First Term Examination - 2022

Conducted by
FWC
Field Work Centre, Thondaimanaru

Biology - II 09 E II
Gr -12 (2023)

Index No: ……………………………………

Instructions:

❖ This question paper consists of 06 questions in 09 pages.

❖ This question paper comprises Part A and B. The time allotted for both parts (I and II) is
three hours. (Additional reading time is 10 minutes)
❖ Use additional reading time to go through the question paper, select the questions and decide
on the questions that you give priority in answering.

Part A – Structured essay (Pages 02 – 08)

 Answer all four questions on this paper itself.
 Write your answers in the space provided for each question. Note that the space provided is
sufficient for your answers and extensive answers are not expected.

Part B – Essay (Page 09)

 Answer two questions only. Use the separate papers for this purpose. At the end of the time
allotted for this paper, before handing over to the supervisor tie the two parts together so that
part A is on the top of part B.

 You are permitted to take only Part B of the question paper from the examination hall.

For examiner’s use only

Question
Part Marks In numbers
No.
In words
01
A 02
03
04 Examiner 1
B 05
Examiner 2
06
Checked by
Total
Supervised by

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 A – Structured Essay
❖ Answer all questions in this paper itself.
(Each question carries 100 marks)
01) A) i. a) What are natural resources?
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b) What are the environmental problems arising due to over exploitation of natural resources?
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ii. a) Give two examples for non-communicable diseases.
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b) Give two examples for communicable diseases.
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c) What is the causative factor for Covid-19?
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iii. Fill the following blank with a suitable word.
“Due to ……………………………………………., one of the characteristics of organisms,
lower-level components are organized in a methodical pattern in upper level to make it most
efficient”
iv. Briefly explain the followings.
a. Metabolism
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b. Reproduction
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v. What is the function of genes?

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B) i. Water is a vital inorganic molecule. How polarity originates in a water molecule?

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ii. a. Which trait of water will function as thermal buffer?
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b. What is the reason of water that contain high surface tension?
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c. What is the significance of transpiration in plants?
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 iii. What is the ability is given to water act as versatile solvent?
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iv. a) Give two important characters found in all monosaccharides.
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b) Indicate the major types of monosaccharides regarding to their carbonyl group and give an
example for each type.
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v. Indicate the monomeric unit of the hemicellulose and give one its function.
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C) i. Structure of a nucleotide is given below.

a) Name the component A.

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b) There are two types found in nucleic acids regarding to A. What is the important difference between
them?
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c) 1. Which component gives acidity to the nucleic acids?
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2. Indicate a nucleoside in the diagram by drawing a circle around it.
ii. What is antiparallel arrangement of DNA?
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iii. Indicate the base pair rule.
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iv. a. Name the nitrogenous bases that found in RNA.
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b. Indicate the three types of RNA and give a function for each.
Type of RNA Function
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v. Indicate an organelle that contains circular DNA.
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2) A. i.
a. Give three global importance of photosynthesis.
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b. Which visible lights are absorbed by chlorophylls?
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ii. What is meant by absorption spectrum?
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iii. a. What are photo systems?
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b. What are the two complexes found in photo systems?
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iv. a. In which photo system / systems the splitting of water takes place?
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b. What is the significance of splitting of water in the photo system/s you mentioned above?
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d) Indicate a molecule that forms during some photoexcited electrons from photo system I
uses an alternative cyclic path way.
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v. Give three significances of C4 path way over to C3 path way.
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B. i. a. Indicate the cell theory.

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b. What is the feature that the Theodore Schwann mentioned regarding cell theory?
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ii. Which provide the fluid nature to the plasma membrane?
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 iii. Which characteristic found in the plasma membrane for the following functions?
a. Exchange of materials.
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b. Maintain the cell shape.
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iv. Give one organelle for the following each function.
a. Storage and transmission of genetic information …………………………………..
b. Produces transport vesicles …………………………………………………………
c. Transport residue materials out of cell by exocytosis. ……………………………..
v. Give the functions of extra cellular matrix.
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C. i Give two characteristics of lipids.
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ii. Draw a diagram to show the formation of a fat in the space given below.

iii. a. Indicate the constitutes of a phospholipid molecule.

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b Give an example for a lipid which act as a signaling molecule that travel through the body.
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iv. Indicate that the following each protein can be included in which structural type of protein.
a. Silk fiber …………………………………………………………………………………
b. Collagen ………………………………………………………………………………
v. Briefly explain how the test for protein can be done in the laboratory.
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3) A. i.
a. Indicate the two major phases of eucaryotic cell cycle.
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b. Name the phase for the following each event.
1) Synthesis of proteins essential for S phase.
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2) Synthesis of proteins essential for mitotic phase
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ii. Give two significances of mitosis.
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iii. Place a tick (✓) weather the following statement regarding meiosis is correct and a cross
(X) weather the following statement regarding meiosis is incorrect.
a. Meiosis I is a reduction division. ( )
b. Synaptonemal complex is formed in prophase II. ( )
c. Two genetically unidentical daughter cells formed in telophase I ( )
d. Replication of DNA does not take place between meiosis I and II. ( )

iv. a. Give three characters of cancer cells.

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b. What is metastasis?
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c. In which path a few tumor cells may separate from the original tumor and travel to other
parts of the body?
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v. a. What are galls in plants?
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b. Give two factors that causes the galls on plants.
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 B) i. a. What is classification?
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b. Name the two types of classification.
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c. i) What is the basic difference found in the two types you mentioned above in i). b?
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ii. a. Who scientifically classified the organisms first?
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b. Which hierarchical orders were used by Carolus Linnaeus to classify plants?
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iii. What are the important taxonomic criteria used in the present system of classification?
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iv. a. Indicate the hierarchical orders of classification regarding increasing number of common
characters.
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b. Give the biological definition of species.
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v. a. Fill the blanks in the following statement with suitable terms.

“In binomial nomenclature each species poses a generic name which is usually a
………………………………… and specific epithet is an……………………………..
describing a particular feature.”

b. Write the species name of Sri Lankan leopard using international codes of Binomial
nomenclature.
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 C. Salmonella, Anabaena, Paramecium, Diatom, Thermococcus, Ulva.

Write the names from the given organisms above, for the following statements.

(Using a name at once).

a) Organism that contains silica as cell wall component……………………………………….

b) Organism that can fix nitrogen ………………………………………………………………

c) Organism that inhabits extreme environments…………………………………......................

d) Organism that contains both macro and micro nucleus……………………………………….

e) Organism that contains chlorophyll a and b pigments …………………………………….....

f) Organism that contains peptidoglycan as cell wall component ………………………............

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 First Term Examination - 2022
Conducted by
Field Work Centre, Thondaimanaru.

FWC
Gr -12 (2023)
Biology - II

B –Essay
➢ Answer two questions only.
➢ Draw fully labelled diagrams where necessary.
➢ Each question carries 150 marks.

4. a. Briefly describe the general characteristics of enzymes.

b. Describe how the inhibitors affect the enzyme reactions.

5. a. Describe the alcohol fermentation and lactic acid fermentation including their major sites,
major events and end products.
b. Briefly describe how lipids and proteins are used in aerobic respiration.

6. Write short notes for the followings:

a. Cytoskeleton.

b. Photorespiration.

c. Lamarck’s theory.

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