Instructions:

1. This question paper consists of two sections: Section A and Section B.

2. Answer both sections.
3. Your answer must be written in the Smart Scan for Section A and test pad for Section B.

1. The study of the structure and function of cells in Biology is known as...
A ecology.
B virology.
C cytology.
D entomology.

2. Diagram 1 below shows the structure of a leaf with some parts labelled P, Q and R.

Diagram 1

Which of the following shows the correct levels of organisation of P, Q and R?

Organ Tissue Cell
A P Q R
B Q P R
C R P Q
D R Q P

3. When a hypothesis is tested several times and found to be true each time, then the
hypothesis may be considered a
A law. B theory.
C definition. D principle.

4. Diagram 2 below shows the structure of the plasma membrane.

Diagram 2

Which of the labelled parts, A, B, C or D, is a carrier protein?

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5. Diagram 3 below shows cell organelle labelled X.

Diagram 3

Which of the following statements pertaining to organelle X is correct?

A It has a new membrane continuously added to one of its ends.
B It helps to capture the energy of sunlight and converts it into another form which can be
easily used.
C It is made up of an extensive network of folded membranes which help in the transport
of proteins.
D It digests and breaks down complex nucleic acids as well as unwanted cell organelles.

6. Diagram 4 below shows a plant cell.

Diagram 4

Which of the labelled parts is also found in an animal cell?

7. Diagram 5 below shows a protozoan.

Diagram 5

Which of the labelled parts, A, B, C or D is involved in sweeping water and food particles
into the cytostome for feeding?

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8. In a plant cell, oxygen is released in organelle X and absorbed in organelle Y. What are
organelles X and Y?

9. The diagram 6 below shows a unicellular organism.

Diagram 6

What is the function of the part labelled X?

A Carries food into the cell mouth
B Digests food
C Performs osmoregulation
D Involved in the movement of the organism

10. Which of the following is a muscle tissue?

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11. Diagram 7 below shows the regulation of the level of a substance in the blood.
insulin
Substance X Substance Y
glucagon
Diagram 7

Two hormones, insulin and glucagon, stimulate the conversion of substance X to substance
Y and substance Y to substance X respectively. What are substance X and substance Y?

Substance X Substance Y
A Glucose Glycogen
B Glucose Starch
C Starch Glycogen
D Glycogen Glucose

12. Diagram 8 below shows an organelle of a cell.

Diagram 8

Which of the following statements about the organelle are correct?

A It is found in animal and plant cells.
B It controls the activities of the cell.
C This is where photosynthesis takes place.
D This is where cellular respiration takes place.

13. Which of the following organs in the human body are involved in maintaining a relatively
constant internal environment so that the body cells can function optimally?

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14. Diagram 9 below shows the internal structure of a leaf.

Diagram 9

Which part of the leaf, A, B, C or D, undergoes cell specialization to transport water in the
plant?

15. Water is absorbed into the ileum and colon by...

A osmosis. B facilitated diffusion.
C active transport. D simple diffusion.

16. Diagram 10 below shows the materials and apparatus used in an experiment. The Visking
tubing is filled with 50 cm3 of distilled water. Both ends of the Visking tubing are tied with
strings.

Diagram 10

Which of the following statements describes the result of the experiment after 60 minutes?
A The water level in the beaker falls.
B The sucrose solution in the capillary tube rises.
C The Visking tubing becomes soft and loosens.
D The Visking tubing bursts.

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17. The diagram 11 below shows a model of the structure of the plasma membrane.

Diagram 11

What are P and Q?

18. Diagram 12 below shows the changes undergone by a red blood cell when it is immersed in
solutions of different concentrations.

Diagram 12

What types of solutions are Q, T and R?

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19. Diagram 13 below shows a plant cell which has been immersed in a hypertonic solution.

Diagram 13

Which of the following statements about the cell is correct?

A Water molecules have moved into and out of the cell at the same rate.
B More water molecules have left the cell by osmosis.
C More water molecules have entered the cell by osmosis.
D More water molecules have entered the cell and made the cell expend.

20. Which of the following strips of potato has been immersed in a hypotonic solution?

epidermis epidermis

epidermis epidermis

21. Microorganisms in food will lose water by osmosis if the food is placed in a hypertonic
solution. Which method of food preservation uses this principle?
A Preparation of pickled vegetables B Fermentation
C Super cooling D Pasteurization

22. Diagram 14 below is a graph showing the relationship between the percentage differences
in length of the strips of potato against the concentration of the sucrose solution.

Diagram 14

At which point, A, B, C or D, on the graph shows the concentration of sucrose solution that
causes potato strip to become flaccid?

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23. The following statement is about the movement of sodium ions out of the cells.

How do sodium ions move out of the cells?

A By osmosis
B By simple diffusion
C By active transport
D By facilitated diffusion

24. Which of the following processes are involved in the absorption of amino acids and sodium
ions in the human digestive system?

25. Diagram 15 below shows the condition of human blood cells when it is mixed with 0.85%
sodium chloride solution.

Diagram 15

What will happen if the blood is mixed with 0.10% sodium chloride solution?
A Crenation B Plasmolysis
C Haemolysis D Deplasmolysis

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26. In an experiment, potato tubers were placed in sucrose solutions of increasing
concentrations and the changes in the average mass of the potato tubers were recorded.
Which of the following graphs represents the results of this experiment?

27. Diagram 16 below shows some protein molecules.

Diagram 16

Which of the following shows the correct structure of protein molecules?

