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TEST CODE 01207010
FORM TP2013044 MAY/JUNE 2013

CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL

CARIBBEAN SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATEe

EXAMINATION .
BIOLOGY

Paper 01 - General Proficiency

I hour I 5 minutes

( 10 JUNE 2013 (p.mo))

READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.

I. This test consists of 60 items. You will have I hour and 15 minutes to answer them.

2. In addition to this test booklet, you should have an answer sheet.

3. Each item in this test has four suggested answers lettered (A), (B), (C), (D). Read each item
you are about to answer and decide which choice is best.

4. On your answer sheet, find the number which corresponds to your iteln and shade the space
having the same letter as the answer you have chosen. Look at the sample item below.

Sample Item

Which of the following diseases is due to

a dietary deficiency? Sample Answer

(A)
(B)
Malaria
Diabetes
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(C) Influenza
(D) Anaemia

The best answer to this item is "Anaemia", so answer space (D) has been shaded.

5. If you want to change your answer, erase it completely and fill in your new choice.

6. When you are told to begin, turn the page and work as quickly ·and as carefully as you can.
If you cannot answer an item, go on to the next one. You may return to this item later. Your
.score will be the total number of correct answers. ·

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1. Which of the following orgaiiisms occupies 4. Which of the fo:ilowing leaves does NOT
the fourth trophic level in the food chain have a net venation?
below?

Cabbage -+ Caterpillar -+ Small bird

-+Hawk (A)

(A) Hawk
(B) Cabbage
(C) Small bird
(D) Cateip~llar
(B)

2. Which of the following describes the

relationship which involves two species
such that one partner benefits while .the
other, though not benefiting, is unharmed?

(A) Mutualism
(B) Parasitism
(C) Commensalism (C)
(D) Predator/Prey

3. If all the trees in a large area of a forest were

'wiped out',by disease, what would be the
MOST likely effect on the composition of
the air?

(A) There would be more oxygen. (D)

(B) The level of carbon dioxide would
decrease.
(C) There would be no change in the
composition of the air.
(D) The level of carbon dioxide would
mcrease.

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Item 5 refers to the following food web. 9. Autotrophic nutri¥on does NOT occur in
man (A) moss

1 (B)
(C)
zooplankton
tomato plants
lizar~1gbird (D) blue-greenalgae

10. The following .chemical equation is

goat grasshopper caterplllar
incomplete for photosynthesis.

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grass Lignum vitae
x + 68,0-+ c.µ 120. + Y
Which of the combinations shown below
5. A herbivore, carnivore an_d omnivore would accurately complete the equation?
respectively are

(A) goat, lizard, man x y

(B) grass, grasshopper,.lizard (A) 60, 6C02
(C) caterpillar, hulnn!ingbird, goat (B) 6C02 60,
(D) Lignum vitae, grasshopper, chicken (C) o, co,
(D) co, o,
6. The variation in· cellular structure found in
any complex organism is due to a process
called Item 11 refers to the following experiment.

(A) growth A green and white variegated leaf is

(B) elaboration exposed to sunlight for three hours and then
(C) metabolism tested for starch. The results of the test are
(D) specialization shown in the following diagram.

7. Which of the following statements is NOT

true about osmosis and diffusion?

(A) Osmosis occurs only in liVing cells.

Both processes require energy - t - - llibtbnnrn
(B)
(colour of iodlae sol1Uo1)
to move particles across a
concentration gradient.
(C) Osmosis requires a partially
permeable membrane.
(D) With both processes, molecules
move from an area of high
concentration to an area oflower
concentration.
BEFORE AITER
11. Based on the experiment, which of
8. When compared to a cheek cell, a muscle
the following factors are necessary for
cell contains more
photosynthesis?
(A) vacuoles
(A) Chlorophyll and oxygen
(B) ribosomes
(C) mitochondria (B) LJ&ht and carbon dioxide
(D) chrnmOIOmes (C) Light llld and chlorophyll
(D) Chlorophyll and carbon climide
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12. Which of the following structures found Item 16 refers to the following
in the leaves of a flowering plant contain characteristics.
chloroplasts?
I. Thin-walled surfaces
I. Mesophyil layer II. Excellent blood supply
II. Epidermis Ill. Always moist
m. Guard cells IV. Large surface area
N. Vein
16. These characteristics describe structures
(A) I and .II only fhat are MOST likely to be associated with
(B) I and Hf only · the
(C) II and III only .
(D) II and IV only (A) diffusion of gases
(B) production of energy
(C) movement of water
Item 13.refers to the follo~g information. (D) transport of digested food

