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Section A

1. The following statements are about an organelle of a cell.

- It is rod – shaped.
- Has two membranes
- Forms the cell’s powerhouse.
What is the organelle?

A. Vacuole C. Mitochondrion
B. Nucleus D. Golgi apparatus

2. Figure 1 shows the structure of animal cell.

Figure 1

Which of the following is true about X?

A. Rigid C Fully permeable

.
B. Elastic D Semi permeable
.

Figure 2

3. Figure 2 shows the structure of plasma membrane which is based on mosaic-fluid

model. What is P?

A. Fat C. Carbohydrate
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B. Protein
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4. Figure 3 shows a type of human cell.

Figure 3

What is the main function of the cell?

A Transport nutrient C Produce antibody

B Transport oxygen D Destroy pathogen

5. Figure 4 shows the movement of substances across the plasma membrane.

Figure 4
What is the name of the process?

A Osmosis C Facilitated diffusion

B Simple diffusion D Active transport

6. Figure 5 shows a female reproductive system. Oogenesis occurs in

Figure 5
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A P
8C R
B Q D S

7. Which of the following substance is the medium for chemical reaction in cell?

A Water C Glycerol
B Glucose D Amino acid

8. Which of the following involve in fat digestion?

A C

B D

9. Figure 6 below shows the molecular structures of three different classes of food.

Figure 6

What are the classes of food for structures R, S and T?

R S T
A Protein Carbohydrate Lipid
B Carbohydrat Lipid Protein
e
C Protein Lipid Carbohydrate
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D Carbohydrat Protein Lipid

e
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10. Which of the following is not true about mitosis?

A C

B D

11. Figure 7 shows an animal cell undergoing meiosis.

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The number of chromosomes in mother cell is

A 2 C 8
B 4 D 16
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12. Which of the followings is nerve tissue?

A C

B D

13.

Figure 8

Figure 8 shows a human digestive system. Which of the following is secreted by the
part labeled X?

A Intestinal juice C Pancreatic juice

B Gastric juice D Bile

14. Figure 9 shows a phenomenon that happen in plant root.

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Name the phenomenon shown

A Root pressure C Capillary action

B Osmotic pressure 14D Transpirational pull

15. Figure 10 shows parts of the human brain.

Figure 10

Which of the pairs is correct?

Part of the brain Function

A P Peristalsis control
B Q Control body balance
C R Control thought
D S Control heartbeat

16. Where is the bile secreted and stored?

Produced by Kept in
A Bile duct Liver
B Liver Bile duct
C Gall bladder Liver
D Liver Gall bladder

17. The table below shows Ali’s daily diet and the daily recommended intake of nutrients
for a person of his age.
Nutrients Ali’s diet Recommended daily intake
Energy 15mJ 9.2mJ
Protein 51mg 50mg
Vitamin A 800μg 800 μg
Vitamin C 70mg 60mg
Iron 15mg 15mg
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What kind of health problem Ali will face if he continues to follow his daily diet?

A Scurvy C Anaemia
B Obesity 16D Night blindness

18. Figure 11 shows the graph of the intake and release volume of carbon dioxide by a
plant in a forest at different light intensities.

Figure 11

Which of the following is true about the information obtained from the graph?

A At point W, the quantity of carbon dioxide release is nil.

B At point Y, the quantity of carbon dioxide release is maximum.
C At point X, the quantity of the intake and release of carbon dioxide are equal.
D At point Z, the quantity of the intake and release of carbon dioxide are equal.

19. Glucose zimase

X + carbon dioxide + energy
yis

Which process uses the product X, which is produced in the above chemical
equation?

A Bread making C Wine making

B Cheese making D Soy sauce making

Pancreas
Adrenal glands
Ovary
Testis
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20. Which of the followings is related to the organs above?

A Reproductive system C Digestive system

B Endocrine system 18D Excretory system

21. Figure 12 below shows a blood circulatory system.

Figure 12

Which organism has the blood circulatory system as shown above?

