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FORM TP 2012045 MAY/JUNE 2012

CARIBBEAN E XAM I NAT I O N S COUNCIL

SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE

EXAMINATION

BIOLOGY

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2 hours 30 minutes

READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.

1. This paper consists of SIX questions in two sections. Answer ALL

questions.

2. For Section A, write your answers in the spaces provided in this booklet.

3. For Section B, write your answers in the spaces provided at the end of
each question, in this booklet.

4. Where appropriate, answers should be illustrated by diagrams.

DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO.

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SECTION A

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1. Figure 1 shows the effect of temperature on the rate at which starch is broken down by the enzyme,
amylase.

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(a) (i) Construct a table to represent the data shown on the graph in Figure 1, using FOUR
temperature values from the graph.

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(ii) Describe the trend in enzyme activity as shown by the graph in Figure 1.

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(b) Design an experiment to determine the rate at which starch is broken down under different
pH conditions.

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(ii) Explain why the digestion of starch stops when food reaches the stomach.

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(iii) Name an enzyme which works best in the stomach.

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(d) (i) Amylase is also found in plants. Suggest THREE plant structures in which amylase
may be found.

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(ii) How is the starch produced in leaves converted to a substance which can be
transported to other parts of the plant?

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2. Figure 2 is a diagram of a hinge joint found at the elbow in a human body.

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(a) (i) State the name of the structures labelled A, B and C in Figure 2, and give ONE
function of EACH structure.

Name of A: ______________________________________________________

Function: ______________________________________________________

Name of B: ______________________________________________________

Function: ______________________________________________________

Name of C: ______________________________________________________

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(ii) Use a line and the letter D to show the cartilage in the joint in Figure 2.
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(b) Arthritis, a degenerative disease, may cause the wearing away of the cartilage of joints.
Explain how this will affect joints.

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(d) Suggest why the treatment of some blood diseases may involve a bone marrow transplant.

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3. (a) The diagram shown in Figure 3 represents a typical plant cell.

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Identify the parts labelled A and B and state the function of EACH part.

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B: ____________________________________________________________________

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(b) The cell in Figure 3 was left in a concentrated salt solution for one hour.
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(c) If all the cells in a plant appear like the one drawn in (b) on page 7, the plant’s ability to
photosynthesize will be reduced. Explain why photosynthesis will be reduced.

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(d) Complete the table below to show THREE differences between plant and animal cells.

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(i) Vacuole

(ii) Chloroplast

(iii) Cell wall

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SECTION B

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(b) Black fur colour is controlled by a dominant allele, B, and brown fur colour by its recessive
allele, E. This characteristic is NOT sex-linked. Give the genotypes of the parents and
offspring of a cross between a black male and a brown female that produces ½ black
offspring and ½ brown offspring. Show all the steps in the working of this problem.
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(c) Haemophilia is caused by an X-linked recessive gene. Two parents with the normal
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