0654 - Test Paper 2 (2,4,6)
0654 - Test Paper 2 (2,4,6)
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               Paper 2 Multiple Choice (Extended)                                              May/June 2020
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                       I.    MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (30 questions)
light light
Which characteristic of living things made the seedlings grow towards the light?
    A   excretion
    B   nutrition
    C   respiration
    D   sensitivity
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4   Which diagram shows the appearance of a plant cell several minutes after it has been placed in a
    concentrated solution of sugar?
A B
C D
Which row explains why this has happened and how the potato cells have changed?
6 Which food-testing solution shows a positive result when it turns from blue to purple?
    A       Benedict’s solution
    B       biuret solution
    C       ethanol
    D       iodine solution
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    Which statement describes the effect on an enzyme of increasing the temperature to the
    enzyme’s optimum temperature?
                                enzyme
                                activity
                                           1    3      5        7   9   11
                                                           pH
In which part of the alimentary canal would this enzyme be most active?
    A    large intestine
    B    mouth
    C    small intestine
    D    stomach
12 The diagram shows the structure of a villus. The arteriole, capillary, lacteal and venule are
   labelled with letters.
Which letter shows where nutrients are absorbed into the blood?
13 Which change increases the rate of water uptake by the roots of a plant?
14 Dodder is a plant that grows on other plants called the hosts. The dodder plant connects to the
   host’s vascular bundles.
        A           sink             sink
        B           sink            source
        C          source            sink
        D          source           source
15 The diagrams show the single circulation of a fish and the double circulation of a mammal.
                                                                X
               R                                                                            Y
                                           S
        ventricle
                                                                                         atria
        atrium
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               T                                                Z
16 The diagram shows the human heart and main blood vessels.
                                            lungs
                                                                          X
rest of body
    A       nose
    B       alveoli
    C       bronchus
    D       trachea
                1      carbon dioxide
                2      glucose
                3      oxygen
                4      water
    A       alcohol
    B       glucose
    C       glycogen
    D       lactic acid
20 Which responses occur in the iris of the eye when a person walks from a brightly lit area to a
   dimly lit area?
        A             contract            contract
        B             contract             relax
        C              relax              contract
        D              relax               relax
21 What are the effects of insulin and adrenaline on the concentration of blood glucose?
        A            decreases            decreases
        B            decreases            increases
        C            increases            decreases
        D            increases            increases
23 The diagram shows half a flower. There is a description of each numbered part.
There will be
    A    fewer crabs.
    B    fewer seagulls.
    C    fewer whelks.
    D    less seaweed.
    A    community
    B    environment
    C habitat
    D trophic level
(a) Human skin is involved in the maintenance of a constant internal body temperature.
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(ii) State the name of the organ that coordinates the control of body temperature.
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Fig. 1.1
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                  Describe how these blood vessels are involved in maintaining a constant internal body
                  temperature in a cold environment.
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[Total: 11]
2 Pregnancy can occur after the fusion of a male gamete and a female gamete.
(a) State the name of the ball of cells that implants into the uterus after fertilisation.
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(b) There are many changes that occur in a fetus during pregnancy.
         Compare the development of a fetus in the early stages of pregnancy to its development in
         the late stages of pregnancy.
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(c) Describe the functions of amniotic fluid and the amniotic sac.
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     (d) The umbilical artery is found in the umbilical cord. This artery transports blood away from the
         heart of the fetus.
(i) State the name of one other artery in the mother that transports deoxygenated blood.
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(ii) State one excretory product that is transported from the fetus to the placenta.
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        (iii)   State the name of the process that allows substances to move down a concentration
                gradient across the placenta.
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(e) Drug X can be injected into the body. This is one way that HIV can be transmitted.
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[Total: 23]
     The cheetah is the fastest mammal on land but can only run at high speed (sprint) over a short
     distance. Its hunting strategy is to creep up on prey and then sprint to catch them.
Fig. 3.1
(a) Suggest how these adaptive features enable cheetahs to survive in their natural environment.
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(b) The king cheetah is a rare variety of A. jubatus that has inherited striped fur markings.
Fig. 3.2
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  11            12              13             14                                15              16                17              18               19
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Key:
Fig. 3.3
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(iv) Describe how a breeder could determine the genotype of cheetah 17.
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(v) When the king cheetah was first discovered it was thought that it was a new species.
                Suggest one type of evidence, other than pedigree diagrams, that can be used to
                determine how closely related organisms are.
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Fig. 4.1
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(b) Fields of crop plants were sprayed with two herbicides. A farmer measured the concentration
    of the two herbicides, A and B, in a lake near the fields.
The water in the lake was sampled at intervals for two weeks.
0.20
0.16
                                 0.12
  concentration
  of herbicides in
  the lake water
  samples / mg per kg
                                 0.08
0.04
                                 0.00
                                         0        2         4        6        8       10       12        14       16
time / days
                                 herbicides                                                                Key:
                                 sprayed on                                                                             herbicide A
                                 the fields                                                                             herbicide B
Fig. 4.2
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     (c) Herbicide A is a synthetic plant hormone called 2,4-D that selectively kills dicotyledonous
         plants only.
          (i)   State two features that distinguish leaves of dicotyledonous plants from leaves of
                monocotyledonous plants.
