UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS UNIVERSITEITSEKSAMENS me ee, UNISA lezen. BLG1501 MayiJune 2017 BASIC BIOLOGY Duration 2 Hours 100 Marks EXAMINERS, FIRST OR MA NYILA SECOND MS LT MANKGA Closed book examination This examination question paper remains the property of the University of South Africa and may not be removed from the examination venue This paper consists of five pages Answer all the questions in the examination answer book provided. [TURN OVER]2 BLG1501 MAY | JUNE 2017 QUESTION 1 ‘Answer the following multiple-choice subquestions in your answer book White down the question numbers 1 1 to 1 10, and next to each wnte the letter representing the correct option, for example 1 12 c 11 Anatom s defined as the smallest particle of .... ‘Aa compound that can take part in a chemical reaction an element that can take part in a chemical reaction a molecule that reacts with other molecules an isotope that takes part in a chemical reaction moo ‘a compound that reacts with other compounds 12. The three domams of Ife are the ‘A Eukarya, Fung! and Bactena B Eukarya, Archaea and Bactena © Evkarya, Fungi and Animalia D Eukarya, Archaea and Fungi E Eukarya, Bacteria and Animalia 13 Isotopes afe veri o A atoms of different elements that have the same number of neutrons, but differ in the number of protons B atoms of the same element containing the same number of protons, but differing in the number of electrons atoms of the same element containing the same number of protons, but differing in the number of neutrons D atoms of the same element containing the same number of electrons, but differing in the number of neutrons E atoms of different elements that have the same number of neutrons, but differ in the number of electrons 14 The van der Waals interaction 1s a bond formed by . i A polar positively charged and polar negatwely charged atoms B polar positively charged and non-polar negatively charged atoms C non-polar positively charged and non-polar negatively charged atoms D positively charged and negatively charged atoms E non-polar positively charged and negatively charged atoms ITURN OVER]15 16 17 18 19 ‘Chitin ts an example Of a ose ssn A polypeptide B polysaccharide C fat D nucleic acid E glycerol The electron configuration 1s*2s"2p* belongs to .. A carbon B oxygen nitrogen D neon E magnesium Ribosomes are responsible for .. . A protein synthesis B digestive compartments C photosynthesis D controlling the centre of the cel E the removal of waste from the cell ‘The mass number refers to. . ... A the number of protons in an atom BLG1501 MAY / JUNE 2017 B the combined number of protons and neutrons in an atom the number of electrons in an atom D the combined number of protons and electrons in an atom E the number of neutrons and electrons in an atom Chloroplasts are responsible for... an A the shipping and recawing centre B digestive compartments C photosynthesis, D controling the centre of the cell E protein synthesis [TURN OVER]