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TESTCODE01207010
FORM TP 2006047 MAY/JUNE 200 5

CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL

SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE
EXAMINATION
LIBRARY OF
BIOLOGY

Paper 01-General Proficiency ........ ...................

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75minutes

( 08 JUNE
June2006 (a.m.)
2005 )

READ THE FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS CAREFULLY

1. In addition t.o th is test book~et, you should have an answer sheet.

2. Each item in this test has four suggested answers lettered (A), (B), (C), (D). Read each item you are
about to answer and decide which choice is best.

3. 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.

Sample Item

Which of the following diseases is due to

a dietary deficiency? Sample Answer
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I (A)
(B)
(C)
Anaemia
Diabetes
Influenza
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(D) Malaria

The best answer to this item is "Anaemia", so answer space (A) has been blackened.

4. If you want to change your answer, be sure to erase your old answer completely and fill in your new
choice.

5. When you are told to begin, tum the page and work as quickly and as carefully as you can. If you
cannot answer an item, omit it and go on to the next one. You can return to the omitted item later.
Your scor!" will be the total number of correct answers.

6. Figures are not necessarily drawn to scale.

7. This test consists of60 items. You will have 75 minutes to answer them.

8. Do not be concerned that the answer sheet provides spaces for more answers than there are items in
this test.

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Item I refers to the following a~imals which·· ·:3. When does respiratio~ occur in plants?
were classified using the visible characteris-
tics listed below. (A) All the time
(BJ Only at night
(CJ . When photosynthesis stops
(DJ Only while photosynthesis is taking
place

4. Which of the following is NOT indicated by

I. Shape the direction of the arrows in a food chain?
II. Number of wings
III. Number of antennae (A) The direction of the flow of energy
(BJ The amount offocd each animal eats
(C) That plants start every food chain
1 What other visible characteristic cou Id be used (D) The animals that are predators
for classification purposes?

\A) Size 5. Which of the following situations BEST ex-

(B) Weight emplifies an ecological community?
(C) . Tail
(D) Fur (A) A colony of termites
'
'· (B)
(C)
A flock of migrating birds
Flies on apiece of rotting meat
lt!:m.2 refers to the following food web which (DJ The organisms in a fresh water pond
'was observed in a small terrestrial habitat.

Items 6.::..1 refer to the following plant cell

structures.
,;
(AJ Mitochondria
(B) Cell membranes
. Rabbit (C)
(D)
Chloroplasts
Chromosomes
....
Match EACH of the descriptions given below
with the correct cell structure.

Each option may be used more than once,

' Green Plant once or not at all.

6. The sites of the production of ATP (adenos-

2. The carnivores in the food web are the ine triphosphate)
(A) bird and caterpillar
(B) .. dog and rabbit
7. Structures that move to the poles of the eel I
(C) beetle"and caterpillar
duringceJJ divisiori
(D) bird and dog

__ ....... , . . . , . , . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . ~T"" .. ; - - . . ... ··• ,..,.,_

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8. Which of the following processes does NOT Item 12 refers to the following apparatus set
contribute to the carbon dioxide content of the up to test for products ofaerobic res pi ration.
atmosphere?
Air ==="' r-=--To filter
(A) Photbsynthesis pump
(B) Decay
(C) Burning
(D) Respiration l,ime ·:::
:·: •\,
water ·······
X Black y z
9. Thepartofthegutintowhich bile empties is cloth
the
12. The solution in JarZshould be
(A) duOdenum
(BJ caecum (A) iodine
(CJ -· ileum (B) tap water
(D). , stomach (C) calciumhydroxide(lime water)
(D) sodium hydroxide (caustic soda)

10. The variation.in cellular structure found in any

complex organism is due to a process called Item 13refers tothefollowing characteristics
of certain structures.
(A}' 'grciwth
(BJ ~laboration I. Thin walled surfaces
(C) . metabolism II. Excellentbloodsupply
(D)° specialization III. Always moist
IV. Large surface area

11. When athletes run a long..<fistancerace, which 13. These characteristics areMOSTfikely to be
of the following changes takes place in their ,, associated with the ·
bodies?
(A) diffusion of gases
(A) An increase in. the breakdown of (B) production ofenergy
maltose ill the intestines (CJ movementofwater :.•
(B) A drop in the level ofglycogen in the (D) transportofdigested food
liver
(C) Constriction of the veins in the legs
(D) Dilation ofthebloodvesselstothegut
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Item 14 refers to the following diagram of· 17. Human red blood cells are nonnally
the human heart.
(A) disc-shaped, without a nucleus
(B) disc-shaped, with a nucleus
(C) spherical, with a nucleus
(D) spherical, without a nucleus

!tern 18 refers to the following table which

shows approximate concentrations of some
substances in the blood plasma and urine of a
healthy man.

