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Unit 10.2 MCQ

09 Jun hol TYS Homework 1.  D 8.  C

2.  D 9.  D
3.  B 10. C
UNIT 10.2 ALL MCQ; STRUCT QN 1-4
UNIT 12 ALL MCQ; STRUCT QN 1-6; 4.  C 11.  C
ESSAY 2, 3
5.  C
6.  B
7.  A

Unit 10.2 Struc Qn 1 Unit 10.2 Struc Qn 2

a)  August 29 a)  Female reproductive system

b)  (i) Aug 14 (ii) Days 11-17
c)  Male gamete has a tail and is able to move
while female gamete cannot move on its
own;
Male gamete has little cytoplasm but
female gamete has abundant cytoplasm;
b)  (i) Uterus (ii) Oviduct (iii) Ovary
c)  (i) C
(ii) Fertilisation takes place in B, oviduct;
Sperms are deposited in the vagina and they
swim up the uterus to oviduct. Egg release
from ovary is swept down the oviduct towards
uterus. A nucleus of the sperm fuses with the
nucleus of the egg and fertilisation occurs;
(iii) A

Unit 10.2 Struc Qn 3 Unit 10.2 Struc Qn 3

Part Function
Ovary Produces eggs b) One sperm fuses with the egg. The head of the
Vagina Receive sperm sperm enters the egg while the tail is left behind;
Oviduct Transports eggs The two nuclei fuse to form a zygote;
Uterus Allow embryo implantation c) Membrane of the fertilised egg, changes to prevent
other sperms from entering. Fertilised egg, zygote
divides to form a hollow ball of cells called the
embryo; When the embryo reaches the uterus, it
implants itself into the uterine lining;

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Unit 10.2 Struc Qn 4 Unit 10.2 Struc Qn 4

b) During menstruation, the lining of the uterus breaks
a)
Oviduct – To transport the egg from the ovary to the
uterus and it is the site of fertilization;
Ovary – produce eggs and the female hormones
oestrogen (developing follicles) and progesterone
(corpus luteum);
down and the debris and blood are discharged
through the vagina (1/2)
After menstruation, the uterine lining is repaired
and becomes thick and spongy with blood vessels.
This is brought about by the hormone oestrogen;
After ovulation, progesterone maintains and
thickens the uterine lining to prepare for
implantation of the embryo;
However, If the egg is not fertilised, progesterone
and oestrogen productions stops when the corpus
luteum disintegrates, uterine lining breaks down
repeating the cycle (1/2)

Unit 10.2 Struc Qn 4 (not in syllabus) Unit 12 MCQ

(c)  (i) Oviducts 1.  C 8.  D

2.  C 9.  A
(ii) Advantage – Most effective method of birth
control; 3.  B 10. B
Disadvantage – if the woman wishes to conceive, 4.  A
the procedure may not be reversible;
5.  B
6.  D
7.  A

Unit 12 Struc Qn 1 Unit 12 Struct Qn 2

a)  (i) Alleles are different/alternative forms of the same gene
found on the same loci of homologous chromosomes.   A) Discontinuous: Eye Colour, Hair Colour
(ii) A dominant allele expresses itself in the phenotype in   Continuous: Height, Weight, Width of Hand
both the homozygous and heterozygous forms. (The allele that
shows its effect (in the phenotype) if at least one is present.)
Parents’ Phenotype Black X Black   B) Eye Colour/Hair Colour
b)  (i) Parents’ Genotype Bb X Bb
Gametes B b B b

Offspring Genotypes BB Bb Bb bb
Offspring Phenotypes Black Black Black brown
Ratio 3 Black: 1Brown

(ii) bb; bb

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Unit 12 Struc Qn 3 Unit 12 Structured Qn 4

a)  (i) A – Ff B – Ff C – ff Ai) The gene is a small segment of DNA, a hereditary

(ii) 25% factor borne on a particular locus in a chromosome
Parents’ Phenotypes Normal x Normal that controls a particular characteristic by coding for
Parents’ Genotypes Ff x Ff a protein.
Gametes F f F f A mutation is a sudden change in a gene,
chromosome structure, or chromosome number;
Offspring Genotypes FF Ff Ff ff
ii) Chemicals such as Formaldehyde;
Offspring Phenotype N N N A
Radiation such as UV rays;
Ratio 3 normal : 1 affected
b) Sex in humans is determined by a pair of sex chromosomes,
23rd pair; Males have a X and a Y chromosome, while
females have two X chromosomes;

Unit 12 Structured Qn 4 Unit 12 Struc Qn 5

Bi) The aphids become resistant to the insecticide.
Hence, the insecticide will have no effect on them;
ii) Biological control- Look for a natural predator of
aphids;
a) The gene is a small segment of DNA, a hereditary
factor borne on a particular locus in a chromosome
that controls a particular characteristic by coding for
a protein.
a)  There are two X chromosomes in the 23rd pair,
which women have but not men.
b)  There will be one extra chromosome in the 21st
pair/ 3 copies of chromosome 21.

Unit 5 Structured Qn 6 Unit 12 Structured Qn 6b

MALE RAT FEMALE RAT

Ai) Alleles are alternative/different form of the same
gene; They occupy the same locus, relative position,   Parents’ Phenotype resistant resistant
in a pair of homologous chromosomes;   Parents’ Genotypes Rr x Rr
ii) A mutation is a sudden change in a gene,   Gametes R r R r
chromosome structure, or chromosome number;
Mutations are inheritable and they produce variations   Offspring Genotype RR Rr Rr rr
in the population;   Offspring Phenotype Res Res Res Non-Res
  Ratio 3 Resistant : 1 Non-Resistant

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Unit 5 Structured Qn 6 Unit 12 Essay Qn 2

c) Rats that are not resistant to Warfarin are killed by
the poison. Hence, their numbers decline;
Rats that are resistant to Warfarin survive and
reproduce;
passing the Warfarin resistant alleles to the offspring;
Hence, over the years, the proportion of rats
resistant to the poison increases;
a)  Chromosome – highly coiled and condensed
structures that comprise of deoxyribonucleic acid
double helix tightly wound around histones;
Gene – The gene is a small segment of DNA, a
hereditary factor borne on a particular locus in a
chromosome that controls a particular characteristic.
Allele – alternative form of the same gene found
on the same loci of homologous chromosomes;

Unit 12 Essay Qn 2 Unit 12 Essay Qn 3

b)  The pure bred leopard will have homozygous
dominant, SS genotype while the panther will have
a)  Complete dominance occurs when a dominant trait
homozygous recessive, ss genotype. Thus all
is seen phenotypically in both homozygous (XX)
offspring will be heterozygous Ss genotype and
and heterozygous (Xx) genotypes.
hence have the phenotype, leopard.
The recessive phenotype is only seen in
Let S represent allele for leopard and s represent homozygous recessive (xx) genotype.
allele for panther. No intermediate phenotype exists.
F1 Phenotype Leopard x leopard
F1 Genotype Ss x Ss
Gametes S s S s
F2 genotype SS Ss Ss ss
F2 Phenotype Leopard Leopard Leopard panther
Ratio 3 Leopard :1 Panther

Unit 12 Essay Qn 3

Parents’ Phenotype Night Blindness x Normal vision

Parents’ Genotype Nn x nn
Gametes N n n n

F1 genotype Nn Nn nn nn
Phenotype Has night blindness Normal vision
Ratio 1 Night Blind :1 Normal

As ratio of children born with night blindness to

those with normal vision is 1:1, there is a 50% chance
that the female child will show symptoms of night
blindness.