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Answers to Examination Skill Book 1

Answer
Practice 1.1 (p.6)
The change in level of sucrose solution and glucose solution

in set-up A and set-up B with time

height of solution in the capillary tube (mm)

220

set-up A
200

180

160

140

120

100

80

60

set-up B
40

20

0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60

time (min)

Title (1/2 mark)

Correct labels for axes (1/2 mark)
Correct plotting of points for the curves (1 mark)
Joining the points with smooth line (1 mark)

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Practice 1.2 (p.9)

cuticle

upper epidermis

xylem palisade mesophyll

phloem
spongy mesophyll
air space

lower epidermis

cuticle
stoma

T.S. of a dicotyledonous leaf (x80)

Drawing (1 mark)
Labels: cuticle, upper epidermis, palisade mesophyll, spongy mesophyll, lower epidermis, stoma,
air space, xylem, phloem (Any five) (21/2 marks)
Title with magnification (1/2 mark)

Practice 2.1 (p.12 – 13)

(a) A: cell membrane
B: cytoplasm
C: nucleus
D: cell wall
E: cell membrane
F: nucleus
G: chloroplast
H: vacuole (1/2 mark each)

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(b) Cell II. (1 mark)

It has cell wall (1 mark)
and a large central vacuole. (1 mark)

(c) Structure A Structure D

(i) differentially permeable freely permeable (2 marks)
(ii) mainly proteins and lipids cellulose (2 marks)
(iii) controls the movement of protects the protoplasm / resists (2 marks)
substances into and out of the entry of excess water into the
the cell cell / provides support to the cell

Practice 2.2 (p.17 – 21)

1. (a) A, B (1 mark)
They lack cell wall. (1 mark)
(b) Cell, tissue, organ, system, organism (2 marks)
(c) (i) trachea (1 mark)
(ii) leaf (1 mark)

2. (a)

nucleus
vacuole
cytoplasm

cell membrane

cell wall

Drawing of a root hair cell

Drawing (1 mark)
Labels: cell wall, cell membrane, cytoplasm, nucleus, vacuole (Any three)
(11/2 marks)
Title (1/2 mark)

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(b) The root hair cell possesses a fine and long extension / root hair (1 mark)
which increases the surface area for absorption. (1 mark)
(c) osmosis (1 mark)

3. (a) The cell membrane of the cell is highly folded (1 mark)

to provide a large surface area for food absorption. (1 mark)
The cell contains a large number of mitochondria (1 mark)
to provide sufficient energy for the active uptake of digested food. (1 mark)
(b) (i) lacteal (1 mark)
(ii) Fatty acids and glycerol enters the epithelial cells and recombine to form lipid in
the form of small droplets, (1 mark)
the droplets then enter structure B for transport. (1 mark)

4. (a)
A graph showing the activity of a typical enzyme in relation to temperature
activity of enzyme

temperature (oC)

Title (1/2 mark)

Correct axes with appropriate units (1/2 mark)
Correct sketching of line (1 mark)

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(b) Below the optimum temperature, the enzyme activity increases with increasing
temperatures. (1 mark)
The enzyme activity decreases beyond the optimum temperature. (1 mark)
(c) pH (1 mark)

5.
man

pea plant fish

cow algae

grass

(2 marks)

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