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 ASSIGNMENT 1
Choosethe correct answer.

Where do you find the DNA in a cell?

1)
A. In the cytoplasm

B Outside the cell

In the nucleus

D. At the center of the cell

(2)

2) What is a small portion of DNA with a specific sequence that determínes a particular
characteristic of an organism?
A Inheritance

Gene

C. Coding

D. Chromosome (2)

a) What is the first step to be taken when studying DNA and RNA?
A Identifying nuclei acids

B Collecting nuclei acids

Understanding nuclei acids
D Isolating nuclei acid (2)

4) What are the four different nitrogenous bases?

guanine, cytosine, adenine and thymine
B cytosine, purines, thymine and guanine
purines, adenine, cytosine and thymine
D Pyrimidines, purines, cytosine and thymine (2)

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 5) What is the functionnof the DNA?
( Production of new cells
B.
Base compliment
C Protein synthesis
D. Joining of molecules

6) Which of the following ids not the use DNAin biotechnology?

Cloningcells in tissue culture

B.
Genetic counselling of parents
C. Muting
D. DNA profling

) What are arguments against

DNA profiling?
A. It can be used to
solve crimes
B The technology can be misused
C. It can
determine paternity
D. It can identify people
2)
8) What are the types of RNA?
A.
mRNA, pRNA and tRNA
mRNA, tRNA and rRNA
C. pRNA, rRNA and mRNA
D. pRNA, tRNA and Trna
(2)
9) Proteins are made up of
that must be
A amino acids arranged in a specific sequence.
B
rough endoplasmic
C. ribosomes
D synthesis

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10)
elongation
instruction in mRNA for the amino acid sequence of proteins.
A
codons

C. genetic code
glutamic acid
(2)

11) Which of the following hastwo complete sets of paired chromosomes?

A Haploid cell
B Diploid cell
C. Meiosis cell

D. Sexual reproduction cell (2)

12) What causes Down's syndrome2

A. Subtraction of chromosome
B) An additional chromosome
C. Acurse

D. Lack of chromosomes (2)

13) Which of the following occurs in meiosis?

A. Cytokinesis

B. Original traits of chromosomes maintained in daughter

C. Cells growth and

Repair four haploid daughter cells produced (2)

of vertebrates that have

14) Birds, reptiles and mammals form a group
A. yolk membrane
B) amniotic eggs

egg with a developing

D chick air chamber
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 spermatozoa?
15) Which sex glands produce the male sex cells called
A.
Genitals
(B) Testes
C.
Gametes
D.
Prostate gland
16) Spermatozoa leave the male body in called semen.

A. solid

B. liquid
C. gaseous

fluid

17) The zygote

becomes an and then develop into
A.
embryo, chronion
B. chronion, embryo
C.
embryo,foetus
D foetus, embryo

18) The umbilical cord

develops during which week of
A 2nd week
pregnancy?
B. 3rd week
C. 4th week
D. 5th week
(2)

19) A involves inheritance patterns for

A dihybrid cross
organisms that differ in two traits.
B monohybrid cross
polygenic variation
D continuous variation
(2)
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 0) A OlSTuptionor breakdown in the normal chromosomal content of a cell is called

amplification
A.
deletion
B
aberration
C
) translocation
(2)

Which ONE of the following involves the

21)
mother and where it development of the young inside the uterus of
the receives nutrients through the placenta?
A
Ovipary.
Vivipary

C. Ovovivipary

D Amniotic egg (2)

22) Belowis list of

a terms relating to reproduction:
OPrecocial development
(i) Altricial development
(ii) Amniotic egg
(iv) Parental care
Which of the terms above refer to strategies used by birds that incubate their eggs in a
nest and feed their young until they are able to fly?
A. (), (ü), (ii) and (iv)
B) (0. (i) and (iv) only
C. (), (i) and (iv) only
(2)
D. (0.() and (ii) only

5) Which part of the eye absorbs excess light?

Retina
B Blind spot
C Choroid
D
(2)
Optic nerve
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 24) Which ONE of following activities will help to maintain biodiversityin a
the
A.
Habitat destruction country?
B
Poaching
C. The
introduction of alien plants
Sustainable use plant and animal resources

25) Which gland

secretes aldosterone?
QUESTIONS 1.1.5 AND 1.1.6 ARE BASED ON THE FLOW DIAGRAM BELOW.

Aperson consumes a meal high in salt

Gland secretes Xaldosterone

Reabsorption of salt in the kidneys Y

Normal salt level in the blood

A Adrenal
B
Pituitary
C. Thyrid
D. Pancreas
(2)

26) Which ONE of the following is

CORRECT with regard to Xand Yin the flow diagram?
A. X-More, Y-Increase
B) X-Less, Y-increase
C. X-More, Y-Decrease
D. X-Less, Y-Decrease
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 Durnganinvestigation a man was placed in an airtight room. Sensors Were used to
monitorhis hreathing and heart rate. The investigators were able to changethe
environmentalcconditions in the room. After 30 minutes the man's breathing and heart
hacd increased. The investigators changed the conditionsinthe By
rate
environmental
decreasing the light intensity.
A
increasingthe amount of carbon
B. dioxide in the air.
decreasing the humidity.
increasing the amount of oxygen in the (2)
air

Which ONE of the folloWing is a consequence of the destruction of wetlands?