A Fish C Bird
B Frog D Human

22. Which of the following description is true about blood cells?

Blood cell Description

A Erythrocyte Flexible in shape to enable the change of shape while passing
through the blood capillary.
B Platelets Without nucleus and involve in the blood clotting mechanism.
C Monocytes Produced in the bone marrow and able to produce antibodies.
D Neutrophils Without granules and able to destroy pathogens by
phagocytosis.

23. Figure 13 shows the sequence of the blood flow through different blood vessels from
X to Y.

Figure 13

What are the blood vessels involve from X to Y?

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A. Artery arteriole capillary venule vein

B. Artery capillary arteriole venule vein
C. Vein arteriole venule 20 capillary artery
D. Vein venule capillary arteriole artery

24. What are the importances of the structures shown in Figure 14 for the rubber tree?

Figure 14

I Transportation of water
II Transpiration
III Mechanical support
IV Translocation

A. I and III only C. II and III only

B. I and IV only D. II and IV

25. The rate of an individual heartbeat will increase during emergency situation. This
response is due to a type of secretion from

A liver C thyroid gland

B pancreas D adrenal gland

26.

Figure 15
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Figure 15 shows a cross section of dicotyledonous plant root. What is the function of
the part labeled M?

A Transport water and mineral. C Transport water and food

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B Transport food D Transport mineral and food

Figure 16

27. Figure 16 shows anterior view of a human cervical vertebra. What is the function of
the part labeled X?

A To provide surface for muscular attachment.

B To give support and resist compression
C To protect the spinal cord
D To place the spinal cord

28.

Figure 17

Figure 17 shows endocrine glands of a man named Ramasamy.

When Ramasamy was 15 years old, he was far shorter and being left behind
academically compared to his friends of the same age. This situation might be due to
the lack of hormones which are secreted by

A IV only C II and IV only

B I and II only D I,II and III only
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29. Antidiuretic Hormone (ADH) which is secreted by pituitary gland is important to

function as

A The control of water reabsorption in nephron.

B Reabsorption of natrium ion.
C
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The control of normal development of mental and physical.
D The control of glucose reabsorption.

P – Hormone
Q - Glucose
R – Lymphocytes
S – Carbon dioxide

30. Among the above substances, P, Q, R and S, which substances are the contains of
lymphatic fluid.

A P and Q only C P,R and S only

B Q and R only D P,Q,R and S

31.

Figure 18

Figure 18 shows a human endocrine system. What is the function of the hormone
secreted by gland X?

A. To control the body process

B. To maintain the balance of water and mineral salt in the body
C. To prepare the body to face emergency by increasing the rate of heart beat.
D. To reduce the level of sugar in blood by stimulating the conversion of
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glucose into glycogen.

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32. Figure 19 shows the changes of air pressure in the lungs of a person at rest.

Figure 19

What are the states of the external intercostals muscles and the shape of the
diaphragm at Q?

External intercostals muscles Diaphragm

A Contract Flattens
B Contract Dome-shaped
C Relax Flattens
D Relax Dome-shaped

33. A Visking tubing is filled with starch, albumen solution and saliva. The Visking tubing
is then immersed in a beaker of distilled water. After half an hour, the distilled water
outside the Visking tubing was tested. Which of the following would be expected to
present?

A Reducing sugar C Saliva, amino acid, and reducing sugar.

B Amino acid and reducing sugar. D Starch, protein, and saliva

34. A woman pregnant with twins which are formed by fertilization of a sperm and an
ovum. Which of the following will be her born babies?

I. All female twins

II. All male twins
III. Male and female twins
IV. Siamese twins
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A I and III only C III and IV only

B I,II and III only 28 D I,II and IV only

35. Figure 20 shows the changes in a woman’s ovary during menstrual cycle. Among the
stages A, B, C and D, at which stage does the progesterone hormone, being
secreted the most?

