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1.

One of the roles ofwatei' in:J~~sUis

4.

is~~~ffl~.~~ium

in blood.

Which of the ollo"';ng properties

.acc:ountsfor this role?

of water

The diligranl below shows the structure of

a triglycrlde.

.no

!!

!!

H-C(A)
(B)

2.

High specific heat capacity

Strong cohesive forces between
molecules
High heat ofvaporisation
Solvent for polar molecules and ions .

11- C

e-

The diagram below shows a ring structure of

glucose.

-C

-C

0
H
0
II

-e

~
~
~

Which of the following represents the bond

labelled X?

ClLOH

j ~
,

(A)

-N-

I
H

(B)

-ci
OH

I
OR

Which of the following indicates the fonn of

glucose and in which molecule it is present?
glucose
CI.

(C)

-0-

(0)

-cil

f ~Vbe!"~
j p.-esent
j Cellulose
iStarch
Ceiiulose
starch

s.

i
I

This figure below is part 01" a growing

polysacchlL-ide .ohain.

The name of the bond labelled X is

(A)
(B)
(C)
(0)

glycosidic
peptide
hydrogen
diester

Which of the following correctly names the

type of bond represented by the broken line
(-) in the diagram above?
(A)

(B)
(C)

(0)

Ionic bond
Hydrogen bond
Hydrophobic bond
OisuJphidebond

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Food tests were carried out on four different solutions.

Which of the follow.ing combinations shows the solutions that contained
only starch and sucrose?
Su!ii~aUa

Biuret

Acid HytL-u!ysis

then Benedict:'s
Test
(A)
(B)
(e)
(0)

..

"
"
:II;.

"
x

Iodine in
Pota5shun
Iodine

&-1

..,

...

.,

'"

= negative result
."=positive result

lit

7.

The followingis an electronznicrograpb of"a section of' an animal cetl.

IV

III

(from Advanced Biology - Roberts.

Which of the structures labelled I, n.

synthesis?
(A)
(B)

(C)

III

(D)

IV

nI and IV is concerned

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with protein

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8.

Which of the following is NOT a function of

the Golgi apparatus?

(A)
(B)
..(C)
(D)

9.

Which of the following. labelled I to rv. gives

the correct site where xylem tissue is found
in a diotyledonous stem?

Lipid synthesis
Manufacture of'lysosomes
Packaging of glycoproteins

w._-~--.-!
AI~.lr----n:

Membrane formation

--=-+---ffi
L%--+---IV

(A)
(8)
(C)
(D)

I
Il
III
IV

Item 10 refers to the following figure which shows four types of tis-sue in cross section.

10.

Which of the following combinations

correctly identifies the phloem and xylem
tissues?

I)

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Which of the following cells is represented,

by the diagram below?

13.

Four identical samples of plant tissue are

placed in four different solutions. Each
sample of plant tissue has a water potential
of 800 kPa. In which solution would full
plasmolysis occur \\'ithin the tissue?
Toe soiution of
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

14.
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

Neurone
Plantcell
Bacterium
Sperm

Which of the following pairs of statements

explains the mode of action of enzymes?
1.
II.

12.

Which of the following identifies the

structure represented by X in the diagram
below?
.
-

- 300kPa
- 500kPa
- 800kPa
-llOOkPa

Ill.
N.

They are globular proteins and as a

result are soluble.
They bond to the substrate molecules
at their active sites.
They break down substrate
molecules into products.
They lower the activation energy tor

thereaction.
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

(A)
(B)
(C)
(0)

Channel protein
Cholesterol
Glycoprotein
Extrinsic
protein

I and II only
II and ill only
and IV only
illand IV only

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and an un~teaction.

below which

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represents

the activation

energy

for an enzyme-catalysed

Progress of reaction (time)

15.

The activation energy for an enzyme-catalysed

reaction is represented by the region labelled
(A)
(B)
(C)
(0)

16.

formed

In
IV

The graph below shows the time course of the

activity
of the enzyme
sucrase at various
temperatures.

t
'Quaalily
oIprodud

(t:c ~ ~
sr c

v::

0=

Time! miD

At which of the following temperatures

enzyme work at the FASTEST rate?
(A)

(B)

10 OC
2S "C

(C)

37 "C

(0)

600C

60

does the

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~
refers to the diagram below which
shows atypical portion of the DNA molecule
of the chromosome.
i

19.

'The amino-acid sequence leucine-ly$ine-valiJle

occurs in a portion of a polypeptide molecule.
The table below shows the DNA codes for
these amino-acids.

Widthlmm

I Vallne

I CA.J\

IOAA

Transfer RNA molecules with anticodons

- needed for the synthesis of this polypeptide
lUe

(A)
(B)

GAA

TIT

CAA

GAA

(C)

CUU
CUU

UUU
AAA
UUU

CAA
GUU
GUU

(0)
20.

One structure that may be observed in

animal cells during mitosis but is NOT se~n
in plant cells is
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

17.

