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Q1. [23]
a) Name the chemical elements present in a protein. /1

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carbon,hydrogen,oxygen,nitrogen and sulphur

b) What name is given to the sub-units which make up all proteins? /1

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amino acids

c) A protein molecule which is denatured, has /1

(a) split into smaller molecules

(b) changed its shape
(c) combined with another molecule
(d) been diluted..

d) What kind of substance is a lipid? /1

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fats

e) In a cell, where are lipids found? /1

cell memberane
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f) /2
(i) What are the two types of chemical compound which combine to form a lipid?

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phospholipids and triglycerides

(ii) What elements are present in a lipid?

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fatty acids and glycerol

g) /2
(i) Name four examples of compounds which are classed as carbohydrate.
glucose sucrose starch celloluse
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(ii) What elements are present in carbohydrates?

carbon hydrogen and oxygen
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h) Write the formula for glucose. /1

C6H12O6
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i) If represents a glucose molecule draw (a) a maltose molecule, (b)

part of a starch molecule. /2

j) Select the most appropriate words from the list below to complete the following
paragraph /2
All cells contain ………..…..…. which are ………………. and act as …………..….
CATALYSTS ENZYMES SUBSTANCE

which ……………….….
SPEED UP
chemical reactions. The reactions do
not ………..….….the ……………….…. which can take part in further reactions.

substances, proteins, enzymes, catalysts, speed up, use up, slow down

k) Enzymes will usually react with only one substance. This can be explained by the
'lock and key' theory. If this theory is correct, which of the following substances,
represented by P, Q, R and S would be acted on by enzyme A? /1

A P Q R S

l) If an enzyme-controlled reaction normally takes place at 10ºC, in general terms

how will the reaction be affected by (a) a fall in temperature to 2°C , (b) a rise in
temperature to 20°C. (c) a rise in temperature to 65°C? /3
(a) ___________________________________________________________________
(b) ___________________________________________________________________
(c) ___________________________________________________________________
m) If an enzyme is denatured, why does it no longer work? /1
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n) The graph shows the rate of an enzyme

reaction at different levels of acidity or
alkalinity (pH). From the graph, what is the
optimum pH for this enzyme?
rate of
(a) pH 2 (c) pH 10 reaction
(b) pH 7 (d) none of these.

pH
2 4 6 8 10

/1

o) A protein-digesting enzyme when mixed with starch solution would /1

(a) have no action (c) produce glucose
(b) produce amino acids (d) digest the starch?

p) Select the most appropriate words from the list below to complete the following
paragraph. /2
All enzymes are produced inside …………………. Enzymes which do their work outside
CELLS

cells are called ……………….…. Enzymes which do their work inside………………

cells are called ……………………….. Most of our digestive enzymes are examples
of …………………. enzymes.

animals, extra-cellular, intra-cellular, cells, digestive, nuclei, catalysts.

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Q2. [15]
A. Containers X and Y each hold one litre of air. X also contains 0.4g of a gas and Y
contains
0.6 g of the same gas. The two containers are connected together as shown in the
diagram.
(a) Which way will the gas diffuse?
(b) After a long period of time, what will be the concentration of the gas (in grams per
litre)
in each container? /2

X Y X Y

0.4g 0.6g

B. The diagram represents (not to scale) molecules of a salt dissolved in the

bottom layer of water in a beaker. Make two similar Diagrams to show the
distribution of salt molecules (A) after several hours. /1

C. When a cell is respiring aerobically, which two gases are likely to be

diffusing in and out of the cell, and in which direction will they be diffusing? /1
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cell membrane
A B C
D. The graph shows the concentration of a
outside cell cytoplasm
substance inside and outside a cell. /1
(a) If the substance is free to move by
concentration

diffusion, which way will it move

(i) inside the cell
(ii) between the cell and the medium
6 5 4 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 5 6
outside the cell?
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E. /2
(a) Which one of the following is the best definition of osmosis?
(i) The movement of water from a concentrated solution to a dilute solution across a
partially permeable membrane. .
(ii) The movement of a dissolved substance from a concentrated solution to a dilute
solution across a partially permeable membrane.
(iii) The movement of water from a dilute solution to a concentrated solution across a
partially permeable membrane.
(iv) The uptake of water by a living cell.

(b) Which of the statements is an acceptable description of diffusion?

