SMK

Biology
Test 4

23 December 2007

Nama Pelajar :

B
C
D

Kelas :

0.5 mg/cm 3
0.3 mg/cm 3
5 mg/cm 3

1 Hour

Markah :

Instruction : For Question 1 to Question 50, each question is followed by four options A, B, C and
D. Choose the correct anwser for each question and blacken the corresponding space in your
objective answer sheet.

1.

Which one of the following compounds is

a strong reducing agent?
A
B
C
D

2.

B
C
D
3.

Ascorbic acid
Hydrochloric acid
Sucrose
Dichlorophenol-indophenol

Why is vitamin E essential in our diet?

A

4.

A
B
C
D
5.

Aids absorption of calcium and

phosphates.
Needed for maintenance of a healthy
skin.
Reduces muscle cramps.
Prevents sterility in both sexes.

Volume required to
3
decolourise 1.0 cm of 0.1%
DCPIP solution
0.1% Ascorbic
0.3
acid
Lime juice
1.5
What is the amount of vitamin C in lime
juice?
A

0.2 mg/cm 3

6.

scurvy.
beri-beri.
rickets.
pellagra.

When testing for the presence of a nonreducing sugar, the sugar solution is boiled
with dilute hydrochloric acid. Then
sodium bicarbonate and Benedict's
solution are added. What is the purpose of
adding sodium bicarbonate?
A
B
C
D

The table shows an experiment to

determine the content of vitamin C in lime
juice.
Sample

Lack of vitamin D in the diet will cause

the disease

Hydrolyse the sugar.

Neutralise the acid.
Reduce the sugar.
Oxidise the sugar.

The diagram shows an experiment done

on albumin solution. After sodium
hydroxide solution was dropped, solution
P was added to Q. Which of the following
could be solution P and what could be the
colour of solution Q?
P
Q
A Hydrochloric acid
Orange
B
Ammonia
Yellow precipitate
solution
C
Copper (II)
Violet
sulphate
D Millon solution
Red precipitate
7.

Lacteal
Vein
Artery
Capillary

required

for

it breaks down carbohydrates.

it helps in absorption of amino acids.
it emulsifies fats for easy digestion.
it hydrolyses fats into fatty acids and
glycerol.

Calcium and phosphorus are required for

A
B
C
D

12.

is

The role of bile in the digestion of food is

A
B
C
D

11.

carbon dioxide
photosynthesis.

preventing scurvy.
making amino-acids.
healthy skin.
building healthy bones & teeth.

The diagram shows a segment of the

cross-section of the stem.

Which one of the following plants is not

capable of carrying out photosynthesis?
A
B
C
D

9.

10.

Fats that are absorbed enter into which

part of the villus?
A
B
C
D

8.

Bamboo
Sunflower
Pitcher plant
Mushroom

A green plant is placed in a lighted region

and supplied with carbon dioxide that has
radioactive carbon, 14C. After a few
hours, 14C can be detected in the sugar
molecules in the leaf. This experiment
shows that
A
B
C

sugar
is
produced
during
photosynthesis.
plants require radioactive carbon
dioxide to form sugar.
the carbon in the sugar molecule is
derived from carbon dioxide.

If the plant is exposed to radioactive

carbon dioxide during the day, which
tissue will be the first to become
radioactive?
A
B
C
D
13.

I only
II only
I and II only
III and IV only

Which animal can complete the digestion

of food by passing it through the
alimentary canal twice?

A
B
C
D
14.

B
C
D

20.

Pepsin
Peptidase
Trypsin
Erepsin

able

to

autotrophs.
heterotrophs.
parasites.
pathogens.

The diagram shows a part of the

alimentary canal in man.

Which of the following parts secretes bile?

Grana
Lamella
Stroma
The membrane of the chloroplast

A
B
C
D
21.

Ileum
Duodenum
Oesophagus
Stomach

22.

autotrophs.
heterotrophs.
saprophytes.
parasites.

Carbon dioxide can be removed from the

atmosphere through

The light reaction of photosynthesis takes

place in which part of the chloroplast?

A
B

Grana

P
Q
R
S

Plants are
A
B
C
D

Into which part of the alimentary canal is

bile released?
A
B
C
D

18.

animals remove carbon dioxide from

the air.
green plants remove carbon dioxide
from the air.
the number of farm animals is
relatively constant.
factories are being stopped by
ecologists.

Organisms which are not

synthesise their own food are
A
B
C
D

In photosynthesis, the dark reaction occurs

in which part of the chloroplast?
A
B
C
D

17.

19.

Stroma
Lamella
Chloroplast membrane

The pancreas produced an enzyme for

digesting protein. What is it?
A
B
C
D

16.

B
C
D

The carbon dioxide concentration of the

air remains relatively constant because
A

15.

Pig
Goat
Cow
Rabbit

respiration and transpiration.

photosynthesis and the burning of
fossil fuels.
fermentation and respiration.

D
23.

C
D

cuticle on the lower surface is thinner.

more stomas are found on the lower
surface.
the opening of the stoma on the lower
surface is bigger.
the epidermal layer on the lower
surface is thicker.

27.

28.

Morning
Noon
Afternoon
Night

The diagram shows the cross-section of a

dicotyledonous leaf.

all parts of the body by the artery.

the tissues by the aorta.
the liver by the hepatic portal vein.
the heart by the posterior vena cava.

The solar energy absorbed by chlorophyll

is used for the
A
B
C
D

30.

manganese.
phosphorus.
magnesium.
calcium.

After the absorption of digested food into

the blood stream, they are transported to
A
B
C
D

29.

P and R only.
P, Q and S only.
P, Q and R only.

Chlorophyll consists of the element

A
B
C
D

During which time of the day would you

expect the water in a pond of water weeds
to be most acidic?
A
B
C
D

26.

cuticle.
spongy mesophyll.
palisade mesophyll.
guard cells.

When a hibiscus leaf is immersed in warm

water, more bubbles can be seen on lower
surface than the upper surface. This shows
A
B

25.

B
C
D

Photosynthesis occurs chiefly in the

A
B
C
D

24.

photosynthesis and rain water.

synthesis of starch.
formation of ATP.
photolysis of water.
breakdown of carbon dioxide.

When a hibiscus leaf was placed in boiling

water, bubbles of gas were seen on which
of the following parts of the leaf?
A
B
C
D

Apex
Lower epidermis
Upper epidermis
Petiole

Photosynthesis takes place in

A

P and Q only.