REPUBLIC OF RWANDA DATE:

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
NOTHERN PROVINCE DURATION: THREE HOURS

BIOLOGY DISTRICT TEST FOR SENIOR Five /100 marks

INSTRUCTIONS:

This paper consists of two sections A and B

 Answer ALL questions in section A (70marks)
 Answer any three questions in section B (30marks)

SECTION A: ATTEMPT ALL QUESTIONS

1. Give short explanations about:/5 marks
a) Parasitism d) Centromere
b) `photoautotroph e) Mutation
c) Karyokinesis
2. Fill in gaps missing words/4marks
(i) ................ is the competition where individuals of the same species compete.
(ii)
(iii) .................... States that two species requiring same ecological requirements cannot
occupy the same ecological niche.
(iv) ..................... is a parasite that takes advantage of the interaction of other organism.
(v) Parasites that live ............................ are called ectoparasites.
3. a) Write these statements under the correct heading in the table. (5 marks)
 Cat killing mice and stopping them eating cereal crops.
 Trees in the forest growing upwards to get light.
 A seagull chasing off other birds from food in the garden.
 Lions hunting zebra for food.
 A spider catching a fly in its web.
Examples of competition Examples of predation

b) Name two examples of prey from the statements above. (2 marks)

4. The diagram shows the human breathing system

(i) Name the parts labelled A, B, C, D, E. /4 mark

(ii) Where do cilia occur in this system? What is their
function?/2 mark
(iii) State precisely the events that take place at E.
How is E adapted for these events?/2mark
 5. outline the main stages of light independent reactions in stroma of chloroplast/4marks
6. The drawing shows a polyribosome.

a) Name X, Y and Z. /3marks

b) What do you understand by polyribosome?
/2marks
c) In which direction are the ribosomes
moving/1mark

7. The figure to the right shows the feedback mechanism for regulating blood glucose.
a. Is this a positive or negative feedback loop? Explain your answer. /4marks

b. Individuals that suffer from Type I diabetes do not have functional insulin-producing cells.
Describe how their blood will differ from that of a healthy individual after a glucose-rich
meal./3marks
8. The diagram below show a transversal section n of a leaf
a) Name the habitat of the plant from which the leaf was
obtained/2marks
b) Give two reasons of your answer in (a) above/2marks

9. In each of the situations pictured, indicate whether the cell will gain water, lose water, or stay
the same. In each case, the cell in the beaker is 10% salt. /3marks

10. The diagram shows a model of the respiratory system.

 Look at the diagram.
(a) Name the parts of the respiratory system represented by the
glass tube and the rubber sheet.
i) Glass tube /1mark ii) rubber sheet /1mark
(b) Describe and explain what would happen to the balloons if
the rubber sheet was pushed up. /2mark

11. Why is the spatial separation of photosynthesis within the chloroplast important?/2marks
12. Plant cells do not burst when immersed in distilled water. Explain ( 2 marks)
13. Explain which way water will move by osmosis in each of the following sets of cells.(6marks)

Psi = y= water potential Kpa = kilopascals

14. Calculate vital capacity and alveolar ventilation from the data provided. Tidal volume = 550 ml,
Dead space = 185 ml, Respiratory rate = 17/min, inspiratory reserve volume = 2500 ml, tidal
volume = 550, and expiratory reserve volume = 1450. /4 marks
15. In your words, describe the effects of tar and carcinogens in tobacco smoke on the gas exchange
system./4marks

SECTION B: Attempt any three questions

16. The graph below shows the relationship between rate of transpiration and rate of water uptake
for a particular plant.

155
a) Define the term transpiration. /2marks
b) State the two environmental factors, which are most likely to be responsible for the changes in
transpiration rate shown in the graph above. /2marks
c) Describe the relationship between rate of transpiration and rate of water uptake shown in the
graph above. /2marks
d) Discuss about adaptation of xerophytes to water loss/4marks
17. a) Give two differences between DNA replication and translation. (2marks
b) What are the three steps of processing eukaryotic mRNA to the mature form (any
order)?/3marks
 c) How many nucleotides would be necessary to code for a polypeptide that is 500 amino acids
long?/1mark
d) Explain different types of DNA replication models/4marks
18. a)Define the terms photosynthesis and photolysis /2 mark
b) Give any three reasons explaining why photosynthesis occurs mainly through the leaves. /3
mark
c) Explain why translocation is important to the plant/2 mark
d) Discuss about water movement upward in xylem/3 mark

19. a) Explain the importance of mitosis./4 marks

b) State at least five differences between mitosis and meiosis. /6marks

20. a) Describe the major differences and similarities between C3, C4, and CAM plants./6marks
b) Explain why C4 plants can achieve much higher rates of photosynthesis than C3 plants in the
tropics/4marks
21. Discuss about significance of organisms’ interactions in nature./10marks