A man has poor night vision and his gums

bleed whenever he brushes his teeth. Item 17 refers to the following apparatus
set up to test for products of aerobic
13. Which two vitamins are MOST likely respiration.
lacking in his diet?
To filter
(A) AandB 1 pump
(B) B, and B 2
(C) CandA lime
(D) CandB2 .. · ..
Lime .~ .. :~:.::
water z
Black
14. The part of the gut into which bile empties cloth
is the
17. The solution in Jar Z should be
(A) ileum
(B) caecum (A) iodine
(C) stomach (B) tap water
(D) duodenum (C} calcium hydroxide (lime water)
(D) sodium hydroxide (caustic soda)

15. Which of the following is an effect of

nicotine found in cigarette smoke? 18. The right ventricle of the heart collects
blood from the
(A) Increased heart rate
(B) Increased beating of cilia (A) aorta
(C) Reduced oxygen transport by the (B) vena cava
blood (C) right atrium
(D) (D) pulmonary artery

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19. Which ofthe following sets ofoharacteristics 22. Which of the foll9wing organisms has the
is true for· white blood cells? LEAST need for ii transport system?

Different Cell Nucleus (A) Amoeba

Cell Types Wall (B) Tadpole
(A) (C) Seedling
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(B)
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(C) x x " 23. Which of the following storage organs
characterizes the Irish potato?
(D) x
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(A) Bulb
" - present (B) Corm
(C) Root tuber
X - absent (D) Stem tuber

Item 20 refers to the following diagram 24. Excretion is important in living organisms
which shows cells from the stem of a plant. because· metabolic waste products

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(A) cannot be stored
(B) decay very readily
(C) are very soluble substances
x (D) can poison living organisms

25. Which of the following would NOT

represent a form of excretion in plants?

(A) Gases diffusing through stomata

CICICCI (B) Tannins being stored in dead tissue
(C) Water vapour diffusing through
epidermis
io. The part labelled X is the · (D) Stored calcium oxalate crystals in
leaves during leaf fall
(A) cork cell
(B) cambial cell
(C) cortical cell
(D) companion cell

21. Under which of the following conditions

will the rate of transpiration in Impatiens
plants be HIGHEST?

(A) Sunny and low wind speed

(B) Sunny and high wind speed
(C) Cloudy and low wind speed
(D) Cloudy and high Wind speed
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Item 26 refers to the following diagram of Item .29 refers to~the following diagram of
a kidney tubule. a thoracic vertebra.

29. Nervous tissue is found at

26. The glomerular filtrate inl contains
(A) I
(A) saits, water, ur~a; glucose (B) II
(B) glucose, salts, urine, water (C) III
(C) plasma proteins, water, urea, urine (D) IV
(D) urine, ·plasma proteins, glucose,
urea
Item 30 refers to the following diagram of
a longitudinal section through the human
27. The MA:IN function of cartilage at the end eye.
oflong bones is to
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(A) protect nerves
(B) reduce friction
(C) lubricate joints
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(D) increase flexibility

28. Which of the following correctly describes

movement in plants?
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(A) Irreversible, whole movement
(B) Reversible, whole movement
(C) Irreversible, growth movement
(D) Reversible, growth movement 30. At what point is vision NOT possible?

(A) I
(B) II
(C) III
(D) IV
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Item 31 refers to the following diagrams of 33. Which of the foll!?wing are MOST likely
germinating seedlings treated as shown. to cause improper functioning of the eye?

I. Weak ciliary muscles

Tips cut Tips "'2""Light
covered II. Lack of Vitamin A
o!Tand with
replaced III. Haemophilia
on a ar Tips aluminium
cutoff foil Untreated
(A) I and II 01:ily
(B) I and III only
(C:, II and III only
I IV (D) I, II, and III

31. At the end of

one week, whfoh seedlings 34. Which of the following endocrine glands is
would bend towards the light? found in the brain?

(A) ' I and IV only (A) Thyroid

(8) II and III only , (B) Adrenal
(C) I; II and III only (C) Thymus
(D) II, III and IV only (D) Pituitary

Item 32 refers to the following diagram. Item 35 refers to the following diagram of
a vertical section through human skin.

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'Skin of :::::=~- I " .. ...

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II '.".' ." . ".
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32. The numbered structures are 35. Which structure(s) above will be involved
in temperature regulation if there is a
I n III DECREASE in external temperature?
(A) receptor effector relay
neurone (A) I only
(B) I and IV only
(B) receptor relay effector (C) I, II and III on! y
neurone
(D) IV, Vand VI only

(C) effector relay receptor

neurone

(D) effector receptor relay

neurone
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36. A method of contraception that protects Items 39-40 refer to the following diagram
against both disease and pregnancy is the of the female reproductive system.
use of

(A) the pill ~::::;'1~~~~:::::5i\--i+- (A)

(B) a condom
(C) spermicide '==---~-(B)
(D) an intrauterine device

37. The endocrine gland located in the neck

produces the hormone

(A) insulin
(B) glucagon
(C) adrenaline
(D) · thY.l'oxine

In answering items 39-40, match each item

38. Which of the following is NOT a benefit of with one of the options above. Each option
asexual reproduction in plants? may be used once, more than once or not
at all.
(A) A wide variety of the offspring
(B) Manynew plants in.a short time 39. The structure where the egg is fertilized
(C) Many plants with desirable features
(D) New plants which are identical to
each other 40. The structure where the ova are produced

41. Seeds from the same pod were planted

under the same conditions. The plants
which grew from them appeared to be
very similar. What is the MOST likely
explanation for this occurrence?

