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964/1 STPM 2017
TRIAL EXAMINATION TERM 1

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TOLD TO DO SO. Section A
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There are fifteen questions in Section A. For each question, four choices of answers Section B
are given. Choose one correct answer and indicate it on the Multiple-choice Answer Sheet
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provided. Read the instructions on the Multiple-choice Answer Sheet very carefully. Answer
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all questions. Marks will not be deducted for wrong answers.
Section B
Answer all questions in Section B. Write your answers in the spaces provided.
Answer any two questions in Section C. All essential working should be shown. For
numerical answers, unit should be quoted wherever appropriate. Begin each answer on a
fresh sheet of paper and arrange your answers in numerical order.
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STPM 964/1 [Turn over

 Section A [15 marks]
Answer all questions in this section.

1. Which of the following explains why proteins have a buffering effect in cells?
A. Proteins from colloidal solutions
B. Proteins are non-polar.
C. Proteins are amphoteric.
D. Proteins contain basic amino acids.

2. Which of the following is the characteristic of saturated fats which differentiates them from
unsaturated fats?
A. They are composed only of fatty acids and glycerol.
B. They contain only unbranched fatty acids.
C. They have no double bonds between their carbon atoms.
D. They do not contain glycerol.

3. Which of the following organelles does not contain nucleic acids?

A. Mitochondrion B. Golgi apparatus C. Chloroplast D. Ribosome

4. Which of the following properties of lecithin are important in the formation of the structure of cell
membrane?
I. The backbone of the molecules consists of three carbon atoms.
II. Two alcohol groups bind with one fatty acids respectively.
III. The ends of two hydrocarbon chains are non-polar.
IV. the ends of the molecule with the phosphate and nitrogen groups are polar.

A. I, II and IV B. I, II and IV C. II, III and IV D. I, II, III and IV

5. An elongated cell with cellulose walls, tapering cross wall and thickening of the cellulose in the
corners could be found in
A. xylem B. collenchyma C. sclerenchyma D. parenchyma

6. Cell A and Cell B are adjacent to each other. Cell A has a solute potential of -1100 kPa and pressure
potential of 800 kPa. The solute potential of cell B is -1500 kPa and pressure potential is 500 kPa
more than cell A.
What is the water potential of cell A and Cell B and state the direction of water movement?

Water potential (kPa) Direction of water movement

Cell A Cell B
A. -400 -200 Cell B to cell A
B. -400 -1000 Cell A to cell B
C. -300 -200 Cell B to cell A
D. -300 -1000 Cell A to cell B

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7. The graph below is a plot of 1/V against 1/S for
i) the hydrolysis of penicillin by the enzyme penicillinase
ii) with an inhibitor

Which of the following is true?

A. Inhibitor X is a competitive inhibitor, Vmax increases.
B. Inhibitor X is a competitive inhibitor, Vmax decreases.
C. Inhibitor X is non-competitive inhibitor, Vmax unchanged.
D. Inhibitor X is a non-competitive inhibitor, Vmax decreases.

8. Which of the following is not an advantage of biosensor?

A. It is very insensitive. B. It is accurate and gives quick diagnosis
C. It is safe to use. D. It helps in early detection of medical cases.

9. In the presence of oxygen, pyruvate from glycolysis enter the mitochondrion. Which of the following
are produced in the subsequent link reaction?
I. ATP II. NADH + H+ III. FADH IV. CO2 V. Acetyl Coenzyme A
A. II, IV and V B. II, III and IV C. II, III and IV D. I, II, III and IV

10. When the poison, cyanide block the electron transport chain, glycolysis and Krebs cycle stop to
function.
Which of the following is the reason that the processes stop functioning?
A. The ran out of NAD+ and FAD.
B. The electrons are no longer available from the electron transport chain.
C. They ran out of ATP.
D. The unused oxygen interferes with glycolysis and Krebs cycle.

11. Which of the following about cyclic photophosphorylation and non-cyclic photophosphorylation is
correct?

Cyclic Non- cyclic Cyclic and non-cyclic

photophosphorylation photophosphorylation photophosphorylation
A. Oxygen is produced ATP is produced NADPH is not formed
B. ATP is produced Oxygen is produced NADPH is not formed
C. NADPH is not formed Oxygen is produced ATP is produced
D. NADPH is not formed ATP is produced Oxygen is produced

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12. The graph below shows the absorption spectra for different photosynthetic pigments. The x-axis
shows the wavelength of light and the y-axis shows the percentage of light absorption.

Which of the following represents the graphs?

Absorption spectrum
Chlorophyll a Chlorophyll b Carotenoid
A. 1 2 3
B. 1 3 2
C. 2 1 3
D. 3 3 1

13. Carbon dioxide fixation in C4 plants is shown in the diagram below.

What are P, Q, R and S?

P Q R S
A. Oxaloacetate Malate Pyruvate PEP
B. Malate Oxaloacetate PEP Pyruvate
C. Pyruvate Oxaloacetate Malate PEP
D. Oxaloacetate Pyruvate PEP Malate

14. Which of the following statements regarding the photosynthetic adaptations of cactus plants living
in hot and dry conditions are correct?
I. Stomata are closed at night.
II. During the day, carbon dioxide combines with phosphoenolpyruvate to become malate.
III. Malate is stored in the vacuoles of mesophyll cells at night.
IV. During the day, the Calvin cycle occurs.
A. I and II B. II and IV C. III and IV D. I, II and IV

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15. The following graph shows the effect of increasing light intensity on the rate of photosynthesis at
different concentrations of carbon dioxide. Which label shows the compensation point?

