Grade 10 DBE Exam Paper II MEMO 03 June 2022

SECTION A
Question 1 Question 1.2
Question 1.1 1.2.1 Unicellular cell  Question 1.3
1.1.1 D 1.2.2 Osmoregulation  1.3.1 Both 
1.1.2 A 1.2.3 Plastids  1.3.2 A 
1.1.3 B 1.2.4 Centromere  1.3.3 A 
1.1.4 D 1.2.5 Polysaccharides  1.3.4 NONE (benedict solution) 
1.1.5 C (5 x 1 = 5) 1.3.5 A 
(5 x 1 = 5)
(5 x 2 = 10)

TOTAL SECTION A = 20

SECTION B
Question 2
Question 2.1

2.1
2.1.1 Vitamin A: Night blindnessand Vitamin C: Scurvy (2)
2.1.2 Vitamin D found in cereal Z is for building and maintaining healthy bones  found more in
cereal Z. (2)
2.1.3 4mg (1)

2.1.4 RDA for vitamin is 8mg. vitamin in the cereal Y is 4mg. 

TWO servings are needed for RDA. 4 X 2 8 mg  (2)

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Question 2.2
2.2
2.2.1 a) temperature is independent 
b) sugar is dependent variable  (2)
2.2.2 would observe the increase of sugar and decreasing of starch.  (2)
2.2.3 repeat the experiment  and change variables or use control experiment (2)
2.2.4

enzyme activity on starch

100
90 90
80
Units of sugar

65
60

40
36
30
20
10
0 4 2
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
Temperature (°C)

Units of sugar

Title = 1mark
Correct type of graph: 1
Correct lines= 2
X-axis: 1
Y axis: 1 (6)

2.2.5 high temperature denatured the structure of enzyme which become dysfunctional.  (2)
2.2.6 between 30 -40 degrees.   (2)
2.2.7 Best conversion of starch to sugar is in that range / body temperature is around 37 degrees and
above 40 there is drastic decrease in the activity of enzyme (2)

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QUESTION 2: 25 Marks
Question 3
Question 3.1

3.1.1
a) A
b) B
c) D
d) C/E
e) F
f) G
(6)

3.1.2 Has chloroplast  (1)

3.1.3 A cell place in salty solution would loose water as water will move from cell to surrounding
hypertonic medium by the process of osmosis causing the cell to shrivel up. (3)

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3.2
3.2.1 Plant cell (1)
presence of cell wall or chloroplast or large vacuole (1)
3.2.2 Vacuole, to store water, salt, waste product.  (2)

3.2.3 Nucleus, control cell activities (2)

3.2.4 Chloroplast , Photosynthesis  (2)

3.2.7

Animal cell Plant cell

Cell wall  Absent Present
Chloroplast  Absent Present
Shape  Irregular Rectangular
(Any 2) (2)
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QUESTION 3: 20 Marks
Question 4

4.1 Anaphase  (1)

4.2 Chromatids separate and move to the poles.  (1)

4.3 Metaphase  (1)

4.4 Metaphase
(NB: if they have another phase in q4.3 and drawing are perfect, give them full mark)

title: 1 mark
correct drawing: 2 (shape and line up at the equator)
labels: 2 marks (spindle fibers, chromosomes) (5)

4.5 Telophase  (1)

4.6 Chemotherapy or radiotherapy  (1)

4.7 Suthenlandaria  (1)

4.8 When cancer cells DNA is destroyed, they cannot function anymore. 
Therefore, they cannot harm the other cells.  (2)
Or
If the DNA contain errors causing cancer, destroying the DNA would prevent replication of the errors. 

4.9 Repetition of the experiment and controlling all variables  (2)

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QUESTION 4: 15 Marks

TOTAL SECTION B: 60 MARKS

GRAND TOTAL: 80 MARKS