BIOLOGY

Grade 9
End – of – Year Exam 2009

Time suggested: 40mins

Name: _______________________________________

Instructions to Candidates:
 Answer ALL questions on the paper
 Calculators may be used (but should not be necessary)
 Use the correct tools for writing and drawing

Section Marks

Total
47
Section A – Multiple Choice Questions (14 marks)
Write your answers in the boxes below

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

1. Which pair of features is found in both plant cells and animal cells?

2. Which part of a plant cell regulates what goes in and out of the cell?

A vacuole
B cell wall
C chloroplasts
D cytoplasm

3. A plant cell is placed in a solution of unknown sugar concentration.

The diagram shows the appearance of the cell after 10 minutes.

Why does space X become filled with sugar solution?

A The cell wall and cell surface membrane are both fully permeable.
B The cell wall and cell surface membrane are both partially permeable.
 C The solution has a higher sugar concentration than the cell sap.
D The solution has a lower sugar concentration than the cell sap.

4. An experiment is set up as shown.

After several hours, the water turns blue.

Which process causes this color change to take place?

A absorption
B diffusion
C digestion
D evaporation

5. The enzyme catalase is found in liver cells. A cube of boiled liver and a cube of raw liver
are added to solutions of hydrogen peroxide.
Which shows the result of this experiment?

6. The diagram shows how the activity of an enzyme varies with temperature.
 What is the optimum temperature of the enzyme?

A 0 °C B 40 °C C 50 °C D 60 °C

7. What is a symptom of vitamin D deficiency?

A bleeding from skin and gums

B developing soft bones
C low red blood cell count
D teeth decay easily

Use the information below for question 8 and 9.

A mixture of food gives the following results on testing:

a cloudy solution with ethanol

a blue colour with Benedict’s solution
a blue colour with Biuret solution
a blue-black colour with Iodine solution

8. What does the mixture contain?

A Fat and sugar

B Sugar and protein
C Starch and sugar
D Starch and fat

9. Which of the following food below will give an orange color with Benedict solution?

A Orange
B Chicken
C Beans
D Sausage

10. Which diagram represents the digestion of food molecules in the alimentary canal?
11. Which secretion, released into the digestive system, contains enzymes that speed up the
rate of polypeptides breakdown?

A Bile
B Intestinal juice
C Pancreatic juice
D Saliva

12. Which blood vessel supplies the heart muscle cells with blood?

A aorta
B coronary artery
C pulmonary artery
D pulmonary vein

13. The diagram shows a section through the heart.

The blood is entering the ventricles.

What is the state of valve 3 and 4 when this happens?

valve 3 valve 4
A closed closed
B closed open
C open closed
D open open
14. The diagram shows a section through a human heart.

In which order does deoxygenated blood pass through the heart?

A 1→2→3→4
B 4→3→2→1
C 5→6→7→8
D 8→7→6→5

Section B – Short answers questions (33 marks)

1. Calculate the length of the cell marked with a * (explain and provide calculations) [1]

200 µm
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