DHARUMAVANTHA SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS

First Term 2009

Grade 8
Student
Name
Index
Number

Class

Register
Number
5054/02

BIOLOGY

May 2009

Paper 2 Theory

2 hours

Candidate answer Section A on the Question paper

Additional Materials: Answer papers

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

Write you name, class, index number and register number on the spaces at the top of this
page and on all separate answer paper used.
Write in dark blue or black pen.
You may use a pencil for any diagrams, graphs or rough working.
Section A
Answer all questions.
Write your answer in the spaces provided on the question paper.
Section B
Answer all the questions including questions 6, 7 and 8 Either or 8 Or
Write your answer on the separate answer paper provided.
Write an E(for Either) or an O (for Or) next to the number 8 in the grid
below to indicate which question you have answered.
You are advised to spend about one hour on Section A and
45 minutes on Section B.
At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely
together.
The intended number of marks is given brackets [ ] at the end
of each question or part question.

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1. While walking along the beach, Mark found a strange object. He thought it might be alive,
so he took a small sample back to school. Fig 1.1 shows what he saw under the light
microscope.

Fig 1.1
a) From which type of organism was this cell taken? Explain your answer
.
.

... [2]

b) On the figure 1.1, label in their correct spaces the structure which
(i) Controls what goes in and out of the cell as A
(ii) Makes food by photosynthesis as B

(iii) Maintains the shape of the cell as C

c)

(i)

On fig 1.1, label cell wall

(ii)

What is cell wall made up of? State two functions of cell wall?

d)

[3]
[1]

(i) What is the most important constituent of the nucleus

(ii) Explain the function of the constituent stated in (i)

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[2]

[Total: 10]
1.

Fig 2.1 shows three types of cells not drawn to the scale

Fig 2.1

a)

(i)

What is the name of cell A?

.[1]

(ii) Write down two ways in which cell A is adapted to carry out its function
.
................
[2]

b)

B is a xylem vessel.
(i)

State two functions that this vessel performs in a plant?

.
.................
.[2]
(ii) The cells forming xylem vessels have no chloroplasts or vacuoles. In what other
way is this type of cell different from a typical plant cell?
...[1]
(iii)

Explain how this difference helps this type of cell to perform its

function
.
.

... [2]
c)

Label the letter X on the diagram and write the function of the X

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..........
..[2]
d)

C is a component of blood
(iv)

What is the name of this type of cell?

....[1]
(v)

Explain how this cell is adapted to carry out its function?

.
.
.
.........[3]
[Total: 14]
3.

During photosynthesis, the production of glucose depends heavily on the action of

enzymes
a) Explain the following terms
(i) Substrate .........
..
(ii) Product ....
..
(iii) Active site ...
.[3]
b)
The graph shows that the rate at which enzyme controlled reactions take place
is affected by temperature

Rate of reaction

Temperature
(i) Explain what is happening to the reaction in areas of the graph labeled A, B and C

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...[3]

c)

Figure 3.1 shows diagrammatically how an enzyme controlled reaction may

occur

Fig 3.1

(i)

State the hypothesis illustrated in Fig. 3.1

.[1]
(ii) The pH of the medium in which the above reaction occurs is 7. By using the
hypothesis stated in (i), explain what happens to the above reaction at pH 3 and
pH 13

..[2]

d)

By referring to Fig 3.1, explain why only a small amount of enzyme is needed
to catalyse a reaction involving many substrates

....[1]
[Total: 10]

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4. Fig. 4.1 shows three similar seedlings each with five green leaves were washed carefully
and then placed in sterilized jars, surrounded by black covers and containing culture
solutions.
A

Black
cover

Sterilized
jar
Culture solution
containing all the
ions necessary
for growth

Culture solution
with reduced
magnesium ions

Culture solution
with reduced
nitrate ions

Fig.4.1
a)

State two external conditions which should be kept constant during the period of
experiment
..

.[2]

b) What is the purpose of jar B?

.[1]
c) Explain why the jars were sterilized?
....[1]
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d) Describe with reasons, the appearance of plants in jar A and C after three weeks

(i)

Appearance

of

plant

in

jar

A:

..
Reason:
.. [2]

(ii)

Appearance of plant in jar C: .

..
Reason: ..
.. [2]
[Total: 8]

5. Fig 5.1 shows a section through a leaf

Fig 5.1
a)

Identify the types of cell found at A, B and C

A ..
B ..
C ..

[3]

b) On Fig 5.1, draw an arrow to show the direction of oxygen movement at night with leaf
and environment
[1]
c) What is the importance of intercellular spaces in the leaf?
.....[1]
d) Suggest one reason why cells B are important to a leaf?
..[1]
e) Explain why
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(i) Chloroplasts are found mainly near the upper surface of the leaf?
...
.....[1]
(ii) Stomata are found near the lower surface of the leaf?
....
.....[1]
[Total: 8]

Section B
Answer three questions.
Question 8 is in the form of an Either/Or question. Only one part should be answered.
6.

a)

Give two differences between diffusion and active transport

[4]

b) Describe and explain the effects of placing into concentrated sugar solution,
i)

A plant cell

ii)

An animal cell

[6]
[Total: 10]

7.
a)

Describe
i)

Chlorophyll

ii)

A chloroplast

[2]

b)

Explain why osmosis may be explained as a special type of diffusion

c)

Describe and explain how

i)

Temperature and

ii)

Light intensity

affect the rate of photosynthesis

[2]

[6]
[Total: 10]

8. Either

a) Define the terms cell, tissue, organ, organ system and organism, naming one example
from each

[5]

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b) Describe how changes in pH affect the activity of a named enzyme.

[2]

c) Describe an example of the following processes in a plant

(i) Diffusion
(ii) Active Transport

(iii) Osmosis

[3]
[Total: 10]

8. Or

a) Write three differences between upper and lower epidermis of a leaf

[3]

b) Write 5 ways in which a palisade cell differs from a liver cell

[5]

c) Write two differences between cell wall and cell membrane

[2]
[Total: 10]

GOOD LUCK

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