Csec Biology Paper03 Jan2015 PDF

CARIBBEAN
EXAMINATIONS
COUNCIL
CARIBBEAN SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE~~~

EXAMINATION
BIOLOGY
Paper 032 - General Proficiency
Alternative to SBA
2 hours 10 minutes
READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.

I.
Answer ALL questions.
2.
Write your answers in the spaces provided in this booklet.
3.
Do NOT write in the margins.
4.
You are advised to take some time to read through the paper and pian y0u; answers.
5.
If you need to rewrite any answer and there is not enough space to co so on the
original page, you must use the extra lined page(s) provided at the back of this
booklet. Remember to draw a line through your original answer.
6.
If you use the extra page(s) you MUST write the question number clearly in
the box provided at the top of the extra page(s) and, where relevant, include
the question part beside the answer.
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Answer ALL questions.

'ded in this booklet.
Write your answers in the spaces prov
I.
(a)
Figure I shows a bean seed.
Figure 1. A bean seed
In the box below, make a large drawing twice the size of the one shown in Figure I.
C!C'> ~~-----
(3 marks)
-3(b)
A student wants to investigate the food substances found in Structure C in Figure 1, before
and after the seed germinated. He performs tests for sugar, protein, fat and starch, on a
seed before germination. Table I shows the results of these food tests.
(i)
Complete Table I by outlining the procedure for EACH food test.
TABLE 1: FOOD TESTS AND OBSERVATIONS
Nutrient
Test Procedure
Observation
Reducing sugar
Solution in test tube

remains blue.
Protein
A purple/lilac colour
is seen.
Fat
The top layer of the

liquid in the test tube
appears milky.
Starch
Blue/black colour is
seen.
(4 marks)
(ii)
Based on the observations in Table 1, what can be concluded about the nutrients
stored in Structure C?
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(2 ' ~~~~)
(iii)
Suggest ONE use of EACH food nutrient stored in Structure C for the developing
embryo.
Reducing sugar:
Protein :
Fat:
Starch:
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(2 ' ~~;k~)
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(c)
The test for sugar is repeated on Structure C after a seed germinates, and an orange
precipitate is observed.
Based on this observation, suggest the type of enzymes stored in the seed. Give ONE
reason to support your answer.
(2 marks)
(d)
(i)
Usi ng the following list of apparatus and materia ls, design an experiment to
investigate how temperature affects the activity of the enzyme, amylase.
Test tubes; beakers; thermometers; Bunsen burners; iodine solution; Benedict's
solution; white tiles; distilled water; mortar and pestle; spatulas; amylase; seeds
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(6 marks)
- 5(ii)
Describe TWO precautions that should be taken to improve the accuracy of the
results ofthe experiment.
(2 marks)
(e)
A woman is given some cooked bean seeds to eat after fasting for 12 hours. She chews
the food continuously for three minutes before swallowing it. A sample of the food is
tested for starch, protein and sugar, at different times. Table 2 is an incomplete table of
the results ofthe food tests.
TABLE 2: RESULTS OF FOOD TESTS
Food Sample in
Nutrient
Mouth After
Three Minutes
Small Intestine
After One Hour
Starch
Absent
Abs::...,z
Protein
Present
Sugar
Present
..
Present
Complete Table 2 for protein in the small intestine, and give a reason for your answer.
Reason
(2 marks)
Total 23 marks
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2.
(a)
A fanner wants to choose an area, A or B, to plant vegetables. He takes a sample of the

