GRADE 11

LIFE SCIENCES
ASSIGNMENT
Animal nutrition and Cellular respiration

Marking Guidelines

14 May 2024

TIME: 50 minutes

MARKS: 50

This marking guidelines consists of 4 pages

Life Sciences Grade 11 2 FS/2024
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QUESTION 1

1.1
1.1. Skull B (1)
1

1.1. Short incisors/to bite/grab prey

2
Long/sharp canines to kill prey 
Molars with sharp/uneven edges to chew/cut meat (Any
(2)
2)
1.1. Canine (1)
3
1.1. Mechanical digestion- physical process that includes chewing/mastication where
4 food is broken down into smaller particles by teeth and tongue.
Chemical digestion-the breaking down of large, insoluble molecules in food into
smaller, soluble molecules by addition of water.  (2)
TOTAL QUESTION 1: (6)

QUESTION 2

2.1.
2.1. (a) B - oesophagus (1)
1
(b) C - stomach (1)
(c) D – large intestine/colon (1)

2.1. (a) F gall bladder (2)

2
(b) H epiglottis (2)

2.1. Peristalsis (1)

3

2.1. - Production and secretion of bile

4 - Production and storage of glycogen
- Production and storage of fat 
- Deamination of excess amino acids
- Synthesis of vitamins A, D, E, K & B12  (Any 2) (2)

2.1. - The folds of mucosa/millions of villi with microvilli present increase surface
5 area for absorption
- Movement of intestine wall / finger-like structure of villiensures close contact
of digested food with absorption area 
- Absorption surface is thin walled/consists of a single layer of columnar epithelial
cells for easy diffusion of digested nutrients
- Absorption surface is moist/as a result of digestive juices and mucin
substances are absorbed in solution
- Blood capillaries and lacteals in the villi increase absorption and a quick
transport of nutrients
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- Slow movement of food through the small intestines √allows time for maximum
absorption√
- Very long√/ allows time for maximum absorption
- Ileo-caecal valve stays closed for a longer time/ up to 8hrs allowing enough
time for absorption
(Mark first TWO) (2 x 2) (4)
TOTAL QUESTION 2: (16)

QUESTION 3

3.1
3.1.1 To investigate if carbon dioxide is released during aerobic respiration (2)

3.1.2 To ensure that all micro-organisms are killed/ (1)

to eliminate any other organisms/
to ensure that the carbon dioxide present, is only produced by germinating seeds. 

3.1.3 - Same kind of seeds

- Constant temperature
- Apparatus kept in the dark (any 2) (2)

3.1.4 - Germinating seeds need a lot of energy for growth. 

- And the rate of cellular respiration will be high
- More carbon dioxide released
- Achieving better results.  (any 2) (2)
(7)

3.2
3.2.1 (a) A - Glycolysis (1)
(b) B - Kreb’s Cycle (1)
(c) C - Oxidative phosphorylation (1)

3.2.2 (a) 2 - Carbon dioxide (1)

(b) 3 - Water (1)

3.2.3 X - Glucose (1)

3.2.4
Aerobic respiration Anaerobic respiration
It occurs in the presence of oxygen It occurs in the absence of oxygen

Products are carbon dioxide and Product is lactic acid

water
A large amount of energy is released A small amount of energy is released
Takes place inside and outside the Take place outside the
mitochondrion mitochondrion
(Mark FIRST TWO only) (2x2) + 1 Table (5)
TOTAL QUESTION 3: (11)

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QUESTION 4

4.1 (a) Hard-boiled eggs/cheese (1)

(b) Raw eggs (1)

4.2 The digestion is faster in the stomach than in the test tube 
OR
The digestion is slower in the test tube than in the stomach  (2)

4.3 (6)

The digestion time of different types of food in the

stomach
250
Didestion time in the stomach (min)

210 210
200 190

150 140
120
100

50

0
Raw eggs Hard-boiled Milk Steak Cheese
eggs
Type of food

CRITERIA ELABORATION MARKS

Correct type of graph (T) Bar graph drawn 1
Caption of graph (C) Both variables included 1
Axes labels (L) X- and Y-axis correctly
1
labelled
Scale for X- and Y-axis (S) - Equal space between bars
and width of bars for X-axis 1
- Correct scale for Y-axis
Plotting (P) 1 to 4 bars plotted correctly 1
All 5 bars plotted correctly 2

TOTAL QUESTION 4: (10)

GRAND TOTAL: 50

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