Biology Form Three Revision Exercise

Time allowed: Revision Time Date: Christmas of 2017

Name:_____________________________________ ( ) F.3 _____

General Instructions

1. There are THREE sections, A, B and C, in this paper.

2. Answer ALL questions.

3. Section A consists of multiple-choice questions. Section B and C contains conventional

questions printed separately in Question-Answer Book.

4. Answers to Section A, B and C should be marked onto the spaces available in the Question-
Answer book. Section A and the Question-Answer Book must be handed in separately at the
end of the examination.

5. The diagrams in this paper are not necessarily drawn to scale.

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Section A : Multiple Choice Questions (20 marks)

1. Which of the following are the common characteristics of living things?

(1) excretion
(2) eating
(3) movement
(4) breathing

A. (1) and (3) only.

B. (2) and (4) only.
C. (1), (2) and (3) only.
D. All of the above.

2. DNA consists of four bases. If the percentage of adenine in the DNA of an organism is
approximately 20%, what is the percentage of guanine?
A. 20 % B. 30 % C. 40 % D. 80 %

3. Which of the following statements about DNA and RNA is incorrect?

A. DNA is a double helix while RNA is a single chain.
B. Uracil can be found in both RNA and DNA.
C. Both DNA and RNA contain 5-carbon sugar.
D. Both DNA and RNA can be found in nucleus.

4. Which of the following is not a function of water to organisms?

A. To support non-woody plants.
B. To provide buoyancy to aquatic plants.
C. To reduce frictions between leg bones when you are walking.
D. Used in condensation reactions to breakdown polysaccharides.

5. Which of the following statements about monosaccharides is incorrect?

A. Monosaccharides contain nitrogen.
B. Monosaccharides are water soluble.
C. Monosaccharides can give brick-red precipitate in Benedict’s test.
D. Monosaccharides can be formed via hydrolysis of disaccharides.

6. Peter performed various food tests on food X and here shows the results.
Food test Result
Benedict’s test Solution remain clear and blue.
Iodine test A dark blue solution was formed.
Grease spot test Give translucent spot which disappeared after drying.
Base on the above results, food X contain(s)
A. lipid only.
B. starch only.
C. proteins and starch.
D. lipid, reducing sugar and starch.

7. Which of the following is/are the function(s) of proteins in animals?

(1) To make enzymes for cellular respiration.
(2) To make enzymes for photosynthesis.
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 (3) To make muscle cells.

A. (1) and (2) only. B. (1) and (3) only.

C. (2) and (3) only. D. (1), (2) and (3)

8. Which of the following elements can be found in both DNA and RNA?
(1) Hydrogen
(2) Oxygen
(3) Phosphorus

A. (1) and (2) only. B. (1) and (3) only.

C. (2) and (3) only. D. (1), (2) and (3)

9. Peter wants to compare the amount of starch in food A and B. What is the limitation of using
iodine test for such investigation?
A. The amount of polysaccharides other than starch cannot be measured.
B. The exact amount of starch in a food cannot be measured.
C. Iodine test can only be applied on liquid food.
D. Iodine test can only performed in room temperature.

10. Sean squeezes the juices from brand A and B grapes separately and test for their relative
amount of reducing sugars by Benedict’s test. What should he do to ensure it is a fair test?
A. He should squeeze the juice from the same number of grapes.
B. He should use the same volume of grape juice for Benedict’s test.
C. He should use the same force to squeeze the grapes.
D. He should remove the skin of grapes before squeezing.

11. A DNA molecules was formed using 500 nucleotides. How many pairs of nitrogenous bases
are present in this DNA molecule?
A. 200 B. 250 C. 500 D. 1000

12. Betty has focused a slide using low power under a light microscope. If she wishes to observe
the slide under high power, which of the following steps should she take?
(1) Turn the nosepiece.
(2) Turn the coarse adjustment knob.
(3) Turn the fine adjustment knob.

A. (1) and (2) only.

B. (1) and (3) only.
C. (2) and (3) only.
D. All of the above.

13. Which of the following descriptions about cytoplasm are correct?

(1) It gives protection to the nucleus.
(2) It allows biochemical reactions to take place.
(3) It contains many cell organelles.
(4) It is mainly made up of proteins and water.

A. (1) and (4) only.

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 B. (1), (2) and (3) only.
C. (2), (3) and (4) only.
D. All of the above.

14. Which of the following is a correct description about rough endoplasmic reticulum?
A. It is bounded by double membrane.
B. It is the site of lipid synthesis.
C. Its membrane is continuous with the nuclear membrane.
D. There are small holes on its membrane which allow the passage of large molecules.

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 F.3 FIRST TERM Revision Exercises (Christmas of 2017)
BIOLOGY QUESTION-ANSWER BOOK

Name_____________________

Class ________________ ( )
Answers for Section A (20 marks)

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

11. 12. 13. 14.

