Fuhua Pure Biology Prelim 2024 Paper 1

[Turn Over Candidate Name: Class: Index No.: FUHUA SECONDARY SCHOOL Secondary Four Express PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2024 4E Fuhua Secondary School Fuhua Secondary School Fuhua Secondary School Fuhua Secondary School Fuhua Secondary School Fuhua Seco ndary School Fuhua Secondary School Fuhua Secondary School Fuhua Secondary School Fuhua Secondary School Fuhua Secondary School Fuhua Seco ndary School Fuhua Secondary School Fuhua Secondary School Fuhua Secondary School Fuhua Secondary School Fuhua Secondary School Fuhua Seco ndary School Fuhua Secondary School Fuhua Secondary School Fuhua Secondary School Fuhua Secondary School Fuhua Secondary School Fuhua Seco ndary School Fuhua Secondary School Fuhua Secondary School Fuhua Secondary School Fuhua Secondary School Fuhua Secondary School Fuhua Seco ndary School Biology 6093/1 Paper 1 Additional Materials: OMR Sheet DATE 28 August 2024 TIME 1000 – 1100 DURATION 1 hour READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write in soft pencil. Do not use staples, paper clips, glue or correction fluid. Write your name, class and index number on the OMR and this question booklet. There are forty questions on this paper. Answer all questions. For each question there are four possible answers A, B, C and D. Choose the one you consider correct and record your choice in soft pencil on the OMR provided. Read the instructions on the OMR very carefully. Each correct answer will score one mark. A mark will not be deducted for a wrong answer. Any rough working should be done in this booklet. The use of an approved scientific calculator is expected, where appropriate FOR EXAMINER’S USE PARENT’S SIGNATURE Setter: Ms Veronica Tei Vetter Mr Nicholas Liu This document consists of 18 printed pages, including this page.

2 Multiple-Choice Questions [40 marks] Shade your answers on the OMR sheet provided. 1 The diagram shows one type of plant cell. What type of cell is it? A epidermal cell of a leaf B mesophyll cell of a leaf C root hair cell D xylem cell 2 In a practical lesson, a student makes the following observations about a cell that was extracted from an organism. ‘They have a cell wall and a circular DNA. There are photosynthetic pigments present. There was no nucleus.’ What is being described? A bacterium B companion cell C sieve tube elements D virus 3 The diagram represents a cell as seen under the electron microscope. Which structure is responsible for the synthesis of pepsin? A B D C

3 [Turn Over 4 The diagram shows an experiment set up to investigate osmosis in living cells. What happens to the volumes of water and sugar solution after 12 hours? volume of water volume of sugar solution A decreases increases B increases increases C increases remains the same D remains the same decreases 5 Sunflower seeds contain a nutrient wh