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Final Examination (2020-2021)

Subject: Biology
Secondary Three
Time allowed: 60 minutes

Name: __________________ ( ) Class: 3 ____ Date: 15/6/2021

+ MC =
50

Instructions for Section B (Structured Questions):

1. After the announcement of the start of the examination, you should first write your Name, Class, and
Class number in the space provided on Page 1 of this Question-Answer Book.

2. Refer to the general instructions on the cover of the Question Paper for Section A.

3. When told to open this book, you should check that all the questions are there. Look for the words
“End of paper” after the last question.

4. Answer All questions.

5. Write your answers in the spaces provided in this Question-Answer Book.

6. Present your answers in paragraphs wherever appropriate.

7. The diagrams in this section are NOT necessarily drawn to scale.

8. No extra time will be given for writing your Name, Class, and Class number after the “Time is up”
announcement.

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1. For each of the organs listed in Column 1, select from Column 2 one function in nutrition that matches
it. Put the appropriate letter in the space provided. (3)

Column 1 Column 2
Liver (a) A. site of protein digestion

Pancreas (b) B. site of bile production

Stomach (c) C. site of lipid digestion

D. site of absorption of amino acid

E. site of production of enzyme that digest lipid

2. DCPIP solution is a blue dye which can be decolourized by vitamin C. In an investigation to compare
the concentration of vitamin C in oranges, lemons and strawberries, Mary extracted the juice from each
of the fruits. She then added each fruit juice, drop by drop, to 1 cm3 of DCPIP solution until the
solution turned colourless. She recorded the number of drops of fruit juice used. The results are shown
in the table below.

Fruit Orange Lemon Strawberry

Number of drops of fruit
juice used to decolourize 1 13 7 20
cm3 of DCPIP solution

(a) What are the dependent variable and independent variable in this investigation? (2)

(b) According to the results, which of the three fruits has the lowest concentration of vitamin C?
(1)

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3. The diagrams below show four types of cells.

Cell A Cell B

Cells C Cells D

(a) (i) Classify cells A, B, C and D into prokaryotic cells and eukaryotic cells. (2)

Types Cells

Prokaryotic cell(s)

Eukaryotic cell(s)

(ii) State two differences between prokaryotic cells and eukaryotic cells. (2)

Prokaryotic cel Eukaryotic cell

(b) Name structure X and state two of its functions. (3)

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4. In recent years, more and more people have followed vegetarian diets. According to vegetarianism,
people’s diets can be generally categorized into three groups as shown in the table below.

Type of diet Content of the diet

Non-vegetarian diet All kinds of food
Lacto-ovo vegetarian diet All kinds of food without meat
Strict vegetarian diet Plants only

The bar chart below shows the percentages of proteins (by mass) in the above three types of diets.

15

proteins in
10
the diet (%)

non- lacto-ovo strict

vegetarian diet vegetarian diet vegetarian diet

(a) (i) From the above bar chart, which type of diet contains the greatest percentage of proteins?
(1)

(ii) Explain why this type of diet contains the greatest percentage of proteins. (1)

(b) List two kinds of food that can act as a source of proteins in lacto-ovo vegetarian diets but not in
strict vegetarian diets. (2)

(c) Considering the nutritional content, state two health benefits of vegetarian diets. (2)

(d) Why may the strict vegetarian diet not be suitable for young children? (2)

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5. The graph below shows the digestion of three types of food substances (X, Y and Z) along the
alimentary canal.

100
X
Y

food substance present

% of undigested
50

0
mouth oeso- P Q R
cavity phagus
different parts of the alimentary canal
(a) Which curve represents the digestion of carbohydrates? Explain your answer. (3)

(b) Most digested food is absorbed in region Q. Describe and explain two features of region Q that
facilitate the absorption of digested food. (4)

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(c) Identify region R and state its main function. (2)

6. The diagram below shows the arrangement of teeth on the lower jaw of a human.

P Q R S

(a) Using the letters in the diagram, state which labelled tooth is
(i) a canine. (1)

(ii) a molar. (1)

(iii) an incisor. (1)

(b) State how canines are adapted to their functions in humans. (2)

End of paper

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