STPM Trial Bio 09 p1
STPM Trial Bio 09 p1
STPM Trial Bio 09 p1
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PAPER 1 (KERTAS 1) MI]LTrPLE-CHOTCE (ANEKA prLrHAN)
One hour and forty-five minutes(Satujam empatpuluh lima minit)
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are in Proteins ableto function pH buffers cellsbecause as A B C D proteins forma colloidalsolution. proteins and consistof secondary tertiary structures. proteins groups. andcarboxyl contain bothamino proteins peptide contain bonds.
potential pressure potential two adjacent plant Thediagram and belowshowsthe solute of cells. Ws= -2300 kPa tPp= 900kPa
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(Vcell) of cellsA andB at equilibrium? Whatis thewaterpotential A B C D -2000kPa kPa -1200 -3000kPa kPa -1000
parts,hasa diameter about A certain structure foundin cellsis madeup of two unequal of to Whatis thisstructure? foundattached membranes. 20nmandis usually A B G D Centriole Mitochondrion Ribosome Lysosome
the tissue. Thefollowing characteristic describe plant - livingcells granules starch - contains presence Casparian of strip of ionsintorylem vesselsof roots carriesout activesecretion mineral Which thefollowing thetissue? of is A B C D Vascular bundle Endodermis Pericycle Cambium
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on Thefollowing the basesequence an mRNAtranscribed is fromthe sensestrandof a DNA. 5'AUGCUUGCCCCG 3' Whatis the basesequence the antisense on strandof the DNA? A B C D 3' 5'TACGAACGGGGC 5'CGGGGCAAGCAT 3' 3' 5'ATGCTTGCCCCG 3' 5'GCCCCGAACGTA
Thegraphbelowshowsthe rateof an enzyme-catalysed reaction andwithout with an is Inhibitor. Whichof thefollowing trueof the threecurves shown?
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Absence of inhibitors Non-competitive inhibition Absence of inhibitors Non-competitive inhibition
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in one of the DNA strandis 0.8, what is the ratio ot ffi ffi complementary strand? A B c D 1.25 0.2 0.8 1.0
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Chloroplasts foundin are I ll lll lV A B C D palisade mesophyll cells. spongy mesophyll cells. bundle sheath cells. guard cells.
photophosphorylation Cyclic is different fromnon-cyclic photophosphorylation in that A B C D cyclicphotophosphorylation occurin the absence photosystem can of ll. cyclicphotophosphorylation lightat 700nm. utilises produces onlycyclicphotophosphorylation ATP. photophosphorylation produces andNADPH. in addition ATP,cyclic to also Oz
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and in between oxygenproduction photosynthesis showsthe relationship 10 The graphbetow carbonate green organismin 0.02o/o sodium hydrogen light intensityfor a unicellular solution.
1 0 -1
60 80 100 120 140 m-2s-1 lightintensity/J
1? off for Whatis the mostlikelyexplanation the graphleveling at 180Jm'zs A B C D saturated. dioxide and Lightlimited carbon optimum. is and Lightlimited thetemperature below limited. dioxide and Lightsaturated carbon optimum. is and Lightsaturated thetemperature above
of respiration in showsomeof the stepsinvolved the aerobic sequences 11 Thefollowing carbohydrate. (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) Hexose+ hexosePhosPhate phosphate+ triosephosphate Hexose phosphate+ NAD -+ ptruvote + reducedNAD Triose NAD Pyruvate+ CoA + NAD -+ acetyl CoA + COz + reduced + acetylCoA '- citrate + CoA Oxaloacetate
and oxidation decarboxylation, the identifies stepsinvolving correctly Whichcombination phosphorylation? Decaftoxylation A B (d) (d) (e) Oxidation (c) (c) (d)
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12 Which the following adaptive of are characteristicsthe smallintestine the absorption of for of the products digestion. of l. ll. lll. lV. A B C D Folded inner walls Presence mucous glands of secreting Presence thousands finger-like projections of of called villi Wallshavemanyglands whichsecrete enzymes complete digestion food to the of
13 Oneof the causeof stomatal opening is A B G D themovement potassium intothe guardcells. of ions themovement potassium out of the guardcells. of ions theconvertion starch malate abscisic of into by acid. theconvertion sugarintostarch abscisic of by acid.
