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1.
(a)
Alex Lam
(i)
(1)
mark
) --------------2
each
incorrect
feeding
relationship
incorrect
(ii)
(ii)
bees ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1
they help in pollinating the flowers -------------------------------------------------------------------------1
(iv)
* reptiles ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1
possession of dry scales -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1
Total : 11 marks
1.
(a)
(i)
When asked to construct a food web showing the feeding relations most candidates could
draw the connecting lines linking the organisms. Some, however, forgot to put in the
relevant arrows. A number of candidates put the higher level consumers at the bottom of the
food web which is not the conventional representation of a food web.
(ii)
Many candidates tailed to stress that the longer the food chain, the more energy lost
during the transfer between successive trophic levels.
(iv)
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1.
(b)
Alex Lam
(i)
vessel Y ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1
Its thick / elastic wall ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1+
helps resisting the high blood pressure -------------------------------------------------------------------1
(ii)
* vena cava
* heart
* heart
* pulmonary artery
* lungs
mark for each correct spelling of the organs in the correct sequence
mark for the flow chart / direction of blood flow
(iii)
carbon
dioxide
vessel X
vessel Y
less
more
---------------------------------------------1
less
more
---------------------------------------------1
concentration
glucose concentration
Total : 9 marks
1.
(b)
(i)
Many candidates descriptions of the function of an artery did not match with the structural
feature stated in the answer. Some candidates thought that the thick and elastic wall of the
artery was to pump or to create a high blood pressure rather than to withstand or resist it.
(ii)
Many candidates did not read the question carefully and so drew diagrams of the kidney
and its related blood capillaries instead of a flowchart showing a double circulation of blood
in relation to the kidney. It seems that they had no idea of what a flowchart is.
(iii)
A number of candidates were confused about the relative concentrations of carbon dioxide
and glucose in the pulmonary artery when compared with those in the pulmonary vein.
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1.
(c)
Alex Lam
(i)
(ii)
Due to its small leaf area (0% to 20% maximum size) / rapid growth of leaf, -------------------1
the leaf has insufficient photosynthetic product for growth ------------------------------------------1
Therefore, it requires an external supply of sucrose --------------------------------------------------1
(iii)
(iv)
1.
(c)
(i)
Most candidates failed to plot all the points for the import of sucrose into the leaf as given in
the question, in particular for those points which lie along the horizontal axis (X-axis). Many
even failed to label the axes or mark the origins of both axes.
(ii)
Many candidates did not read the questions thoroughly, only indicating the difference
between the import and export of sucrose rather than explaining it. Others failed to point out
that while the leaf size changed from 0% to 20% there was little photosynthesis (but not no
photosynthesis) due to the small leaf area and hence insufficient chlorophyll.
(iv)
Candidates were not used to suggesting simple workable methods to extend a given
investigation. When asked to estimate the leaf area, many simply suggested measuring
both the length and width of the leaf. Others suggested a weighing method which in fact
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would not lead to any estimate of the leaf area.
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2.
(a)
Alex Lam
(i)
Tube 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1
is a passage for sperms / semen and urine -------------------------------------------------------------1
(ii)
* testis -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1
(iii)
(iv)
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(a)
(i)
Many candidates were confused about the meaning of the terms "urea" and "urine".
(iii)
Some candidates were uncertain about the function of the kidney and wrongly thought that
it could produce urea (a function of the liver).
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2.
(b)
Alex Lam
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
thicker inner cell wall and thinner outer wall / kidney-shaped ---------------------------------------1
(iv)
2.
(b)
(i)
Many candidates misunderstood the question, giving only the changes in amount of water
in the plant from 1300 hours to 2100 hours instead of relating how such changes could be
linked to the relative size of the stomatal pores. Many candidates misread the question as
requiring them to explain changes in transpiration rate
with
respect
to
changes
in
temperature and light intensity. Only a few candidates correctly pointed out the relationship
between transpiration pull and water absorption. In this regard candidates* concept of
transpiration pull was very vague.
(ii)
Many candidates wrongly interpreted areas A and B as the amount of water transpired or
absorbed respectively. These are actually the net gain and net loss of water in the plant
respectively.
(iv)
Many candidates gave the function of the sweat pore in the human skin as only one of
temperature regulation without specifying that it is mainly for preventing over heating. Many
incorrectly cited the hair / hair follicle / hair pore / hair gland (rather than the sweat pore or
sweat gland) as the counterpart (in human skin) of the plant stoma.
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2.
(c)
Alex Lam
(i)
(ii)
Gg
G
F
1
Genotypic
ratio
That is, about
Gg
g
GG
1
(green)
Gg
:
Gg
2
(green)
gg
:
------------------------------------- 1
------------------------------------- 1
1 --------------------------------------------1
(non-green)
------------------------------1
= 470 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1
(iii)
2.
