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Cape BIO Multiple Choice Unit I
Cape BIO Multiple Choice Unit I
MOCK EXAMINATION
GRADE XII
MARCH 2015
BIOLOGY
Paper 01
80 minutes
READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY
1. This test contains 45 items. You have 80 minutes to answer ALL questions. Each item is worth
ONE point
2. Each item has four suggested answers lettered (A) (B) (C) (D), CIRCLE the letter which
corresponds to the answer of your choice
3. Work quickly and carefully as you can. If you cannot answer an item, move on to the next item,
and then return to the more difficult item later.
4. If you decide to change your answer, be sure to clearly omit the previous answer before choosing
your new answer.
5. You may do any rough work in this booklet.
6. The use of non-programmable calculator is allowed.
I and II
I and III
II and IV
III and IV
A.
Forms of
glucose
Where
Present
Cellulose
B.
Cellulose
C.
Starch
starch
D.
A. Starch, protein
B. Non-reducing sugar only
C. Reducing sugar and nonreducing sugar
D. Non-reducing sugar, protein
11. In microscopy, the term resolution
describes the
A. Magnification by eyepiece lens
B. Magnification by objective lens
C. The degree to which the
specimen is magnified
D. The ability of the microscope to
clearly distinguish between two
points on the specimen
12. The molecule that is produced during the
formation of a peptide bond is
A. Oxygen
B. Water
C. Carbon dioxide
D. Nitrogen
13. When viewed under an electron
microscope, the cells in a specimen were
found to have closely packed
mitochondria with cristae closely packed
together. It is likely that the MAIN
function is
A. Secretion
B. Photosynthesis
C. Movement
D. Protein synthesis
14. Which of the following bonds hold two
strands of DNA molecule together
A. Peptide
B. Hydrogen
C. Water
D. Glyosidic
Results
Biuret Test
Benedicts Test
Dilute hydrochloric
Blue colour became brick red
acid was added and
colour on heating
the mixture was
boiled, allowed to
10. Which of the following indicates the food
cool and Benedicts
substances present in the students
test was carried out
solution?
tRNA
CGA
CCA
UUU
GGA
ACC
CAU
D. Lysine-tryptophan-glycineglycine-alanine
24. Mendel crossed pure-breeding roundyellow peas with wrinkled-green green
peas. The F1 seeds were self-pollinated
and the seeds of the F2 showed the
following characteristics:
315 round and yellow
101 wrinkled and yellow
108 round and green
32 wrinkled and green
The appearance of the new
combinations of characteristics, round
and green, and wrinkled and yellow is
due to
A. Dominant epistasis
B. Independent assortment of
alleles for colour and shape
C. Genes for colour and shape
being on the same chromosome
D. Multiple alleles
25. Which of the following BEST describes
the null hypothesis?
A. A hypothesis which states that
there is no difference between
the observed and the expected
data
B. A hypothesis which states that
there is a significant difference
between items under
investigation
C. A hypothesis which has zero
testability
D. A hypothesis which can only be
tested by observations.
26. The following are events in transcription.
I.
RNA nucleotides are bound
together
II.
Hydrogen bonds between bases
are broken
III.
The mRNA formed leaves the
nucleus
IV.
Activated RNA nucleotides pair
up with exposed bases of DNA
V.
Part of a DNA molecule
unwinds
V, I, III, II, IV
V, II,III,I, IV
V, II, I, IV, III
V, II, IV, I, III
Definition
Splitting in two
daughter cells of
similar size
Splitting into
several pieces,
each of which
regrows
Producing an
outgrowth from
the parent, which
breaks off to
Examples
Amoeba
bacteria
Flatworms
Spirogyra
Hydra
Yeast fungus
D. Spore formation
become separate
individual
Produces small
lightweight
spores, to assist
in air dispersal
Hibiscus
Flamboyant
I
II
III
IV
I and IV only
I and II only
II and III only
I, II, III, and IV
C. Plantletstimulate
rootingyoung
plantmeristems shoot
growth
D. Young plantshoot
growthmeristems
stimulate rooting plantlet
Item 38 and 39 refer to the diagram below
which shows the longitudinal section
through an ovule of an angiosperm
A. Oviduct
B. Ovary
Cervix
Cervix
Myometrium
Endometrium
Endometrium
Myometrium
C. Ovary
Uterus
endometrium
Myometrium
D. Oviduct Uterus
Myometrium
endometrium
Item 41 refers to the diagram below which
shows a simplified version of the structure of a
38. After fertilisation, the region labelled
mammalian testis
X will develop into the
A. Pericarp
B. Seed coat
C. Fleshy part of fruit
D. Flesh part of seed
39. The role of Y is to
A. Fuse with male nucleus to
form endosperm
B. Fuse with male nucleus to
form the cotyledon
C. Fuse with male nucleus to
form the embryo
D. Support the position of the
ovum and disintegrate after
fertilisation.
Item 40 refer to the following diagram
below which illustrates a section of the
human female reproductive system.