ACS (International) Year 3 IGCSE Biology 2021

Name Class Date

Test : Animal Nutrition, Digestion and Dentition

Time : 60 min Total Marks: ___/45

Section A: Multiple Choice Questions

Record your answers into the table below.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

1. Which dietary imbalance does not lead to the health problem stated?

dietary imbalance health problem

A. lack of fresh fruit
 constipation and scurvy

B. lack of milk and cod liver oil
 rickets and diarrhoea

C. too many sweets and cakes
 anaemia and rickets

D. too much full-fat cheese and fried chronic heart disease

food

2. What are the functions of the colon?

water absorbed enzymes secreted

A. no no

B. no yes

C. yes no

D. yes yes

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3. The table shows the results of an investigation into the absorption of products of
12 The table shows the results of an investigation into the absorption of products of digestion in the
digestion
presence in the of
and absence presence
oxygen. and absence of oxygen.

product of absorption in the presence absorption in the absence

digestion of oxygen / arbitrary units of oxygen / arbitrary units

amino acids 5.3 1.7

fatty acids 1.9 2.0

glucose 6.4 2.3

glycerol 4.8 4.7

Which conclusion can be drawn from these results?

Which conclusion can be drawn from these results?
A All products of digestion are absorbed by both active transport and diffusion.
B All products of digestion are absorbed by diffusion only.
A. All products of digestion are absorbed by both active transport and
C Amino acids and glucose
diffusion. 
 are absorbed by active transport only.
D Fatty acids and glycerol are absorbed mainly by diffusion.
B. All products of digestion are absorbed by diffusion only. 


C. Amino acids and glucose are absorbed by active transport only. 


13 The diagram shows cells in part of a green plant.
D. Fatty acids
Which region contains cellsand
thatglycerol are absorbed
are responsible for the mainly byof
transport diffusion.
water? 


C
This space is intentionally left blank.
D

14 Which conditions will increase the transpiration rate of a plant?

temperature humidity

A high high

B high low
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D low low
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4. The diagram shows a bolus of food moving along the oesophagus.
9 The diagram shows a bolus of food moving along the oesophagus.

P Q bolus of food

-
direction of
movement

S R

Which row describes the condition of the muscles at P, Q, R and S?

Which row describes the condition of the muscles at P, Q, R and S?
P Q R S

A contracted P relaxed Q
contracted relaxedR S

B A. contracted
contracted relaxed relaxed
relaxed contracted
contracted relaxed
C B.relaxed contracted
contracted relaxed
contracted relaxed
relaxed contracted
D relaxed contracted relaxed contracted
C. relaxed contracted contracted relaxed

D. relaxed
10 The photomicrograph contracted
shows human blood. relaxed contracted

Which component cannot function effectively if a person’s diet lacks iron?

A B
5. Which two foods would provide the best sources of carbohydrates, calcium, fibre
(roughage) and vitamin C?

A. fish and eggs 


B. green beans and cereal

C. meat and milk

C
D. yoghurt and cheese 


magnification ×1000

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6. A student places two samples of crushed apple into two beakers, P and Q. The samples
are of equal size. She adds 5 cm3 of pectinase solution to beaker P and 5 cm3 of water to
beaker Q.
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After five minutes, she places the samples of crushed apple into two different filter
17 A funnels, and measures
student places two samplestheofvolume
crushedof juiceinto
apple filtering throughP from
two beakers, each
and Q. Thesample
samplesover a
are of
equal size.ofShe
period 10 adds 5 cm3 of pectinase solution to beaker P and 5 cm3 of water to beaker Q.
minutes.
After five minutes, she places the samples of crushed apple into two different filter funnels, and
Which graph
measures shows
the volume her results?
of juice filtering through from each sample over a period of 10 minutes.

Which graph shows her results?

A B

Q P

total volume total volume

of juice filtered P of juice filtered
through through Q

0 0
0 time 0 time

C D

P
Q

total volume total volume

of juice filtered of juice filtered Q
through P through

0 0
0 time 0 time

18 During the process of blood clotting, damage to blood vessels stimulates L, and M is converted
to N.

What are L, M and N?

7. The table shows the nutritional information of a plain biscuit.
L M N
Which nutrient needs no digestion?
A fibrin platelets fibrinogen
B fibrinogen platelets fibrin
CA. platelets fat fibrin 3.0g
fibrinogen
DB. platelets glucose
fibrinogen fibrin2.8g

C. protein 3.5g
D. starch 5.5g

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8. Which of these is digested by protease?

9. A student was given three test tubes, each containing two food substances. The
student was asked to identify the food substances present in each test tube. The
table below shows the results of the student’s tests.

Reagent added
Test tube Biuret solution Benedict’s solution Iodine solution
X Solution remains blue Orange-red precipitate Blue-black colour
formed observed
Y Violet colour observed Orange-red precipitate Solution remains
formed brown
Z Violet colour observed Solution remains blue Blue-black colour
observed

Which conclusion is consistent with the results?

A. Egg white and maltose are present in test tube X.

B. Egg white and starch are present in test tube X.
C. Egg white and starch are present in test tube Z.
D. Starch and maltose are present in test tube Y.

