Wo : Taree 60gunios nha poe the accent ear) - a Directions : Questions 4 and refer to the diagram below which shows the experimental setup used to demonstrate the importance of digestion in 1. Which of the following plants does not bear ower but reproduces by seeds? the absorption of food : A. pine B fer a C. gas | roiting tube D. broad bean sted water 2. The following diagrams show four different stages during a cell division: starch solution aumyhse ; dialysis wing 4, After one hour, small portions of distilled water in the boiling tube were a) @ seperately tested using the Biuret test, iodine test and Benedict's tert. The results were Biret test fodine test Benedict's test ) AL blue brown red precipitate Blue blueblack red precipitate C wicket ‘browa ‘blue D. violet biuerback blue ®) ® 5. Which of the following is «necessary precaution for this experiment ? See eee er Pt the experimental setup in a water bath kept at 37°. A. (2.044) B @).4,(.6). C @).0),2)). D. 4,2), (),@). 3, Human sed blood cells and onion epidermal cells are similar in that they both ‘A. possess cell wall BL ponsess central vacuoles. have no nuclei 1D. have no chloroplasts. s0ce-810 1-2 1s come Stir the distilled water in the boiling tube occasionally. ‘Shake the contents inside the dialysis tubing occasionally. Rinse the outside of the dialysis tubing with disted water before Petting it into the boiling tube. 6. In a starving mammmal, the food reserves in the body will be depleted for energy ‘release according tothe following sequence poe> carbohydrates, proteins, fats carbohydrates, fats, proteins fats, carbohydrate, proteins fats, proteins, carbohydrates sce-810 1-3 126‘Directions : Questions 7 to 9 fefer to the diagram below which shows some internal structures ofthe human body “V'9, The juice collected from duct X is boiled and then added to the following teattubes : 5 Tube | - containing water with a few drops of peanut oil ‘Tube 2 - containing water with small cubes of egg white ‘Tube 3 - containing water with a few grains of rice Which tube, on shaking, will form an emulsion which will persist when left to stand? A. Tube B. Tube2 ©. Tube3 1D. None of the above tubes 10. Which of the following statements about 2 dental disclosing agent is correct ? It bills bacteria, It contains Muoride. It has an abrasive effect. I stains dental plaque red. pop \ HL. Which of the following statements about tapeworms is correct ? ‘A, They use suckers to absorb food from their hosts, BL They have a mutualistic relationship with their hosts. C. They do not possess a digestive system in the adult stage. v D. They iecrete enzymes to carry out digestion outside their bodies. 7. Which region(s) is/are lined with macus ? 12, Nitrogen compounds are required by plants to form ! AL Loaly A. glucote. BR Sand3only B. cellulose. © Bled sony Co fatty acids o D. amino acids. rear ene eat met com som 13. Which of the following processes does NOT release carbon dioxide into the ee atmosphere ? B region 3 ‘A. photosynthesis © aon % jnatee D. region 5 C._respiration D. burning | s0ce-810 n+ 1 sce B10 1-5 18tions 16 and 17 refer to the experimental setup shown below. 14, The following appartu is wed to compare the amounts of certain component sag, Cpr pelee galing diay paper ng etalon 7™ arama different number of leaves. The tubes are uniformly illuminated. tube 2 ‘When a student exhales air through M, which of the following combinations | = 16. The inde sltion change fom red to purple when it beens et ace. ta | incoree? wfc of the fobs dos the lnlatrsltion chang om red 1 purple met | Colour of indicator aed GieX GY intel inrabe? aor | SO oo re : rc ee re) yelow fee | oc Gt ae yelow : | Ds opm sed yellow red 17, Aa sma setup were Kept in the Ga for several hour, which tube would 1S. Exes CANNOT wok op thigh emperue = catin montonygen teen of the expeiment? A. Tier & terse eee ; proteins. ©. Tube they work on pele ubutate, coe D. they work beat 37°C . ‘one 0 soctsiou-7 130lime water Using the above experimental stp, which of the following substances present in _Aigarette smoke can be detected ? Q) ar @Q) nicotine 3) carbon dioxide A. (only B. G)only C. (A) and (3) only D. (2)and (3) only 19, After a car accident, a man had difficulty in balancing himself when walking but hhe could still hear well. Which of the following structures might have been damaged? (1) exrebrum @) exrebetum (3) cochlea (@) semicircular canals A. (1)and (3) only . B. (1)and (4) only ©. (@)and (3) only D. (2)and (4) only soceaion—s Bi Directions : Questions 20 and 21 refer to the diagram below which shows the inner lining of a certain part of the human body 20. This inner lining can be found in A. the trachea, BL the alveolus. C. the renal tubule. D. the small intestine, 21, The Function ofthis ining is to facilitate ‘A. the exchange of gases. B. the removal of dust particles. C. the absorption of food substances D. the reabsorption of useful materials, 22, Which of the following statements about INCORRECT ? ‘Two daughter amoebae are formed in e The daughter amoebae are identical in The chromosome number of the dav} the parent. ppp binary fision in amoeba ix ach fission thie genetic contents iter amoebae is half of that of D. The newly-formed daughter amoebae are smaller in size than their parent, s8810 0-9 132Disections : Questions 23 and 24 refer to the diagram below which shows the pathway of water movement through different regions of a plant. The ‘arrow in the diagram indicate the direction of water movement. 