F.3 1st Term (17-18) Biology P.

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Baptist Lui Ming Choi Secondary School
First Term Examination (2017-2018)
F.3 Biology
st
Date: 11 December, 2017 Name:______________________
Time: 10:20 a.m. – 11:05 a.m. (45 minutes) Class : ___________( )
Total number of pages : 9

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
1. Answers to Section A should be marked on the Multiple-choice Answer Sheet while answers to Section B and
C should be written in the spaces provided in the Answer Sheets.
2. Answer ALL Questions
3. The diagrams in this paper are NOT necessarily drawn to scale.

Section A : Multiple Choice Questions (20%)

1. Biology is
A. the study of humans.
B. the study of the relationships between plants and animals.
C. the study of living things.
D. the study of the wonders of nature.

2. Which of the following statements about microscopes is correct?

A. The first microscope invented was an electron microscope.
B. A compound microscope consists of one lens only.
C. Comparing with a light microscope, an electron microscope produces images with higher resolution.
D. A light microscope is generally more powerful than an electron microscope in terms of magnifying
power.

3. The photograph below shows a light microscope.

WW
Y
Y
Z
X X
Z

Which part of the microscope should we turn in order to get a sharp focus on an object?
A. W and X B. X and Y
C. X and Z D. Y and Z
4. Which of the following statements describing the characteristics of plants are correct?
(1) Plants can feed. (2) Plants can grow. (3) Plants can move by itself.
A. (1) and (2) only B. (1) and (3) only
C. (2) and (3) only D. (1), (2) and (3)

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5. The weight of a baby increased rapidly over a year. Which of the following statements is a correct
explanation of this phenomenon?
A. The baby was growing.
B. The baby drank a lot of water.
C. The baby ate many foods over a year.
D. The baby stored a lot of food substances in the body cells.

6. The diagram below shows how to cover the specimen with a cover slip for microscopic observation.

specimen
stain

Why must the edge of the cover slip touch the stain before it is lowered?
A. to make sure the stain spread out evenly
B. to protect the specimen from breaking into pieces
C. to keep the temporary mount tidy for observation under a microscope
D. to avoid trapping air bubbles under the cover slip

7. The mirror of a light microscope

A. is used to magnify the specimen.
B. reflects light from a light source onto the specimen on the stage.
C. focuses light onto the specimen.
D. regulates the amount of light entering the condenser.

8. The diagram below shows an animal cell and some sub-cellular structures inside.

W X Y

Which of the labelled structures are particularly abundant in liver cells, which produce enzymes needed in
digestion?

A. W and X only B. W and Y only

C. W and Z only D. Y and Z only

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9. The diagram below shows photomicrograph of a bacterium. Which of the following statements is an
INCORRECT ?

A. Bacterium is a living thing.

B. Some of the bacterium possesses flagellum for moving.
C. There is genetic materials in the body of bacterium.
D. Bacterium is an eukaryote.

Directions: Questions (10) and (11) refer to an experiment in which four light microscopes are prepared by
Anna to observe some yeast cells as shown in the table below.

Magnification of Magnification
Light microscope
the eyepiece of the objective
I 5X 40X
II 10X 10X
III 10X 20X
IV 15X 40X
10. Which light microscope produces the brightest image?
A. I B. II
C. III D. IV

11. Which two microscopes enable Anna to see the yeast cells of roughly the same size?
A. I and II B. I and III
C. II and IV D. III and IV

12. The table below shows the structure of cells A, B and C:

Cell A Cell B Cell C
Nucleus Absent Present Present
Cell wall Present Absent Present
C Cytoplasm Present Present Present
Chloroplast Absent Absent Present

Which of the following combinations is correct?

Cell A Cell B Cell C

A. bacterium human cheek cell leaf epidermal cell
B. leaf epidermal cell human red blood cell bacterium
C. C. human cheek cell leaf epidermal cell human red blood cell
D. D. leaf epidermal cell bacterium human cheek cell

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13. Alex is observing a water flea under a light microscope. The water flea is observed to be moving from left
to right and is going to move out of the field of view. If Alex wants to bring the water flea back to the
center of view, he should
A. rotate the fine adjustment knob.
B. rotate the coarse adjustment knob.
C. shift the slide slightly to the right.
D. shift the slide slightly to the left.

14. If 60 onion epidermal cells can be observed under a microscope with a magnification of 200X, how many
onion epidermal cells can be viewed under 600X?
A. 20 B. 40
C. 80 D. 180

15. When the word “bou” is viewed under a light microscope, which of the following image can be seen?
A. bou B. noq
C. pon D. qon

16. Comparing with unicellular organisms, what advantage do multicellular organisms have?
A. Multicellular organisms do not need a special system for gas exchange.
B. Multicellular organisms do not need a special system for support.
C. Multicellular organisms do not need a special system for locomotion.
D. Multicellular organisms can have specialized cells for specific functions.

17. The diagram below shows a set-up used to compare the activities of catalase extracted from different
tissues:

Which of the following combinations of P, Q and R is correct?

