2017-2018 F.

3 Biology First Term Exam – Suggested Answers

Section B (22 marks)
1. Organ; System; Cell/organism
2. F, E, C, B, A
3.

(i) D (ii) A
(iii) B (iv) E

4. (a)

(i) nucleotide (ii) sugar-phosphate backbone

(iii) hydrogen bond (iv) T / thymine
(v) 5-carbon sugar / (vi) Phosphate
deoxyribose/pentose
(vii) C / cytosine

(b). DNA (1)

Double stranded/double helix (1)
T / thymine as nitrogenous base (1)

Section C (46 marks)

1. (a) Euglena does not have a cell wall, while E. coli has a cell wall (1)
Euglena contains chloroplast but not E. coli. (1)
Euglena has DNA enclosed in the nucleus/true nucleus but not E. coli (1)
OR
Euglena has membrane-bound organelles (e.g. nucleus, chloroplast), but not E. coli (1)

(b) Scanning electron microscope. (1)

3D image can be obtained. (1)
2. (a) Actual length of XY (+/- 0.1cm for length of cell and scale)
=(8.5x 10-2)(1x10-6)/1.5x10-2
=5.67x 10-6 m=5.67 µm

(b) Advantage: Produce image with higher magnification and resolution/see more details
or organelles in cells (1)
Disadvantage: Only dead specimen can be viewed/ Can only produce black and white
image, the original colour of specimen cannot be observed. (1)

(c) Nucleus (1)

Controls all activities of the cell. (1)

(d) i. Similarity: Organelle A and B are both double membrane bounded organelles/both
membranes have lipids and proteins/both are selectively permeable (1)
Difference: membrane on A has nuclear pores but not B/membrane on A is continuous
with the ER (1)

ii. Increase surface area (1)

to pack more chlorophyll/absorb more light (1)

(e) i. Mitochondria/mitochondrion (1)

ii. To provide energy for metabolic activities through respiration. (1)

iii. The two mitochondria are observed in different directions or orientation/the images of
the two mitochondria are cut differently (1)

3. (a) letter (0.5), name (0.5)

K: coarse adjustment knob
L: fine adjustment knob/ K: coarse adjustment knob
D: Objective
L: fine adjustment knob
F: diaphragm

(b) ^ Use the _____( D )objective ______ of higher magnification and focus it using
_(_L )Fine adjustment knob _________.” (1)

Adjust the position of the slide to the part of the specimen to the centre of the view that
you want to observe. (1)

(c) Title (1); drawing (2); label (2)

(d) Nucleus (1)

It is not stained for observation/insufficient contrast for observation (1)
OR
Ribosome/mitochondria/ER (1)
The resolution is not high enough/the magnification is not high enough/they are
colourless/they are too small (1)
OR
Vacuole (1)
It is colourless (1)

4. (a) There is no further change of starch content in the apples when stored in the
fridge/the rate of ripening decreases in the fridge/the apples have the same initial starch
content/apples harvested earlier are less ripe

(b) Qualitative (1)

As the test does not give any information about the exact amount of starch
present. (1)
OR
Semi-quantitative (1)
The colour intensity can used to compare the starch content. (1)

(c) Decrease in starch content as they ripen. (1)

Starch in the core / centre of apple disappears first (1)

(d) starch (1); reducing sugar/any reasonable answers (1)

(e) Grind the apple (1) and filter the paste to get the apple juice (1)

(f) Same and reasonable volume of Benedict’s reagent and apple juice (1)
Heat in hot water bath – at least 60oC (1)
For at least 5 minutes (1)

(e) Yes (1)

As there is an increasing amount of brick red precipitates from day 1 to day 8/the
solution turns more and more brick red (1)
indicating more and more reducing sugars in the samples (1)