10. The function of hydrochloric acid in the stomach is to

A. provide fluid for the enzymes and food particles to be in.

B. make the contents in the stomach acidic.
C. kill bacteria in the food.
D. all of the above.

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Section B. Structured Questions Total [35 marks]

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1.1 (a) The reactions of chemical digestion are catalysed by enzymes.

Fig. 1.1 shows the stages of an enzyme-catalysed reaction.

enzyme
A

Fig. 1.1

State the names of A to D in Fig. 1.1.

A ...............................................................................................................................................

B ...............................................................................................................................................

C ...............................................................................................................................................

D ...............................................................................................................................................
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(b) Explain the importance of chemical digestion.

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(c) Fig. 1.2 shows the human alimentary canal and associated organs.

The functions of some of these parts of the body are given in Table 1.1.

M
B

K D

H E

F
G

Fig. 1.2

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Complete Table 1.1. One row has been done for you.

Table 1.1

function letter from Fig. 1.2 name of structure

site of starch digestion

reabsorption of water

secretion of pepsin

site of maltose digestion

secretion of bile

storage of faeces F rectum

secretion of lipase and trypsin

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Total [12]
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2.4 Enzymes are biological catalysts. For

Examiner's
Use
(a) Define the term catalyst.

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4 Enzymes are biological catalysts. For

Examiner's
Use
(a) Define the term catalyst.

[2]

Urease is an enzyme found in bacteria and in the seeds of some species of bean.
The enzyme catalyses the reaction: [2]

Urease is an enzyme
urea found in bacteria andcarbon
+ water in the seeds of some
dioxide species of bean.
+ ammonia
The enzyme catalyses the reaction:
The production of ammonia increases the pH of the area around the bacteria. The
formation of ammonia can ureabe used to study carbon
+ water the progress
dioxide + of the reaction by testing the pH of
ammonia
the surrounding medium with a pH indicator, such as Universal Indicator solution.
The production of ammonia increases the pH of the area around the bacteria. The
formation of ammonia can be used to study the progress of the reaction by testing the pH of
Some students carried
the surrounding out an
medium investigation
with a pH indicator,to find
such as out if there
Universal wassolution.
Indicator urease in the seeds of
four different species of bean.
- Some students carried out an investigation to find out if there was urease in the seeds of
four different species
• The germinating seeds of bean.ground up in water and filtered to give an extract containing
were
proteins.
• The germinating seeds were ground up in water and filtered to give an extract containing
proteins.
• Each extract was added to a urea solution and kept at 30 °C for 30 minutes
(tubes• 1Each
to 4).extract was added to a urea solution and kept at 30 °C for 30 minutes
(tubes 1 to 4).
• Two more tubes (5 and 6) were included in the investigation.
• Two more tubes (5 and 6) were included in the investigation.
• Samples
• Samples taken
were fromfrom
were taken thethe
reaction
reaction mixture
mixture atatfive-minute
five-minute intervals
intervals and with
and tested tested with
Universal Indicator
Universal solution.
Indicator solution.
Theare
The results results are shown
shown in Table
in Table 4.1.4.1.
The results are shown in Table 2.1 below. Table 4.1
Table 4.1
presence of alkaline pH at intervals of 5
test-tube
bean urea
water presence ofminutes
alkaline pH at intervals of 5
species solution
bean urea 0 5 10 15minutes
20 25 30
test-tube water
species solution
1 soya yes no !0 ! 5 ! 10 ! 15" 20
" "25 30

1 2 soya mung yesyes no

no !! ! ! ! !! !! !
" !" "
3 jack yes no ! ! ! " " " "
2 mung yes no ! ! ! ! ! ! !
4 broad yes no ! ! ! ! ! ! !
3 jack yes no ! ! ! " " " "
5 soya no yes ! ! ! ! ! ! !
4 6 broad
no beans yesyes no
yes !! ! ! ! !! !! !
! !! !

5 " = alkaline
soyapH ! = notno
alkaline pH yes ! ! ! ! ! ! !

6 no beans yes Table

yes 2.1 ! ! ! ! ! ! !
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(b) (i) Explain why the test-tubes were kept at 30 °C. For
Examiner's
Use

[2]

(ii) Explain why test-tubes 5 and 6 were included in the investigation.

[2]

(iii) State the conclusions that the students would make from the results of test-tubes
1 to 4.

[3]

It is thought that some bean seeds produce ammonia as a protection against infection by
microorganisms in the soil.

(c) Suggest what would happen to any ammonia that passes into the soil.

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(iii) State the conclusions that the students would make from the results of test-tubes
1 to 4.

[3]

It is thought that some bean seeds produce ammonia as a protection against infection by
microorganisms in the soil.

(c) Suggest what would happen to any ammonia that passes into the soil.

[2]

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(d) Helicobacter pylori is a bacterium that infects the stomach and causes ulcers. For
Examiner's
Use
The bacteria secrete urease that helps them to colonise the stomach lining.

(i) Explain why bacteria do not usually grow inside the stomach.

[2]

(ii) Suggest how urease helps the bacteria to colonise the stomach.

[2]

(iii) Explain how the immune system protects against infection by bacteria such as
H. pylori.
Total [15]

[2]

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3. Explain how the small intestine moves, digests and absorbs food.

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