P Q R
A. A H2O H2O2 catalase
B H2O2 H2O catalase
C C catalase H2O H2O2
D. D catalase H2O2 H2O

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18. Which of the following process is an anabolic process?

A. the digestion of lipids into fatty acids and glycerol
B. the synthesis of maltose from glucose
C. the breaking down of hydrogen peroxide into oxygen and water
D. the release of carbon dioxide and water from food during respiration

19. Which of the following statements about enzymes is correct?

A. They can slow down reactions.
B. Enzyme can act on different substrates.
C. They can be used again and again.
D. They are required in large quantities.

20. The diagram below shows a hypothesis used to explain the action of enzymes:

Which molecule is an enzyme?

A. P B. Q
C. R D. T

Section B: Short questions (20%).

Answers to Section B should be written in the spaces provided in the Answer Sheets.

1. Matching the examples below to the different levels of organization. ( 4 marks)

epidermis, skeletal muscle cells, circulatory system, skin, nerve cells, digestive system, heart, connective
tissue

Level of organization Examples:

Cells
Tissues
Organs
System

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2. Fill in the blanks below. (6 marks)

Cells are the (a) _____________ units of life. Some very simple living things are only made up of one
cell, and they are called (b) _____________. One of the examples is Amoeba. Although Amoeba is
small, it shows all seven characteristics of life. For example, Amoeba can form offspring by
(c) _____________. It can carry out (d) _____________to remove the metabolic waste produced in the
body. (e) _____________is the process to absorb food substances. And it shows (f) _____________by
responding to the change in environment.

3. The diagram below shows an animal cell model. Fill in the blanks below. (10 marks)

Y
W

X Z

Label Name Description

V V is with ribosomes attached to it. It involves in the synthesis of -
(a)_____________ (b)_______________.
W W is a (d)__________________, so it only allows certain small
(c)_____________ substances to pass through.
X It is bounded by a double membrane. It is the main site where
(e)______________ (f)______________takes place.
Y Y is usually located at the centre of the cell and controls all
(g)______________ (h)_____________________.
Z It is abundant in the cells that produce (j)________________
(i)______________ hormone.

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Section C: Structured Questions (50%)

Answers to Section C should be written in the spaces provided in the Answer Sheets.
1. The following diagram shows the different parts of a microscope.

mirror

(a) Name the parts labelled A, B C and D. (4 marks)

(b) (i) If the magnification power of A and D is x 5 and x10 respectively, what is the total magnification of the
microscope? Show your calculation. (2 marks)
(ii) If the slide your observe is onion epidermis, what will be the change in number of cells observed and the
image of epidermal cells seen under the microscope by keeping the x5 of A but changing D to x 20?
Explain your answer. (2 marks)
(c) Suggest TWO structures of a cell that CANNOT be seen with the aid of the above microscope. (2 marks)

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2. The following electron micrograph shows part of a plant cell which has been magnified. Organelles
of the cell are shown.

X
B

(a) Identify and name label A and B. (2 marks)

(b) (i) If the actual length of X is 2.7µm, what is the magnification of the image? Show your calculation.
(3 marks)
(ii) What is the actual length Y in the above photomicrograph? Show your calculation.
(3 marks)
(c) A is abundant in green plant cell. State an important function of it. (3 marks)

3. (a) David had prepared a temporary mount of banana tissue. The stages involved are shown below:

(i) Arrange the pictures to show the correct sequence in preparing the temporary mount. (2
marks)
(ii) Solution A used in (2) is a stain. Suggest a reason for adding solution A, instead of water, to the tissue.
(2
marks)
(iii) Why does David need to put a cover slip over the tissue before observation? (2 marks)
(b) Another student, Mary, observed human cheek cells under the light microscope and take a
photomicrograph with a magnification of 100X. Draw a labelled diagram of one of the cells according to
the photomicrograph below. (6
marks)

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3. An experiment was conducted to find out the rate of the reaction in pig liver with hydrogen peroxide . Four
test tubes were set up. The same concentration and volume of hydrogen peroxide is used for all tubes. And
the same mass of the pig liver is used to prepare Tube P ,Q, S and same mass of sand is used to prepare
Tube R. The rate of reaction was determined by measuring the volume of gases released in 10 minutes. The
results are shown in the table below.

Tube Substance added Volume of oxygen

released (cm3)
P A piece of fresh pig liver 50
Q Ground fresh pig liver 80
R Sand 0
S A piece of pig liver (boiled and then cooled) 0

(a) (i) Explain the results of tubes P and Q. (2 marks)

(ii) Explain the results of tubes R and S. (3 marks)
(b) What is the purpose of tube R? (1 mark)
(c) The graph below shows the energy profiles for the breakdown of hydrogen peroxide.
Key:
without catalase
with catalase

hydrogen
energy peroxide
level
oxygen and
water

time

Explain, with reference to the energy profiles, why

(i) hydrogen peroxide breaks down at a higher rate when catalase is present. (1 mark)
(ii) tubes P and Q become hot during the experiment. (2 marks)

5. Contrast prokaryotic cell and eukaryotic cell. (Present your answer in an essay form.) (8 marks)

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