SECTION A

1. What are not the characteristics of a living organism?

A. excretion
B. photosynthesis
C. reproduction
D. respiration

2. All fish, all bird and all mammals are

A. animal with internal fertilisation
B. carnivores
C. vertebrates
D. warm-blooded animals

3. The statements describe four different plants.

Which plant must be a monocotyledon?
A. The flowers are wind pollinated
B. The flowers each have five petals.
C. The leaves are larger with a clear network of veins on them.
D. The leaves have parallel veins.

4. What is the correct way of naming a species, according to the binomial

system?
A. Homo sapiens
B. Homo Sapiens
C. human being
D. sapiens

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5. Phototropism demonstrates which two characteristics of living organism?

A. growth and nutrition
B. growth and sensitivity
C. movement and nutrition
D. nutrition and sensitivity

6. What is formed first in leaf as a result of photosynthesis?

A. chlorophyll
B. glucose
C. starch
D. water

7. Which product of photosynthesis moves out of a green leaf through its

stomata?
A. carbon dioxide
B. glucose
C. oxygen
D. water

8. The roots of plants take up nitrates from the soil.

What are the nitrates used to make?
A. fat
B. glucose
C. protein
D. starch

9. Which cell type contains the most chloroplast?

A. palisade mesophyll
B. phloem
C. spongy mesophyll
D. xylem
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10. What does a plant make with the nitrates it absorbs?

A. carbohydrates
B. fats
C. mineral salts
D. proteins

11. Lactase is a human enzyme that catalyses the breakdown of lactose in milk.
At which temperature does lactase work fastest?
A. 0°C
B. 18°C
C. 37°C
D. 100°C

12. What happens to most enzymes above 60°C?

A. they are denatured
B. they are destroyed by white blood cells
C. they are digested
D. they are made more active

13. What is the characteristic of all catalysts?

A. they are broken down in the reaction
B. they are made of protein
C. they are not changed by the reaction.
D. they do not change the rate of reaction

14. Which nutrient produce purple colour when mixed with biuret solution?
A. fat
B. protein
C. reducing sugar
D. starch
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15. What causes the diffusion of oxygen into a plant cell?

A. active transport
B. movement of molecules
C. osmosis
D. photosynthesis
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SECTION B
Question 1
Figure 1.1 shows six insects

Figure 1.1
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a) Use the key to identify the insects in Figure 1.1

Write the letters for each insect in the key.
Description Name of insect Letter on
figure 1.1
1 (a) has branched antenna go to 2
(b) antenna not branched go to 3
2 (a) antenna branched at the end Melolontha
(b) antenna branched all the way along Cyriopalus
3 (a) head has long thin projection go to 4
(b) head does not have long thin projection go to 5
4 (a) abdomen has no spots Trigonopterus
(b) abdomen with spots Ceutorhyncus
5 (a) front leg extended beyond head Stephanorrhina
(b) front legs do not extend beyond the head Attagenus
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b) Insects are arthropods.
i. State one feature of all arthropods.
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ii. State the names of two other groups of arthropod.
1) ............................................................................................................
2) ............................................................................................................
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c) Define binomial system.
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[TOTAL:10]
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Question 2
Figure 2.2 shows some cells from the lining of the trachea.

Figure 2.2
a) Describe the functions of the nucleus, cell membrane and cilia.
nucleus……………………………………………………………………………………
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cellmembrane…………………………………………………………………………….
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cilia………………………………………………………………………………………..
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b) The cells in Figure 2.2 form a tissue.
Define the term tissue.
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c) The goblet cell secretes mucus.

Describe the role of mucus and cilia in trachea.
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[TOTAL: 10]
Question 3
A student cut a section of a root and made an outline drawing of the distribution of
tissues as shown in Fig 3.1.

Fig 3.1
a) Identify the position of the xylem and phloem tissue by drawing a label line
and the letter X and Y respectively on Fig 3.1.
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b) State why xylem is a tissue.
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c) Water absorbed by roots moves through the stem and enters the leaves. Most
of this water is lost in transpiration.
Explain how the internal structure of leaves results in the loss of large
quantities of water in transpiration.
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[TOTAL:7]
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Question 4
a) Some animal produce milk to feed their offspring.
Table 4.1 shows the mass of the substance found in 100g of milk from two
animals.
mass in 100g of milk/g
substance
human milk water buffalo milk
protein 1.10 4.5
fat 4.5 8.0
carbohydrate 7.5 4.9
calcium 0.03 2.0
water

Table 4.1
i. Calculate the mass of water in both the human milk and the water buffalo
milk.
Write your answer in Table 4.1
Space for working.

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ii. State the name of the substance in Table 4.1 that is present in a higher
concentration in human milk than in buffalo milk.
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iii. State the name of one component of a balanced diet that is missing from
Table 4.1.
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iv. Producing milk for offspring is a characteristic of a particular group of

animals.
State the name of this group of animals.
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b) An adult eats a high-fat-diet.
State two health problems that could be caused by eating a high-fat-diet.
i. ………………………………………………………………………………………
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ii. ………………………………………………………………………………………
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c) State how young animals use the substance listed in Table 4.1.
Protein…………………………………………………………………………………
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[TOTAL: 8]

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