TEST CODE 01207032

FORM TP 2014003 JANUARY 2014

CARIBBEAN E XAM I NAT I O N S COUNCIL

CARIBBEAN SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE®

EXAMINATION

BIOLOGY

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2 hours 10 minutes

READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.

1. Answer ALL questions.

2. Use this answer booklet when responding to the questions. For EACH
question, write your answer in the space provided and return the answer
booklet at the end of the examination.

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1. Five test tubes containing a mixture of 2 cm3 amylase and 2 cm3 1% starch suspension are each
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(a) After 15 minutes, a sample of the amylase-starch mixture contained in each test tube is
tested for the presence of starch.

(i) List the pieces of the apparatus and describe the procedure used to test for the
presence of starch in the samples, and the expected result if starch is present.

Apparatus

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Procedure

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Expected result

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(6 marks)

(ii) Suggest TWO precautions that must be taken to ensure accuracy of the results.

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(2 marks)

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changes observed in each tube are presented in Table 1.

TABLE 1: FINAL COLOUR CHANGES OBSERVED DURING TESTS

FOR REDUCING SUGAR

Temperature
0 20 40 60 80
of Sample (°C)

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(i) Explain how a reducing sugar could be formed in this experiment.

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(2 marks)

(ii) Suggest a suitable aim for the experiment.

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(2 marks)

(iii) Explain why the samples kept at 0 °C, 60 °C and 80 °C show a blue colour when
tested for a reducing sugar.

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(4 marks)

(iv) Suggest TWO possible sources of error in this experiment.

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(2 marks)

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(c) A similar experiment is carried out to investigate the pH at which amylase optimally converts
substrates to products, and the results plotted on a graph similar to that shown in Figure 1.

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(mg products per unit time)
Rate of reaction

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pH

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(i) In the space below, construct a table to represent the data in Figure 1.

(5 marks)

(ii) Write a conclusion for this investigation.

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(2 marks)

Total 25 marks

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2. The apparatus shown in Figure 2 is set up to investigate the effect of light intensity on the rate of
photosynthesis in an aquatic plant.

Light source X

Measuring cylinder

Beaker
Inverted funnel

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(a) (i) Write a hypothesis that could be tested using the apparatus in Figure 2.

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(2 marks)

(ii) Describe how the apparatus may be used to test the hypothesis in (a) (i) above.

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(3 marks)

(iii) Describe a suitable control for this investigation.

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(2 marks)
(b) (i) Identify the gas labelled X, in Figure 2.

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(1 mark)

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(3 marks)

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(c) Two leaves labelled A and B, were taken from two different types of aquatic plants
found in a river. Leaf B has a darker green colour than Leaf A. One of the leaves was
removed from a plant found about one metre below the surface of the water, while the
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A and B were placed on graph paper and the outline of their lamina drawn as shown in
Figures 3A and 3B respectively.

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(i) Calculate the surface area of Leaf A and Leaf B.

Surface area of Leaf A ___________________________________________

Surface area of Leaf B ___________________________________________

(4 marks)

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(ii) Suggest which of the leaves, A or B, is more likely to belong to a plant found
at a depth of ¿YHPHWUHV below the surface of the water.

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(1 mark)

(iii) Explain your answer in (c) (ii) above.

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(2 marks)

Total 18 marks

3. (a) Figure 4 is a drawing of the external view of a blood vessel that transports blood away
from the left side of the heart of a small mammal.
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(i) In the space below, produce a fully labelled drawing of the blood vessel as it
would appear in transverse section when cut as shown in Figure 4.

(5 marks)

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(2 marks)

(iii) Explain how ONE feature shown in your drawing makes the blood vessel suited
to its function.

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(2 marks)

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(b) Hypertension (or high blood pressure) is among the leading causes of death in the Caribbean.
Table 2 provides data about the number of deaths reported among males and females from
this disease in some Caribbean countries from 1985 to 2000.

TABLE 2: DEATHS FROM HYPERTENSION IN SOME CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES

FROM 1985 TO 2000

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1985 800 1050

1990 830 1040

1995 870 1120

2000 1150 1500

(i) On the grid provided on page 11, draw a suitable graph to represent the data in
Table 2. (5 marks)

(ii) Suggest THREE reasons for the difference in the number of deaths among males
and females, due to hypertension.

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(3 marks)

Total 17 marks

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Graph showing number of deaths from hypertension

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