(c)
(i)
Many candidates lacked the competence to deduce the genotypes of parent plants without
using a genetic diagram. This inability was clearly aggravated by the poor standard of
expression in English.
(ii)
Some candidates did not use the genetic symbols as given in the question while others
gave the genotypic ratio of 1:2:1 without referring to the genotypes involved.
Many
candidates failed to give a logical explanation of how they could deduce the parental
genotypes from what is given in the question.
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3.
(a)
Alex Lam
(i)
* chlorophyll -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1
(ii)
(iii)
* cellulose --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1
- it increases the bull of the indigestible material
3.
(a)
(i)
The term "chlorophyll" was often misspell. Many candidates mistook "chloroplast" as the
pigment responsible for the green colour of the green pepper.
(iii)
(iv)
Some candidates were not aware that the presence of vitamin C could still be deduced
although the decolorisation of DCPIP was masked by the pale green colour of the original
filtrate. A considerable number of candidates wrongly thought that Benedicts test was a test
for the presence of glucose. They failed to note that Benedicts test is only a test for the
presence of reducing sugar.
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3.
(b)
Alex Lam
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
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N.B. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No lens, no mark
No arrows, deduct 1 mark
Light rays not reaching retina, deduct 1 mark
(iv)
voluntary ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1
Total : 10 marks
3.
(b)
(i)
Some candidates confused the terms "iris" and "pupil". They failed to realize that the pupil
is an aperture or opening at the centre of the iris which is a circular muscular sheet at the
front of the eye ball. Also quite a few candidates confused the terms: "eye muscles", "ciliary
muscles" and "iris muscles" in their descriptions.
(ii)
Many candidates did not realize that in the eye, the relaxation of the ciliary muscles would
lead to an increase in tension of the suspensory ligament. As a result
the
suspensory
ligament would become tightened or taut but it would not contract on its own.
(iii)
Some candidates did not complete the ray diagram fully whilst others forgot to put in the
arrows to indicate the direction of the light rays all the way onto the retina.
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3.
(c)
Alex Lam
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
more quickly
(iv)
3.
(c)
This was the most well answered part of the paper indicating that candidates were generally well
prepared for topics related to fundamental human physiological processes like the breathing
mechanism in the human body. In contrast, however, questions set in other parts of the paper on
plant physiological processes like tropism and transpiration led to vague answers which were
often filled with misconceptions.
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4.
(a)
Alex Lam
(i)
region C ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1
* stomach --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1
(ii)
curve X -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1
digestion of starch in the mouth cavity --------------------------------------------------------------------1
(iii)
(iv)
region D ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1
(v)
4.
(a)
(i)
Some candidates incorrectly deduced from the graph that digestion of proteins started in the
small intestines.
(iii)
Many candidates gave the names of enzymes found in the small intestines rather than the
names of the digestive juices. Some candidates did not realize that "bile" (not "bile juice") is
a digestive juice found in the small intestines.
(v)
Some candidates incorrectly believed that the caecum was responsible for reabsorption of
water from the undigested food.
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4.
(b)
Alex Lam
(i)
(ii)
Auxin moves away from light / light destroys or inactivates auxins ---------------------------------1
resulting in an overall lower auxin concentration in seedling A -------------------------------------1
therefore it grows more slowly because of the less stimulatory effect
(iii)
(iv)
apply a unilateral light source from the bottom as shown below : ----------------------------2 or 0
stand
Light
N.B. No Light, no mark
Total : 9 marks
4.
(b)
(i)&(ii)
Many candidates could not satisfactorily explain phototropism and geotropism in terms
of the action of plant hormones. It should be cautioned that up to now no one definitive
theory can fully and conclusively explain the mechanism causing phototropism.
Nevertheless, recent findings tend to support the "Light-induced Lateral Transfer of
Auxin Model" as a more plausible explanation of phototropism although the
"Light-induced Destruction or Inhibition of Auxin Model" has not been conclusively
disproved.
(iv)
Candidates were generally weak in the provision of experimental designs slightly extended
from the conventional ones on geotropism and phototropism. This was particularly so when
they were asked to consider the joint effects of gravity and light on the growth response of a
plant seedling.
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4.
(c)
Alex Lam
(i)
District A ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1
because Kwai Chung is an industrial area ---------------------------------------------------------------1
The factories there produce a lot of sulphur dioxide / nitrogen dioxide / respirable
suspended particles in the exhaust during the burning of fossil fuels
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
- nasal hairs
)
Total : 11 marks
4.
(c)
(ii)
While the suggestion of reallocating factories to a remote site was accepted in candidates*
answers, more ecologically sound and environmentally friendly long term solutions for
reducing air pollution in Kwai Chung may include considering sites with a good air
dispersion pattern and reducing pollutants emitted from the nearby power station,
incineration plant and heavy container truck traffic.
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