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BIOLOGY
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Paper 3 October/November 2010
t hour 15 minutes
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Write your Centre number, candidate number and name in the spaces provided at the top of this page
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Seetion A
Answer all questions.
Write your answers in the spaces provided on the question paper.
Section B
Answer both questions.
Write your answers on the separate answer paper provided.

Write your Centre number, candidate number and name on each sheet of
answer paper you use.
At the end of the examination fasten all sheets of answer paper to this For Examiner's Use
question paper using the string provtded.
You may use a calculator. Section A
Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid.
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The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or
part question.
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You are advised to spend no longer than 40 minutes on Section A.
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Section B

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Section A

Answer all the questions in this section in the spaces provided

1 Fig. 1.1 shows apparatus used to investigate movement of molecules across Visking tubing.

rising level of solution

glass tube

Visking tubing tightly tied

at top and bottom

20% starch solution

pure water

Fig. 1.1

The investigation was carried out three times using liquids of different concentrations.
The level of the liquid in the glass tube was recorded at the start and at the end of the
investigation (after 40 minutes). The results are shown in Table 1.1.

Table 1.1

level of liquid in
contents of contents of the glass tube
experiment /mm
beaker Visking tubing
start end

1 distilled water 20% starch solution 50 100

2 2o/o slarch solution 20% starch solution 50 75

20% starch solution

3 distilled water and 2'/" amylase 50 50
(enzyme)

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' (a) (i) Name the process responsible for the changes in the levels of liquid in the
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glass tube in experiments 1 and 2.

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(ii) State the property of the Visking tubing which makes the process in (a)(i) above
possible.

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(b) Describe and explain the changes which took place in experiment 1 to bring the liquid to
100mm level.

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(c) Explain the difference in the levels of liquids in the glass tubes of experiment 2 and 3.

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2 Table 2.1 shows transpiration rates of the same group of plants under different environmental
conditions of temperature and relative humidity.

Table 2.1

transpiration rate
air /mg water per min
temperature/"C 20% relative 70% relative
humidity humidity

5 15 5

10 19 7

20 23 8

25 26 10

30 29 11

(a) Use the information in Table 2.1 lo plot a graph on the grid provided showing the effect
of temperature on transpiration rate al20'h andTloh relative humidity.

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(b) (i) Using your graph, describe the effect of relative humidity on the rate of transpiration
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(ii) Giving evidence from your graph, describe how the change in temperature affects
transpiration rate at 20"/" and 70"/o relative humidity.

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! 3 Fig.3.1 shows the human brain

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Fig.3.1

(a) Give the part of the brain, A-E, which is responsible for:
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(ii) controlling heart beat and breathing rate

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(b) Name part B and suggest how its damage would affect the body.

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4 Fig.4.1 shows diagrams of the female reproductive system showing changes leading to two
different methods of forming twins.

Fig.4.1

ball of cells
splitting into two
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ovary
developing uterus
embryos developing
embryos
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Fis. a.l(a) Fig.4.1(b) \

(a) CompleteTable 4.1 by:

(i) naming the two types of twins shown by Fig. 4.1(a) and Fig. 4.1(b),
(ii) describing two differences between these two types of twins.

Table 4.1

Fig. a.1 (a) Fis. a.1 (b)

(i)

1 1
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2 2

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(b) ldentify structure R in Fig. 4.1(a) and state its function

structure:

f unction:

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(c) State the processes taking place at P and Q on Fig. 4.1(b)

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(d) During pregnancy, the placenta performs functions of the lungs and digestive system for
the foetus.

Describe how the placenta functions as:

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(i) lungs

(ii) digestive system

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5 Fig. 5.1 shows different stages of meiosis in an animal cell.

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stage C

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stage D

Fig.5.1

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(a) State the diploid number of chromosomes of the animal cell in stage A.

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(b) Suggest a name of an organ in a mammal, where the different stages of meiosis shown
in Fig. 5.'l take place.

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(c) Name the stage of cell division shown at B and give one reason for your answer.

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(d) On Fig.5.1, draw the chromosomes that could be found in all cells at stages C and D.
The drawing should distinguish the different chromosomes clearly by size and shading
as shown in stages A and B. l4l
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Section B

Answer both questions.

Write your answers on the separate ANSWE r paper provided.

6 (a) Define homeostasis. l2l

(b) Describe the role of the following organs of the body in homeostasis.
(i) Liver, t4l
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7 Fig.7.1 shows places labelled 1 and 2, where some activities which affect the environment occur.

sewage treatment centre forest

pesticide
coal powered factory
power station

Fig.7.1

(a) Define pollution. [2] r.-

(b) Describe the harmful effects on the environment of activities taking place at 1 and 2 in Fig.7.1 .
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