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TERM 1 /FORM 5FK

HUMAN AND SOCIAL BIOLOGY
December 2010
Paper 01 - General proficiency
75 minutes

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1. Candidates MUST attempt ALL questions on this paper

2. There are 60 multiple choice questions. Each question has 4 corresponding answers.
Choose only ONE answer and shade in the corresponding letter on the answer sheet
provided.

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1. Which activity is essential for all 6. Which of the following cell structures
others to take place? are associated with energy transfer?
a. excretion I Chloroplast
b. growth II mitochondrion
c. movement III nucleus
d. respiration IV cell membrane
a. I and II only
2. Which of the following lists shows b. I and III only
three activities of all living organisms? c. II and III only
a. Movement, decay, synthesis d. II and IV only
b. Respiration, nutrition,
preservation 7. Which of the following processes is
c. Exercise, irritability, metabolism responsible for the movement of water
d. Reproduction, excretion, growth out of a plant cell?
a. Filtration
3. The bush pig which has been observed b. Dehydration
to feed on a diet of plant roots as well c. Osmosis
as birds’ eggs, is d. Capillarity
a. A herbivore
b. A carnivore 8. How does oxygen pass out through the
c. An omnivore stomata of leaves?
d. A detritivore
a. Diffusion
b. Evaporation
4. Which of the following is NOT c. Osmosis
indicated by the direction of arrows in d. Transpiration
a food chain
a. The direction of energy flow 9. The oxygen released during the
b. The amount of food each animal process of photosynthesis comes from
eats the
c. That plants start every food chain
d. The animals that are predators a. Carbon dioxide
b. Water
c. Degraded glucose molecules
5. In multicellular organisms, cells d. Air spaces within the leaves
become different from one another in
order to carry out particular functions.
This is called 10. A mature plant cell is different from a
mature animal cell because it has
a. Adaptation
b. Selection a. A large permanent vacuole
c. Specialization b. Mitochondria
d. Evolution c. A nucleus in the cytoplasm
d. A cell membrane

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 d. Polypeptides
16. The aveoli of the lungs of a mammal
11. In which of the following cells of a
green leaf does photosynthesis occur? a. Keep the lungs filled to capacity
continuously
I Phloem
b. Serve to increase the absorptive
II Palisade mesophyll
surface of the lungs
III Spongy mesophyll
c. Are filled with oxygen to keep
IV Guard cells
the lungs in an expanded state
a. I, II and III only d. Prevent the lungs from collapsing
b. I, III and IV only
c. II and III only
17. Which of the following would MOST
d. I, II, III and IV
likely occur if enzymes were NOT
present in living cells?
12. Plants give off oxygen in the day
a. Slow rate of reaction
because
b. High rate of reaction
a. Respiration does not take place c. Reaction requiring higher
b. Respiration takes place faster temperatures
than photosynthesis d. No reaction
c. Photosynthesis takes place faster
than respiration 18. Which of the following foods would
d. Transpiration takes place MOST likely prevent constipation?
I White bread
13. Magnesium is an essential element for II Carrots
a. The formation of cell walls. III Water
b. The formation of chlorophyll. IV Cabbage
c. The formation of proteins. a. I and II only
d. The process of cell division. b. III and IV only
c. II, III and IV only
14. One of the problems with nutrition for d. I, II, III and IV
a vegetarian is that
a. Fats and oils are not produced by Items 19 and 20 refer to the following
plants enzymes found in the human digestive
b. Large quantities of food are needed system
to supply essential amino acids a. amylase
c. Vitamins produced by plants are of b. pepsin
inferior quality c. lipase
d. Large quantities of food are needed d. trypsin
to supply essential minerals
19. Which enzyme would work best in an
15. What is the end product of digestion of acid pH?
protein?
20. Which enzyme is concerned with the
a. Amino acids breakdown of fat?
b. Fatty acids
c. Glucose