23, Which of the following combinations is correct ? Process () Process (if) Process (i Vik. iffasion osmosis ffusion 3B. omosis ‘eraporation iffusion C. diffesion ‘osmosis ‘evaporation D. omosis evaporation ‘evaporation soce-810 1-10 133 24, Which ofthe following are functions of tisave X ? (Q) for the transport of sugar (2) for the transport of water @) for the transport of mineral salts (@) for support A. (1)and (4) only B. @)and (3) only ©. (1), @)and @) only D. @).G)and (4) only 25. Which of the following types of blood vessels has the largest total surface area ina ‘mammalian body ? pore & i Directions : Questions 26 and 27 refer to the following experiment. A sample of soil ins crucble is heated at 103°C in an oven until a constant weight is ‘obtained. The soil sample is then heated strongly in the crucible with a ‘bunsen flame until a constant weight is again obtained. 26, The purpose of heating the soil sample a 103°C in an oven ito a 2 c D. 27. The purpose of the experiment i to determine A B c D. Sal all soil organisms. ‘burn away the organic matter. remove all water from the soll. Yate from the RIGHT side only : c. (ones coleopede im DARKNESS >. (eo paste applied onto the RIGHT side i coleoptile in DARKNESS a 47. A healthy person drank 100 cm? of a 80% glucose solution at time t. Which of ‘the following graphs shows the probable changes in hit blood glucose _soncentration ? i ao “ dee a8 3 100} —_ us Ss 9 es 1s 30 as + = B . D. ‘48, Im a fasting condition, which ofthe following blood vesel carries blood with the highest glucote level? AL aorta BL pulmonary artery C. hepatic vein D. hepatic portal vein 4% Which of the following structures of the mammalian skin is NOT involved in temperature regulation ? A. oil glands BL nerve endings ©. erector muscles D. blood capilaries 902.810 1~19 1$0. The drawing below shows a light ray diagram of a human eye with a defect. Lenses !and I can be wed to correct certain eye defects, Hens dena Id Which ofthe following describes the above eye defect and the appropriate leis to be ned for it correction ? pe defect Jens to be used for conection A. og sight ees Creme B. Jong sight Jens 11 ©. short sight tens 1 D. short sight Jens 11 St. Under which of the following conditions would a person doing strenuous exercise lose most heat by evaporation ? A air temperature (°C). {relative humidity (%) res Oem reer Ore B 10 98 c 30 60 D. 30 98 ‘52. Which of ihe following is/are true for sexual reproduction ? (1) Itabways volves two different parents, 2) The resulting offspring ae genetically different. (8) The resulting offepring are always healthy A (only B. Q)only © (1)and (2) only D. (2)and (3) only secta10n-20 143 Directions ; in man, normal body pigmentation is determined by gene A whose recessive allele a brings about albinism (lacking of body pigments). ‘Questions 53 and 4 refer to the pedigree shown below : Aa a Ae BAe ae AA C Ae AA AA D. 4A AA a 54, If individuals 2 and 3 were to have another child, what isthe chance ofthis child being an albino ? . Aw Wr © 33 D. 3/4 55, After drinking a lot of salty soup, a healthy person will produce ‘A. a'small volume of urine with a high slt concentration. B. a small volume of urine with 2 low sat concentration. C. a large volume of urine with a high salt concentration, D. large volume of urine with a low salt concentration. s0ce10 0-215. The following histogram shows the distribution of heights of two random samples of males from two human popultions A and B : 140130 160 170 180 190 200 ‘Height (om) ‘Which ofthe following statement() are correct ? (1) The most common height in population A is 156-158 em. 2) The average height of population A ie greater than that of population B. @) All the individuals in population A are shorter than those of population B. A. (only B. G)only ©. (Vand (2) only D. (2)and (3) only 57. Penicillin is less effective in curing certain infectious diseases today than it wat ‘thirty years ago. It is because ‘we are now living in a more polluted environment. penicillin is now produced by a diferent method. ‘our body has got wed tothe effect of penicilin. strains of bacteria resistant to penicillin have evolved. pomp socesio nz 4s ‘een plants 58. Oxygen is consumed in processes ‘A. (1),()and (3) only. B. (),(3) and (4) only ©. @),()a0d (5) oaly. D. @).(4)and (5) only 59. In the cycle shown above, bacteria and Fungi are ‘60. How many times must a red blood cell passthrough the right veatricl iit is to ‘move from the lungs to the kidney and then back to the lungs again”, yopp wee END OF PAPER e0ce 810 123 ae1990 Biology Paper I Question No. Key Question No. 1 A 31. 2 c 32. 3. D 33. 4. A 34. 5. D 35. 6 B 36. 7 D 37. 8. c 38. 9 A 39. 10. D 40. i. c i. 12, D 42. 1B. A 43. 14 D 44. 15. B 45. 16, c 46. 17. D 47. 18, c 48. 19. D 49. 20. A 50. 21. B si. 2. c 52. 23. B 33. 24. D 54. 25. c 5s. 26. ic 56. 20 A 37. 28, A 38. 29. B 59. 30. c 60.