F. The diagram shows a vessel which contains membrane

a concentrated and a dilute solution separated
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by a partially permeable membrane. Draw a
similar diagram to show the liquid levels after 6

an hour or two. /1
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G. Which statement is correct? /1 2

(a) A concentrated solution has a high
osmotic potential (water potential).
dilute concentrated
(b) A concentrated solution has a low solution solution
osmotic potential (water potential).

H. The drawing shows the outline of a human cell.

Copy the drawing and make two further drawings to show
how the cell would appear if it were to be immersed for a
few minutes in a solution with /2
(a) a lower osmotic potential (water potential) than its
own cytoplasm
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(b) a higher osmotic potential (water potential) than its own cytoplasm.
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I. Why is it important that a cell membrane does not allow all dissolved substances to
diffuse freely through it? /1
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J. The concentration of the tissue fluid, which bathes all cells in the body, is kept more or
less constant. Why is this important? /2
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K. When meat is salted, bacteria cannot grow on it. Suggest a reason for this. /1
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Q3. [16]

A. Complete the following equation which summarises the process of photosynthesis /2

…..CO… + 6 ……… C………… + 6 ….

B. What gases will be taken in and given out by a green plant /2

(a) in darkness ________________________________________________________
(b) in bright sunlight? ____________________________________________________

C. Is it possible for a plant to be photosynthesisng and respiring at the same time? /1

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D.
(a) What carbohydrates does a plant make from glucose? /1
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(b) Which of these carbohydrates is transported round the plant? /1

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(c) Which carbohydrate is the main storage substance? /1
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E.
(a) What additional substances does a plant need to make amino acids and proteins
from glucose? /1
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(b) Where do these substances come from? /1
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F. What ions must a plant obtain from the soil in order to make /2
(a) ATP _______________________________________________________________
(b) Chlorophyll _________________________________________________________

G.
(a) How would you destarch the leaves of a potted plant? /1
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(b) How would you check that the destarching had been effective? /1
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I. A leaf is detached from a tree and tested with iodine. The leaf turns dark blue. /2
(a) What does this result tell you?
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(b) Why is this result not sufficient evidence to confirm that photosynthesis had taken
place in the leaf?
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Q4. [22]
A. Match the structures stem, leaf, root, /2
terminal bud, lateral bud to the following
functions:
(a) produces carbohydrates _____________
(b) carries water to leaves _____________ B

(c) absorbs sunlight _____________

(e) absorbs mineral salts _____________ C
(g) anchors plant in soil ______________
(h) conducts food to roots ______________
(i) evaporates water ______________
(m) absorbs carbon dioxide _____________ F
(n) absorbs water. _______________

B. The drawing represents a vertical section through a leaf x 200

(a) Name the parts indicated by the letters
A - E. A
(b) What differences can you see between
the palisade cells and the spongy mesophyll cells
(c) What is the function of C? B
(d) (i) Name the features represented in the palisade
cell
diagram, which are thought to adapt the
leaf to its function in photosynthesis.
(ii) Say how these features help to spongy
mesophyll
promote this process. cell
(e) State three other structural features, not
shown in the drawing, which are thought C
to be adaptations to the process of photo-
synthesis in most leaves. D
E

(a). /5

A. ___________________________________________________________________
B. ___________________________________________________________________
C. ___________________________________________________________________
D. ___________________________________________________________________
E. ___________________________________________________________________

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(b) /1
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(c) /1
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(d) /2
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C. Which of the following are most likely to be true? When the stomata are open, the
leaf is /1
(a) absorbing oxygen (d) giving off carbon dioxide
(b) giving off water vapour (e) giving off oxygen
(c) absorbing carbon dioxide
D. (a) How many stomata are shown in this
drawing of leaf epidermis? /1

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0.1 mm

(b) How many of the stomata are open? /1

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(c) How many are likely to be open at night? /1

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(d) What is the magnification of the drawing? /1

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E.
(a) What process is responsible for the movement of carbon dioxide into a leaf? /1

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(b) In what conditions might the same process cause oxygen to enter a leaf? /1

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G. Explain briefly how these features (Choloroplast and stomata) contribute to the
efficiency of photosynthesis. /4

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Q5.
A.

B.

C.

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D.

E.

F.

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G.

H.

Q6.

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