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(ii) State the name of a natural plant hormone that stimulates cell elongation.
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[Total: 15]
5      (a) Fig. 6.1 is a diagram showing some parts of a plant. The circle shows a magnified cross-section
            of part of the stem.
(i) Table 6.1 contains statements about the functions of some of the structures in Fig. 6.1.
Table 6.1
produces glucose
produces pollen
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(ii) State one letter from Fig. 6.1 that identifies a structure that contains a haploid nucleus.
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(iii) State the name of the process that describes the transport of sucrose in a plant.
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        (iv)    State one letter from Fig. 6.1 that is a structure that is an example of a source for sucrose
                transport.
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(i) State the name of a mineral ion that becomes part of an amino acid.
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(ii) State the name of the structures inside cells that assemble amino acids into proteins.
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(iii) State the name of the group of molecules that are made of proteins and act ascatalysts.
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[Total: 11]
  1    A student investigated the effect of temperature on diffusion. Dialysis tubing was used to represent
       a cell membrane. Cell membranes are partially permeable.
       Step 1    One test-tube was labelled C and another test-tube was labelled H. The student drew a
                 small X on the outside of each test-tube as shown in Fig. 1.1.
X X
Fig. 1.1
      Step 2     The student was given two pieces of dialysis tubing. A knot was tied at one end of each
                 piece of dialysis tubing to form two bags.
      Step 3     Starch suspension was put into each dialysis tubing bag until each bag was approximately
                 three-quarters full.
       Step 4    One of the dialysis tubing bags containing starch suspension was put into test-tube
                 C. The open end of the dialysis tubing was folded over the top of the test-tube. It was
                 secured with an elastic band as shown in Fig. 1.2.
test-tube
                                                              closed end of
                                                              the dialysis tubing bag
Fig. 1.2
Step 5 Step 4 was repeated with the other dialysis tubing bag and test-tube H.
Step 6 Cold water was added to test-tube C until it reached the level of the elastic band.
Step 7 Hot water was added to test-tube H until it reached the level of the elastic band.
Step 8 The temperatures of the water in test-tube C and test-tube H were measured.
30 80
20 70
10 60
                              thermometer in                    thermometer in
                                test-tube C                       test-tube H
Fig. 1.3
Step 9 1cm3 of iodine solution was added to the water in each test-tube.
    Step 11 The student observed the X on each test-tube by looking through the dialysis tubing
             bags as shown in Fig. 1.4.
               eye looking at X
               through the dialysis
               tubing bag that is                                   water containing
               inside the test-tube                                 iodine solution
Fig. 1.4
    Step 12 The student continued to observe the X until the contents of the dialysis tubing bag
             became blue-black in colour. At this point the X was no longer visible.
             The student recorded the time taken for the X to stop being visible in each test-tube.
                                                          test-tube C
                                                         8 minutes 36s
                                                           test-tube H
                                                           1 minute 23s
Fig. 1.5
    (a)   (i)    Prepare a table to record the temperatures shown in Fig. 1.3 and the results shown in
                 Fig. 1.5.
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        (iii)   Identify the variable that was changed by the student (independent variable) in this
                investigation.
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        (iv)    The student observed that the liquid inside the dialysis tubing bag turned blue-black in
                colour during the investigation. The liquid in the test-tube surrounding the dialysis tubing
                bag remained brown.
                State what can be concluded about the ability of the starch molecules to move through
                the dialysis tubing.
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         (v)    Identify one possible source of error in this investigation and suggest one additional piece
                of apparatus that could be used to reduce the effect of this error.
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(b) (i) Amylase is an enzyme that breaks down starch to form reducing sugars.
Describe how you could test for the presence of reducing sugars.
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2   A student investigated the effect of different concentrations of sugar solution on osmosis in potato
    sticks.
(a) (i) All of the potato sticks were left in the sugar solutions for the same length of time.
                 State two other variables that the student should have kept constant during their
                 investigation.
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(ii) Identify the variable that was measured (dependent variable) in this investigation.
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Table 2.1
                concentration of
                                      initial mass of        final mass of                  percentage
                 sugar solution
                                      potato stick / g       potato stick / g             change in mass
                  / mol per dm3
          (i)    Calculate the percentage change in mass for the potato stick that was placed in the
                 0.8 mol per dm3 sugar solution.
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         (ii)   Plot a line graph on the grid to show the data in Table 2.1. One axis has been started for
                you.
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        (iii)   State the concentration of the sugar solution at which your graph shows there would be
                no change in the mass of the potato stick.
        (iv)    The student wanted to obtain a more accurate value for the concentration of the sugar
                solution at which there would be no change in the mass of the potato stick.
Suggest further investigative work that the student should carry out.
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                                                                             X
                    P
                                                                             starch grain
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Fig. 2.1
(i) Draw a large diagram of the cell labelled X. Do not label your diagram.
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(ii) Measure the length of line PQ on Fig. 2.1. Include the unit.
Calculate the magnification of the potato cell using the formula and your measurement.
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        (iii)   A student measured the actual lengths of five of the starch grains present in one potato
                cell. The results are shown in Table 2.2.
Table 2.2
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              State the name of an indicator which could be used to test for the presence of carbon dioxide
              and give the result of a positive test.
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