TEST CODE 01207020
FORM TP 2006002 JANUARY 2006
CAR IBB EAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL
SECONDARY EDUCATION CE.R TIFICA TE
EXAMINATION
BIOLOGY
Paper 02 - General Proficiency
Jf hours
READ THE FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS CAREFULLY
1. There a re FIVE questions in this booklet. Answer ALL questions.
2. You MUST use this answer booklet when responding to the questions. For EACH
question, write your answer in the space provided and return the answer booklet at
the end of the examination.
DO NOT TURN TH IS PAGE UNTlL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO
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Answer ALL questions.
You should NOT spend more than 30 minutes on Qu estion 1.
1. One activity of 'Green Minds', a school gardening club, is to fh1d out the effect of temperature
on the rate of decay of green leaves. Club members are divided into nine groups, each of which
investigates the amounl of decay that occurs at a particular temperature over a period of two
weeks. The results from all groups are collated and presented in Table 1.
TABLE 1: DECAY OF FRESH L EAVES AT
DIFFERENT TEMPERATURES
Group Temperature Fresh leaves decayed
(•C) (%)
1 0 I
2 5 2
3 10 4
4 15 6
5 20 12.5
6 25 25
7 30 35
8 35 40
9 40 50
(a) (i) Use the data in Table I to construct a graph showing the percentage decay of
fresh green leaves at the temperatures investigated.
(4 marks)
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(ii) Identify TWO precautions each group should Lake in selling up their investiga-
tions.
(2 marks)
(b) (i) Suggest ONE conclusion that may be drawn from Lhe inforrnmion presented in
Table 1 and your graph.
(2 mar ks)
(ii) Give ONE explanation for the conclusion arrived :u in (b)(i) above.
(iii) One club member suggested that at a temperawre ofSO•C no decay would have
occurred. Do you suppon Lhis view? Explain your answer.
(2 marks)
(c) One of the goals of Green Minds is to promote Lhe use of na tura l fertilizers by gardeners
in the school's neighbourhood. Identify FOUR points about fertilisers that club members
should provide to the neighbourhood gardeners to promote their cause.
(4 marks)
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(d) Green Minds club members conduct experiments in several areas to provide dara to
support their work. In an i"nvestigation on the conditions that affect the rate of
transpiration, they us~eraratus shown in Figures 1.1 and 1.2 below. _ __
(Potometer with bubble (Potometc.r with bubble
at the end of th e tube) a few em along the tube)
Figure 1.1 Figure 1.2
Apparatus at the start of the Apparatus after 20 minutes
investigation
(i) Describe how you would prepare Lhe materials and apparatus for investigation
ill ustrated in Figures 1.1 and 1.2.
(3 marks)
(ii) Suggest ONE limitation to the method you described in d (i).
(1 mark )
(iii) How far did the bubble move in 20 minutes?
(1 mark )
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(iv) Estimate the transpiration rate of the plant in the investigation.
(2 marks)
(v) Suggest ONE reason why your estimated rate is not necessarily accurate.
(2 ma rks)
(vi) Identify ONE external factor that might affect the movement of the bubble.
(1 mark )
(e) Green Minds club members sometimes perfom1 food tests to determine the nutrient content
of produce grown in their gardens. On one occasion they attempt to find out whether the
fruit of the newly introduced crop called yam-bean really contains the major nutrients they
are told it contains.
(i) Describe how the club members could determine the presence of TWO named
nutrients in the yam-bean fruiL
(2 marks)
(ii) State the expected food test resul ts iflhe nutrients you chose in (c) (i) are present
in tl1e frui t.
(2 marks)
Total 30 rna rks
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2. (a) Figure 2 below is a diagram of the longitudinal section through the heart. Study the
diagram and answer the questions that follow.
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Figure 2. Longitudinal section through U1e heart
(i) Name the parts of the heart labelled I and ll in Figure 2.
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(2 marks)
(ii) Using FOUR arrows only. show on the diagram the direction of blood flow
from the pulmonary artery to the aorta. (4 marks)
(ii i) Name TWO structures shown in the diagram that ensure the blood flows in one
direction only.
(2 marks)
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(b) (i) The graph below shows the number of deaths due to heart disease among smokers
and non-smokers.
Draw ONE conclusion based on the graph.
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60,000
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(ii) S uggest TWO reasons why smoking may contribute to heart disease.
(2 marks)
(iii) Identify TWO factors besides smoking that cou ld cause the heart to malfunction.
(2 marks)
To tal 14 marks
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3. The following are drawings of a red bean seed that has been soaked in water for twenty-four
hours.
Figure 3.1 External view Figure 3.2 I nternal structure
(a) Fully label the drawings to show the main parts of the seed. (5 marks)
(b) After soaking in water for twenty-four hours. the part labelled X elongated (grew).
What changes took place in the seed to bri ng about growth in part X?
(3 mar ks)
(c) Explain why it is important for plants to produce seeds with large amounts of stored
food.
(3 marks)
(d) Identify THREE environmental factors that affect the rate of growth of a seedling.
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(3 marks)
Totall4 marks
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4. Figure 4 below shows diagrams of the human male and female genital organs.
Figure 4. Male and female genital organs
(a) Label the diagrams to show FIVE struc tures involved in gamete production and transfer.
(5 mar ks)
(b) (i) Place an X on U1c diagram to show where fertilization takes place. (1 mark)
(ii) Outline the route a spermatozoon (sperm) must travel from its origin in order to
ferti lize an egg.
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(2marks)
(iii) Explain how it is possible for an egg to be fertilized but fail to result in a s uccessful
pregnancy.
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(2 marks)
(c) (i) Name TWO reproductive honnones produced by a woman.
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(2 marks)
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(i i) Explain how the hormones named in (c)(i) on page 9 enable successful
reproduction in humans.
(4 marks)
Total16 marks
S. Figure 5 below shows the profile of a freshwater pond and its immediate surroundings.
A Plant
B Water lily
C Floating wMcr plant
D Tadpole
E Water snail
Figure S. Profile of a freshwater pond
(a) (i) Identify TWO biotic and TWO abiotic factors illustrated in the diagram.
Biotic factors:
(2 marks)
Abiotic factors:
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(2 marks)
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(ii) Suggest TWO ways in which any of the biotic and abiotic factors interact
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(4 marks)
(b) (i) A new housing settlement is erected near the pond.
Suggest FOUR precautions residents must take to preserve the pond as a natural
habitat.
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(4 marks)
(ii) After a period of heavy showers an algal bloom appears in the pond.
Suggest a reason for this increase in the population of algae in the pond .
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(2 marks)
{ii i) Explain ONE possible co•Jsequeoce of the rapid increase in algae population .
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(2 marks)
Total 16 marks
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