42.

The main carbohydrate food reserve in animals is

Q. What is Q?
A. Starch
B. Glycogen

C. Glucose
D. Maltose

A.

43. Which of the following statements is true about

fats and oil?
I.
II.

Fats and oils are known as triglycerides.

Unsaturated fats have one or more double
bonds.
III.
Saturated fats contain more cholesterol than
unsaturated fats.
IV.
Saturated fats are solid at room temperature.
A. I and II
B. I,II and IV

47. Which of the following show the correct formation of

triglyceride ?

C. I, II and III
D. I,II, III and IV

B
C
D

48. The graph below shows the effect of changes in

temperature on the activity of the enzyme.

44.Diagram below shows how the lock and key

hypothesis is used to explain the breaking down of
a complex molecule by an enzyme.

Which curve A, B, C and D will be the shape of the

curve after 37 0C ?

What are P, Q and R?

Substrate
A
Q
B
P
C
P
D
R

Enzyme
R
Q
Q
P

Product
P
R
R
Q

45. Which of the following enzymes and functions

are incorrectly matched?
I
II
III
IV

Pepsin
Maltase
Salivary amylase
Trypsin

A. I and II
B. II and IV

Digests fat
Digests sucrose
Digests starch
Digest protein
C. I,II and IV
D. I,II,III and IV

46. The synthesis of intracellular and extracellular

enzymes is carried out by_____________.
A. Golgi apparatus
B. Vesicles

C. Ribosomes
D. Endoplasmic reticulum

49. Why are enzymes required in life processes?

Choose the best answer.
A. They make a biochemical reaction reversible.
B. They change a biochemical reaction that requires
an input of energy to one that releases energy.
C. They increase the rate of a biochemical reaction.
D. They change the equilibrium of the reactants and
products in a biochemical reaction.
50. What would be the consequences if enzymes are
absent from the human body?
I.
II.
III.
IV.

Death.
Ingested food cannot be digested.
There is no development.
Biochemical reactions will be proceed at slow
rate to sustain life activities.

A. I and IV
B. II and IV

C. I, II, and IV
D. I, II, III and IV

31. Which substances is correctly matched with its class

of macromolecules?
A. Haemoglobin lipid
B. Starch nucleic acid

C. DNA- protein
D. Cellulose-carbohydrate

38. A dipeptide can be broken down into amino

acid by the process of
A. Condensation
B. Heating

C. Acid addition
D. Hydrolysis

32. Which of the following is not a polysaccharide?

A. Glycogen
B. Cellulose

C. Starch
D. Lactose

33. The monomer units for deoxyribonucleic acid are

A. Oxygen and nucleic acids
B. Glycerol and fatty acids

C. Nucleotides
D. Amino acids

34. Which of the following can be synthesized by the

human body?
I RNA
II Vitamin C
A. I and II
B. I and III

III Glycogen
IV Essential amino acids
C. I, II and III
D. I, II,III and IV

35. Which of the following sugars are obtained after

hydrolysis of sucrose?
I. Glucose
III. Fructose
II. Galactose IV. Lactose
A. I and II only
B. I and IV only

C. I and III only

D. II and III only

39. P and Q describe the structure of protein

molecules.
P : The helix chains are coiled into a threedimensional shape.
Q : The polypeptide chain is folded into
beta-pleated sheets.
Which protein structures do P and Q represent?
A
B
C
D

P
Tertiary
Primary
Quaternary
Primary

Q
Secondary
Tertiary
Secondary
Secondary

40. Which of the following statement are the

importance of water?
I
II
III
IV

As a solvent
Gives support to cells
As a medium for reactions
Movement of muscles.

A. I and II
B. I, II and III

C. I,III and IV
D. II, III, and IV

41. The equation below show X, Y, and Z are

disaccharides.

36. Digestion is the breakdown of complex food

substances into smaller molecules so that they can be
absorbed. What would happen to the proteins in our
food when they are digested?
A. They are hydrolysed into amino acids.
B. They are broken into carbon, hydrogen and oxygen.
C. Carbon dioxide would be given off.
D. They dissolve to form suspension.
37. Which element is required by the plants for the
synthesis of protein?
A. Nitrogen
B. Phosphorus

C. Magnesium
D. Potassium

What are these disaccharides?

