NAME: _____________________________ TEST CODE HSB 402

CARIBBEAN UNION COLLEGE

SECONDARY SCHOOL

FORM IV HUMAN & SOCIAL BIOLOGY

END OF TERM I EXAMINATION

Paper 2
2 HOURS

READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.

1. This paper consists of TWO sections.

2. Answer ALL questions in the spaces provided in this booklet and on the answer
sheet provided.

DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO

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SECTION A
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Answer ALL questions in this section.

1. The table shows a cell, a tissue and an organ

from the body. Which line names these parts
correctly?

cell tissue organ

A. arm epithelium Lymphocyte

B. epithelium lymphocyte arm

4. Which cell parts contain the most ATP?
C. lymphocyte arm epithelium
A. chromosomes
D. lymphocyte epithelium arm B. genes (DNA)

C. mitochondria

2. Which is defined by the power to respond to a D. ribosomes

stimulus?

A. excretion
5. Which cell organelles make protein?
B. irritability
A. mitochondria
C. nutrition
B. nucleus
D. reproduction
C. ribosomes

D. vacuoles
3. The diagram shows a plant (onion) cell as
seen with a light microscope.
6. Which of the following cells does not have a
Which part is not present in animal cells?
nucleus?

A. red blood cell

B. white blood cell

C. sperm cell

D. nerve cell
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7. Water enters the cell by

A. active transport Which statement about the investigation is true?

B. evaporation A. The level of liquid in the glass tube falls.

C. diffusion B. The volume of the liquid in the Visking

tubing decreases.
D. osmosis
C. The water level in the beaker falls.

D. Water molecules move from low to high

8. The diagram shows a bacterium.
water concentration.
Which part is also found in a plant cell but
not in an animal cell?
10. In an experiment, a block of gelatin
containing starch is placed in a beaker with
iodine solution and left for 5 hours.

By which process will the iodine solution

pass into the block?

A. active transport

9. The diagram shows an experiment to B. diffusion

investigate osmosis.
C. filtration

D. osmosis
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14. How is nitrogen replenished in the soil?

11. Which process in the cell requires energy
from respiration?
A. absorption of amino acids by active
transport into a villus
A. addition of calcium phosphate fertilizer
B. denitrifying bacteria
C. nitrogen-fixing bacteria

B. movement of oxygen from an alveolus D. absorption of nitrogen gas by leaves

into the blood

C. passage of water by osmosis into a cell

15. Which diagram shows a simple carbon
D. release of carbon dioxide by diffusion cycle?
from a cell
A.

12. Which is a primary producer?

A. cow

B. man

C. tree B.

D. protein

13. Which of the following is a product of

photosynthesis in green plants and a source
of energy for animals? C.

A. carbohydrate

B. carbon dioxide

C. heat

D. oxygen D.
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D. sucrose

16. The arrows on the diagram show how

energy and substances enter or leave a plant
during photosynthesis.

18. The diagram shows a highly magnified

section of a cell membrane.

What do the arrows represent?

By which process are the molecules
1 2 3 4 moving?
A heat oxygen water energy A. active transport
B heat water oxygen energy B. diffusion
carbon C. osmosis
C light oxygen water
dioxide
D. phagocytosis
carbon
D light oxygen water
dioxide
19. The diagrams show four types of cell found
in organisms.
17. What do plants make from nitrates?

A. cellulose

B. protein

C. starch
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22. The diagrams show how the enzymes

amylase and maltase break down a starch
molecule into smaller molecules.

Which cells are capable of locomotion?

What are the molecules X and Y?
A. 1 and 2

B. 1 and 3

C. 2 and 3

D. 3 and 4

20. Which nutrient, eaten in excess, could cause

obesity?

A. calcium 23. The graph shows how the oxygen

B. carbohydrate concentration in a river changes when
sewage enters the river.
C. fibre
D. vitamin D

21. A carbohydrate molecule formed during

photosynthesis contains energy.

Where does this energy originally come

from?
What causes the change shown in the graph
A. carbon dioxide
just after sewage enters the river?
B. chlorophyll
A. Bacteria feed on sewage and use up
C. glucose oxygen.

D. sunlight B. Fish take in oxygen through their gills.

C. Plants produce oxygen by

photosynthesis.

D. Sewage releases oxygen into the river.

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Which guideline does not point to the same

named structure on both diagrams?
24. Which of the following foods is rich in a
nutrient which will reduce the risk of
anaemia?

