BIOLOGY

YEAR 11
APRIL 2024 EXAMINATION 1 HR 30MINS
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1 Living animals release carbon dioxide.

This is an example of which life process?

A excretion
B movement
C nutrition
D sensitivity

2 Some statements about species are given.

1 Members of a species all look identical.

2 Members of a species belong to the same genus.
3 Members of a species can produce fertile offspring.
4 Species are named using an international system.

Which statements are correct?

A 1, 2, 3 and 4
B 1, 2 and 3 only
C 2 and 4 only
D 2, 3 and 4 only

3 The table shows some features of different animals.

Which animal is a reptile?

wings hair scales

A   
B   
C   
D   

4 Which structures are found in the cells of all living organisms?

1 cell membrane
2 chloroplast
3 cytoplasm

A 1, 2 and 3 B 1 and 2 only C 1 and 3 only D 2 and 3 only

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5 A diagram of a human red blood cell is shown. The length of line XY on the diagram is 40 mm.
The actual width of the cell is 0.008 mm.

X Y

What is the magnification of the diagram?

A ×500 B ×5000 C ×50 000 D ×500 000

6 Which statements are correct for both diffusion and osmosis?

involves molecules move from

requires energy
movement of higher concentration to
from respiration
water only lower concentration

A    key
B    = yes
C    = no
D   

7 What is a role of water in digestion?

A It is an enzyme.
B It is a solvent.
C It is soluble.
D It is a mineral.

8 The concentration of sodium ions in the soil is lower than the concentration inside root hair cells.

Which process will be used when sodium ions are taken into root hair cells from the soil?

A active transport
B diffusion
C osmosis
D transpiration

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9 The diagram represents a protein molecule.

What do the small circles represent?

A amino acids
B fatty acids
C glycerol
D simple sugars

10 Which processes depend on the action of enzymes?

1 digestion
2 osmosis
3 respiration

A 1 and 2 B 1 and 3 C 1 only D 2 and 3

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11 Which diagram of an enzyme, active site and substrate is correct?

A B

substrate enzyme

enzyme active
site

active site substrate

C D

substrate enzyme

enzyme active
site

active site substrate

12 Four test-tubes are set up as shown.

Which test-tube contains the least carbon dioxide after one hour?

A B C D

black
water polythene
to keep
aquatic out light
animal light light light
aquatic
plant

13 Which row shows the uses of some carbohydrates in plants?

glucose starch sucrose

A cell walls transport energy storage

B energy storage cell walls respiration
C respiration energy storage transport
D transport respiration cell walls

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14 The lack of which component of a balanced diet will lead to the development of scurvy?

A calcium
B iron
C vitamin C
D vitamin D

15 Which structure is the duodenum?

C
B

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16 The food label is from a packet of cereal.

The label can help someone who is concerned about their diet.

Nutrition
Typical values 100 g
contains
Energy 985 kJ
235 kcal
Fat 1.5 g
of which saturates 0.3 g
Carbohydrate 45.5 g
of which sugars 3.8 g
Fibre 2.8 g
Protein 7.7 g
Salt 0.5 g

A person eats 45 g of cereal.

One of the food types listed in the label can help prevent constipation.

How many grams of this food type does the person eat?

A 1.3 g B 2.8 g C 3.5 g D 7.7 g

17 Which pathway is taken by water through a plant?

A root hair → root cortex → xylem → mesophyll → stomata

B root hair → xylem → mesophyll → root cortex → stomata

C stomata → root cortex → xylem → mesophyll → root hair

D stomata → root hair → root cortex → xylem → mesophyll

18 Which row shows the transpiration rate for the conditions described?

atmospheric transpiration
wind speed
temperature rate

A low low fast

B high high slow
C low high slow
D low low slow

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19 The diagram shows the human heart.

Which label shows the left ventricle?

20 Which row shows the features of an artery or a vein?

diameter thickness
blood vessel
of lumen of wall

A artery large thick

B artery small thin
C vein large thin
D vein small thick

21 What are features of gas exchange surfaces in animals?

A thick-walled and large surface area

B thick-walled and small surface area
C thin-walled and small surface area
D thin-walled and large surface area

22 Which chemical can be used to show the presence of carbon dioxide gas?

A Benedict’s solution
B biuret solution
C ethanol
D limewater

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23 The diagram represents the exchange of gases during breathing and during respiration in the
body.

oxygen
oxygen in blood

X Y

carbon
carbon dioxide
dioxide
in blood

What is represented by X?

A heart
B kidneys
C liver
D lungs

24 Which molecule is produced by anaerobic respiration in yeast?

A carbon dioxide
B lactic acid
C oxygen
D water

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25 The diagram shows the human body and some of its organs.

Which structure removes urea from the blood?

26 The diagram shows the structures in a reflex arc.

receptor

muscle

What is X?

A effector
B relay neurone
C sensory neurone
D synapse

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27 Changes in light intensity cause changes in the diameter of the pupil in the eye.

