Test on Chapter 1, 3

Biology
Form Three
Total marks: 30 30 minutes

Name:_____________________________________ ( ) F.3 _____ Date: ___________

General Instructions

1. There are TWO sections, A and B, in this paper. Section A carries 10 marks, Section B carries
20 marks.

2. Answer ALL questions.

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

printed separately in Question-Answer Book.

4. Answers to Section A and B 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.

1
Section A : Multiple Choice Questions (10 marks)

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

(1) reproduction
(2) eating
(3) growth
(4) breathing

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

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

2. After carefully observing a specimen, a student concluded that it is still alive because he can
A. see the nuclei of the cells.
B. observe a large number of mitochondria.
C. observe many kinds of cells
D. show that the specimen responds to bright light.

3. Which statement is not part of the cell theory?

A. Cells are composed of organic molecules.
B. Cell is the basic unit of life.
C. All organisms are made up of one or more cells.
D. Cells come from pre-existing cells.

4. If the word “ ”was observed under a light microscope, which of the following would you
observe?
A. B. C. D.

Questions 5 to 6 refer to the table below:

Microscope Eyepiece Objective
A. 5X 10X
B. 5X 4X
C. 10X 10X
D. 10X 40X

5. Which microscope would allow you to observe the greatest number of cells at a time?
B
6. Which microscope would produce the dimmest image?

2
D
Direction: Questions 7-8 refer to the following micrographs which show the same type of
structures viewed using different instruments.

P Q
7. With what instrument are P and Q observed?
P Q
A Scanning electron microscope Transmission electron microscope
B Transmission electron microscope Scanning electron microscope
C Light microscope Transmission electron microscope
D Scanning electron microscope Light microscope

8. What is the function of this type of structure to the cell?

A To create energy
B To make proteins
C For respiration
D For internal transport of substances

9. What is the name of the following structure and its function?

Name Function
A Endoplastic reticulum For making carbohydrates
B Rough endoplastic reticulum For making proteins
C Smooth endoplasmic reticulum For making lipids
D Rough endoplasmic reticulum For internal transport of substances

10. Which of the following is a correct comparison between prokaryotic cells and eukaryotic cells?
A. Eukaryotic cells can move while prokaryotic cells cannot move.
B. Eukaryotic cells contains genetic material while prokaryotic cells do not.
C. Both prokaryotic cells and eukaryotic cells contain mitochondria.

3
D. Both prokaryotic cells and eukaryotic cells carry out respiration.

4
 Test on Chapter 1, 3
BIOLOGY QUESTION-ANSWER BOOK

Name__________________________________ Class ________________ ( )

Answers for Section A (10 marks)

1. B 2. D 3. A 4. C 5. B 6. D 7. A 8. C 9. D 10. D

Section B: Conventional Questions (20 marks)

1. When pondweed leaf cells were observed under light microscope with an eyepiece 10 X and
objective 15 X, the following photomicrograph P was obtained.

Structure X

Photomicrograph P
a. Draw a high power diagram of 3 neighbouring cells with pencil and label them. Give your
drawing a title and indicate the power of magnification.

Drawing: 1 mark,

Labeling: cell wall, cell membrane, cytoplasm, chloroplast(s) 2 marks

Title 1 mark;

Power (150X) 1 mark

(5 marks)

5
b. Why are stains not needed when preparing this slide?
Chloroplasts are green, there are already sufficient contrast for viewing
(2 marks)
c. If the pondweed leaf cells are stained, name one additional structure that can be viewed under
the light microscope. What is the function of this structure?
Nucleus. (also accept starch grains, but NOT starch)
(2 marks)
d. Peter wants to make further observation with the pondweed leaf. Complete the following steps
and mark the correct choice by circling the right option in the appropriate space.*

There are 3 objectives available in Peter’s microscope, A, B and C.

Peter observed the pondweed leaf cells under 15 X objective (that is, B).

A B C
15X

If Peter wants to enlarge the view of structure X as shown on the photomicrograph on page 4,
he has to use the following steps:

Step 1: move structure X to the centre of view under the microscope

(1 mark)

Step 2: Turn the nosepiece to change to objective ( A / B / C )*. (1 mark)

Step 3: Adjust the diaphragm as represented below. Draw the size of the diaphragm when
using the new objective.
With original objective New objective
Appearance of
diaphragm

(1 mark)

Step 4: Adjust the _______________ fine adjustment knob _________ for focusing. (1 mark)

Upon the use of the new objective to enlarge the view, the number of cells seen would be
( greater than / equal to / smaller than )* that before. (1 mark)

6
 Total: 14 marks

2. Simond wanted to investigate the way of transmission of plague, a disease that kills rats. He
set up two jars with rats as shown in the diagrams below. The rats in the same jar had no
physical contact with each other.
muslin cloth
to allow free
ventilation

Healthy rats kept

in small wire cage

Fleas

Plague-infected rats

Jar 1 Jar 2

The rats within the jars were allowed free access to food and water separately. After a week,
Simond found that all rats died of plague in the first jar, while in the second jar only the
infected rats died of plague and the rat in the small wire cage lived.

(a) What was Simond’s hypothesis about how plague is transmitted? (1 mark)
Plague is transmitted from rat to rat by flea. (1)

(b) What was Simond’s purpose of setting up Jar 2? (1 mark)

It act as a control to show that plague is transmitted from rat to rat by flea but not by
other factors (1)
(c) What is the conclusion of Simond’s experiment? (1 mark)
Plague is transmitted from the rat with plague to healthy rat by flea. (1)

(d) The outbreak of plague not only killed a lot of rats but also millions of humans. Scientists
were eager to find how the plague was transmitted. However, people at that time
commented that the results from Simond’s experiment could not provide solid evidence
about the way of transmission of plague from rats to human. Suggest a reason for this. (1
mark)
His experiment only showed the way of transmission from rat to rat but not rat to human. (1)

7
 (e) Based on Simond’s findings, suggest a way to prevent the spread of plague. (1 mark)
Control the population of rats or other reasonable answers (1)

Total: 5 marks
3. How difficult was this test? Circle your answer. (1 mark for completion)

Easy Reasonable Difficult

Total: 1 mark

Bonus question: Scientists describe viruses as “organisms at the edge of life” because it is unclear
whether viruses can be categorised as “living organisms”. Why is this? (1 bonus mark)
Viruses cannot reproduce on their own – require a host

End of Paper