A. citrus fruit

B. fish

C. liver

D. milk

28. Which process produces all the waste

25. What is protein mainly used for in the body?
products produced by the body?

A. defecation

B. egestion

C. metabolism

D. nutrition

29. Benedict’s reagent turns red when boiled

26. Which activity does not need mitochondria? with a certain food. The same food leaves a
mark on filter paper in the grease spot test.
A. contraction of heart muscle
What does the food contain?
B. diffusion of oxygen
A. fat and protein
C. maintaining body temperature
B. protein and starch
D. transmission of a nerve impulse
C. reducing sugar and fat

D. starch and reducing sugar

27. The diagrams show a cell from an onion and
a cell from the liver.
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C. They make poisons harmless.

30. How do microorganisms make sewage D. They produce a supply of oxygen.

harmless?

A. They decompose organic matter.

B. They ingest insect larvae.

SECTION B
Answer all questions in this section.
1. (a) Complete Table 1 below by writing the correct word from the list provided in brackets. Each
word may be used once, more than once or not at all. An example has been done for you.

(similar, large, small, present, absent)

TABLE 4.1 COMPONENTS OF PLANT AND ANIMAL CELLS
Cell component Plant Animal

Chloroplast present absent

Glycogen

Cell Wall

Vacuole

(3 marks)
(b) Students in a class are discussing plant and animal cells. Kyle argues that the cell wall and cell
membrane are different. To assist Kyle, you are asked to describe the structure and function of
both the cell wall and cell membrane.

Cell wall
Structure: What is it made of?
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Function: What does it do?

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(2 marks)
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Cell membrane
Structure: What is it made of?
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Function: What does it do?

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(2 marks)
(c) Complete the following paragraph by writing the correct answer from the list provided below.

(nervous cells, epithelial cells, muscle cells, ribosomes, mitochondria,

chloroplast, greater, smaller)

Some cells in the human body require more energy than others. Most ________________
require more energy. This energy is provided by the _____________________________
which are present in ___________________________ quantities in cells using a lot of
energy. (3 marks)

(d) What kind of cell is this below? What does it do? How does its design help it do its job?

Name: Job: Two ways is it designed to do its job:

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Name: Job: Two ways is it designed to do its job:

(8 marks)
Total 18 marks

2. (a) Using the following labels, label the parts A to L on the diagram of the digestive system below.

Appendix, Anus, Duodenum, Epiglottis, Gall bladder, Ileum, Large intestine, Liver, Oesophagus,
Pancreas, Rectum, Stomach
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A E I

B F J

C G K

D H L

(12 marks)

(b) The bulk of our food consists of the nutrients, carbohydrates, fats and proteins. We require
vitamins and minerals in very small quantities.

State one function of EACH of the following nutrients in the human body.
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Carbohydrates

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Fats

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Proteins

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(3 marks)

(c) Stella’s lunch consists of chicken, baked potato, lettuce, milk and a slice of mango. David eats a
chicken leg and two slices of bread, with a soda and a slice of cake.

(i) Explain what is meant by a ‘balanced diet’.

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(2 marks)

(ii) Which of the two lunches, Stella’s or David’s, is balanced? Explain your answer.

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(3 marks)
Total 20 marks

3.
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Fig 1.1

(a) A well-watered potted plant was set up as shown in Fig. 1.1 and placed in bright sunlight for
two hours. Only leaf A was found to have made starch during the two hours.

(i) Name the process that formed the starch in leaf A. _____________________ (1 mark)

(ii) Write both a word and chemical equation for this process.

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(4 marks)

(ii) Explain why no starch was made in leaf B or in leaf C.

Leaf B
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Leaf C
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(4 marks)
(iii) Name the gas which collected in the bag around leaf A during the experiment.
_______________________________________ (1 mark)
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(b) Look at the diagram below.

C refers to the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and B refers to the Sun.

(i) Identify processes A, E and G. (3 marks)

A _______________________________

E _______________________________

G _______________________________

(ii) Which process contributes significantly to global warming? ___________ (1 mark)

(iii) Explain your answer in (ii) above. (1 mark)

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(c)

(i) Name a producer ________________________________ (1 mark)

(ii) Name a secondary consumer _______________________ (1 mark)

(iii) A farmer uses a powerful pesticide to kill all the grasshoppers. State two other organisms
that would be affected and state how. (4 marks)

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(iv) Explain why food webs are more useful than food chains. (2 marks)

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(v) Which level of a food chain has the most energy available? Explain your answer. (3 marks)

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(b) The barracuda is a top predator in marine ecosystems. It feeds on other fish. It is a fast and
aggressive predator. It is generally discouraged, however, from being caught and consumed by
humans because of the possibility of ciguatera poisoning which includes symptoms such as
vomiting, diarrhea, dizziness and vertigo. Ciguatera is a toxin produced by coral reef algae
(dynoflagellates).

Explain how this toxin might end up in the flesh of the barracuda. (3 marks)
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29 marks

END OF TEST