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 Section B [15 marks]
Answer all questions in this section.
16. During complete oxidation of glucose, cells have two ways of generating ATP. The diagram
below shows the main details of the two processes.

a) Name the two types of phosphorylation above and state precisely the locations where these processes
occur in a cell.

Type A :
Location :

Type B :
Location:
[4 marks]
b) Compare the relative amounts of ATP produced by these two processes when one molecule of
glucose is completely oxidised.

c) Explain why process type B does not occur in the absence of oxygen.

[2 marks]

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17. The diagram shows the flow of electrons in non-cyclic and cyclic photophosphorylation.

a) State the precise location of photophosphorylation in a chloroplast.

[ 1 marks ]
b) Describe the role of light in photophosphorylation.
[ 2 marks ]
c) Explain how non-cyclic photophosphorylation differs from cyclic photophosphorylation.

[ 2 marks ]

d) State two ways in which oxidative phosphorylation in mitochondria resemble photophosphorylation

in chloroplasts.

[ 2 marks ]

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 Section C [30 marks]
Answer any two questions in this section.

18. (a) Cellulose is the structural carbohydrate in plant. Describe the structure of cellulose and
explain how the structure is related to its function. [ 8 marks ]
(b) With the aid of a labelled diagram, describe the structure and functions of lecithin.
[ 7 marks ]

19. (a) ATP formation takes place several times during aerobic respiration. Show at which
stages this occurs. [ 10 marks ]
(b) Describe how the energy can be produced from triglycerides.
[ 5 marks ]

20. (a) Differentiate the metabolic pathways of C3 and C4 plants in carbohydrates synthesis.
[ 8 marks ]
(b) Discuss how photorespiration is a wasteful process in C3 plants.
[ 7 marks ]

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 Marking Scheme First Trial/ Repeat Term 1 STPM Examination 2017
Part A
1. C 6. C 11. C
2. C 7. D 12. B
3. B 8. A 13. A
4. D 9. A 14. C
5. B 10. C 15. B

Part B
16. a)Type A : Substrate level phosphorylation
Location : Cytoplasm/ matrix of mitochondrion

Type B : Oxidative phosphorylation

Location: Inner membrane of mitochondrion

b) Substrate level phosphorylation produces 4 ATP

Oxidative phosphorylation produces 34 ATP

c) - Oxygen is the final electron acceptor of electron and proton from Krebs cycle to combine to
form water molecules.
- Without oxygen, the electrons accumulate and the flow of electrons is blocked.
- Protons cannot be pumped across the inner membrane to create proton gradient.
- Synthesis of ATP is inhibite. NAD+ and FAD are not regenerated.

17. a) Thylakoid membrane

b) To raise the energy level of the electrons in the chloroplast so that a flow of electrons is
initiated in Photosystem I and Photosystem II. As the flow of electrons passes through the
electron transport chain, ATP and NADPH is formed.
c)
Non-cyclic photophosphorylation Cyclic photophosphorylation
Involves both Photosystem I dan Photosystem II Involves Photosystem II only
Produces ATP, water and NADPH Produces ATP
Photolysis of water occurs No photolysis
Water is the first electron donor From Photosystem I (P700)
Last electron acceptor is NADP+ Photosystem I (P700)
Electron flow is non-cyclic Electron flow is cyclic

d) -Both involve the passing of electrons down a series of electron carriers following an energy
gradient.
-Both produce ATP as the electrons flow along the electron series.

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Answer Part C
Que. 18

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 Que. 19
a) i) Glycolysis
- Energy Investment Phase
Glucose is converted to glucose-6- phosphate uses 1ATP
Fructose is converted to fructose-1,6-bisphosphate uses 1 ATP
-Energy Pay Off Phase
- Glycerate-1,3-bisphosphate is converted of glycerate-3-phosphate produces 2ATP
- Phosphoenolpyruvate is converted to pyruvate produces 2 ATP
Total ATP produced from this phase are 4ATP
Activation of one molecule of glucose uses 2 ATP and produces 4 ATP. So, net gain are
2ATP.
-Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate is converted to glycerate-1,3-bisphosphate produces 2 NADH.

ii) Link Reaction

-2 NADH

iii) Krebs cycle

 Citrate is converted to α-ketoglutarate produces 2 NADH
 α-ketoglutarate is converted to succinyl CoA produces 2 NADH
 succinyl CoA is converted to succinate produces 2 ATP
 succinate is converted to fumarate produces 2 FADH2
 malate is converted to oxaloacetate produces 2 NADH
 Substrate level phosphorylation ( 2GTP are converted to 2 ATP)
So, there are 6 NADH, 2 FADH2 and 2 ATP produced from Krebs cycle.
- When electrons flow through the electron transport chain, a transmembrane electrochemical
proton gradient is generated to produce ATP. 1 NADH can generate 3 ATP and 1 FADH2 can
generate 2 ATP.
- Total NADH produced from Glycolysis, Link reaction and Krebs cycle are 10 NADH which
produces 30 ATP
- Total ATP produced from 2 FADH2 are 4 ATP
- So, total ATP production from one molecule glucose in aerobic respiration are 38 ATP.

b) - Triglycerides/ fats are hydrolysed by lipase to produce glycerol and fatty acids.
- Glycerol is first phosphorylated and dehydrogenated and enters glycolysis as glyceraldehydes-3-
phosphate. The yield per one molecule of glycerol oxidised is 19 ATP.
- The fatty acids are transported into the mitochondrial matrix where beta-oxidation occurs.
- Fatty acids long chain hydrocarbon. The chain is shortened by two carbon atoms at a time to form
the acetyl group.
- The acetyl group formed is attached to coenzyme A to form acetyl CoA that enters Krebs cycle.
- Fatty acid can generate many ATP molecules. Acts as an energy store in the body.

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