TEST CODE 01207032

FORM TP 2010041 MAY/JUNE 2010

CARIBBEAN E XAM I NAT I O N S COUNCIL

SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE

EXAMINATION

BIOLOGY

Paper 03/2 – Alternative to SBA

General Proficiency

2 hours

In addition to the 2 hours, candidates are allowed 10 minutes in

order to read through the entire paper. Writing may begin during
the 10-minute period.

READ THE FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS CAREFULLY.

1. Answer ALL questions.

2. Use this answer booklet when responding to the questions. For EACH
question, write your answer in the space provided and return the
answer booklet at the end of the examination.

DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO.

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Answer ALL questions.

1. The apparatus shown in Figure 1 is used to demonstrate that carbon dioxide is given off during
aerobic respiration.
air to
suction
pump

A B C
potassium
hydroxide
solution
absorbs
carbon
dioxide

lime germinating lime

water peas water
clear cloudy

Figure 1. Apparatus used to show that germinating seeds

release carbon dioxide during respiration

(a) What is the function of the air in Figure 1?

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(1 mark )
(b) Why is air first passed through a solution which absorbs carbon dioxide?
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(1 mark )

(c) (i) What causes the lime water in C to become cloudy?

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(1 mark )
(ii) Why does the change in lime water occur only in C?

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(2 marks)

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(d) Carbon dioxide is not the only product of aerobic respiration. Heat is also given off. Design
an experiment to show that heat is given off by germinating seeds. Write the apparatus
and method for the experiment.

Apparatus:
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Method:

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(6 marks)

(e) The data presented in Table 1 shows the breathing rate of athletes after heavy and light
exercise.

TABLE 1: RATE OF BREATHING AFTER EXERCISE

Breaths per minute

Number of minutes
after exercise After heavy exercise After light exercise

1 30 12
2 20 10
3 15 8
4 10 8
5 8 8

(i) On the grid provided on page 4, draw graphs of the data shown in Table 1.
(8 marks)

(ii) Explain the difference in shape of the graphs that you have drawn on page 4.

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(2 marks)

Total 21 marks

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2. Students investigated transpiration in a well-watered plant. Their hypothesis was that the amount
of water lost from a plant changes during the day.

(a) Suggest a suitable aim for the experiment carried out by the students.

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(2 marks)

(b) The experiment was conducted in an enclosed room. They weighed the plant at two-hour
intervals and the results they obtained were plotted on the graph represented in Figure 2
below. They forgot to weigh the plant at 12 noon.

50

45

40

35
Mass of plant (g)

30

25

20

15

10

8 a.m. 10 a.m. 12 noon 2 p.m. 4 p.m. 6 p.m.

Time

Figure 2. Graph showing mass of a plant between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.

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(i) Give an explanation for the shape of the graph in Figure 2 between

8:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m.

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2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m.

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(4 marks)

(ii) From the graph in Figure 2 on page 5, estimate the weight of the plant at 12 noon.

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(1 mark )

(c) Construct a table in the space provided to represent the results shown in Figure 2.

(6 marks)

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(d) Describe how the apparatus and materials are likely to be set up and used to obtain the
results shown in Figure 2 on page 5.

Apparatus and Materials:

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Method:

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(5 marks)

Total 18 marks

3. Figure 3 shows how a specimen of a fruit was cut in order to examine its internal structure.

Figure 3. Drawings of a fruit specimen showing preparation for internal examination

(a) Give TWO characteristics of the drawings in Figure 3 that indicate the specimen is a fruit.

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(2 marks)

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(b) In the space provided below make a labelled drawing of a cross-section of the fruit to show
its internal structure.

(7 marks)

(c) The fruit was seen to be eaten by a kiskedee bird, and one biology student made the
observation that the seeds of this fruit were dispersed by animals.

(i) State ONE hypothesis that can be made from that observation.

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(2 marks)

(ii) State ONE aim for an investigation that can be conducted to test the hypothesis
in (i) above.

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(2 marks)

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(iii) Describe a suitable method to investigate the aim you stated in (ii) on page 8.

Method:

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(4 marks)

(d) (i) Apart from eating fruits the kiskedee bird is sometimes seen to catch insects. Give
ONE biological term to describe the kiskedee bird based on its feeding habits.

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(1 mark )

(ii) Explain why feeding on both plant and animal material is advantageous to the bird.

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(3 marks)

Total 21 marks

END OF TEST

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