UFP Biology

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Section A: Multiple Choice Answer all questions CLEARLY with

a single choice. Questions which have more than one answer
will be marked as incorrect.
Question 1
During embryonic development, the sperm and the ovum combine to form
a) amorula
b) a zygote
c) endoderm
d) ablastomere

Question 2
Which response correctly lists the proper biological organization?
a) atoms, molecules, cells, tissues, organs
b) molecules, atoms, cells, organs, tissues
c) atoms, molecules, cells, organs, tissues
d) molecules, atoms, organs, cells, tissues

Question 3
Most digestion occurs in the
a) stomach
b) small intestine
c) large intestine
d) gallbladder

Question 4
Human saliva contains enzymes that digest
a) proteins
b) starch
c) saccharose
d) glucose

Question 5
Which of the following produce antibodies?
a) T lymphocytes
b) B lymphocytes
c) monocytes
d) P lymphocytes

Question 6
In humans blood enters the lungs from
a) left ventricle
b) right atrium
c) right ventricle
d) left atrium

Question 7
Which of the following bonds is not involved in protein folding?
a) Phosphodiester bond
b) Hydrogen bond
c) Disulphide bridge
d) Ionic bond

Question 8
If the DNA of an organism has 19 % A, what is the % C?
a) 31 %.
b) 33 %.
c) 19 %.
d) 62 %.

Question 9
Flagellum composed of microtubular bundles is responsible for locomotion of:
a) bacteriophages
b) human oocytes
c) bacteria
d) muscles

Question 10
The cell contains three types of RNA. These are called:
a) transfer, ribosomal and mitochondrial
b) transport, ribosomal and messenger
c) transfer, ribosomal, messenger
d) transfer, nuclear, cytoplasmic

Section B: Answer all the questions in the space provided.

Question 11
In men
regulates the production of sperm (gametogenesis) which
takes place in the ____________________________. The developing sperm are
nurtured by sertoli cells in the __________ which help to protect them from the
immune system as they are genetically __________ to the surrounding cells.
Sperm production takes place at _________. Once mature the sperm are stored in
the epididymis. The epididymis is connected to the __________________ which
carries sperm toward the urethra. On route seminal vesicles secrete
________________, the main energy source for ______________________ found in the
mid-piece of the sperm
(8 marks)
Question 12
a)In the space below draw and label a diagram of a mitochondrion.

(5 marks)

b) The table contains statements about three stages of respiration.

Complete the table with a tick if the statement in the first column is true for each
stage of respiration in an animal.
Glycolysis

Link reaction

Krebs cycle

Occurs in
mitochondria
Carbon dioxide
produced
NAD is reduced
(3 marks)

Question 13
a)Fill in the table below.

Blood group

B
AB
O

Antigen(s)
present on the
red blood cells
A antigen
B antigen

Antibodies
present in the
serum
Anti-B
Anti-A and Anti-B

Genotype

BB or BO
AB
OO
(7 marks)

b) Explain, briefly, the following terms:

i) Antibody:

ii) Antigen:
(2 marks)

Section C: Answer all the questions in the space provided.