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3 Biology mid-year Exam 2020-2021

St. Stephen’s Girls’ College

Mid-year Examination 2020-2021
Form 3 Biology
Answer key
Question 1 (5 marks)
a. T
b. Q
c. R
d. S
e. S
(1 mark for each)

Question 2 (15 marks)

3. (a) Beef (1)
(b) fish contains much less fat (1)
So that energy intake will be less than that from beef. (1)
(c) constipation / colo-rectal cancer (1)
There may be insufficient dietary fibre (1)
(d) Rub a piece of beef on a filter paper (1)
A translucent spot will remain after drying (1)
Immerse the paper in an organic solvent and the spot will disappear (1)
(e) to provide more protein (1)
For growth of the foetus / forming new cells and tissues of the foetus. (1)
(f) Level a: nil
Level b: fish, beef
Level c: cabbage
Level d: rice ½ @x4=2

(g)
(i) Girls would have menstruation in which blood is loss. (1)
Iron is needed to make red blood cells /haemoglobin to replace the loss. (1)
(ii) anaemia (1)

Question 3 (9 marks)
(a) C (1)
(b) i) Positive (0.5); ii) positive (0.5)
(c) A: Fat/lipid (1)
B: reducing sugar, vitamin C (1)
(d)
Food test Observable change for a positive result
Iodine test from brown (1) to blue-black (1)

Benedict’s test from blue (1) to a brick-red precipitate (1)

(e) Benedict’s test (1)

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Question 4 (7 marks)
a. from blue to colourless (1)
b. 0.5x0.5/0.8 (1)
= 0.31% (1)
c. boiled pepper juice < fresh orange juice < fresh pepper juice (1)
d. Boiling decrease the vitamin C in juices. (1)
e. Both glucose and vitamin C are reducing agents and decolourise DCPIP. (1)
The result obtained is not only due to the vitamin C content / more than the actual vitamin C content.
(1)

Question 5 (Total: 4 marks)

a. Diabetes / high blood pressure / heart disease / stroke / arthritis (1)
b. This reduces the risk of excessive food intake. (1)
So that the energy intake can be less than energy expenditure. (1)
As a result, stored fat will be broken down/mobilised to release energy, resulting in weight
reduction. (1)

Question 6 (Total: 4 marks)

(a) (i) B (ii) A (iii) C (iv) E (0.5 each)
(b) (i) Vitamin D can be produced by the skin under sunlight. (1)
(ii) cheese/ fish-liver oil/ milk/ liver. (1)

Question 7 (Total: 7 marks)

(a) The protein content of bananas is too low to provide enough proteins for the growth and repair
of tissues. (1)
The calcium content of bananas is too low for healthy bone and tooth development. (1)
The iron content of bananas is too low for producing enough red blood cells / haemoglobin. (1)
The vitamin C content of banana is too low for healthy connective tissue/ gum etc.
(1) (any 3 points)
(b)
Bananas have a higher carbohydrate content than avocados. / Avocados have a higher fat content
than bananas. (1)
Carbohydrates can be easily digested to glucose. (1)
The digested products of fats have to undergo some chemical reactions in order to be converted to
glucose. (1)
Therefore, compared with avocados, bananas can provide more glucose molecules for cells to carry
out respiration (1)
which provides energy for muscle contraction within a shorter period of time. (1)
(max 4 marks)

Question 8: (9 marks)
(a) region C. (1).
Region C is *stomach. (1)
(b) curve X. (1)
(c) Region A: *mouth cavity (1) Region B: *oesophagus (1)
(d)(i) saliva. (1)
(ii) salivary gland
(iii) the enzyme is salivary amylase/ carbohydrase. (1) It catalyses the break down of starch to
maltose in region A. (1)

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Question 9 (Total: 11 marks)

(a)(i)
2123
2123
(1)
(ii) Dentition shown in the diagram is from a *milk/ permanent dentition because
premolars are present (1) (no explanation, 0 mark)
(b)
Tooth / Teeth Type of teeth How the shape of the type of teeth facilitate it
(use the numbers in function.
the diagram only)
(i) 6, 7, 8 (1) Molar (ii) It has broad top with cusp (1) for grinding of
foods. (1)
1, 2 (ii) *Incisor (vi) It is chisel-shaped (1) for cutting of foods.
(1) (1)

(c)(i) P: *enamel (1) Q: *dentine (1)

(ii) P, Q and T (1)

Question 10 (Total: 18 marks)

(a)(i) H (1)
(ii) *ileum (1)
(iii)
Food substances Final digested products
Carbohydrates (1) Monosaccharides / glucose (1)
Proteins (2) Amino acid (1)
Lipid (3) Glycerol (1) and fatty acid (1)

(b)(i) H (1)
(ii) It is longer so as to have sufficient time (1) for digestion (1).
(c)(i)
Digestive Type of digestion Digestive glands State two components presence in the
juice done by the where the juices digestive juice
digestive juice are produced
(use the letters in
the diagram only)
X Physical digestion (i) L (0.5) bile salts / bile pigment / sodium
Liver (1) hydrogencarbonate (Any two, 1+1)

Y Chemical (iii) F (0.5) (iv)

digestion Pancreas (1) Lipase / pancreatic amylase / protease /
sodium hydrogencarbonate
(Any two, 1+1)

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(ii) Juice X (bile) emulsified the lipid into oil droplets (1)
which increase the surface area for chemical digestion / action of digestive enzyme. (1)

Question 11 (Total: 11 marks)

(a)(i) In the clear agar, protein is *absent / present. (*circle the correct answer) (1)
(ii)
Independent variable (1) Different solution mixtures. (1)
Dependent variable (2) Digestion of proteins in the milk (1)
Controlled variable (3) same volume of solution X / same proportion of each
solution in the mixture (no accept same incubation
temperature / same duration of expeirment) (1)

(b)
(i) the clearing of protein around cavity required solution X. (1)
(ii) The clearing of the protein around cavity required hydrochloric acid. (1)
(c)(i) gastric juice (1)
Protease / pepsin. (1)
(ii) Kill bacteria (1)
(d) There will be not clear agar around cavities A, B and C. (1)
It is because protease can only digest proteins in acidic medium. (1) / protease cannot digest
proteins in alkaline medium. (1)

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