2020 IP SBGE Final Exam Life Sciences

Section A

1. B 2. A 3. A 4. B 5. D 6. C 7. A 8. C 9. B 10. B

11. C 12. D 13. D 14. B 15. D 16. B 17. C 18. B 19. D 20. D

21. A 22. D 23. C 24. B 25. C 26. B 27. A 28. C 29. C 30. C

Section B

1)a) Any 1:
- An animal cell is irregular but a plant cell is regular (do not accept fixed shape)
- Only a plant cell has cell wall.
- Only plant cells have chloroplasts.

b)
P- look at proportion of cell size and nucleus
A- 1 cell 1 nucleus; no cell wall
L- label cell membrane, cytoplasm & nucleus
S- drawing occupies ¾ of space given

2)
Student Height (m) Weight (kg)

A 1.60 50.0

B 1.61 50.0

C 1.50 49.5

D 1.35 45.0

E 1.30 40.5

F 1.55 50.0

G 1.40 45.0

H 1.50 46.0
3) a) i) Animalia
ii)) Aedes aegypti (underlined)
b) - Eukaryotic
Any 1:
- presence of a well-defined nucleus/ genetic materials enclosed by a (nuclear)
membrane
- presence of membrane-bound organelles
c) - Parasitism
- The mosquito feeds on the human/ human’s blood (benefitted) and the human was
harmed (might get diseases transmitted by the mosquito).

4) a) i) Has scaly outer covering

ii) Give birth (to live young)
b) i) Body covered with (dark) hair
ii) Lays (leathery) eggs
c) Echidna is able to regulate its body temperature but the Boa is unable to do so.

5) a) A producer makes its own glucose by photosynthesis.

b)
(14/100) X 100% = 14%

c) A decomposer secretes enzymes onto the dead organisms before absorbing the
products/ is a saprotroph/ carries out saprotrophic nutrition. An example is bacteria/
fungi/ any other acceptable answers.

6) a)
water plants → insect larvae → water fleas → frogs → large fish
OR
water plants → insect larvae → water fleas → small fish → large fish

b) – Only 10% energy is passed / 90% energy is lost from one trophic level to the
next
- Energy is lost mainly as photosynthesis/ respiration for plants
OR
heat/ digestion/ movement for consumers
- As such, organisms in the higher trophic levels will have sufficient energy to sustain
themselves
 Section C

1) a)
- Photosynthesis: light energy from the sun is converted into chemical energy
- The energy is used to combine carbon dioxide with water to form glucose
OR
- The energy is used to convert carbon dioxide to glucose
- Cellular respiration: chemical energy released is converted to ATP/ energy used by
the cells
- Glucose is broken down to release the energy, with carbon dioxide as one of the
products

Correlation
- In plant cells chemical energy formed during Photosynthesis, is released as energy
used by the cells/ ATP during cellular respiration

b)
- Marathon runner / any long endurance sport – more energy / 38 ATP released per
glucose molecule
- Mainly carries out aerobic respiration and hence
- carbon dioxide and water are produced

- Sprinter / any sport that requires quick outbursts of energy – less energy / 2 ATP
released per glucose molecule
- Both aerobic and anaerobic respiration takes place and hence carbon dioxide,
water and lactic acid are produced
OR
- Mainly carries out anaerobic respiration to produce lactic acid

2) a) MUST HAVE AT LEAST ONE POINT FOR EACH;

i)
- Escherichia coli/ E. coli, Bacillus subtilis/ B. subtilis OR Staphylococcus aureus/
Staphylococcus bacteria
AND
- bread mould
- secretes enzymes onto their food before absorbing the products/ carries out
saprotrophic nutrition
OR
- blue-green OR purple-sulphur bacteria
- produces their own food/ carries out photosynthetic nutrition

ii) Beneficial uses of bacteria

- A species of bacteria (Lactobacillus) help to ferment food like bread/ pickled food
- A species of bacteria (Lactococcus) help to ferment cheese
- A species of bacteria (Bacillus) produce bacitracin/ polymyxin, an antibiotic
- A species of bacteria (Pseudomonas) decompose dead organisms

Harmful effects of bacteria

- A species of bacteria (Neisseria) cause meningitis/ infection of the membrane that
covers the brain
Beneficial uses of fungi
- Baker’s yeasts used in bread production
- Wine yeasts used in wine making
- Penicillium notatum/ Penicillium fungi used to produce penicillin

Harmful effects of fungi

- A species of fungi (Phytophora) causes potato late blight
- A species of fungi (Trichophyton) causes athlete’s foot

b)
- Important so as to prevent contamination from unwanted microorganism/ culture
only the intended bacteria
ANY 4:
- When pouring molten agar into the petri dish, the lid of the dish should be opened
to 45o.
- Work near a Bunsen flame
- Wipe bench top with (75%) ethanol
- Autoclave all materials/ nutrient media/ culture media used
- Wear a pair of sterile gloves
- Use sterile petri dishes