Biology Examination Ordinary Level

5090/1
Paper 1 Multiple Choice

June/July 2010 1 hour

Additional Materials: Multiple Choice Answer Sheet

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Write your name, Centre number and candidate number on the answer sheet in the spaces
provided unless this has been done for you.

There are forty questions on this paper. Answer all questions. For each question there are
four possible answers A, B, C and D. Choose the one you consider correct and record your
choice in soft pencil on the separate answer sheet.

Read the instructions on the answer sheet very carefully.

INFORMATION TO CANDIDATES

Each correct answer will score one mark. A mark will not be deducted for a wrong answer.
Any rough working should be done in this booklet.

Cell phones are not allowed in the Examination room.

This document consists of 8 printed pages and no blank page.

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1. Osmosis is the passage of …1… molecules from a region of their higher concentration to
a region of their lower concentration through a …2… permeable membrane. Which
words fill gaps 1 and 2?
1 2
a) sugar completely
b) sugar partially
c) water completely
d) water partially
2. Which parts are found in both plant and animal cells?
a) cell membrane, large vacuole
b) cell membrane, cytoplasm
c) cell wall, large vacuole
d) cell wall, cytoplasm
3. Which does not contain cytoplasm?
a) liver cell b) palisade tissue c) red blood cell d) xylem vessel
4. Which part of a plant cell contains cellulose?
a) cell wall b) chloroplast c) cytoplasm d) vacuole
5. The table shows three functions of cells. Which row is correct?

Transport Support Absorption

a) root hair cell muscle cell red blood cell
b) red blood cell xylem vessel root hair cell
c) xylem vessel red blood cell muscle cell
d) muscle cell root hair cell xylem vessel
6. Which of the following reasons suggest why xylem provides support to plants?
a) It has sieve tube elements
b) It has lignin in its walls
c) It is non-woody
d) It is composed of companion cells
7. What is the heart?
a) a cell b) an organ c) an organ system d)a tissue
8. Which is an organ?

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 a) a group of ciliated cells c) the liver
b) the nervous system d) the xylem
9. An animal cell containing 9% salt concentration in cytoplasm is placed in 15% salt
solution. What would happen to the cell after several hours?
a) Expands and bursts open
b) Becomes crenated
c) Gains the salt from surrounding solution
d) Loses the salt to surrounding solution
10. The diagram shows parts of a mesophyll cell.

What are found in the parts labelled R and S?

R S
a) chloroplasts nucleus
b) chloroplasts and nucleus watery solution
c) nucleus chloroplasts
d) watery solution chloroplasts and nucleus

11. A mixture of food gives the following results on testing:

- A purple colour in the burette test
- A blue colour when heated with Benedict’s solution
- A blue yellow colour with iodine
- A white emulsion with ethanol
What does the mixture contain?
a) Fat and protein c) protein and reducing sugar
b) Reducing sugar and starch d) starch and fat

12. Which combination of chemical elements is present in carbohydrate molecules?

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 a) Carbon, hydrogen c) Carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen
b) Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen d) Carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen
13. Why is light important for photosynthesis? It provides...
a) Light to split the carbon-dioxide molecule
b) Light energy to split water molecule
c) Heat energy to combine carbon dioxide and water
d) Heat energy to combine chlorophyll and carbon-dioxide
14. Which of the structures in a plant cell is responsible for changing light energy into
chemical energy?
a) Chloroplast b) Nucleus c) Vacuole d) Cell membrane
15. How does the food accumulating in gums cause damage to the enamel and dentine of the
tooth?
a) Chemicals in food dissolve these parts
b) Bacteria in the food feed on these parts
c) Bacteria in the food produce acids which dissolve on these parts
d) Sugar in the food produces alkalis which dissolve these parts
16. The graph shows the activity of an enzyme.

What does the graph show about the activity of this enzyme?
a) It is destroyed by high temperatures.
b) It is most active in acid conditions.
c) It is most active in neutral conditions.
d) It is unaffected by pH.

17. Which function is performed by the ileum?

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 a) A absorption b) assimilation c) egestion d) ingestion
18. Which of these is digested by protease?

