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END OF TERM EXAMINATION

TERM 1 /FORM 5FK

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

READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY

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 I Chloroplast
others to take place? II mitochondrion
III nucleus
a.excretion
IV cell membrane
b. growth
c.movement a. I and II only
d. respiration b. I and III only
c. II and III only
2. Which of the following lists shows d. II and IV only
three activities of all living organisms?
a. Movement, decay, synthesis 7. Which of the following processes is
b. Respiration, nutrition, responsible for the movement of water
preservation out of a plant cell?
c. Exercise, irritability, metabolism
a. Filtration
d. Reproduction, excretion, growth b. Dehydration
c. Osmosis
3. The bush pig which has been observed d. Capillarity
to feed on a diet of plant roots as well
as birds’ eggs, is 8. How does oxygen pass out through the
a.A herbivore stomata of leaves?
b. A carnivore a. Diffusion
c.An omnivore b. Evaporation
d. A detritivore
c. Osmosis
d. Transpiration
4. Which of the following is NOT
indicated by the direction of arrows in
9. The oxygen released during the
a food chain
process of photosynthesis comes from
a. The direction of energy flow the
b. The amount of food each animal
a. Carbon dioxide
eats
b. Water
c. That plants start every food chain
c. Degraded glucose molecules
d. The animals that are predators
d. Air spaces within the leaves

5. In multicellular organisms, cells

10. A mature plant cell is different from a
become different from one another in
mature animal cell because it has
order to carry out particular functions.
This is called a. A large permanent vacuole
b. Mitochondria
a. Adaptation
c. A nucleus in the cytoplasm
b. Selection
d. A cell membrane
c. Specialization
d. Evolution
11. In which of the following cells of a
6. Which of the following cell structures
green leaf does photosynthesis occur?
are associated with energy transfer?

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 I Phloem a. Keep the lungs filled to capacity
II Palisade mesophyll continuously
III Spongy mesophyll b. Serve to increase the absorptive
IV Guard cells surface of the lungs
a. I, II and III only c. Are filled with oxygen to keep
b. I, III and IV only the lungs in an expanded state
c. II and III only d. Prevent the lungs from collapsing
d. I, II, III and IV
17. Which of the following would MOST
12. Plants give off oxygen in the day likely occur if enzymes were NOT
because present in living cells?

a. Respiration does not take place a. Slow rate of reaction

b. Respiration takes place faster b. High rate of reaction
than photosynthesis c. Reaction requiring higher
c. Photosynthesis takes place faster temperatures
than respiration d. No reaction
d. Transpiration takes place
18. Which of the following foods would
MOST likely prevent constipation?
13. Magnesium is an essential element for
I White bread
a. The formation of cell walls. II Carrots
b. The formation of chlorophyll. III Water
c. The formation of proteins. IV Cabbage
d. The process of cell division.
a. I and II only
14. One of the problems with nutrition for b. III and IV only
a vegetarian is that c. II, III and IV only
d. I, II, III and IV
a. Fats and oils are not produced by
plants Items 19 and 20 refer to the following
b. Large quantities of food are needed enzymes found in the human digestive
to supply essential amino acids system
c. Vitamins produced by plants are of
inferior quality a. amylase
d. Large quantities of food are needed b. pepsin
to supply essential minerals c. lipase
d. trypsin
15. What is the end product of digestion of
protein? 19. Which enzyme would work best in an
acid pH?
a.Amino acids
b. Fatty acids 20. Which enzyme is concerned with the
c.Glucose breakdown of fat?
d. Polypeptides
16. The aveoli of the lungs of a mammal

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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
demonstrate the action of a model of the
human breathing system.
Which diagram correctly indicates what
happens during exhalation?
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
body for rapid escape from danger?

a. b.

c. d.

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
c. The external intercostals muscles relax
d. The volume of the thorax decreases

25. Which of the following are likely effects of

cigarette smoking?
I. Lung cancer
II. Inhibition of gaseous exchange
III. Addiction
IV. Hallucination
a. I and II only
b. I, II and III only
c. II, III and IV only

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27. The diagram shows a section of the 31. The diagrams show four parts of human
heart from the front. blood.