Figure 20

36. Which of the followings occur after the formation of diploid zygote?

I. The triploid nucleus forms endospermic tissue

II. Ovule develops to form seed.
III. Ovary develops to form fruit.
IV. The integument layer will fall.

A I,II and III only C II, III and IV only

B I, III and IV only D I, II, III and IV

37. What are the changes that happen to the flowing blood in the muscles during
vigorous activity?

Blood temperature The concentration of solute lactic acid

A Reduced Reduced
B Reduced Increased
C Increased Reduced
D Increased Increased

38. The allele that represents tall character is dominant to the allele that represents short
character for a type of plant. Two heterozygote plants were crossed among
themselves. What is the probability to get the offspring with short character?

A 25%. C 75%
B 50% D 100%

39. P- spermatogonium Q – spermatid

R- primary spermatocyte S – secondary spermatocyte
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Which of the above cells are diploid?

A P and R C P and Q
B Q and R D Q, R and S
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40. Albinism is a disease which is caused by

I. absence of melanin pigment

II. mutation of gene
III. recessive gene
IV. environmental factors

A I and II only C II, III and IV only

B I, II and III only D I,II, III and IV

41. The following results are obtained from an experiment which was carried out to
determine the content of vitamin C in mango juice.

Volume of 0.1% vitamin C that is needed to decolourise 0.1 cm3 DCPIP

solution = 0.3 cm3

Volume of mango juice needed to decolourise 0.1 cm3 DCPIP solution

= 0.1 cm3

Calculate the content of vitamin C in the mango juice?

A 3.0 mgml-1 C 0.3 mgml-1

B 0.3 mgml-1 D 0.3 mgml-1

42. Which of the following is a discontinuous variation?

I. Able to roll the tongue

II. Ear lobe shape
III. Have cheek dimple
IV. Blood group

A I and II only C I,III and IV only

B III and IV only D I,II,III and IV

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43.

The distance
between the lines
is 1 mm

Radical

Early stage of the experiment

Figure 21

Which one is the direction of radical after two days of growth?

A C

B D
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44.

Parents: Black hair X Grey hair

F1: 1 Black hair : 1 Grey hair

Figure 22

Figure 22 shows a schematic cross of black haired mouse and grey haired mouse. H
represents the dominant allele for black hair character while h represents grey hair
character. Which of the following pairs are true to represent the parents?

A Hh X Hh

B Hh X hh

C H X Hh

D H X hh

45. An entomologist wants to estimate the size of population of stag beetles in a forest.
He installs traps evenly in the forest and successfully captures 324 beetles. The
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beetles are marked with a dot of cellulose paint and then released. Three days
later, he installs the trap again. This time a total of 426 beetles are captured. 24 of
them are found with cellulose markings. What is the estimated population size of
stag beetles in the forest.

A 5751 C 20 000
B 17 523 D 13 802

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46.

Figure 23

Figure 23 shows a pyramid of numbers. The most suitable organisms at the trophic
level X is

A paddy C snake
B eagle D mouse

47. The following is the results of an experiment which was carried out to determine the
calorific value of rice.

Mass of rice = 2g
Mass of water = 10g
Initial water temperature = 29 oC
Final water temperature = 55 oC

Given the specific heat capacity of water is 4.2 J/g/ oC, Calculate the energy value of
rice.

A 546.0 J C 1092.0 J
B 577.5 J D 1155.0 J
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48. Which of the following statements best defines the term antibiotics?

A Medicine used to treat diseases

B Poisons produced by particular types of microorganisms to kill or inhibit the
growth of other microorganisms
C Killed or weakened pathogens that are injected into the body to stimulate
the production of antibodies.
D Medicine applied to wounds to kill microorganisms.

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49. The adaptive structures of Avicennia and Sonneratia to survive in mangrove swamps
are
I. have viviparous seed
II. have cable roots system.
III. have higher salt resistance.
IV. have thin leaves.

A I and IV only C I, II and III only

B I and III only D I, II, III and IV

50. Figure 24 shows the total energy transferred through four trophic levels.

Grass Caterpillar Bird Eagle

40000 kJ ( X kJ) ( Y kJ) ( Z kJ)
P Q R

90% 90% 90%

Figure 24

Arrows P,Q and R show the percentage of energy lost from the organisms to the
environment. Calculate the energy value of Z.

A 800 kJ C 360 kJ
B 720 kJ D 40 kJ
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