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Biology Mock Paper 3
Biology Mock Paper 3
Biology Mock Paper 3
F.3 Biology
Final Examination
Mock Paper 1
1. In which of the following pairs of carbohydrates can Benedict’s test be used to distinguish
the two carbohydrates from one another?
2. Which of the following combinations of compounds are made up of the same elements?
3. Which of the following statements about the life processes of living organisms is correct?
4. A student proposed that eating oranges can speed up the recovery from a cold. What
prediction could be made based on this?
10 mins
later
6. A student wants to use an ordinary light microscope to observe a pig liver sample. A slide
with the pig liver sample is put on the stage of the microscope.
Which of the following is the most reasonable sequence of steps for the above study?
A. chloroplasts
B. mitochondria
C. smooth ER
D. ribosomes
8. Which of the following statements about enzymes is incorrect?
9. Catalase is an enzyme which breaks down hydrogen peroxide and releases oxygen. A
student used the following set-ups to investigate whether potatoes contain catalase or not.
syringe
setup 1 setup 2
The student observed that a gas was collected in setup 1 but not in setup 2. In order to
conclude that potatoes contain catalase, what additional steps should be taken?
(1) Prepare a setup containing hydrogen peroxide solution but without the raw potato
discs.
(2) Prepare a setup containing distilled water and raw potato discs.
(3) Test whether the gas collected contains oxygen.
10. Which of the following comparisons between DNA and RNA is incorrect?
DNA RNA
A. consists of two polynucleotide chains consists of one polynucleotide chain
B. contains thymine contains uracil
C. contains deoxyribose contains ribose
D. does not contain phosphate contains phosphate
11. Which of the following comparisons between eukaryotic cells and prokaryotic cells is
incorrect?
A. ribonucleic acid
B. mesophyll tissue
C. respiratory system
D. blood vessel
Questions 14 and 15 refer to an experiment in which four potato strips were weighed and
immersed separately in four different liquids. The strips were reweighted after one hour. The
results are shown in the following table.
Liquid Initial mass of potato strip (g) Final mass of potato strip (g)
W 10 11.2
X 12 12.6
Y 10 10
Z 11 9.6
14. Which of the following conclusions can be drawn from the results of the experiment?
15. The diagram below shows a cell taken from the potato strip immersed in liquid Z.
1 2
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Questions 16 and 17 refer to the diagram below, which shows the nutrition label of a food
product.
16. Which of the following food substances provides most of the energy content in this food
product?
A. saturated fat
B. carbohydrate
C. protein
D. sodium
17. The food product bearing this nutrition label is most likely to be
A. potato chips
B. chocolate cookies
C. barbeque sausages
D. pop tart
A. glycogen
B. adenosine triphosphate
C. omega-3 fatty acids
D. sugar phosphates
A. lbs / m2
B. lbs / cm2
C. kg/ m2
D. kg/ cm2
Section B (T/F) (30 marks, 2 marks each)
Organelle
A
Organelle
B
(a)
Name
these TWO
organelles.
_____________________________________________________________________
(b) (i) Name the important biological activities that are carried out by these TWO organelles
respectively.
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(ii) What is the importance of the biological process that is carried out by EACH of them?
_____________________________________________________________________
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(Q1: 5 marks)
2. The following is the structural formula of a compound made up of two identical units.
C R2 F
R1 B
D G
E
(a) (i) Name the full name of the molecule represented by this model.
_____________________________________________________________________
(ii)What name is used to describe the structural shape of this model?
_____________________________________________________________________
(iii) What is the importance of this model?
_____________________________________________________________________
(b) (i) Name the molecules labelled A – E.
A: __________________________________________________________________
B: __________________________________________________________________
C: __________________________________________________________________
D: __________________________________________________________________
E: __________________________________________________________________
(ii) Name the bonds labelled R1 and R2.
R1: _________________________________________________________________
R2: _________________________________________________________________
(c) What is the significance of the sequence of C and D to the cell?
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
(d) What is the specific relationship between C and F between D and G?
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
(Q3: 14 marks)
4. The following diagram shows the activity of enzymes which are under different conditions.
Curve A represents the enzyme under optimum conditions. Curve B represents the conditions
with the addition of chemical X. Curve C represents the conditions with the addition of
chemical Y.
Fat in grams 35 65 65 88
Protein in 40 50 50 63
grams
Carbohydrate 150 304 304 410
in grams
Sodium in mg 1500 2000 1500 2000
Fibre in 26 30 30 30
grams
Calcium in 1300 1000 1200 1000
mg
Vitamin C in 25 40 40 40
mg
Iron in mg 15 18 8 8
(a) (i) The table above shows that men need more energy each day than women. Suggest
two reasons why.
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
(ii) Which nutrient in the table above supplies most of each day’s energy?
_____________________________________________________________________
(b) A woman under 50 years of age and a woman over 50 need different amounts of iron
each day. Explain why.
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
(c) Women over 50 and children under 11 need more calcium each day than women
under 50. Explain why.
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
(d) The nutritionist recommends that a child under 11 years old needs 40 grams of protein
each day. This might not be the correct amount of protein for each child under 11
years. Suggest two reasons why.
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
(Q5: 12 marks)