19. What is the optimum pH for a stomach protease?

a) pH2 b) pH7 c) pH9 d) pH12
20. Which change takes place in mammals but not in green plants?
a) Glucose → glycogen c) glucose → starch
b) Glucose → cellulose d) glucose → sucrose
21. Which of the following breaks down fat molecules into fatty acids and glycerol?

a) Bile b) Amylase c) Lipase d) Protease

22. What is the optimum pH for a stomach protease?

a) pH2 b) pH7 c) pH9 d) pH12
23. By which process is undigested waste material removed from the body?
a) Absorption b) assimilation c) egestion d) ingestion
24. Which change takes place in mammals but not in green plants?
a) Glucose → glycogen c) glucose → starch
b) Glucose → cellulose d) glucose → sucrose
25. The diagram shows part of an alveolus and part of a nearby capillary. The arrows show
the direction of movement of carbon dioxide and oxygen.

By which process do these gases move?

a) Conduction b) diffusion c) osmosis d) transpiration

26. Which function is carried out by the ciliated cells in the respiratory tract?

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 a) filtering dirt from passing air
b) making mucus
c) moving carbon dioxide out of the lungs
d) moving mucus to the throat
27. What causes oxygen to diffuse into the blood from an alveolus (air sac) in the lungs?
a) The oxygen concentration in the alveolus is higher than in the atmosphere.
b) The oxygen concentration in the alveolus is lower than in the blood.
c) The oxygen concentration in the atmosphere is higher than the carbon dioxide
concentration.
d) The oxygen concentration in the blood is lower than in the alveolus.
28. The diagram shows some body cells and a nearby capillary.

Which substances must pass in the direction of the arrow for the cells to respire
aerobically?
a) carbon dioxide and water b) glucose and oxygen
b) salts and glucose d) water and salts
29. Four flasks are sterilised and are set up as shown. Which flask will contain most alcohol
after several hours?

30. Which function is the reason mitochondria are frequently referred to as the powerhouse of
the cell.
a) aerobic respiration c) photosynthesis

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 b) protein synthesis d) formation of ATP
31. Anaerobic respiration in muscles can be summarised by the following equation.
Glucose → X + energy
What is X?
a) Ethanol b) hydrogen c) lactic acid d) water
32. Double circulation of the blood means that for every complete circuit of the body
a) Atria and ventricles contract alternately.
b) Blood flows through the arteries and veins.
c) Blood flows through atria and ventricles.
d) Blood flows twice through the heart.
33. Which matches the component of blood to its function?
Component Function
a) plasma carries glycogen
b) platelets carry hormones
c) red blood cells carry oxygen
d) white blood cells carry nutrients
34. The process by which the internal body environment is kept constant is called.......
a) C-ordination b) homeostasis c) digestion d) excretion

35. Which changes are likely to occur when a hotel cook walks from a hot kitchen into a very
cold store room?
Sweating shivering skin blood vessel
a) Decreases increases dilate
b) Increases decreases constrict
c) Decreases decreases dilate
d) Decreases increases constrict
36. Which substance is present in blood but not in the urine of a healthy person?
a) Glucose b) salts c) urea d) water
37. Which substances are usually found in the urine of a healthy person?
a) glucose and proteins c) salts and amino acids
b) salts and water d) water and proteins
38. A person has a high-protein diet. What describes the level of urea in the blood leaving the
liver and in the urine leaving the kidneys?
Blood leaving liver Urine leaving kidneys

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 a) high urea high urea
b) high urea low urea
c) low urea high urea
d) low urea low urea
39. Movement towards a stimulus is described as positive. Movement away from a stimulus
is described as negative.

Which responses are being shown by these organisms?

Plant shoot invertebrates

a) negative phototaxis positive phototropism

b) negative phototropism positive phototaxis

c) positive phototaxis negative phototropism

d) positive phototropism negative phototaxis

40. Which of the following results from increased secretion of adrenaline?

a) Increased blood to the intestine.
b) Increased supply of glucose in the blood.
c) Decreased breathing rate.
d) Decreased sweating.

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