Substance % in Plasma o/o in Urine

Water 90-93 95
14 .• ·rn a patient with a certain defective heart
Protein 7.0 0
condition, it is found that blood flows from
Point I to Point II. This is MOST likely due Glucose 0.1 0
to the malfunction of the Sodium 0.3 0.35
..
(A) left atrium Chloride 0.4 0.6
(B) left ventricle Urea 0.03 2.0
(C) semi-lunar. valve
Uric acid 0.004 0.05
<DJ bicuspid valve

Items 15-16refertothe.followirlg structures

found in the Jeafof a flowering plant. In which organ of the body do the changes in
• concentration of the substances shown in the
L Epidennis table occur?
II. Mesophyll layer
' III. Guard cells (A) Liver _,,
IV. Vein. (B) Lung
(C) Kidney
15. Which of the structures contain chloroplasts? (D) Rectum
(A) I and II
(B) I and III
(C) It and III
(D) II and IV

16. A whole plant has its roots submerged for a

few hours, in water coloured with red ink. In
whi~~ part of its leaves does the ink FIRST
show up?

(A) Epidermis
(B) Mesophylllayer
(C) Guard cells
(D) Vein

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Items 19-20 refertothefollowingdiagrams 21:. Which of the following organisms has the
ofplanicells. LEAST need fora transport system?

(A) Amoeba
-1. (B) Honeybee
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(C) Seedling
(D) Tadpole

2
23. Which of the following arteries does NOT
carry oxygenated blood?

(A) Carotid
6 (B) Hepatic
J (C) Pulmonary
Sections or phloem tissues (D) Renal
from a plant stem

24. Which of the following sequences BEST

19. Manufactured food is transpiirted in describesthecirculationofbloodin the body?

(A) 1 and 5 (A) Lungs-> left side of hea11 -> other

(B) 2 aq<;l,4 parts cifthe body-> right side of
(C) } and 5 heart
(D). 3andq (B) Lungs ->right side of heart....., left
-side of heart-> other parts of the
body
20. Companion.cells are represented by · (C) . Lungs->rightsideofheart->other
parts of the body -> left side of
(A) 1and7 ; heart
(B) 2and6
• (D) Lungs ->left side of heart -> right
(CJ '
3 and,5 side of heart-> other parts of the
(0) 2and5 body ...

21. Which of the following substances is NOT an 25. The MAIN function of cartilage at the end of
excretory product of body metabolism? long bones is to

(A) Faeces (A) lubricaiejoitifs

(B) Watef (B) increase flexi bi Iity
(C) Urea (C) reduce friction
(D) Sweat (L') protect rierves
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ltem_26 refers to the simplified drawing of a ' 29. Which ofthe following conditions does NOT
renal tubule(nephron) below. increase the rat~·oftranspiration? .
p
(A) Decreased humidity
(B) Decreased temperature
(C) Increased wind velocity.
(D) Increased light intensity

30. In\ernal refl.ection of light within the eye is

prevented by the

(A) lens
(B) retina
(C) choroid layer
(D) sclerotic layer

26. The name of the process which occurs in Q is

31. Which of the following statements are true of
(A)· secretion humans?
(B) reabsorption
,. (C) "-'Il\osis I. Males produce more gametes than
(D) filtration females.
II. Females produce more gametes than
males.
27. The priniary furiction of the neural spine of III. Males prodirce gametes for a longer
the lumbar vertebrais for period thanfemales.c·
'· IV. Femalesproducegametesforalonge1
(A) attachment of muscles ·peiiodthanmales. \. · ·
(B) supportofadja~ent vertebrae
(C) protection of the spinal cord (A) !only
(D) movement of bones (B) I and III only
(C) ]] and Ill only
Item 28refers to the actions of the following (D) 11 and IV only
organisms:

I. Withdrawal ofanearthwonn'into its

burrow when touched
II. ' Benc;lingof shoots towards light
Ill. · Rolli~upofamil lipede wtten touched
with a needle
IV. Movement of maggots away from
light

28. These actions are examples of

(A) growth movements

(B) locomotion
(C) stimuli
(D) responses
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32.
Dry mass
mg IV

m
I
u

Time/ days
Changes In dry mass In pea
' . seedlin&S during germination

Which of the following processes is likely to contribute MOST to the decrease

in dry mass between stages I and II on the graph.above?

(A) Photosynthesis
(B) Transpiration
(C) Translocation
(D) Respiration

Items 33-34 refer to the following diagram of a reflex arc.

-Bicep~·
mn$cle

Skin or
band

{f
'I .

33. When the·skin of the hand touches_ahotobject,the sequence ofimpulseflow

is

(A) I --; II --; III

(B) rr --; III--; r
(C) II --; I --; III
(DJ r --; m--; n
34. The numbered structureS in the reflex arc are

.I II III
·1· (A) sensory neurone motor neurone relay neurone
. (B) sensory neurone relay neurone motor neurone
(C) motor neurone relay neurone sensory neurone
(D) motor neurone sensory neurone relay neurone

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35. Forastudenttorecall his bidlogynotes, aOtion·:, 38. SexuaJ repro~uction is important because
takes place in
(A) it prevents too riiuch variation in tt
(A) a reflex arc species
(B) the cerebellum (B) it results in offspring which may n•
(C) themedullaoblongata be identical to the parents
(D) the cerebrum (C) the embryos produced by this methc
are healthier
(D) a largernumberof offspring can b
36. A seedling illuminated from one side bends produced
towards the light source because the concen-
tration ofauxins becomes
39. A flower has a long style with a feather
(A) greater on the side away from the stigma, long filaments, no corolla and ver:
light small sepals.
' (B) greater on the side towardsthelight
(C) the same on both sides This flower is adapted for
(D) greatest at the tip of the shoot
(A) cross-pollination
(B) pollination by the wind
Ite.m37 refers to the following diagram of a (C) self-pollination
vertical section through human skin. (D) easy access by insects
,.
. · . Item 40refers to the following diagram of
,"·:~germinating seed.
\;'
I IV:
'
v 1 ••• ;,. x
II ; . -" :;. ~:
' .- VI y

III
z
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37. Which structure(s)abovewillbeinvolved in
temperature regulation if there is a decrease 40. Which ofthe following correct! y identifies the
in the external temperature? structures labelled X, Y and Zin the diagram
above?
(A) Ionly
(B) II and V only x y z
(C) I, III and IV only plumule cotyledon
(A) Radicle
(D) IV, V and VI only (B) Radicle cotyledon plumule
(C) Plumule radicle cotyledon
(D) Plumule ~otyledon radicle
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41. Which of the following process~s produce - ·. 4~. Two plants grown from seeds from the same
clones? pod looked exactly alike. They are described
as having
I. The growth ofafungus on apiece of
bread (A) the same genotype
II. Tue'developmentofplantlets at the (B) the same phenotype
JeafmarginsofBryophyllum (C) homozygous genes
III. Propagation of sugar cane from (D) dominant genes
cuttings ·
IV. Germination of seeds from the same
pod 46. Which of the following crosses will produce a
1: 1 ratio in the genotype of the offspring?
(A) land II only
(B) II and III only ' (A) Homozygous-recessive female x het-
(C) III and IV only erozygous male
(D) land IV only (B) Heterozygous female x heterozygous
male
(C) Homozygous recessive female x
42. . Each daughter cell produced by mitosis has homozygous male
(D) Homozygousfemalexhomozygous-
(A) half the number of chromosomes as dominantmale
the parent
(B)' thesamenumberofchromosomesas
the parent Which of the following shows the sex chro-
(C) twice the number of chromosomes . mosomes present.in 'tlie human male and
' as the parent female?
· (D) a vari·able numberofchromosomes
~ Female