Which rows show the pupil reflex?

light intensity pupil diameter

1 high increases
2 high decreases
3 low increases
4 low decreases

A 1 and 3 B 1 and 4 C 2 and 3 D 2 and 4

28 A hormone is injected into a person to reduce their blood glucose concentration.

Which endocrine gland is not functioning properly in a person who needs to have this injection?

A adrenal gland
B ovary
C pancreas
D testis

29 The table shows which antibiotics are effective against different types of bacteria.

The shaded areas show the antibiotic is effective against that type of bacteria.

type of bacteria
antibiotic MRSA Streptococcus Pseudomonas Anaerobes

1
2
3
4
5
6

A person has a disease caused by a type of Streptococcus bacteria and a second infection
caused by a type of Pseudomonas bacteria.

Which antibiotic should be taken?

A 1 or 6 B 2 or 4 C 3 or 4 D 5 or 6

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30 The diagram shows one way that a plant can reproduce.

What is a feature of this type of reproduction?

A The offspring show genetic variation.

B Only one parent is required.
C Offspring are easily dispersed over a wide area.
D Pollination by insects is required.

31 Which human characteristics are inherited?

blood eye
language sex
group colour

A     key
B     = inherited
C     = not inherited
D    

32 In a sperm cell, which structure contains enzymes that can digest the jelly coat of an egg cell?

A acrosome
B flagellum
C mitochondria
D nucleus

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33 When breeding, which pair of parents will be pure-breeding for a particular characteristic?

A a heterozygous and a homozygous individual

B two heterozygous individuals
C two homozygous individuals
D two individuals with the same phenotype

34 In a pea plant, the allele for round seeds, R, is dominant to the allele for wrinkled seeds, r.

If plants with the genotype Rr are crossed, what are the likely proportions of offspring?

A all with round seeds

B all with wrinkled seeds
C 1 with round seeds : 1 with wrinkled seeds
D 3 with round seeds : 1 with wrinkled seeds

35 Which definition of continuous variation is correct?

A variation that results in a limited number of phenotypes between two extremes

B variation that results in a limited number of phenotypes with no intermediates
C variation that results in a range of phenotypes between two extremes
D variation that results in a range of phenotypes with no intermediates

36 Which term is used to describe an organism that makes its own organic nutrients?

A carnivore
B decomposer
C herbivore
D producer

37 What is the principal source of energy for most food chains?

A carbon dioxide gas

B glucose
C oxygen
D sunlight

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38 A single tree is food for a large population of caterpillars. Several small birds eat the caterpillars.
The small birds are eaten by a bird of prey.

Which is the pyramid of biomass?

A B

C D

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39 The diagram shows the results of a survey on the types of animals found along a stretch of river
near to a factory.

direction of
water flow
mayfly nymph
stonefly nymph
factory emptying
pollutants into
the water

rat-tailed maggot bloodworm

sludge worm leech
bloodworm water louse
snail

shrimp
caddisfly larva

mayfly nymph
stonefly nymph

Which animal lives in the least polluted water?

A bloodworm
B caddisfly larva
C leech
D stonefly nymph

40 Bacteria are useful for manufacturing products for human use.

Which statement explains why they are useful?

A Bacteria can be grown without nutrients.

B Bacteria do not have a nucleus.
C Bacteria infect human cells.
D Bacteria reproduce very rapidly.

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1. State why there are valves present in a circulatory system. [2]

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b). Differentiate between double circulatory system and single circulatory system. State the
advantages of double circulatory system. [4]

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c). Study the diagram of human circulatory system.

i). Identify the blood vessels labeled R, S, T and U. [4]

R:............................................................. S: ..................................................................

T: ............................................................. U: ..................................................................

ii). State why there are two of the blood vessels U in a human body. [1]

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 iii). Blood vessel from the heart to the lungs is an artery. In what ways is it different from other
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2. Explain why increased exercise causes an increase in breathing rate. [4]

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3. The diagram shows an investigation into a respiration in a mammal.

a). The soda lime was weighed and placed in a thistle funnel. At the end of the investigation, it was
weighed again.

i). State the function of the soda lime. [1]

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ii). Suggest how the mass of soda lime at the end of the investigation was different to its mass at the
start. Explain your answer. [2mks]

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b). Describe and explain what happened to the lime water at the end of investigation [4]

i). In flask A; .................................................................................................................................

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ii). In flask B; .................................................................................................................................

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4. a).Define the following terms: [6]

i). Synapse; ..................................................................................................................................

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ii). Hormone; ...............................................................................................................................

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iii). Homeostasis; ......................................................................................................................

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b). Distinguish between phototropism and gravitropism [2]

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c). Describe the role of insulin in homeostasis [3]

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5.a). Define the term DRUG. [2]

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b). What are antibiotics used for? [1]

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c). Explain why doctors are concerned about the overuse of antibiotics [2]

6.a). State which part in a flower produce: [2]

i). The male gametes

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ii). The female gametes

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b). Distinguish between the terms, pollination and fertilization. [4]

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c). In flowering plants;

i). Can pollination occur without fertilization.

ii). Can fertilization occur without pollination.

Give a reason for your answer. [2]

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