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STPM
BIOLOGY (BIOLOGI)
PAPER 1 (KERTAS 1)
One and a half hours (Satu jam setengah)

SEKOLAH - SEKOLAH PAHANG

PERCUBAAN SIJIL TINGGI PERSEKOLAHAN MALAYSIA

Instructions to candidates:
DO NOT OPEN THIS QUESTION PAPER UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO.
Answer all questions in Section A. Marks will not be deducted for wrong answers. For each
question, four suggested answers are given. Choose the correct answer and circle the answer.
Answer all questions in Section B. Write your answers in the spaces provided.
Answer any two questions in Section C. All essential working should be shown. For numerical
answers, unit should be quoted wherever appropriate. Begin each answer on a fresh sheet of paper
and arrange your answers in numerical order.
Arahan kepada calon:
JANGAN BUKA KERTAS SOALAN INI SEHINGGA ANDA DIBENARKAN BERBUAT
DEMIKIAN.
Jawab semua soalan dalam Bahagian A. Markah tidak akan ditolak bagi jawapan yang salah.
Bagi setiap soalan, empat cadangan jawapan diberikan. Pilih jawapan yang betul dan buat bulatan
pada jawapan tersebut.
Jawab semua soalan dalam Bahagian B. Tulis jawapan anda di ruang yang diberikan.
Jawab mana-mana dua soalan dalam Bahagian C. Semua jalan kerja yang sesuai hendaklah
ditunjukkan. Bagi jawapan berangka, unit hendaklah dinyatakan di mana-mana yang sesuai.
Mulakan setiap jawapan pada helaian kertas jawapan yang baharu dan susun jawapan anda
mengikut tertib berangka.

Section a [15 marks]

Answer all questions in this section
1. Under the hot sun, the ocean water is not that hot compared with the exposed surface of
rocks on the beach. This is because water has
A high specific heat capacity
B high surface tension
C high latent heat of fusion
D high latent heat of condensation
2. The structure of sugar molecule is shown below.
Which sugar has the above structure
CH2OH

CO

HOCH

H COH

H COH

CH2OH

Ribose

C Galactose

B Glucose
D Fructose

3. The helical form of a polypeptide chain is due to the presence within the molecule of
A covalent bonds
B

disulphide bond

C hydrogen bonds
D

peptide bonds

4.

Which of the following is found in both DNA and messenger RNA

A double helix structure
B sugar-phosphate chain
C ribose
D thymine

5. The table below shows a few organelles and its function

Organelle
I

Function

Smooth endoplasmic reticulum

(a) Destroy the damaged organelle

II Mitochondrion

(b) Produce energy through aerobic metabolism

III Lysosome

(c) Lipid synthesis

IV Golgi apparatus

(d) Protein synthesis

V Ribosome

(e) Collect raw materials and excrete them from the

cell

Which of the following is the correct match for the organelle and its function?

II

III

IV

A (a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

B (c)

(b)

(a)

(e)

(d)

C (b)

(c)

(d)

(a)

(e)

D (d)

(b)

(e)

(c)

(a)

6. The diagrams below show four types of plant cells.

What are P, Q, R and S?

A

Sclerenchyma
P

Collenchyma
Q

Parenchyma
R

7. The following statement is correct about the plasma membrane except

A Phospholipid molecules in a cell membrane are arranged with their hydrophilic tails in
the exterior and their hydrophobic heads on the interior
B Cholesterol molecules are inserted among phospholipid molecules to inhibit the free
movement of the phospholipid molecules
C Plasma membranes consist of two main components, phospholipids and proteins

D The globular proteins are found embedded inside the phospholipid matrix of the plasma
membrane
8. According to the induced-fit hypothesis of enzyme action, which of the following statements
is true?
A
B
C
D

The binding of the substrate molecule depends on the shape of the active site
The allosteric site of the substrate molecule is used to bind to the enzyme
The binding of the substrate changes the shape of the enzymes active site slightly
The substrate molecule modifies its shape to wrap around the enzyme molecule

9. In the presence of a fixed concentration of a competitive inhibitor, which of the following

would best characterize an enzyme-catalysed reaction when the concentration of the
substrate is increased?
I
II
III
IV
V

The Km increases
The maximum rate of reaction, Vmax increases
The maximum rate of reaction, Vmax decreases
The inhibition decreases
The inhibition does not change

A
B
C
D

I, II and IV
I, III and V
IV only
V only

10. The table below shows classes of enzymes and examples of enzymes involved in the
reactions that they catalyse
Class of enzyme
I