43.
.
The sperm of a certain animal contains 16
chromosomes.How many chromosomes will
.
~
(A)
(B)
(C)
xx
y
xy
xy
xy
xx
there be in the nucleus of its skin eel I? (D) y xx

(A) 8
(B) 16 48. . Breeders have developed many varieties of
(C) 32 plants and animals with desirable.
(D) &I characteristics. This process is called

(A) cloning
44. In which of the following parts of the plant . (B) genetics
would you expect the process of mitosis to (C) natiiral selection
occur? CD) artificial selection

(A) Phloem
"(B) Xylem
(C) · ·rn the region behind the root hair
(D) In theregionbehindtheroottip

GOONTOTHR NRXT PAr.J<: ..

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49. To which of the following groups does a 53.'' Which of the following is the BEST method
disease·caused by a pathogen belong? for investigating the range of organisms found
between the low tide mark and the high tide
(A) Infectious mark on a sloping, rocky sea shore?
(B) Defici<mcy
(C) Hereditary (A) Usea line transect.
(D) Physiological (B) , .·Collect as many species as possible.
·(C) · Uselargequadrats.
so. Through which of the following means can (D) Take a complete census of the area.
natural immunity be obtained?
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I. Bload transfusion 54. Which of the following graphs BEST repre-
II. Breast milk sents whatwiJJ.happen to the fish population
III. ·The place~ta in a pond after caustic soda is dumped in it?
IV. ,.· Vaccines
No.in
Cf..) I and II only Population ~
(B) II and III only (A)
(C) I and IV only
(D) I~I and IV only

Time
51. Which of the following are direct
No.in
doilsequencesof disease in humans'!
Population

·~
I. "' · Lossofrrilinhoursand'producttvity (B)
'tl. Loss of human life
III. Loss ofl i vestock and crcips
Time
(A)' llonly No.in
(B) land II only Population
(C) II and ill only •
(D) . I; II and III (C)

52. The following statements were made by a

number of drug users. Time
No.in
I. 1
I drink strong coffee every hour. The Population
· caff~ine keeps m~ going. (D)
II.

III.
I have to inject myself with ·insulin
twice a day.
I know alcohol is not good for me so
I only have three drinks a day.
/ Time

IV. I take antibiotics regularly in case I

catch a cold.

Which of these individuals could be consid-

ered drug abusers?

(A) !only
(B) I, II and III only
(Cl I, III and IV only
(D). II, III and IV only
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SS. Two soil components that are deri~eci' from Item 58 refers to the following characteristics
the parent rock material are ofa plant. ·

(A) humus and mineral salts l. Thick hairy leaves

(BJ sand and humus II. Concealed stomata
(CJ sand and mineral salts III. Deeply penetratingrootsystem
(DJ clay and micro-organisms
58. These characteristics MOST likely belong to
· a plant which grows in a region that is
Item S6 refers to the diagram of the nitrogen
cycle below. (A) warm and dry
(B) warm and shady
(C) cool and exposed
II
(D) cool and wet

Nltl"•"U In soil t--V_I_~ I

59. Replantingtreeson a bare hillside is an exam-
ple of
I
(A) conservation and reafforestation
Nltritf:ll (B) preservation and conservation
(C) restoration and preservation
v Alamonium (D) reafforestation and restoration
compounds

S6. Which of the stages in the cycle identified 60. Which of the following is an advantage of
below result from the activity of using inorganic fertiJizers rather than organic
micrO-organisms? ' . manure? '

(A) I, II, III, TV only l(A) They help to hold water in the soil.
(BJ I, II, III, VII only • (BJ They improve the crumb structure of
(C) II, III, IV, Vlonly soil.
(D) III, IV, V, VI only (C) Theymaken.~J,rients available more
quickly.
(D) They do not affect the"'soil pH.

57. Which of the following factors has NOT

contributed to the marked increase in the life
expectancy ofhumans over the last 100 yearn?

(A) Gene mutations

(BJ Better medi.cal care
(C) Improved sanitation
(D) Increased information about disease

IF YOU FINISH BEFORE TIME IS CALLED, CHECK YOUR WORK ON THIS TEST.