"'1vllich of the following i~ 1'.JOTrepresented

try the region labelled X?
(A)
(B)
(C)
{Dj

18.

Hydrogen bonds between base pairs

Two anti-parallel strands
Pyrimidine to pyrimidine base pairing

Which of the following events occurs in

transcription as well as in replication of ONA ?
(A)
(B)
(C)

(0)

Free nucleotides bond to the DNA

strand.
Two new DNA molecules
are
produced.
Uracil nucleotides bond to adenine on
the DNA strand.
Only part of the DNA molecule
containing a gene unwinds.

21.

spindle fibres
centromeres
centrioles
chromatids

Which of the following statements correctly

describes homologous chro-oosomes?
L
II.

HI.
IV.
(A)
(B)
(C)

(D)

They are the same length.

They
are held
together
centromere.
They m.v"dle same gene loci.
They bave identical alleles.

r, n and m only
iandiUoniy
I, ill and IV only
rn and IV only

by

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Item 24 refers to the diagram below which

shows the longitudinal section of part of a

Which of the following

combinations
correctly represents the chronological order
of the events occuring in meiosis?
J

a.

II.

III.

Chromatid pairs line up at rightangles to the equatorial plane.

Homologous chromosomes are
pulled apart by spindle fibres.
Chiasmata
form
between
chromosomes

IV.

v.

flower.

of'the'bivalents,

I-I---i

Individual chromatids migrate to

poles,
Chromosomes shorten and thicken
and appear as pairs of chromatids.

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

I, III, IV, n, V
III, V, II.
I
V, I. II, m, IV
V, HI, I, n, IV

rv,

Item 23 refers to the diagram below which

shows a pollen grain,just prlorto germination.

24.

23.
(A)

a diploid tube nucleus and a haploid

(B)

a diploid tube nucleus and a diploid

(C)

generative nucleus which divides

into two gametes
a haploid tube nucleus and a haploid
generative nucleus
a haploid tube nucleus and a diploid

generative

(D)

nucleus

generative nucleus which divides

into two gametes

The micropyle
by
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

and funicle are represented

I and V
II and V
ill and IV
IV and V

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15.

The following diagram shows the formation

of gametes in a carpel of a flowering plant.

27.

Flower [2n]

(A)
(8)

a diameter of approximately

(C)
(0)

ahaploidnucleus
af"oodstore

Embryo sac mother cells

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28.

The foliowing

list represents
the p. ":e5S of fecti.l.ization:
I.
IT.

~
Embl:1lO sac

Female gamete

IV

Spe;:mcontactsjelly coatof egg.

Impenetrable
surface.

(...
~)
{B}
(C)
(D)

Which of the following correctly identifies the

number of sets of chromosomes
present at
each numbered stage?

26.

(A)
(B)

{C}

(0)

2n

n
2n
2n

2n
n

!II
n
2n

2n
n

rv

(B)

(C)
(D)

layer forms at egg

indicates the correct

t, n,

rv, ill
III, I, II, IV
IV, IT,I, III
rv; m, II, I
refers

to the simplified

dia~~m

below which sbows an embryo and

~~u:n...l';""gm=nbrenes.

2!!

2n
n
2n

!---....p,ar.;.'

u--....u'l

Which of the following identifies the structure

which provides nourishment for the spennproducing cells in the testes?
(A)

enzymes.

IV.

Which of the following

order oftbese stages?

Fused polar nuclei

Acrosome releases
Sperm enters cell.

some stages in

ill.

"<,...

,/

I
2n
2n

lOOIIDl
the abundance ofmitochondri!'!.in the
cytcpia'ilm

Carpels

One feature that is common to both sperm,

(male gamete) and egg (female gamete), is

Embryo

Seminiferous tubule
Sertoli cell
Interstitial cell
Connective tissue
29.

The region which functions in protecting the

embryo from mechanical shock and injury is
labelled
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

I
II
III
IV

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Hypothesis 1:

n
'n1
(A)

(D)

(C)

()

analysing the flower pigments in

several different flowers using
chromatography to find out
whether some plants contain more
than one pigment
controlling cross-pollination of the
different varieties. in all possible
combinations, and recording the
colours Shown by ili~I)ffspring
controlling self-pollination of many
individuals of each colour variety
and recording the colours shown
y the ffspring of each individ"J
nt

(D)

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(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

33.

urv ying large wild populations

, ndomly and finding the ratios of
III d Iferent colour in these

0.25
0.375
0.50
0.75

Which females
the disorder?

2,
7

are heterozygous

for

30nly
5on.'y
3 and 5 only
3,5 and 7

Which of the following does ~~OTcause

sampled
(A) .
(B)

(C)
(D)

1I0M

'l'wo p rent, bolb of blood group A, have a

8011 of blood group A. Tho probability that
their next child will have blood group 0 is

(C)

nr

hypotheses can BEST be te-sted by

ul

(A)
(B)

recessive allele 'a' that causes a genetic

disorder which appears in the double
recessive form., 'sa',

There are two co-dominant

alleles.
There are three alleles, one
for each flower colour.

thesis 2:

pI

31.