Example of enzyme in reaction

Oxydoreductase

(a) Glucose-1-phosphate

II Hydrolase

(b) Pyruvate

III Lyase
(c) Sucrose

pyruvate
decarboxylase

sucrose

IV Isomerase
(d) Ethanal + NADH

Phosphoglucomutase

glucose-6-phosphate

ethanol + carbon dioxide

fructose + glucose
alcohol
dehydrogenase

ethanol + NAD

Which of the following is correct for the classes of enzymes and the examples of enzymes?
I
A (a)
B (b)
C (c)

II

III

IV

(c)
(a)
(d)

(d)
(c)
(a)

(b)
(d)
(b)

D (d)

(c)

(b)

(a)
Calvin Cycle

11.
Bundle
sheath
cells

Mesophyll
cells

Oxaloacetate

What do X, Y and Z represent?

X

A Malate

Phosphoenol pyruvate

carbon dioxide

B Phosphoenol pyruvate

Malate

carbon dioxide

C Carbon dioxide

Malate

Phosphoenol pyruvade

D Phosphoenol Pyruvate

pyruvate

Hexose phosphate

12. During photosynthesis, which process releases electrons that return chlorophyll molecule to
their reduced state?
A

activation of photosystem I

B oxidation of reduced NADP+

C phosphorylation of ADP
D photolysis of water

13. The diagram below shows the biochemical process of glucose degradation occurring in a
cell.

Glucose

What do X, Y and Z represent?

X

Acetyl coenzyme A

Ethanol

Lactate

Fructose-1,6biphosphate

Dihydroxyacetone phosphate

Glyceraldehyde-3phosphate

Malate

Pyruvate

Ethanol

Pyruvate

Lactate

Acetyl coenzyme A

14. Which of the following substances will enter and leave the mitochondria during aerobic
respiration?
Substance entering mitochondrion

Substance leaving mitochondrion

A Glucose

ATP

B Glucose

Carbon dioxide

C pyruvate

ATP

D Pyruvate

NADH

15. During respiration, the electrons are passed along a chain of electron carriers. Listed below
are four of the carriers found in the electron transport system.
I

Coenzyme Q

II

NAD+

III Flavoprotein
IV Cytochrome

Which of the following is the correct sequence for the transport of electrons along these four
carriers?
A I, II, III, IV
B II, III, I, IV
C II, III, IV, I
D III, II, I, IV

Section B [15 marks]

Answer all questions in this section
16. (a) The diagram shows two organelles found in a eukaryotic cell.

(i) Name the organelles.

[1 mark]

A ...............................................................................................................................
B ...............................................................................................................................

(ii) Explain how the inner membrane is adapted to its function in organelle A.
[2 marks]
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(b) Give one feature of a prokaryotic cell that is not found in a eukaryotic cell.

[1 mark]

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(c) Describe how a sample consisting only of chloroplasts could be obtained from
homogenised plant tissue.
[3 marks]
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17. Fig.1.1 shows some of the reactions which occur during aerobic respiration in an animal
cell.

(a) (i) Identify pathways X and Y.

[2 marks]

X ....................................................................................................................................
Y ............................................................................................................................
(ii) State precisely where pathway X occurs.

[1 mark]

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(b) Explain why one of the enzymes involved in the conversion of pyruvate to acetyl
coenzyme A is called pyruvate dehydrogenase.
[2 marks]
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(c) State what is meant by the term decarboxylation.

[1 mark]

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(d)

(i) State the site of oxidative phosphorylation in an animal cell.

[1 mark]

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(ii) Cyanide prevents oxygen acting as the final electron acceptor in the electron
transportchain. Explain how cyanide stops ATP production by mitochondria.
[2 marks]
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Section C [30 marks]

Answer any two questions in this section

18. (a) Polysaccharides play an important role as structural and storage compounds in plants.
By giving one example for each of these compounds, explain how their molecular
structures are related to their functions.
[10 marks]
(b) Explain the role of phospholipids in the structure and functioning of cell membranes.
[5 marks]

19. (a) With the aid of a suitable graph, describe and explain the effect of temperature on the
rate of enzyme action.
[4 marks]
(b) With reference to molecular structure, explain the specificity of enzymes [8 marks]
(c) What is meant by enzyme immobilization. State three methods of immobilizing enzymes.
[3 marks]

20. (a) Describe Krantz anatomy

[3 marks]

(b) Explain how carbon dioxide is fixed in a CAM plant

[7 marks]

(c) Differentiate the dark reaction in C3 and C4 plants.

[5 marks]