Primary Secondary Tertiary Quaternary

A P Q S R
B Q R P S
C Q R S P
D R Q S P

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28. Diagram 17 below shows the change in the active site of an enzyme after undergoing
process Q.

Diagram 17

What is Q?
A Freezing B Heating
C Hydrolysis D Condensation

29. Which of the following is not an example of a monosaccaharide?

A Glucose B Sucrose
C Galactose D Fructose

30. Specific organelles are involved in the production, transport and secretion of enzymes.
Which of the following is the arrangement of the organelles in the correct order to describe
the pathway that leads to the production, transport, and secretion of enzymes?

A Ribosomes mitochondria Golgi body vesicle cell membrane

B Nucleus ribosomes vesicle endoplasmic reticulum cell membrane
C Ribosomes endoplasmic reticulum nucleus Golgi body cell membrane
D Nucleus ribosomes endoplasmic reticulum Golgi body cell membrane
Nukleus ribosom jalinan endoplasma jasad Golgi membran sel

31. Diagram 18 below shows the 'lock and key' hypothesis of enzyme action.

Diagram 18

Which of the following statements about enzymes is correct?

A An enzyme-catalysed reaction is not specific.
B The change in the shape of an enzyme will not alter its effectiveness.
C Enzymes are synthesized by ribosomes.
D Enzymes are not destroyed.

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32. Table 1 below shows the functions of two elements, Q and T, that are found in a cell.

Element Functions
Q It is one of the elements in
water and organic
compounds.
It is needed for cellular
respiration
T It trigger muscle contraction.
It is a component of bones
and teeth.
Table 1

What are elements Q and T?

33. Diagram 19 below shows the formation and disintegration of an enzyme-substrate complex.

Diagram 19

Which of the following graphs shows the correct correlation between the concentration of X
and the rate of reaction?

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34. Diagram 20 below shows the 'lock and key' hypothesis which explains enzyme action.

Diagram 20

Which of the labelled parts, A, B, C or D, is formed from the bending, twisting and folding of
polypeptides?

35. Which of the following list of elements is the most common elements in cells?
A Calcium, iron and potassium
B Copper, magnesium and sulphur
C Carbon, hydrogen and oxygen
D Chlorine, phosphorus and sodium

36. Diagram 21 below summarises a reaction involved in the digestion of a triglyceride.

Diagram 21

What is the type of reaction?

A Reduction B Hydrolysis
C Condensation D Emulsification

37. The diagram 22 below shows an enzymatic reaction.

Diagram 22

Which of the following do P, Q, R, and S represent?

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38. The graph in diagram 23 below shows the effect of enzyme concentration on the rate of an
enzyme reaction.

Diagram 23

Why is the rate of reaction at X constant?

A Lack of oxygen
B No more substrate for the enzyme to act on
C Enzymes are denatured at high concentration of substrate
D The concentration of the substrate is constant and does not increase

39. The given information is about phase Q in mitosis and meiosis.

What is phase Q?
A Interphase B Prophase
C Cytokinesis D Anaphase

40. Meiosis occurs in the production of...

A gametes.
B brain cells.
C liver cells.
D nerve cells.

41. Diagram 24 below shows the cell cycle.

mitosis

Diagram 24

What is stage P?
A Interphase B Telophase
C Cytokinesis D Cell division

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42. Diagram 25 below shows the chromosomes of a cell during telophase of mitosis.

Diagram 25

What is the diploid chromosome number of this species?

A 3 B 6
C 12 D 16

43. The diagram 26 below shows the phases of the cell cycle.

Diagram 26

Which of the following processes occur during the S phase?

Process Process
A DNA synthesis Duplication of chromosomes
B Duplication of chromosomes Cytokinesis
C Cytokinesis Mitosis
D DNA Synthesis Mitosis

44. The diagram 27 below shows the stages in mitosis.

Diagram 27

Which is the correct sequence of the stages in mitosis?

A PQRS B RSPQ
C QRPS D SRQP

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45. Diagram 28 below shows the phases in a cell cycle.

The new organelles as well as new proteins

P
and enzymes are synthesised

The replication of DNA and duplication of

Q
chromosomes occur

R The accumulation of energy takes place

Diagram 28

What are P, Q and R?

P Q R
A G1 phase S phase G2 phase
B Metaphase Telophase Anaphase
C Interphase M-phase Cytokinesis
D S phase G2 phase M-phase

46. Which of the following phases takes up 90% of the cell cycle?
A Cytokinesis B Anaphase
C Prophase D Interphase

47. Which of the following statements about a full cell cycle is correct?
A It starts as two parent cells.
B It ends up as two daughter cells.
C It has two interphases and two M phases.
D It occurs only in plant cells.

48. Diagram 29 below shows a phase of mitosis in an animal cell.

Diagram 29

Identify the phase shown in Diagram above.

A Anaphase
B Telophase
C Interphase
D Metaphase

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49. Diagram 30 below shows a parent cell.

Diagram 30

Which of the following diagrams shows a daughter cell if the cell undergoes mitosis?

50. The diagram 31 below shows a cell at one particular stage of mitosis.

Diagram 31

Which of the following statements about the stage in the diagram above is correct?

A The nuclear membrane disappears

B The paired centrioles move to opposite ends of the cell.
C The cell membrane on both sides join up, separating the cytoplasm into two daughter
cells.
D The vesicles fuse together to form a cell plate.

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