1tm..3l below shows the inheritance of a

11w colour in a certain species of plant

n be white, light pink or dark pink. There
two bypotheses to explain this:

34.

RcshUl'1ling of genes
Mutations of chromosomes
Random fertilization
Petrification of genetic material

Which of the following increases the number

of different alleles ill a population of
organisms?
(A)
(B)

(C)
(D)

Crossing over
Gene mutation
Random fusion of gametes
Reassortment of chromosomes in
meiosis

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In the hereditary disease, sickle-cell anaemia.

the amino acid, glutamic acid. found in

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In the Caribbean. sweet potato plants are

propagated
asexually by tubers,
Twenty
tubers collected from one plant were grown
to produce 20 second-generarion plants. All
the tubers from these second-generation
plants were collected, weighed and their mean
weight calculated. Twenty tubers closest to
the mean weigbtwere grown under the same
circumstances
as before.
All the third
generation tubers were collected, weighed
and their mean weight calculated.

normal haemoglobin.
is substituted
at a
particular location by the amino acid valine.
The codon

for glutamic

acid is QAA.

The

codons for valine can be either GUU. GUC

or OUA. One single. ~
alone is changed
during the mutation. Which oCthe foUowing
would be the corresponding DNA nucleotide
responsible
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

for the change?

Compa.-ed to the second-generation

the third generation tubers have

CAA
CAT

tubers.

CAU
(B)

a greater mean weight and increased

genetic variation
a greater
mean
weight.
and

(C)

an unchanged

(A)

CAG

..(0)

unchanged

Item 37 below shows the classification

mean

weight

and

reducedgenetic variation
an unchanged mean weight and an
genetic variation

scheme for fOUTspecies of monkeys.

Animai.ia
!

Choidata

.r--.

~I------_,
M.n ;" lia
!

I
Primates
I

I
Cercopithidae
I

Co~us
Cenop\thegJS
!!-J!iq25
greeu monkey
37.

I
Colobus badius

Which of the above represents the genus to

which the green monkey belongs?
(A)
(8)
(C)
(0)

Mammalia
Primates
Cereopithidee
Cercopithecus

_l_Ir

__ .n
=
_
wbite a)lobus

rye,

black _d

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r.

of the hypotheses
Iselection are:

in the theory

of

Speciation is the process by which new

species arise. Which TWO of the following
ways, listed 1to IV, BEST promote this?

39.

Individuals
may differ from one
another
as a result of chance
variation.
More offspring are born than can
survive and reproduce.
There is a struggle for existence
between the individuals and their
environment.

If.
III.

I.

Organisms produce large numbers of

progeny.
A local population becomes isolated
fr-om the main 'bulk
of the
population.
The isolated genome experiences a
favourable mutation.
The individuals in a populations are

iL
III.
IV.

iC-enticala.'X!donotshowvariatiO!',S

from these statements, which of the following

the MOST iikely deduction?

(A)

Ii)

( )

(0)

4.

('"

in their cherecteristics,

rr

The number of individuals in the

(A)

I and

environment
increases with each
generation.
The individuals best ;;uited to the
environment' are those with the
lea.stvariation.
The individuals with variation are
hybrids,
sterile
and
are
unsuccessful in the struggle.
The individuals which cope with the
struggle have variations suited to
the environment.

(B)

I and IV
nandm

(C)
(D)

Jl and IV

idcr the following kingdoms:

I'ungi. Prokaryotes,

Plants. Protoctists

tch EACH organism

below wit.~ the kingdoms

above.

KINGDOMS
Fuo!!i

(B)

Breadmould

(C)

Moss

1(0)
.

I Breadmould

Which of the following

(A)
( )
(0)

order
phylum
class
phylum

class
class
order
order

Prokarvotes

I Bacterium
I Breadmould
I Bacterium

combinations
largest

(9)

ph,yhun
order
phylum
class

Plants

Moss

I Protoctists
I

Alga

Alga

Bacterium

Alga

Moss

is the correct hierarchical

sequence of the taxonomic

groups?

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Item 42 refers to the the diagrams below which illustrate a variety

ofleaf shapes found in nature.

42.

Which of the leaves above would be grouped together in a

classification scheme?
(A)

land II

(B)

I and IV

(C)
(D)

II and III
III and IV

43.
in situ conservation
. ?
species.

of an endangered

of deforestation
(A)

(A)
(B)

(C)
(0)

Botanic garden
Sperm bank
Forest reserve
Seed bank

(B)
(C)

(0)
44.

Which of the following is NOT a conservation

aim when zoos are established?
(A)

(B)
(C)
(D)

Species can be bred in captivity and

then re-introduced into theirnaturaJ
habitat
Species can be kept in conditions
favourable for breeding
Species are protected from their
natural predators
Species held in captivity may inbreed

in tropical areas?

Destruction of tree; ~Jyatmospheric

pollution
Replacement of native trees with
fast-growing species
Cutting trees for timber used in the
Dynamiting
and other activites
involved in quarrying for minerals