14 Oxyhaemoglobin unloads oxygen easilyin conditions of I lowcarbon dioxide concentration. ll highhydrogen concentration. ion pH. lll lowblood lV highoxygen content. A B C D l , l l a n dl l l I andlll l l a n dl l l ll, lll andlV
15 Which the following of reactions occurin erythrocytes the pulmonary in capillaries? A B C D Hb + COr--+ H2CO3 + Hb + Ir HbO2 HbCO' H' + HCO3HbO2 Hb + Oz
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1 7 The pressure involved massflow hypothesis in arisesfrom A capillarity the xylem. in B the intakeof waterby sievetubesin the leaves. c the intakeof mineralsintothe root. D rootpressure.
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19 Whichof thefollowing presence xerophytes. features maybe in I ll lll lV Extensive underground network rhizomes adventitious of with roots Sunken stomata Abscission Leafis covered thickcuticle with
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Which of the followingdescribes the conditionin a mammalian axon during resting potential? Concentration in axoplasm Na+ K+ High Low Hiqh Low Low Hiqh Low Hign permeability Conditionof cation Relative pumpsin axon of axon membrane membrane Low Active Hish Inactive Low Active Hish Active
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Whichof the following hormones causespositive feedback LH secretion on from pituitary glands? A B C D Oxytocin Follicle-stimulating hormone Oestrogen Progesterone
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23 Whichof the following aspects be usedto differentiate can between action non-steroid the of andsteroid based hormones? I ll lll lV A B C D Presence the cascade of effect cAMPproduction Activation adenyl of cyclase Geneactivation l , l l a n dl l l l, ll andlV ll, lll andlV l , l l , l l l a n dl V
period 24 The bloodglucose of concentration fourstudents was measured overa 3-hour after glucose drinking concentrated a solution.
400 350 300 250
Whichperson leastlikely haveproblems is to associated insulin with secretion? A B C D Wong Hong Zanariah Sassi
25 Lymphocytes activate cellsandT cellsarecalled B that A B C D helper cells T cytotoxic cell T helper cells B suppressor cells T
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what arethe components represented p, e, R andS in the diagram by above? A B B cell B cell Plasma cell Plasma cell Memorv cell Plasma cell
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Description (a) Fertilised candevelop a massof cells egg into (b) Individuals develop fromunfertilised eggs (c) Canreproduce larval at stage (d)Thedivision an individual twoseparate of into individuals equal of size
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28 Whichof the following statements true aboutreproduction Pheretima are in sp.? l. lt canreproduce sexually asexually. and ll. lts cocoon contain fertilised eggs. lll. Eachorganism a hermaphrodite. is lV. Thereis exchange sperms of during copulation. A B C D l , l la n dl l l l, lll andlV l l , l l l a n dl V l, ll, lll andlV
Thefollowing events occurduring seedgermination. l. Wateractivates embryo produce gibberellic the to acid ll. Gibberellic activates acid aleurone layer. lll. Sugaris transported the embryo. to lV. Gibberellic is released acid V. Starch hydrolysed sugar is to Whichof the following the correct is sequence events? of
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A tall plantwith roundleaves, crossed is shortplantwith roundleaves,. The progeny as is follows. 121roundleaves, plants tall 124roundleaves, shortplants 42 heart-shaped leaves, plants tall 37 heaft-shaped leaves, shortplants Key: H - allele roundleaves for h - allele heart-shaped for leaves T - allele tall plant for t - allele shortplant for
Usingthe symbols the keygivenabove, in determine genotypes the parents. the of A B HhTtx Hhtt HhTtx HHtt HhTTx Hhtt HhTTx HHtt
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33 Duringthe formation an ovum,non-disjunction the sex chromosome of of occurred. The ovumwas thenfertilised a normal, by Y-bearing spermcell.Whichof the following shows thesexchromosome complement the resulting of zygote? AXO BX Y C XXY D XXYY Thediagram below shows typesof chromosomal two mutations resulting changes the in to genesequence. normal A B C D EFG( normalgene sequence )
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Whichof thefollowing thetwoformsof chromosomal are mutation? A B I Deletion Duplication Duplication Inversion
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35 Haemophilia caused a sex-linkedrecessive is by allele. Two parents havea haemophiliac , son,a normal anda haemophiliac son daughter. Whatare the mostlikelygenotypes the parents? of Mother A B