top soil from each area to a soi l-testing laboratory. The results of the soil composition
tests are shown in Figure 2.
Humus
Water
~~....,.....~:tt-- Ciay
"""~......,..,"""'~- Clay
Fine sand
sand
""""'~'+"'<'"' .-.-
- Silt
...,.,.,.o....-:-.....,..,.... -'-'J'--- Fine sand
- -- Coarse sand
-~~;,;::;~.-~-- Coarse
Figure 2. Results of soil composition tests
(i)
Based on the results presented in Figure 2, suggest which area wo uld be more
suitable for the farmer to plant vegetables. G ive ONE reason to support your
answer.
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(2 marks)
(ii)
Using the following list of apparatus and materials, outline the procedure for
obtaining the results presented in Figure 2.
Two large measuring cylinders f
d
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of water; balance
's trnng ro ; sotl samples in petri dishes; a beaker
(2 marks)
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The apparatus and materials shown in Figure 3 are used to extract organisms from the soil.
~~nnel
Flask
(;amp
CJ
Wire mesh
Alcohol
Figure 3. Apparatus and materials used to extract soil o rganisms
( i)
In the box below, draw a labelled diagram to show how the apparatus and materials
shown in Figure 3 could be set up to extract the animals that inhabit the soil.
(5 marks)
(ii)
What is the function of the lamp in the experiment?
(2 ~~~b)
-8(iii)
Table 3 shows the number of various soil organisms extracted from the soil.
TABLE 3: NUMBER OF SOIL ORGANISMS
Organism
Number
Nematode
12
Ant
20
Mite
15
Earthworm
Millipede
19
Represent the data in Table 3 as a bar chart on the grid below.
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(S marks)
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The soil samples are brought to the laboratory in a black bag. When the samples
are poured out onto a tray, some small insects crawl quickly back into the soil.
Write a hypothesis for thi s observation.
(2 marks)
(c)
Figure 4 shows a food web of soil organisms in a te rrestria l ecosystem.
Arthropods~ ~~
~
/\ / ~ ~
-~
~~odes
Arthropods
Fungi
Figure 4. Food web in a terrestrial ecosystem
Su
est how the population of fung i and the arthropods would be affected if all the
gg d
k"Jlled by a pestic ide. G ive a reason for your answer.
nemato es were
Fungi
Arthropods
(l~~~k~)
Total 20 marks
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3.
. Figures 5Aand
The orgamsms
shown m
(a)
5 8 both show
movement.
Black box
Wet soil
Wet soil
' ---+--Dry soil
s unlight
Dry soil
FigureS. Organisms that show movemen t
(i)
What is the difference between the type of movement s hown by the plant in Figure
SA and that shown by the tennites in Figure 5 8 ?
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(ii)
Observe the position 0 f h

t. e new roots of the plant in Figure SA , one week later.
Write 8 hyp th .
CSIS 1or th1 s observation.
(2 marks)
Figure 6 s hows the appa t

db
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f
l"d (
ra us use Y some students rn a laboratory to Illustrate d1ffus1on
o a so I copper sulphate crystal) in water.
Diffusing - -+-particles
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Copper sulphate
crystal
Figure 6. Apparatus to demonstrate diffusion of a solid in water

(i)
Out line a procedure usi ng the apparatus and materials in Figure 6 to investigate
the hypothesis, 'Temperature increases the rate of diffus io n ' .
(4~~;k~)
GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE
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(ii)
An investigation designed to test the hypothesis stated in (b) (i) on page II yields
data which is recorded in Table 4 .
TABLE 4: TIME TAKEN FOR COPPER SULPHATE PARTICLES

TO SPREAD AT DIFFERENT TEMPERATURES
Temperature
Time
coq
(minutes)
10
15
25
40
75
90
Plot the data from this table on the grid provided on page 13 .
(iii)
(4 marks)
=~e~~~t the time it would take for the particles to diffuse throughout the water at
(1 mark)
(iv)
Write a conclusion for this investigation.
(1 mark)
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(c)
Figure 7 shows an experiment set up to mve stigate osmosis.
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X: Concentrated s ugar
solution
Y: Distilled water
Figure 7. Experiment to investigate osmosis in potato tissue
(i)
Predict how the levels of X and Y would change after o ne hour.
X
y
(l mark)
(ii)
Compare the two processes by which the particles are moving in the experiment
in Figure 6 on page II and the experiment in Figure 7.
(2 marks)
Total 17 marks
ENDOFTEST
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CARIBBEAN

CARIBBEAN SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE~~~

READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.

Answer ALL questions.

Write your answers in the spaces provided in this booklet.

Do NOT write in the margins.

Answer ALL questions.

Figure I shows a bean seed.

Figure 1. A bean seed

Complete Table I by outlining the procedure for EACH food test.

TABLE 1: FOOD TESTS AND OBSERVATIONS

Solution in test tube

The top layer of the

A fanner wants to choose an area, A or B, to plant vegetables. He takes a sample of the

Figure 2. Results of soil composition tests

Figure 3. Apparatus and materials used to extract soil o rganisms

What is the function of the lamp in the experiment?

TABLE 3: NUMBER OF SOIL ORGANISMS

Represent the data in Table 3 as a bar chart on the grid below.

Figure 4 shows a food web of soil organisms in a te rrestria l ecosystem.

Figure 4. Food web in a terrestrial ecosystem

' ---+--Dry soil

FigureS. Organisms that show movemen t

SA and that shown by the tennites in Figure 5 8 ?

Observe the position 0 f h

Figure 6 s hows the appa t

Figure 6. Apparatus to demonstrate diffusion of a solid in water

GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE

TABLE 4: TIME TAKEN FOR COPPER SULPHATE PARTICLES

Write a conclusion for this investigation.

Figure 7 shows an experiment set up to mve stigate osmosis.

Figure 7. Experiment to investigate osmosis in potato tissue

Predict how the levels of X and Y would change after o ne hour.

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