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Coordination Collection of Exam Papers

CHAPTER 10: COORDINATION

PSPM I 2005/2006

1. FIGURE 1 shows the responses to daylength of two different plants for flowering.
Phytochrome is one of the factors involved in the control of flowering.

FIGURE 1

(a) (i) Which of the plants will flower earlier when exposed to day length of
more than 16 hours per day? [1 mark]

(ii) Why? [1 mark]

(b) What is the effect on flowering of plant E if the daylength is less than 12 hours
per day? [1 mark]

(c) Classify the plants in FIGURE 1 based on the following types: [2 marks]
(i) Long day plant: _______________________________________
(ii) Short day plant: _______________________________________

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(d) In Cameron Highland, commercial planting of plant F uses artificial light at night.
Why? [2 marks]

(e) How does phytochrome trigger flowering? [3 marks]

PSPM II 2014/2015
2. FIGURE 2 shows the nervous system of a vertebrate.

FIGURE 2

(a) Name X and Y. [2 marks]

(b) State the functions of Y. [2 marks]

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(c) Name the functional unit of the nervous system. [1 mark]

(d) What happens when cocaine binds to the transporter proteins of the nervous
system? [3 marks]

(e) Briefly explain the events that occur when acetylcholine bind to the receptors on
the plasma membrane of a muscle fiber. [2 marks]

3. FIGURE 3 shows changes in the membrane potential of a neuron. I, II, III, IV and V
indicate the phases involved.

FIGURE 3

(a) (i) The membrane potential is closest to the equilibrium potential for potassium
at phase: ___________________________________________ [1 mark]
(ii) The membrane’s permeability to sodium ion is at its maximum at
phase: ______________________________________________ [1 mark]
(iii) The membrane is at its resting potential at phase: ____________ [1 mark]

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(b) What is the voltage needed for depolarization to progress? [1 mark]

(c) State THREE events that occur during phase III. [3 marks]

(d) List THREE events that occur between I and II. [3 marks]

4. FIGURE 4 shows a model structure of skeletal muscle in relax condition.

FIGURE 4

(a) Label sarcomere, I band and H zone in FIGURE 4. [3 marks]

(b) What are the protein components that build up the thick and thin filaments?
[2 marks]

Thick filament : ______________________________________________

Thin filament : ______________________________________________

(c) What happens to the length of the filaments in (b) during muscle contraction?
[1 mark]

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(d) What happen to I band and H zone at fully contracted muscle? [2 marks]

(e) Sketch a model structure of a contracted and fully contracted skeletal muscles.
[2 marks]
Contracted skeletal muscle:

Fully contracted skeletal muscle:

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PSPM I 2009/2010

5. FIGURE 5 shows the action potential in a neuron.

FIGURE 5

(a) What is meant by an action potential? [2 marks]

(b) Name the phases Q and R. [2 marks]

(c) Based on FIGURE 5, state at which phase does the following processes happen.
[3 marks]

(i) Na+ channels close and K+ channels open : ______________________

(ii) Na+ channels close and K+ channels close : ______________________
(iii) Positive feedback : _________________________

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(d) Impuls move from one nerve cell to another nerve cell through synaptic cleft.
[3 marks]

(i) State the function of hydrolytic enzyme that can be found in synaptic cleft.

(ii) What is the role played by calcium ions in synaptic transmission?

(iii) State the function of mitochondria in impulse transmission.

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ESSAY QUESTIONS

PSPM 2005/2006

1. (a) Briefly explain the factors that affect the speed of impulse transmission along the
axon. [4 marks]

(b) Describe the events that occur when a resting skeletal muscle is stimulated by a
motor neuron. [16 marks]

PSPM I 2006/2007

2. (a) Explain the mechanism of non-steroid hormone action. [12 marks]

PSPM I 2007/2008

3. (a) Describe how the axon membrane resting potential is established. [10 marks]

(b) Explain the roles of abscisic acid hormones in seed dormancy, abscission and
plant growth. [10 marks]

PSPM I 2008/2009

4. (a) Define photoperiodism and explain how phytochrome regulates flowering in

plants. [8 marks]

(b) Describe the events at the neuro-muscular junction and post-synaptic cell which
cause skeletal muscle to contract. [12 marks]

PSPM II 2011/2012

5. (a) Explain the propagation of action potential along the axon of neuron. [12 marks]

(b) Explain the role of phytochromes in controlling flowering. [8 marks]

PSPM IDB045 2013/2014

6. (a) Explain the importance of following plant hormones:

(i) Auxin [5 marks]
(ii) Gibberellin [5 marks]

(b) Explain the action mechanism of cocaine at synapse. [8 marks]

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