21. Table below shows the mass of the fresh potato strips
before and after they are immersed in sucrose solution at
different concentrations.
Sucrose
solution
(%)

initial mass
of potato
strip (g)

final mass of
potatp strip in
equilibrium (g)

W
X
Y
Z

5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0

5.4
5.0
5.4
2.0

Which of the following solutions is isotonic to the potato

cells?
A. Y
B. X

C. Z
D. W

24. In an experiment to determine the

concentration of sucrose solution that is isotonic
to the potato strips, which of the following
variables are the fixed variables?
I.
II.
III.
IV.

Temperature of solution
Final weight of potato strips
Time taken
Final length of potato strip

A. I, II and III only.

B. I and III only.

C. II and IV only
D. III and IV only.

25. Jams, jellies, preserved honey, and other

foodstuffs with high-sugar content hardly ever
become contaminated by bacteria, even when the
food containers are left open at room
temperature. This is because bacteria that
encounter such an environment ____________.

22. A plant wilts if excess fertilizer is given. Which of

the statements explain this condition?
A.
B.
C.
D.

A. undergo death.
B. are plasmolysed and therefore destroyed.
C. are unable to swim through these thick materials.
Concentration of minerals in the cell sap is too high. D. not able to make use of the sugars and thus starve
to death.
Soil water is hypotonic to cell sap of plant cells.
Water diffuses out from cell sap by osmosis.
Active transport of minerals takes place.
26. Which of the following is an inorganic compound?

23. A few strips of potatoes are placed in increasing

concentrations of salt solution for 30 minutes. The
initial and final lengths of the potato strips are
recorded. A graph is plotted. The y-axis represents
the change in length and the x-axis represents the
salt concentration. Which of the graphs below gives
the correct result?

A. Carbohydrate
B. Water

C. Lipid
D. Nucleic acid

27. Which chemical elements are combined to make

carbohydrate?
A. Carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen.
B. Carbon, hydrogen and oxygen.
C. Carbon, nitrogen and oxygen.
D. Carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen and oxygen.

C
28. The following information shows types of an
organic compound P

Wax
Cholesterol
Sex Hormone

What is p?
A. Carbohydrate
B. Lipid

C. Protein
D. Nucleic acid

14. Diagram below shows the net flow of water molecules

from a dilute solution to a concentrated solution through a
semi-permeable membrane.

17. When slices of cucumber are places in a

concentrated salt solution, they become flaccid.
This is due to
A. diffusion of salt into the cucumber cells
B. diffusion of water out of the cucumber cells.
C. destruction of cellulose cell wall
D. active transport of salt into the cell vacuoles.
18. A dried raisin placed in liquid X for 3 hours
become turgid. What is liquid x?

What is this process called?

A. Active transport
B. Osmosis

C. Facilitated diffusion
D. Simple diffusion

A. Distilled water
B. 20% sucrose solution

C. 30% sucrose solution

D. 20%salt solution

19. What type of movement of molecules are shows

in the information given in the diagram below?

15. Diagram below shows two sucrose solutions of

different concentrations, separated by a semipermeable membrane.

I.
II.
III.
Which of the following does not occur after the dynamic
equilibrium is reached?

Simple diffusion through phospholipids

Facilitated diffusion through pore proteins
Facilitated diffusion through the carrier
protein
IV.
Active transport through active proteins.
A. I and III
B. II and IV

C. I, II and III
D. I, III, and IV

A. The level of sucrose solution in limb M is higher than the

level in limb N
20. A young spinach stem was cut into four strips and
B. The sucrose solution limb M had the same osmotic
placed in petri dished containing sucrose solution
pressure as the solution in limb N.
of different concentrations for one hour.
C. The rate of water diffusing to limb M is the same as the
rate of water diffusing to limb N
D. The solute molecules diffuse from limb M to limb N.
16. A red blood cell is placed in 5% sodium
chloride solution. Which diagram A,B,C,or D,
shows the appearance of the red blood cell?
Which of the following show the results of the
strips placed in hypertonic sucrose solution?
A. I
B. I and II

C. I, II and III
D. I, II, III and IV

1. Which of the following statements explain the

necessity for the movement of substances
across the plasma membrane?

6. The following information shows the mechanism

of transport in Paramecium sp.