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 21. Which equation represents anaerobic respiration?
a. 6CO2 + 6H2O C6H12O6 + 6O2 + Energy
b. C6H12O6 + 6O2 6CO2 + 6H2O + Energy
c. C6H12O6 2C2H5OH + 2CO2 + Energy
d. 6C6H12O6 + 6O2 6CO2 + 6H2O + Energy
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22. The following diagrams are being used to c. The external intercostals muscles relax
demonstrate the action of a model of the d. The volume of the thorax decreases
human breathing system.
25. Which of the following are likely effects of
Which diagram correctly indicates what
cigarette smoking?
happens during exhalation?
I. Lung cancer
II. Inhibition of gaseous exchange
III. Addiction
IV. Hallucination
a. I and II only
a. b. b. I, II and III only
c. II, III and IV only
d. I, II, III and IV

26. The diagram below shows the location of

some major endocrine glands in humans.
The secretion from which of these glands
would be associated with preparation of the
c. d.
body for rapid escape from danger?
23. Which feature of alveoli decreases the
distance over which oxygen and carbon
dioxide molecules diffuse?
a. Each alveolus has a large blood
supply.
b. Each alveolus is only 0.1-0.2 mm in
diameter.
c. There are approximately 150 million
alveoli in each lung.
d. The walls of the alveoli are only one
cell thick.

24. Which of the following does NOT occur

when an animal breathes out?
a. The pressure in the thorax decreases
b. The diaphragm muscles relax

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27. The diagram shows a section of the b Blood flows in Blood flows
heart from the front. pulses smoothly
c Have thick Have thin
muscular walls walls
d Blood low in Blood high in
CO2 CO2

29. The valve between the left atrium and left

ventricle is called the
a. pulmonary semi-lunar valve
b. aortic semi-lunar valve
c. tricuspid valve
Which blood vessels carry oxygenated d. bicuspid valve
blood?
30. The following diagrams show structures
a. 2 only b. 1 and 3 found in the blood. Which structure is
c. 4 only d. 3 and 4 phagocytic?
28. Which of the following comparisons
between arteries and veins is NOT a. b.
correct?

Arteries Veins
a Valves present Valves absent

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c. d.

31. The diagrams show four parts of

human blood.

Which parts are involved with the

transport of carbon dioxide and which
parts with the destruction of bacteria?
Transport of Destruction
carbon of bacteria
dioxide
a. 1 and 3 2 and 3
b. 1 and 3 2 and 4
c. 2 and 4 1 and 4
d. 3 and 4 1 and 4

32. What is the function of platelets in

wound healing?
a. Breakdown of insoluble threads
b. Conversion of insoluble fibrin to
soluble fibrinogen
c. Conversion of soluble fibrinogen
to insoluble fibrin
d. Creation of soluble threads

33. Which of the following substances

reduces blood sugar in the human
body?
a. Insulin
b. Glycogen
c. Glucagon
d. Adrenaline

34. The ureter carries urine from the

a. Kidney to bladder
b. Collecting tubule to the pelvis
c. Nephron to the collecting tubule

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35. Which substances are found in the 39. The diagram shows a section through
glomerular filtrate in the kidneys of a human skin
mammal?
Glucose Protein Salts
a   
b   
c   
d   

36. How is a working kidney dialysis

machine similar to a healthy kidney?
a. It takes sugar molecules out of
the blood
b. It regulates the concentration of
the blood Which two structures help to increase heat
c. It deaminates amino acids to urea loss from the body?
d. It removes large molecules form a. 1 and 2
the blood b. 2 and 3
c. 3 and 4
37. Which of the following functions are d. 4 and 5
performed by a rib?
I Blood formation 40. The diagram shows three bones from the
II Protection forelimb of a mammal.
III Locomotion
IV Support
a. I and II only
b. I and IV only
c. II and III only
d. I, II and IV only

38. Which organ controls the

concentration of sugar in the blood? Between which two parts is a ball and
a. Brain socket joint formed?
b. Kidney
a. 1 and 3
c. Pancreas
b. 1 and 5
d. Stomach
c. 2 and 5
d. 3 and 4

41. How does cartilage differ from bone?

a. It contains protein
b. It is alive
c. It is flexible
d. It is made of calcium salts

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 42. A finger that touches a hot object is
quickly taken away from the source of
heat.
What is the role of relay neurones in this
response?
a. To carry nerve impulses within the
spinal cord
b. To generate impulses in the receptors
of the finger
c. To link the sense organs to the
sensory neurons
d. To pass nerve impulses out to the
neurones

43. The diagram shows a section of the brain.

In the diagram, which part produces

hormones?

