2016 VJC H2 Biology Prelims Paper 1 Questions

1 VICTORIA JUNIOR COLLEGE BIOLOGY DEPARTMENT JC2 PRELIMINARY EXAMINATIONS 2016 Higher 2 VICTORIA JUNIOR COLLEGE VICTORIA JUNIOR COLLEGE VICTORIA JUNIOR COLLEGE VICTORIA JUNIOR COLLEGE VICTORIA JUNIOR COLLEGE VICTORIA JUNIOR COLLEGE VICTORIA JUNIOR COLLEGE VICTORIA JUNIOR COLLEGE VICTORIA JUNIOR COLLEGE VICTORIA JUNIOR COLLEGE VICTORIA JUNIOR COLLEGE VICTORIA JUNIOR COLLEGE VICTORIA JUNIOR COLLEGE VICTORIA JUNIOR COLLEGE VICTORIA JUNIOR COLLEGE VICTORIA JUNIOR COLLEGE VICTORIA JUNIOR COLLEGE VICTORIA JUNIOR COLLEGE VICTORIA JUNIOR COLLEGE VICTORIA JUNIOR COLLEGE CANDIDATE NAME CLASS BIOLOGY 9648/01 Paper 1 Multiple Choice 22 September 2016 1 hour 15 minutes Additional Materials: Multiple Choice Answer Booklet READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write in a soft pencil. Do not use any staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid. Write your name, Centre number and candidate number on the Answer Sheet in the spaces provided. 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 separate Answer Sheet. Read the instructions on the Answer Sheet very carefully. Each correct answer will score one mark . A mark will not be deduced for a wrong answer. Any rough working should be done in this booklet This paper consists of 25 printed pages.

2 1. The electron micrographs of several structures of a liver cell are shown below. 1 2 3 4 Radioactive amino acids were introduced into the cell to trace the path taken in the formation of hydrolytic enzymes. Which of the following options correctly show the time taken, in minutes, for radioactivity to be detected in the structures 1 – 4. Time taken, in minutes, for radioactivity to be detected in structure 1 2 3 4 A 3 10 20 30 B 30 20 3 - C 10 20 30 3 D 20 10 3 30

3 2. The electron micrograph below shows two organelles Y and Z in a leaf mesophyll cell of a plant. Which of the following statements are not true about organelles Y and Z? 1 Organelle Z utilises transporters to export ATP to organelle Y to drive cellular activities. 2 Oxygen released by organelle Z is used in organelle Y during glycolysis. 3 Transcription and translation occurs in both organelles. 4 Organelle Y has electron transport chain proteins but organelle Z does not. A 1 and 2 only B 3 and 4 only C 1, 2 and 4 D All of the above Organelle Y Organelle Z

4 3. Which of the following correctly shows an α 1,6 glycosidic bond found in amylopectin? A B C D 4. The diagram below shows the structure of a protein found in the hair, claws and horns of many animals. Which of the following is true about the protein? A The polypeptides are arranged in a staggered manner to increase in stability. B The protein is insoluble in water due to hydrophobic R groups on the exterior. C The secondary structure of the protein is maintained by hydrogen bonds between R groups. D Every third amino acid is a proline.

5 5. The graph below shows the effect of in creasing substrate concentrations on the activity of an allosteric enzyme under optimum conditions. Which of the following statements is correct? A There is low kinetic energy at X to overcome the activation energy, thus resulting in a low rate of reaction. B Rate of reaction increases at a faster rate at Y as the allosteric activator outcompetes the allosteric inhibitor to bind to the allosteric site. C At Z, enzyme molecules are in the active state and active sites are saturated. D Substrate concentration is the limiting factor at X and Y but temperature is the limiting factor at Z. 6. Which of following statements regarding the fluid mosaic model are correct? 1 Fluidity of the membrane is a result of hydrophilic and hydrophobic interactions between components of the membrane. 2 Cholesterol maintains the fluidity of membrane by preventing the two layers of phospholipids from moving too far away from each other. 3 The attachment of different car bohydrates to the components of the membrane gives the look of a mosaic. 4 Fluidity of the membrane allows for the entry and release of influenza viruses. 5 Cholesterol increases membrane fluidi ty by binding to the phospholipid tails which causes the tails to bend. A 1 and 4 B 2 and 3 C 1, 4 and 5 D 3 and 5

6 7. An experiment was conducted to determine the mode of entry of a drug into animal cells. Cells which did not contain the drug were placed into separate containers with different concentrations of the drug. The concentrations of the drug inside the cells at the end of 10 minutes were obtained. The experiment was conducted in 2 different temperatures. The results are shown in the tables below. Experiment conducted in 20 oC Concentration of drug in the container / moldm-3 Concentration of drug inside the cells after 10 minutes / moldm-3 0 0 10 4 20 7 30 11 40 13 50 13 60 13 Experiment conducted in 30oC Concentration of drug in the container / moldm-3 Concentration of drug inside the cells after 10 minutes / moldm-3 0 0 10 5 20 9 30 14 40 20 50 20 60 20 Which of the following statements is incorrect? A The drug molecule is hydrophilic and water-soluble. B A drastic change in extracellular pH will decrease rate of drug entry. C No ATP is required for the entry of the drug. D Increasing membrane fluidity results in faster drug entry.

7 8. X shows a cell at a particular stage of cell division. For the next stage in this nuclear division, what would be correct? 9. The figure below shows 6 stages of the process of meiosis occurring in a plant cell. (2n = 18) What is the correct order of these 6 stages? A 3, 5, 2, 6, 4, 1 B 3, 1, 5, 2, 6, 4 C 2, 3, 1, 5, 6, 4 D 1, 3, 5, 2, 6, 4 Centrioles Nuclear envelope Paired chromatids A present breaking down absent B absent reforming present C present absent present D absent absent absent 1 2 3 4 5 6

8 10. The table below shows the events that occur at different stages of the cell cycle. Which row shows the correct event for the respective stages? Late interphase Prophase I Metaphase I Anaphase II A DNA replication condensation of chromosomes alignment of chromosomes at the equator separation of chromosomes B DNA replication pairing of bivalents alignment of bivalents at the equator separation of sister chromatids C protein synthesis crossing over alignment of bivalents at the equator separation of sister chromatids D replication of organelles pairing of bivalents alignment of chromosomes at the equator separation of chromosomes 11. A simplified representati on of a replication bubble is shown in the figure below. Parental strands 1 and 2 and t he growing daughter strands X and Y are indicated. Which of the following statements about the syntheses of daughter strands X and Y is correct? A Daughter strands X and Y are synthesised away from their respective replication forks. B Daughter strand X is synthesised continuously while daughter strand Y is synthesised in the form of Okazaki fragments. C Daughter strand X is synthesised in the 5’ → 3’ direction while daughter strand Y is synthesised in the 3’ → 5’ direction. D DNA ligase will eventually catalyse the fusion of daughter strand X with daughter strand Y.

9 12. The first five DNA triplets that code for a particular protein is shown below: 3’ CAC GGA AGC CCA GAA 5’ The genetic information in the sequence above is eventually converted into a specific amino acid seq