Section B: Short Questions (34 marks)

1. (a) Choose the appropriate components given below to draw a simple labelled diagram to
show the general structure of the following molecules.

fatty acid

phosphate Nitrogenous base amino acid

glucose pentose
glycerol
Triglyceride

Dinucleotide
(2 marks)

(b) Describe the function of plant cell wall. (4 marks)

Cell wall is made of ____________________, which is made from condensation of a lot of
(3 marks)
_________________ molecules. This type of cell wall can give ___________________and
________________________to the plant cell.

(c) There are 20 different types of amino acids that can build a protein molecule. The
diagrams below show 3 different amino acids: A, B and C.

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 A B C

(i) In the above diagrams, circle the difference of the chemical structures
between these amino acids.
(1 mark)

(ii) A student said he can only make 3 types of proteins using amino acids A, B
and C, which is A-B-C, B-A-C and A-C-B. Explain why he is wrong. (2
marks)

(d) Triglyceride is a type of lipid. Which organelle in the cell is responsible for the synthesis
and transport of lipids? (1 mark)

(e) Explain briefly the importance of fat to polar animals such as penguins. (3 mark)

 Fat can be an ______________________________ to help them

survive some time without food.
2. The following
table shows Fat can act as an ______________________________ for survival in
some cold weather.
structures that
may be found Fat can provide __________________ so they can float in the water.
in some
organisms.
Complete the
table by putting
a tick () in the box if the structure is found in the corresponding cells or
organisms, and a cross (×) if the structure is absent. (5 marks)

Structures Onion leaf cells Bacterial cells Human cheek cells

(a) DNA
(b) Ribosome
(c) Chloroplast
(d) Cell wall
(e) Cell membrane

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3. The diagrams below show different parts of rose. Fill in the boxes below to show their
corresponding level of organization of living thing. (3 marks)

Part of the (a) A leaf (b) Lower epidermis of leaf (c) A rose plant
organism

Level of
organization

4. Match the physical properties of water with the functions in living things. (5 marks)

Physical properties Functions in living things

(a) Water is reactive. i. Water provides a medium for chemical
(b) Water has a high specific heat reactions to take place.
capacity. ii. Water is a cooling agent.
(c) Water is incompressible. iii. Water provides turgidity to plant cells.
(d) When water temperature drops iv. Water allows animals to survive under a
below 4°C, its density decreases. frozen lake.
(e) Water is a good solvent. v. Water is a reactant in photosynthesis.

(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)

5. Match the inorganic ions with their functions in organisms. (5 marks)

Inorganic ion Functions

(a) Sodium i. Make bones and teeth
(b) Magnesium ii. Water balance
(c) Calcium iii. Component of DNA
(d) Phosphate iv. Component of chlorophyll
(e) Iron v. Component of haemoglobin

(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)

Section C: Structural Questions (36 marks)

1. Food A contains proteins, sucrose, glucose, triglycerides and starch.
The flowchart below shows the sorting of those molecules that can be found in food A:

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 (a) Name element G. (1 mark) _____________________________

(b) Identify molecule group C, D, E and F as the following substances.

(i) Sucrose (1 mark) _________________________
(ii) Glucose (1 mark) _________________________
(iii) Triglycerides (1 mark) _________________________
(iv) Starch (1 mark) _________________________

(c) Rearrange the following procedures in the correct order for a complete Benedict’s test.
(2 marks)
(i) Observe any changes in the mixture.
(ii) Place the test tube in a water bath for five minutes.
(iii) Add the sample solution to tube A and distilled water to tube B.
(iv) Add 2ml Benedict’s solution to each tube and mix well.
(v) Label two test tubes as A and B.

(d) Give a more detailed description to steps (ii) and (iii) to make these steps clearer. (2 marks)
Step (ii):
Step (iii):

Total: 9 marks

2. Susan prepared a temporary mount of a plant leaf. She used water to mount a thin leaf onto
the slide, placed a cover slip over it and observed it under the microscope. The
photomicrograph below shows what she observed with a x10 eyepiece and x40 objective lens.

Photomicrograph 1
(a) State one function of the cover slip. (1 mark)

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(b) What is Y? (1 mark)

(c) Susan couldn’t see the details of the cells clearly because it is too bright. She could adjust
the _________________________ in order to adjust the contrast of the image. (1 mark)

The photomicrograph below shows the same slide observed under the microscope after the
adjustment.

Photomicrograph 2

(d) Name structure Z and state its function. (2 marks)

(e) With reference to photomicrograph 2, make a labelled high power drawing of 3 adjacent
plant cells in the space below. Add an appropriate title and power of magnification to your
drawing. (5 marks)

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 Total: 10 marks

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3. The following electron photomicrograph shows a part of an animal cell.

1µm

(a) Suggest one advantage and one disadvantage of using electron microscopes for observing
specimen compared to light microscopes. (2 marks)

(b) Name structures A and B and state their functions. (4 marks)

(c) Compare the membrane structure of A and B. State one similarity and one difference
between them. (2 marks)

(d) Apart from structures A and B, name one organelle that could be seen in an animal cell
under the electron microscope only but could not be seen under a light microscope. State
its function. (2 marks)

(e) Calculate the actual diameter of structure A. Show your working. (2 marks)

Total: 12 marks

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