(A) . The plant may have been self-

pollinated.
(B) The seeds had been formed
asexually after fertilization.
(C) The same pollen grain had been
responsible for fertilization of
th<; seeds.
(D) The plant from which the seeds
came became vegetatively
propagated.
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42. Which of the following fruits is dispersed by animals?

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(B) (C) (D)

43. Which of the following are true about the 46. Which of the following terms refers to
production of gametes in humans? visible characteristics of living things?

I. Males produce more gametes than (A) Gene

females. (B) Phenotype
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II. F err(ales produce more gametes (C) Genotype
thlm males. (D) Chromosome
III. Males produce gametes for a longer
period of their life span than
females. 47. In guinea pigs, rough coat is dominant
IV. Ferr\ales produce gametes for a to smooth coat. If two heterozygous
longer period of their life span rough-coat guinea pigs mated, they would
' males.
thflll MOST likely produce
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(A) . I an~ III only (A) rough-coat offspring only
(B) I an~ IV only (B) smooth-coat offspring only
(C) II atjd III only (C) an equal number of rough-coat and
(D) II and IV only smooth-coat offspring
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(D) more rough-coat I offspring than
I i l smooth-coat offspring
44. W~ic~ ~f ~e 1following stat~ments about
me10s1s 1s OT
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true?
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48. Hu~an beings have been:able to develop
(A) Recoriibination
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of gebes
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occurs. . ma y species of plants and animals with
(B) Produces four daughter cells. ben ficial characteristics. 1 This process is
(C) Occurs only in the seir. organs. call~d ,
(D) Chromosomenumberlsmaintained.
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(A) artificial selection,
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45. An example of. discontinuousI variation is (B) naturai selection

: (C) fertilization
(A) .. intelligence I (D) genetics
(B)
(C)
(D)
leaf size
eye colour,
presence of ho~ in;
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49. In which of the following p rts of a plant

does tlie process of mitosis
54. .It i1 beiieved th:at1DS is ~OT trans~itted
(A)~ from moth¢r to foetus through the
(A) i Phloem I . placenta! :
(B) , Xylem (B)j .by, sharmgi food with an infected
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(C) I The region behind t e rciot tip '' person i . .
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(D) • The region behind t e root hair (C)' by using c~ntaminated needles
(D):. byr sexual ibtercourse
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Items 50-51 refer to the foll wing.

55. · Y0111 can reduce yo\.ir likelihood of getting
{A) '.Host a n?n-communica~l+ disease by changing
(B) ! Vectot ris~ factors that reia~e to your
(C) : Parashe
(D) : Pathogen (A~ age
(B)I heredity
In answering items 50-51, match the (C)1 lifestyle
following statements to .one of the options (D) body type
above. Each option may be used once,
more than once or noi at all. I
56. Which of the followibg provides the BEST
50. An organism which causes a disease example of an ecolo~ical community?

(A) A colony of termites

51. An animal which carries a disease-causing (B) A flock of migrating birds
organism but is not adversely affected by it (C} Flies on a piece of rotting meat
(D) The organisn)s in a freshwater pond
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52. Which of the following are involved in the

formation of blood clots? 57. Which of the following statements is true
about inorganic fertilizers?
(A) Platelets
(B) Antibodies (A) They do not affect soil pH.
(C) Phagocytes (B) They help to'hold water in the soil.
(D) Lymphocytes (C) They make nutrients available
more quickly.
53. Which of the following methods may help (D) They improve the crumb structure
to reduce the spread of diseases caused by of soil. r -- :f.#·
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insect vectors?

I. Sterilization
II. Use of insecticides
III. Use of disinfectants

(A) I only
(B) II only
(C) I and II only
(D) I, II and III
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Hems 58-59 refer to the following graphs 60. Which of the fol.lowing organisms are
which show the growth pattern of several · MOST important In biodegradation?
populations.
(A) Bacteria
Size of (B)
(A) Vultures
population
(C) Omnivores
(D) Earthworms

Size of
(B) population

Size Of
(C) population

(D)
Size c/f
population

Time
In answering items 58-5~, match the
following stat!!ments about th~ population,
to one of the pptions above. jEach option
may be used once, more thlll/ once or not
at all. I
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58. Has a good fo~d supply and isjNOT subject
to environmental stress I
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59. Has re, ached its equilibrium· Ld there is a

delicate balance between theT;ate of birth
and the rate of death I

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