Lui Cheung Kwong Lutheran College

S5 BIOLOGY (English)
Mid-Term Examination (2020/2021) Answers

SECTION A :MC ANSWERS

1 (L) 2 (M) 3 (M) 4 (M) 5 (M) 6 (M) 7 (M) 8 (M) 9 (M) 10 (M)
B A A D A B D D B B
11 (H) 12 (L) 13 (M) 14 (M) 15 (M) 16(M) 17(M) 18(M) 19(H) 20(M)
C D D C B A B D A D
21(M) 22(M) 23(M) 24(M) 25(M) 26(M) 27(M) 28(M) 29(M) 30(M)
C C A B B D D C B B

SECTION B
1.
a This is to prevent the person from catching the disease after injection of the vaccine. 1m

b Antigen 1m
c The white blood cell / lymphocyte recognizes the antigen / structure X. 1m
d Phagocyte 1m
e Nucleus 1m
f Antibodies 1m
They help clump the microorganisms together. 1m
This facilitates phagocytosis. 1m
g Stage 5: The white blood cell / phagocyte engulfs the microorganisms. 1m
Stage 6: The white blood cell / phagocyte digests the microorganisms. 1m
h Antibiotic 1m

2.
a Pancreas 1m
b Glucose is absorbed in the intestine. 1m
c It is carried by / transported in the blood. 1m
d The liver cells take in glucose from the blood. 1m
They convert glucose to glycogen. 1m
The glycogen is stored in the liver. 1m
e The blood glucose concentration is monitored by the pancreas (organ X). 1m
It releases insulin to bring about changes that have an opposite effect. 1m
f Diabetes mellitus 1m

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3.
a After drinking a large amount of water, the water potential of the blood became higher than
normal. 1m
The increase in water potential was detected by the hypothalamus. 1m
Less ADH was released by the pituitary gland. 1m
The wall of the collecting duct became less permeable to water. 1m
A smaller proportion of water was reabsorbed from the glomerular filtrate, so the volume of
urine increased. 1m

b The volume of urine would be even larger. 1m

Caffeine inhibits the release of ADH. The wall of the collecting duct would become even less
permeable to water. 1m
An even smaller proportion of water would be reabsorbed. As a result, the volume of urine
would be larger. 1m
c Q drank water and P drank the isotonic salt solution. 1m

4.
a Spirogyra carried out photosynthesis when light shone on it. Oxygen was produced as a
by-product. 1m
Aerobic bacteria were attracted by oxygen, thus they attached to the Spirogyra. 1m
b Spirogyra carried out photosynthesis at different rates under different colour of light. 1m

Aerobic bacteria moved to the regions with higher oxygen concentrations, thus the amounts
of bacteria were different in different regions. 1m
c Photosynthesis occurs at similar rate under blue and red light. 1m
Photosynthesis occurs at a much lower rate under green light. 1m
d Chlorophyll molecules capture light energy and some electrons of the chlorophyll molecules
are raised to a higher energy level. 1m
Energy is released when the excited electrons pass through the electron transport chain.
1m
Some of the energy released is used to form ATP in the process of photophosphorylation. 1m
Some of the energy released is used to split water molecules into hydrogen and oxygen
(photolysis of water). 1m

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a X: inner membrane 1m
Z: mitochondrial matrix 1m
b X is highly folded. 1m
This provides a large surface area 1m
to pack more enzymes for the reactions of respiration. 1m
c i ATP 1m
ii ATP acts as an energy carrier in the cell. 1m
It can be readily broken down into ADP and a phosphate. Energy is released in the process
and can be used by the cell for metabolic activities. 1m
d Skeletal muscle cells contain more mitochondria. 1m
Skeletal muscle cells need more energy for muscle contraction. 1m
They contain more mitochondria to provide more energy. 1m

6.
a X: surface protein 1m
Y: nucleic acid 1m
Z: protein coat 1m
b i HIV enters the bloodstream through wounds. /
HIV enters the bloodstream by sharing of injection needles. /
HIV enters the bloodstream by transfusion. /
HIV enters the bloodstream during childbirth.
(any 2 or other reasonable answers) 1m x 2
ii Wear gloves when handling wounds. /
Cover any wound with a dressing. /
Never share injection needles. /
Stay with one sex partner. /
Always use a condom correctly during sexual intercourse.
(any 2 or other reasonable answers) 1m x 2
c Many metabolic functions of viruses depend upon the cellular machinery of the host cells.
1m
Drugs that work against the metabolism of the viruses may also affect the metabolism of the
host cells. 1m

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a It is malignant. 1m
The tumour cells are spreading to other parts of the body through the bloodstream.
1m
b Tumours are caused by an accumulation of mutations. 1m
Older people have had a longer time for mutations to accumulate to a level that causes tumour.
1m
The immune system of older people is weaker and less effective in destroying tumour cells.
1m

8.
a Differentially permeable 1m
b The coiling of dialysis tubing increases the surface area 1m
for the exchange of substances between the blood and the dialysing fluid. 1m
c Urea 1m
d around 37oC 1m

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