Paramecium sp. carries out respiration by

Enables the cell to maintain a stable
exchange of gases with the surrounding
environment
environment through its cell membrane.
inside.
II.
Prevents the loss of important molecules and
What is the mechanism involved?
substances from the cell.
A. Osmosis
C. Simple diffusion
III.
Allows only small particles to move in and out
B. Active transport
D. Facilitated diffusion
of the cell.
IV.
Helps the cell to respond to different external
surrounding
7. Which of the following statement is true about
facilitated diffusion ?
A. I and II only
C. I, II and III only
B. I, II and IV only
D. I, II, III, IV
I
Water uptake by plant roots.
II. Evaporation of water from leaf cells through
stomata.
2. According to a model proposed by S.J.Singer
III Absorption of glucose through the villi in small
and G.L. Nicholson, the plasma membrane composed
intestine.
of __________.
IV Carbon dioxide and oxygen exchange between the
alveoli and blood capillaries.
I proteins
III phospholipids
II lipids
IV phosphorus
A. I and III
C. III only
B. II and III
D. III and IV
A. I and III only
C. I, II and III only
B. II and III only
D. I. II III and IV only
8. Diagram below shows the movement of a substance
3. The current theory on the structure of the
across the plasma membrane.
plasma membrane is best described by the
I.

A. Membrane model
C. Fluid mosaic model
B. Fluid chemical model D. Fluid bilayer model
4. Which of the following substances are able to move
across the plasma membrane through simple diffusion?
I Vitamin E
III Calcium 2+
P is transported across the plasma membrane by
II Carbon dioxide
IV Glucose
A. Facilitated diffusion C. Active transport
A. I and II
C. I,III and IV
B. Osmosis
D. Simple diffusion
B. III and IV
D. I, II, III and IV
5. Why a small polar molecule cannot diffuse freely
through the plasma membrane?
A. Polar molecule can form linkage with the
membrane.
B. Polar molecule is hydrophilic to the membrane
C. There is hydrophobic region in the middle of the
membrane
D. There is hydrophilic region in the middle of the
membrane.

9. The calcium concentration in a cell is 0.28%: the

concentration in the surrounding fluid is 0.1%. How
could the cell obtain more calcium?
A. Diffusion
B. Osmosis

C. Active Transport
D. Passive Transport

8. Which of the following best describes the

movement of substances across a semi-permeable
membrane during osmosis?
A. Osmosis is the movement of the solute from a
more concentrated solution to a less concentrated
solution.
B. Osmosis is the movement of the solute from a less
concentrated solution to a more concentrated
solution.
C. Osmosis is the movement of water from a more
concentrated solution to a less concentrated
solution.
D. Osmosis is the movement of water from a less
concentrated solution to a more concentrated
solution.
9. Which of the following statement is true about the
phospholipid in the plasma membrane?
A.
B.
C.
D.

The polar head makes it hydrophobic

It contains 3 major parts.
The non-polar tail make it hydrophilic
They form a double layer known as phospholipid
bilayer.

10. Which of the following is incorrect in the table

comparing active and passive transport?
Active Transport
I. Examples include
the movement of
sodium ions
II. Not require energy

Passive transport
Examples include the
gaseous exchange between
the alveoli and blood
capillaries
Require energy

III. Movement of
substances follows
concentration
gradient
IV. Process result in
the accumulation
and elimination of
substances from
the cell

Movement of substances
against concentration
gradient

A. I and IV only
B. I, II and III only

C. II and III only

D. I, II, III and IV

process continues until a

dynamic equilibrium is
reached

11. Diagram below shows the components

that can be found in plasma membrane
A
B

Which statement below is true ?

I Component A is glycoprotein
II Component A is glycolipid
III Component B is glycolipid
IV Component B is glycoprotein
A. I and II
B. II and IV

C I and III
D II and IV

12. How are simple diffusion and facilitated

diffusion similar?
I Both processes involve the movement of
substances from a region of higher
concentration to a region of lower
concentration.
II Both processes do not require energy
III Both processes occur with the help of
transport proteins.
IV Both processes involve the movement of
substances from a region lower
concentration to a region of higher
concentration.
A. I and III
B. II and IV

C I, II and III
D. I,II, III and IV

13. Which of the following statements are true

of the effects of hypertonic solution on
plant cell?
A. The plant cell becomes flaccid and less
turgid.
B. Water diffuses into the central vacuole by
osmosis.
C. The plant cell swells and become turgid.
D. The vacuole and cytoplasm against the
plasma membrane and cell wall.

SEKOLAH MENENGAH PANGKOR

MID-YEAR EXAM

FORM 4 BIOLOGY

PAPER 1
Time : 1 Hour 15 Minutes

Instruction:
This paper consists of 50 objectives questions. Answer all the questions.
Each question is followed by four options A, B, C and D. Choose the
correct answer for each question and blackens the corresponding space in
your objective answer sheet.

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