44. If an object is thrown towards you, your

eyes blink. The receptors and effectors for
this reflex action are the
a. Retina and eyelid muscles
b. Retina and ciliary muscles
c. Pupil and eyelid muscles
d. Pupil and ciliary muscles

45. In a reflex action, after the hand touches a

hot object, what is the role of the brain?
Receives Initiates the
information withdrawal response
a.  
b.  
c.  
d.  

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46. The diagram show the working of a 48. The eye is sometimes referred to as an
synapse between two neurones effector organ because
a. The pupil constricts in the presence
of bright light
b. The rods and cones are stimulated
by light
c. Images which fall on the retina are
sent to the brain
d. Neurons from the eye lead to the
central nervous system

49. What happens to these structures when

focussing on an object near the eye?
Ciliary Suspensory
muscles ligaments
What do the arrows 1 and 2 represent? a. Contract Tighter
1 2 b. Contract Looser
a. Chemical Slow acting c. Relax Tighter
transmitter hormone d. Relax Looser
b. Chemical Chemical
transmitter transmitter 50. The function of the lymphatic system in
c. Nerve Chemical the human body is to
impulse transmitter a. Bring nutrients back to the body
d. Nerve Slow acting b. Carry the tissue fluid out of the body
impulse hormone c. Remove excess fluid and foreign
material from the tissue space
47. The diagram shows a section through d. Remove poisonous substances and
the human eye. Where will an image other waste materials form the blood
be detected when a person looks at an
object?

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51. The diagram shows a vertical section 53. Five days after sexual intercourse, a man
of a molar tooth. experiences a burning pain in his penis
when passing urine.
A few days later, a yellow discharge was
seen coming from his penis. The man was
suffering from
a. AIDS
b. gonorrhoea
c. ringworm
d. typhoid

54. How does the female oral contraceptive

pill work?
a. It prevents sperm from penetrating the
Which results in damage at X? ova
a. Bacteria produce acids which b. It prevents the release of ova
dissolve X. c. It stops implantation of the embryo
b. Enzyme activity in saliva makes d. It denatures enzymes in the sperm
a hole in X.
c. Bacteria feed on X. 55. A surgical method of birth control
d. Sugar produces alkalis which involves cutting some of the tubes through
dissolve X. which sperm pass.
At which point does the surgeon make the
52. Four test-tubes, each containing 2 cm³ cuts?
of starch suspension and 1 cm³ of
amylase solution, were treated as
shown in the table.
In which test-tube would starch be
digested most rapidly?
Test Treatment
tube
a. Kept at 70 °C
b. 1cm³ of hydrochloric acid added;
kept at 45°C
c. Kept at 35°C
d. Contents boiled;
1cm³ of hydrochloric acid added;
kept at 45°C

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56. The diagram shows the arrangement of . (IUD/loop/coil) entering the uterus
blood vessels in the uterus wall and
placenta of a pregnant woman.

Which will increase in concentration in

the blood as it flows from 1 to 2?
a. Amino acids
b. Carbon dioxide
c. Glucose
d. Oxygen

57. The diagram shows a section of the

female reproductive system with a
method of birth control at X.

What is the method of birth control

shown and how does it act?
Birth control method Action
a. Cap (diaphragm) Stops implantation
b Cap (diaphragm) Prevents sperm from
. entering the uterus
c. Intrauterine device Stops implantation
(IUD/loop/coil)
d Intrauterine device Prevents sperm from

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58. What is an advantage of feeding a
baby with bottled milk rather than 60. The diagram shows part of the male
breast milk? reproductive system and urinary system.
a. Breast milk contains antibodies
b. It is easier to keep the milk free
of pathogens
c. The baby’s intake of food can be
measured
d. The milk is always at the right
temperature

59. The diagram shows the female

reproductive system.

A cut is made at X on both sides of the body

and the tubes are sealed. Which process
would be prevented?
a. fertilisation b. meiosis
c. ovulation d. urination

In which parts are the eggs and the

zygote formed respectively?
a. 1 and 2 b. 1 and 3
c. 2 and 1 d. 2 and 3

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