Which parts are involved with the

transport of carbon dioxide and which
parts with the destruction of bacteria?
Which blood vessels carry oxygenated Transport of Destruction
blood? carbon of bacteria
a. 2 only b. 1 and 3 dioxide
c. 4 only d. 3 and 4 a. 1 and 3 2 and 3
b. 1 and 3 2 and 4
28. Which of the following comparisons c. 2 and 4 1 and 4
between arteries and veins is NOT d. 3 and 4 1 and 4
correct?
32. What is the function of platelets in wound
Arteries Veins healing?
a Valves present Valves absent
b Blood flows in Blood flows a. Breakdown of insoluble threads
pulses smoothly b. Conversion of insoluble fibrin to
c Have thick Have thin soluble fibrinogen
muscular walls walls c. Conversion of soluble fibrinogen to
d Blood low in Blood high in insoluble fibrin
CO2 CO2 d. Creation of soluble threads

29. The valve between the left atrium and 33. Which of the following substances reduces
left ventricle is called the blood sugar in the human body?
a. pulmonary semi-lunar valve a. Insulin
b. aortic semi-lunar valve b. Glycogen
c. tricuspid valve c. Glucagon
d. bicuspid valve d. Adrenaline

30. The following diagrams show 34. The ureter carries urine from the
structures found in the blood. Which a. Kidney to bladder
structure is phagocytic? b. Collecting tubule to the pelvis
c. Nephron to the collecting tubule
a. b. d. Bladder out of the body

c. d.

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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 d.  
quickly taken away from the source of
heat. 46. The diagram show the working of
What is the role of relay neurones in a synapse between two neurones
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.

What do the arrows 1 and 2 represent?

1 2
a. Chemic Slow acting
al hormone
transmit
ter
b. Chemic Chemical
al transmitter
In the diagram, which part produces transmit
hormones? ter
c. Nerve Chemical
44. If an object is thrown towards impulse transmitter
you, your eyes blink. The d. Nerve Slow acting
receptors and effectors for impulse hormone
this reflex action are the
a. Retina and eyelid muscles 47. The diagram shows a section
b. Retina and ciliary through the human eye. Where
muscles will an image be detected when a
c. Pupil and eyelid muscles person looks at an object?
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
informati withdrawal
on response
a.  
b.  
c.  
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 48. The eye is sometimes referred to as an
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
a. Contract Tighter
b. Contract Looser
c. Relax Tighter
d. Relax Looser

50. The function of the lymphatic system in

the human body is to
a. Bring nutrients back to the body
b. Carry the tissue fluid out of the body
c. Remove excess fluid and foreign
material from the tissue space
d. Remove poisonous substances and
other waste materials form the blood

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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 58. What is an advantage of feeding a baby
blood vessels in the uterus wall and with bottled milk rather than breast milk?
placenta of a pregnant woman. 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.

Which will increase in concentration in

the blood as it flows from 1 to 2?
a. Amino acids
b. Carbon dioxide
In which parts are the eggs and the zygote
c. Glucose
formed respectively?
d. Oxygen
a. 1 and 2 b. 1 and 3
57. The diagram shows a section of the c. 2 and 1 d. 2 and 3
female reproductive system with a
method of birth control at X. 60. The diagram shows part of the male
reproductive system and urinary system.

What is the method of birth control

shown and how does it act?
Birth control method Action A cut is made at X on both sides of the body
a. Cap (diaphragm) Stops implantation and the tubes are sealed. Which process
b. Cap (diaphragm) Prevents sperm from would be prevented?
entering the uterus
c. Intrauterine device Stops implantation a. fertilisation b. meiosis
(IUD/loop/coil) c. ovulation d. urination
d. Intrauterine device Prevents sperm from
(IUD/loop/coil) entering the uterus

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