyledonous leaf taken from a plant that
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after the plant is watered in the early morning. Use an arrow to show the movement of
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(b) Both plants and humans store some of their unused nutrients'
(i) Name TWO storage organs in plants and the nutrients stored in EACH.
(2 marks)
(3 marks)
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(i i) Fazul and Shanna both carry the sickle-cell trait. What is the chance that a child
born to them would suffer from sickle-cell anaemia? Explain your answer with
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Describe the process of genetic engineeringo and state TWO advantages and TWO
disadvantages of this technology.
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(i) Suggest what might have led to the appearance of this deep red colour, and describe
ONE negative implication for biological evolution.
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(ii) Describe an approach, other than selecting seeds, that the farmer could have adopted
for introducing new traits in his tomato crop, and explain how this process differs
from the process occurring in nature.
(5 marks)
Total 15 marks
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