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(C) Add 5 gol (dD) Add 0 gol alt 10 the distilled water in both the petri dish and the potato, alt 1o the distilled water in both the petri dish and the potato, A mature plant cell is different from a mature animal cell because the mature plant cell has“ (A) mitochondria (8) eel! membrane (C) a large permanent vacuole (D) nucleus suspended in the cytoplasm GOON Tern sins: Scanned with CamScanner16, Which of the following graphs shows 17, Therole ofan enzyme is BEST defined as the effect of temperature on an enzyme- a molecule which controlled reaction? (A) __ increases the rate of a chemical reaction (B) decreases the rate of a chemical “ 2 reaction 3 (C)__ increases the rate of a chemical ‘ H reaction but remains unchanged 8 at the end of the reaction a . (D) decreases the rate of a chemical reaction but remains unchanged oa 40 60. 80 at the end of the reaction , “ome @) at Item 18 refers to the following longitudinal £ section of a tooth. 3 a | 20 40 60 | Temperature (°C) | © 4 | g q | f g | a 18. Which region of the tooth contains 4 large | Ae number of blood vessels and nerves? | ‘Temperature (°C) “1 | @) ) 4 (c) ul : () wv ‘ Vi \ 0 2 40 60 ‘Temperature (°C) Scanned with CamScanner19. 20. a. em 19 refers to the following diagram which represents @ metabolic process carried out in plants. Light Gy gst "boy wt + yim Plant ee Food ‘The food produced is (A) fat (B) glucose (© __ protein (D) aminoacid Autotrophic organisms derive their nutrition from, (A) water only (B) ‘complex organic substances only (© simple inorganic substances only (D) both inorganic and organic substances ‘AS0-year old male is advised by his doctor topay special attention to the amountof salt, inhis diet. He probably has a high chance of developing (A) obesity (B) diabetes © _ hypertension {D) sickle cell anaemia 22, 23, tem 22 refers tp the following diagram of the respiratory system. Which of the labelled parts represents the rib? (A) I @) Ww © Ww © WwW Item 23 refers to the following equation which shows the oxidation of glucose in cells. CHO, + 0, Spinal Cord — Effector + Receptor (B) Spinal Cord — Brain — Receptor + Effector (C) Effector + Spinal Cord — Brain — Receptor (D) Receptor —+ Spinal Cord — Brain — Effector 35 The BEST description of the role of excretion in living organisms is to (A) produce urine (B) produce faeces (C) getrid of toxic waste (D) getrid of excess water {Hem 36 refers to the following diagrams illustrating the steps involved in an experiment. ne Kir fm he ‘Tip removed Foil cap ‘Transparent cap J Shoot Shoot t— Shoot = Shoot 1 1 m1 Vv 36. After a few days the TALLEST shoot would MOST. likely be (A) 1 (@) © mW () W Scanned with CamScanner31. 38. Item 37 refers to the following di Which labelled structure relays the impulse to an effector? Item 38 refers to the following diagrams which show movement in plants and animals as seen in a bird and a vine Ut as gy Which of the following statements about movement in a bird and movement in a vine is true? (A) Both the bird and the vine move parts of their body (B) The bird and the vine move because of a stimulus (C)__ The bird moves its entire body while the plant does not move (D) _ The entire body of the bird moves while a part of the plant moves ‘ ill. RRR nce Scanned with CamScanner» We Which of the following BES describes the terms ‘atimulus! and *rexponne"? 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Soluble products mov embryo, lo the Which of the following correctly identifies the sequence of events during the germina- tion of the seed? . (A) Litt @) loin (©) Wotan (D0) itt Scanned with CamScanner43. 44, “Me Lom43 refers to the following diagram which illustrates a measurement of growth in living ‘organisms, Which of the following labels would be INCORRECT on the y-axis? (A) Mass (B) Length (©) Units of time (D) » Number of leaves Liem 44 refers to the following diagrams of two specialized cells. Which of the following structur is common to both cells? (A) Cilium (B) Nucleus (©) Flagellum (D) Acrosome Scanned with CamScanner45. “15. Which row in the following table CORRECTLY states the cause, weatanent, control and prevention of the disease AIDS? Causative Agent ‘Treatment Control Prevention (A) | RNA virus Anti-retrovirals, eg. AZT | Monogamy — | Abstinence (B) | Bacterium Antibiotics Monogamy | Abstinence | (©) | DNA virus Antigens Vaccination _| Public education (D) | Bacterium Penicillin Vaccination | Abstinence 46. 41. 48, Which of the following forms of birth control is likely to be MOST effective? (A) Condom (B) Diaphragm (©) Tubal ligation () _ Birth control pill Which of the following is the correct se- quence for seed formation after fertiliza- tion? (A) Ovule + Zygote — Embryo Seed (B) — Ovule— Embryo + Seed + Zygote (©) Embryo + Ovule — Zygote + Seed (D) Embryo — Zygote— Ovule Seed A vector is defined as an organism that (A) _ bites humans (B) causes diseases (C) lives on other organisms (D) transmits disease carrying organisms 49, 50, Production of new organisms from Parent only is known as (A) asexual reproduction (B) sexual reproduction (C) mitosis (D) meiosis One example of a sex-linked disease is (A) cancer (B) hypertension (C) colour blindness (D) Down syndrome Scanned with CamScannercane is gro introduced into the entire crop of sugar cane. Which of the following BEST describes this occurence? w @) © ©) ‘The plants were old and therefore more susceptible to the fimgus. The plants were not of 2 hardy enough variety to withstand the fungus. The plants were planted too close together so the fungus spread easily. There was no genetic variation among the plants so none could survive the attack. ENTIRE Fl population w {0 possess homozygous alle 23% B) 735% © 30% ) 100% Scanned with CamScanner"7 Atnan with Mood Group A matted a worn with flood Group tt, Chey produces ene with {Mood Group AN, ‘The alleles A and fF are described as being (A) homozygous (BW) eodominant (©) recessive (D) dominant Which of the following Is tro about natural and artificial selection’? Naturat Setvetion Artificial Selection i) ic populations | Occurs in natural populations (8) [Involves genetic modifiewtion [Largely controlled by the enviranmnene (©) | Produces organisins well suited to | Produces very different organtamnn fore tho cuvitonment | populations (D) | Faster process Slower process A group of closely related organisins that are able to imerbreed and produce fern called a (A) niche (B) species (C) population (D) community Which of the following terms refers to visible characteristics of living things? (A) Gene (B) Genotype (C) Phenotype (D) Chromosome END OF TEST. 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