L355 M. 69 ‘Write your ‘Examination ‘Number here AN ROINN OIDEACHAIS LEAVING CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION, 1978 BIOLOGY—ORDINARY LEVEL WEDNESDAY, 14 JUNE—MORNING, 9.30 to 12.15 Answer six questions from Part I and four questions from Part TI, ‘You should not spend more than 45 minutes on Part I, leaving about 120 minutes for Part II. PART I (120 marks) Answer six questions. Each question carries 20 marke, Write your answers in the spaces provided. Keep your answors short. Write your examination number at top. Be sure to return this Part of the examination paper; enclose it in the answer-book you use for answering Part I, 1. Answer four of the following. (a) Name a lignified tissue, (©) Urea is formed in the (©) Name the metallic element in chlorophyll, (@) Where are sperms produced in the mammal? (©) Amoeba gots rid of excess water through the contractile... 8. Answer each of the following. In each ease put the symbol \/ in the box under the correct answer. (@) Which has a chitinous exoskeleton? Amoeba beetle fish earthworm (@) Which of tho following is the best souree of vitamin 0 ¢ (©) The vertical growth of mosses is limited because mosses lack thizoids lilorophyll ‘vascular tise a carbohydrates ‘minerals amino acids fats stigma ovary petal sepalLos 8, Give one funotion for each of the following components of blood. (a) Red Blood Cell (6) White Blood Cell (2) Fibrinogen (d) Platelet (2) Water (f) Antibodies 4, The graph shows the results obtained in an exporiment on the rate of breakdown of a food substance by ‘an enzyme at different temperatures. At what temperature did the fastest breakdown | of the food substance oceurt ‘Temperature.. Rate of ‘breakdown Give @ reason for the drop in the pet rate of breakdown at 50°C. | 10 20 30 40 50 60 ‘Temperature ‘Name one enzyme and one food substance that might be used in this experiment. Enzyme. . Food substance. (@) What biological process is this ‘apparatus used to demonstrate? (@) State the purpose of the plastic bag. (0) State two processes which have a part in raising water from the roots of the plant to the leaves. @ wi) (d) Name the tissue in which water is transported upwards in plants,Los 8. On the diagram of a dissected earthworm name the parts labelled A, B, C, D. State briefly one function of each of the labelled structures.1.85 M. 69(2) AN ROINN OLDEACHAIS TIFICATE EXAMINATION, 1978 BIOLOGY—ORDINARY LEVEL WEDNESDAY, 14 JUNE—MORNING, 9.30 to 12.15 Part T is on a separate sheet which provides spaces for your answers. The completed sheet should be enclosed in your answer-book, Part II (280 marks) Write your answers to this part in your answer-book. ‘Answer four questions. Each question carries 70 marks, 8, Name a deciduous tree you have studied. Draw lange labelled diagrams to show the external structure of the following parts of the tree you name: (i) a leaf, (il) a fruit, (ii) a two year old twig as it appears in winter. ‘A treo ‘a Jarge number of seeds each autumn yet only a few of these survive to maturity. List five environmental factors which might prevent the survival of the seeds and seedlings. 9, Describe with the aid of labelled diagrams the life aycle of a moss or fern. With reference to the if eysle yon have deseibed, explain alternation of gencrations. ‘How does the plant chosen depend on external water for completion of its life eyele 10. @) Gi ith tho aid of labelled ai of the red by the following in : ee ot cage ot the poi Saye tering ss etn (6) Describe an experiment to show that heat is produced during germination. 11, (@) Using a labelled diagram, describe the structure of Amoeba. Explain how Amoeba obtains its food. (6) List four living and four non-living components of soil. Describe an experiment to measure the amount ‘of one of the non-living components in a soil sample, 12, (2) Show, using a labelled diagram, the structure of « mammalian tooth. Name two types of tooth and state how they differ in function, (0) List the constituents of e balanced diet other than carbohydrate. Give one function in the body for each of three of the constituents in your list. ‘What happens to excess carbohydrate in the body? Irro.18. (@) Jn guinea-pigs tho character white coat colour (b) is recessive to black coat colour (B). (i) A pate-teoding black guinee srinoa pig is crowed with » pure-breeding white guinea-pig. Show the genotypes of oe pee 1¢ genotypes and phenotypes of the progeny of the cross. (ii) You are given a black male guinea-pig of uknown genotype and asked to find out whether it is homozygous or heterozygous. What eross would you carry outt @) Explain the following terms: locus, allele. 14, List the external factors on which the rate of photosynthesis di Describe with the aid of a labelled diagram the structure of o leaf as seen in @ vertical section, Describe an experiment to show that carbon dioxide is necessary for photosynthesis. 15, Name the type of e: have studied. Answer the fol ‘examples where ame the type of eooystem you have lowing, using examples necessary (i) What does the diagram represent ? De Rirs sone ieaeie alma nape (i) Of the organisms named ia the diagram state (a) which is an autotroph, and (6) which is « primary consumer. At which level in the the amount of| () As whlch lee diagram is the greatest energy (iv) Give two ways in which bacteria are of benefit in the ecosystem. fade (©) Give an example of a food web, Your example should oontain ee (vi) Give an example of competition.