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Class
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HKDSE BIOLOGY
a modern approach

BIOLOGY PAPER I
MOCK EXAM

SECTION B: QUESTION-ANSWER BOOK B

This paper must be answered in English

INSTRUCTIONS Teacher’s
Use Only
(1) Write your Class and Class Number in the space
Question No. Marks
provided on Page 1.
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(2) Refer to the general instructions on the cover of the
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Question Book for Section A.
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(3) The questions in this Question-Answer Book carry
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84 marks. Answer ALL questions.
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(4) Write your answers to Section B in the spaces
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provided in this Question-Answer Book. Do not
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write in the margins. Answers written in the
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(5) Supplementary answer sheets will be provided on
request. Write your class and class number, fill in 10

the question number. Tie them loosely but securely 11

with a string INSIDE this Question-Answer Book. 12

(6) Present your answers in paragraphs wherever Total

appropriate.
(7) The diagrams in this section are NOT necessarily
drawn to scale.

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Section B Conventional questions

1. Complete the table below which shows the biomolecules, the building blocks from which
they are made and their functions in organisms. (8 marks)

Name of Building block(s) from

One function in organisms
biomolecule which they are made

Glycogen (a) (b)

Lipid (c) (d)

Protein (e) (f)

(g) (h) Carriers of genetic information

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2. Complete the following paragraph about photosynthetic process with suitable words.
(8 marks)

The first stage of photosynthesis is about (a) _____________________________

absorption by pigments located on the (b) _____________________________ of
chloroplasts. In view of this, the first stage of photosynthesis is called (c)
_____________________________. In flowering plants the pigments include (d)
_____________________________ and carotenoids.

Electrons emitted from excited pigment molecules pass along a series of electron carriers
from higher to lower energy levels. During the passage, the energy difference is used to
generate (e) _____________________________. Electrons emitted from excited pigment
molecules finally result in the generation of (f) _____________________________. Both
products will be used by the second stage of photosynthesis called (g)
_____________________________. The emitted electrons from the pigment molecules
are replaced by the (h) _____________________________ of water.

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3. The diagram below shows an outline of stages in respiration in a mammalian cell.

glucose

glycolysis net gain of 2 ATPs

pyruvate

Krebs cycle

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hydrogen

carrier electron transport system

(a) Where does each of the following occur in a cell? (2 marks)

(i) glycolysis

(ii) Krebs cycle

(b) Explain why the gain of 2 ATPs in glycolysis is described as being a net gain?
(2 marks)

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(c) Name the carrier that transfer hydrogen to the electron carrier system and name the
final hydrogen acceptor. (2 marks)

(d) Describe the reactions that link glycolysis to the Kerbs cycle. (4 marks)

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4. The inner surface of the ileum is highly folded. There are numerous villi. These can
increase the surface area for absorption.

The diagram below shows one of the villi.

blood capillaries

lacteal

(a) Describe and explain two ways by which the structure of a villus helps absorption of
food. (4 marks)

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(b) After absorption, digested food is carry to the liver.

(i) Name the blood vessel which carries digested food to the liver. (1 mark)

(ii) Explain why it is necessary for the digested food to be carried to the liver
before it is transported to other parts of the body. (3 marks)

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5. The diagram below shows the structure of a flower which belongs to a plant grown by a
farmer.

anther

stigma

ovary

(a) The farmer removes X before they are ripe. What is the purpose for this? (1 marks)

(b) The farmer then brushes some pollen grains from another plant of the same species

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onto the stigma of the flower. State and explain one necessary step carried out by the
farmer. (2 marks)

(c) Describe the events that takes place after the pollen grains have been brushed onto
the stigma. (3 marks)

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6. A farmer grows tomato plants. She is worried that from time to time there are many insect
X on the tomato plants in her field. She then sprays some of the tomato plants with a
pesticide to kill insect X. However, she only gets fewer tomato from the plants sprayed
with pesticide than from the unsprayed plants.

Explain why spraying with pesticides might reduce the crop of potato that she harvests.
(3 marks)

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7. A tourist looks at the Peak from Tsim Sha Tsui and then looks at the map he is holding.
Describe how an image of the map is formed on his retina, and all the events taking place
in his eye to focus this image. (7 marks)

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8. The diagram below shows a blood capillary and some tissue cells.

tissue cells
X
X

red blood cell

anterial end X
venous end

formation of
tissue fluid return of fluid
Y

(a) Give one difference in composition between fluid X and plasma at Y. Give a reason
for your answer. (2 marks)

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(b) Explain how fluid is returned to the venous end of the capillary. (4 marks)

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9. The diagram below shows the nitrogen cycle.

D
nitrite nitrates
A

A
nitrogen gas in
atmosphere
B

protein in
plant
action of
decomposers
ammonia
C

protein in
animal

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Name processes A, B, C and D shown in the diagram. (4 marks)

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10. Regulation of blood glucose level is achieved by a feedback mechanism. The following is
a schematic representation of the feedback mechanism for the regulation of blood glucose
level.

Stimulus Regulator Hormone Target organs Response

Feedback loop

(a) State the stimulus which triggers the regulation after a meal rich in carbohydrate.
(1 mark)

(b) Name the regulator and one target organ in the regulation of blood glucose level.
(2 marks)

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(c) In view of your answer to (a), explain how the hormone can restore the blood glucose
level back to normal. (3 marks)

(d) What is the effect of the feedback loop on the regulator? (1 mark)

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11. (a) At high altitudes there is less oxygen in the air than at sea level. Explain how this
might affect the uptake of oxygen in the alveoli during breathing. (3 marks)

(b) In order to get a better performance, some athletes inject themselves with extra red
blood cells before the competition. Explain this. (2 marks)

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(c) However, the method in (b) is illegal. Suggest another method to improve the
performance and give a reason for it. (2 marks)

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12. Give an account on transcription and translation in protein synthesis. (10 marks)

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