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BOLO} Some sharks have an excellent sense of smell, which allows them to detect tiny amounts of ‘blood dissolved in water, and. ‘wack down distant Woindéd animals. The shark can be deseribed as 1 predator TL parasite TL omnivore 1. eamivore (A) Toaly @®)— IandIV only (© Mand Wenly @®) 1.0, UlaadIv ‘Which of the following are involved in the cycling of nutrients in nature? L > Bacteria Plants I. Barthworms © IV. Humans (A) IandIonly (@®) ‘Wand IV only (© 1,WandMonly ©) 10, Mandiv 3 2010 Tune ‘Which arrow in the food web diagram below ‘points in the wrong direction? yo Millipedes Earthyrorm © @) ‘Some insects are brightly coloured, but are difficult to spot as they sit on plants. This bright coloration may be important for L pollination TL, - --blendingintotheirenvironmient TI attracting mates IV. * Aiuiting forprey (A) | IandIlonly @) © LendliFonly (© UI, and IV only ©) 0, UlendIv Items 5 - 6 refer to the figure below which shows the flow of energy through a food chain. = - | erase Grasshopper }—af Praying mantis 6: At which point is MOST of the energy Which arrow represents the smallest transfer of energy between organisms? @ 2 @) © m QO wv 012070102010 released to the environment? @. I ® © m © Ww GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE Item_7 refers to the following terms, 9, A mature plant cell is different from a ‘mature animal cell because the plant cell bas TL Organ IL Organism (A) mitochondria TI. — Organelle (8) acell membrane TV. Call (©) alarge permanent vacuole V. Tissue (D) _amucleus suspended inthe cytoplasm 7. Which of the following shows the correct sequence for INCREASING complexity/ 10. The process by which food is moved specialisation? ‘through the alimentary canal is called (A) OLIVE n,Vv (A) digestion @) MvVvL0 (B) mastication © ™%VLn,0 (©) peristalsis ©) VL 0,0 () swallowing : 5 = @ 8. Which ofthe followingprocessesisinvolved** 11. Which of the following are NOT autotrophs? in the passage of water through cell walls? ~ (A) Algae (A) Diffusion B) — Mosses B) Osmosis © Fens (©) Assimilation ©) Fing ©) Activetransport Item 12 refersto the following diagram. Sunlight - = Potassium hydroxide solution ‘Glass sheet with petroleum jelly seal. 12, wz = = |—enjar 1-— Well watered potted plant Awell-watered plants set up as shown in the diagram above and left for a few hours in sunlight. Aleaf ‘from the plantis then tested for starch and no blue-black colour appeared. Alikely explanation forthisresultisthatthe (A) soilinthepot dried out (B) _jarcontainedno carbon dioxide (©) apparatus wes not left long enough in sunlight (D) _petroleumjelly prevented air from entering the bell jar oueu vw eww: tt Item 13 refers to the table below which shows the results obtained when food was tested by adding different reagents. Test Result Todine Blue-blackeolour Sodiumbyaroxide Purplecolour and coppersulphate (Biuret Teagent) ‘Benedict'gorFebling’s ‘Nocolourchange solution andheating 13. Thefoodcontained (A) starchandproteinonly (B) reducing sugarandstarch only (Q)- seducing sugar,starcbandprotein ©) protein, fatanduon-reducingsuger 14. Which of the following are essential for the formation of healthy bones? (A) CalciumandVitaminD (B) — Caleiumand Vitamin (CQ) Konand Vitamin A. ©) Tonand VitaminC R15. Which of the following statements BEST describes the function of ATP? (A) ._Itstores food. (B) Itisé means of energy transfer (©) Itspeeds up chemi the ceil (©) Large quantities ical reactions in of energy can become available. 16. 7. Which of the following is NOT a reason forplacing green plants in an aqueriurn? (a) @) © @) Providing food forthe animals Providing oxygen for the animals Removing the chlorine from the ‘water Removing the animals’ waste products ‘Which of the following characteristics is ‘NOT a feature of respiratory surfaces? i) @) © ©) Large surface area Permanently moist Good supply of blood ‘Thickmembrane Which of the following statements about aerobic and anaerobic respiration is correct? ———— Aerol Anaerobic Doesnotuse oxygen | Uses oxygen Occursin the Occursin the cytoplasm. mitochonidria, © ‘Releases large Releases mall amountsof energy | amountsofgneray ‘Atleast one ypauctsarealways productisGrganic inorgenic Ga Awa Tae weyers or 19. i 2a. ase Utem19 refers tothe following tablewhich 20. shows the results, corded after 20 minutes, oftests done with cobalt chloride paper on ‘two leaves from different plants ‘Colour change Surfacel | Surface2 x 100 10 ¥ 100 | 50 From the results, one may conclude that (A) Leaf Xhasmore stomata on Surface 2 than Leaf Y. (B) Leaf ¥has more stomata on Surface 1 than Leaf X. (©) Leaf X has a faster rate of transpiration than Leaf ¥. @) Leaf ¥ has a faster rate of ‘transpiration than Leaf X. Items 23 - 24 refer to the diagrams bélow which represent some components of blood. A 21. 22. As organisms increase in size, the process of diffusion limits the transport of substances because (A) their surface area to volume de- creases (B) theirsurface area to volume increases (© they develop transport systems (D) _theyproduce more waste products ‘Which of the following plants does NOT have amodified vegetative storage organ? (A) Carrot B) Ginger (© Mango @) Potato ‘Through which process does the body rid itself of nitrogenous waste products? (A) Excretion ®) Diffusion (© Evaporation ©) Osmoregulation o Inanswering items 23 - 24, match each item with one of the options above. Each option may be used once, more than once or not at all. ‘Engulfing disease-causingorganisms ‘Transport of oxygen GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE

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