28)
Increased run-off of rainwater
Increasedbiodiversity
B
Increase in water availability
C
Increase of water quality (2)

The annual average temperature of a COuntry was recorded over the past 100 years. Ihe
29)
pOssible
information is represented in the graph below. Which ONE of the following is a
inference that can be made from the information in the graph?

AVERAGE ANNUAL TEMPERATURE OF A

COUNTRY OVERAPERIOD OF 100 YEARS
(C
temperature
Average
annual
10.5

10

9.5

8.5
8
1925 1950 1975 2000
1900
Year

destruction
A. Global vwarming has caused habitat
B. Ozone depletion has occurred
are increasing
C. Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere
global warming (2)
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 organisms?
to bipedal
characteristics applies
30) Which ONE of the following
position of the foramen magnum
more backwards
B. short, narrow pelvis
C. long, wide pelvis (2
D. An S-shaped spine

about biodiversity is CORRECT?

31) Which ONE of the following statements
Speciation increases biodiversity
apopulation
B. blodiversity isthe number of organisms in
C. Extinction increases biodiversity
biodiversity (2)
D. Speciation and extinction have no effect on

acids?
d4) wnich ONE of the following compounds contains amino
A, RNA

(B) Protein
C. Glucose
D. DNA (2)

33) Thando and Mary gave the four characteristics below about themselves. Which
statements describe the characteristics of discontinuous variation?

THANDO MARY
P am a boy. |am a girl.
am 150 cm tall. am 153 cm tall.
R have attached earlobes. Ihave attached
S My blood group isA. earlobes
My blood group is AB

A P, QandS only

B P, R and S only

C) Q, Rand S only
D. P, Q, R, and S
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 ONE: of the
Which
XHXh co
following s the
genotype of a person with
A.
XHY o w haemophila?
B.
XHXH
C
XhY

(2)

A
childhas blood group AB and her
5)
conclude that the mother's blood group is A. We can reasonably

A mother's genotype is IAi.

B child's genotype is IAIB and the
mother's genotype is ii.
father's genotype is IAIB or IBIB or lBi
D father's genotype is IAIB and the mother's
genotype is ii. (2)

Refer to a list of Mendel's laws below:

(0) Law ofdominance

(0) Principle of independent assortment

(i0) Principle of segregation

Ascientist crossed a red-eyed fruit fly with a white-eyed fruit fly and all the F1 offspring
were red-eyed.Which of the laws of Mendel can be used to explain this result?

A. (), (ii) and (ii)

B. () only
0and (ii) only
D. (2)
(ii) and (ii) only

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 37) The graphs effect of two antibiotics, P and Q, on two diferent

bacteria,
below showthe
Rand S. What conclusion can be drawn
from the graphs? species
BACTERIA S
BACTERIAR
AntibioticP Antibiotic Q

AntibioticQ AntibioticP

Time
Time

A. Bacteria R is less resistant to antibiotic P than Q.

)B Bacteria R is more resistant to antibiotic P than Q.
Antibiotic Q is equallyeffective on bacteria R and S.
D. Antibiotic P is equally effective on bacteria Rand S
2)

S8) What is the name given to the tube that connects the ovaries to
the uterus?
(A) Fallopian tubes
B. Placenta
C. Endometrium
D. Cervix
(2

39) On which day of the menstrual cycle does

the ovulation usually take place?
A. Day 28
B. Day 1
C. Day 5
D) Day 14 (2)

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 happensto the Graafian
what
follicle after ovulation?
change
Hdoesnt
A changesinto a corpus luteum
It
Itformsfoetus

C
the egg (2)
Itforms

ofthe following is a mechanism of productive isolation?

WhchONE

Extinction
A
Breeding at different times of the year
Mutation
C
Independent assortment (2)
D

Whoformulated
the law of use and disuse?
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Lee Berger
A
Rosalind Franklin
B
Gregor Mendel
C
(2)
Lamark
D Jean Baptise de

African apes?
features is found bot in humans and
L Which one of the following

A Short upper arms

B Claws instead of nails

C Opposable thumbs (2)

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 44) are more
Scientists made an observation that some species of buttertly numerous
during wet summers than dry summers. In orderto investigatethis, the next step
would be to
A
Record the results
B
State a hypothesis
Measure the results
D Draw a conclusion (2)

45) Which one of the following is the correct definition of species? Agroup of
A Similar organisms that live in the same habitat at the same time
B
Similar organisms that have the same chromosome number

Organisms that are similar size,shape andcolour

D
Similar organisms that are able to interbreed to produce fertile offspring (2)

46) Which part of the male reproductive system

secretes testosterone?
A
Cowper's glands
B. Prostate gland
Testis

D. Epididymis (2)

47) Which of the following presents the correct

sequence of development in humans?
A Zygote-morula-blastocyst-foetus
B
Morula-blastocyst-zygote-foetus
Foetus-morula-blastocyst-zygote
D Zygote-foetus-morula-blastocyst
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 medula oblongata is to
of
unction

A Controlhigherthought processes
Regulateblood glucose levels
Regulatebreathing

Inhibit voluntary movement (2)

disorderoffthe brain that is characterized by memory loss and confusion is

A
Alzheimers disease
Haemophilia
B.
Multiple sclerosis
C.
Down syndrome (2)
D.

Which one of the following is a

part of the ear where arommets are inserted?
50)
Oval window
Semi-circular canal
B
C. Tympanic membrane
(2)
D. Pinna

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