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ln Drcsophila, ebony body colour and vestigialwings are recessive the wild type to characteristic are not linked.Crossing and two flies, heterozygous both characteristic, for produce 256 offspring. Howmanyoffspring wouldbe expected haveebonybodycolour to andnormalwings? A1 6 B48
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'37 The diagram shows the /ac operonthat controlsthe synthesisof three enzymes, Bgalactosidase, permease transacetylaseE. colibacteria. and in Iac operon DNA
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t Repressor protein / -/ @/ Allolactose whichof the following statements not trueabout /acoperon? is the A lacZ,lacY andlacA are structural genesthatwill be expressed whenthe operator is switched on. B Allolactose functions an inducer. as C In the absence allolactose, repressor of protein be unable bindto the operator. the will to D Promoter the attachment for RNApolymerase begintranscription. is site to 38 Below stepsin genetic are process, in the rightorder. cloning not i- Cutting targetDNAandvector DNAusingrestriction endonuclease ii- Transformation hostbacterial of cells iii- lsolation targetDNAandvector of DNA iv -Amplification v - Screening transformants for vi- Ligation targetDNAto vector of DNAby DNAligase Arrange stepsin the rightorder. the A B C D i, iii,iv,vi, ii,v i, vi,,ii , v, iii,iv ii, v, l, ii, iv,iii iii,l, vi, ii, iv,v
39 Whichof the following an artificial is classification system? A B c D Theclassification plants flowering non-flowering of into and plants. Theclassification plants woody of into ahdnon-woooy plaiti. rhe classification animals vertebrates invertebrates. of into and Theclassification animars homeotherms poikilotherms. of into and
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Chordata
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Carnivora
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Felidae
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pardus Panthera belong? Towhichorderdoesa leopard A B C D Chordata Mammalia Carnivora Felidae
paired withtheirchromosome in structures fernsarecorrectly 41 Whichof the following counts? I Sporangium2n ll Spore 2n lll Antherozoid n lV Sporophyte n A l a n dl l l B l a n dl V C l l an dl l l of are Whichof the following characteristics conifers? lPollens llVascular tissues lllSeeds lV Fruits A B C D l an d l l l l l a n dl V l , l l a n dl l l l, ll, lll andlV
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Whichof the following not a common is characteristicmammals birds? of and A B C D Dorsalnervecord Viviparity Homeothermy Descent from reptiles
Lamarck and Darwinare well knownfor their theorieson evolution. /hich one of the \ following combinations correct? is Lamarck'sTheory Organisms produce more offspringthan are needed to replace parents. the Phenotypic characteristics acquired by parents during their lifetimecan be inherited by theiroffsprino. There is competition for survival withina population. Danyin'sTheory Organismstend to increasein sizeandcomplexity time. with
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D
Individuals that show variations best adapted to their existing natural environment will be selected survival. for Formation a new organis the of result of a specific need by the orqanism. The naturalpopulation size of Development organsand their of organisms tends to remain efficiency proportional their is to stable lonqperiods. for useanddisuse.
An entomologist collected from one habitat formsof coloured four ladybird beetles (Coccinellidae) shownbelow: as
Each of the forms were of both sexesand when crossedtogetherwith the other colour forms producedfertile offspringin one or more of these discretecolour forms, without intermediates. Whatconclusion be drawn can fromthisinvestigation?
A B c D
has fhe species developed industrialmelanism. Thespecies colour has fonnsthatarecontinuously variable. rhe species showsa discontinuous variation to genetic porymorphism. due Thecolour formsare influenced environment are not undergenetic by and control.
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Which box in the diagrambelow,A, B, G or D, containsonly the constituents an of ecosystem whichare termedas a communitye
Secondary @nsumers
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decomgosers
Sulphur-reducing (anaerobic) bacteria eg.Desulphovibro
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I Spontateous oxidation by sulphur bacteria,(eg. Thiobacillus)
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Whichoneof thefollowing combinationscorrect? is A B C D Type I Giraffe Oyster Hydra Giraffe Typell Hydra Hydra Giraffe Oyster
Typelll Oyster
Giraffe Oyster Hydra
Thediagram belowshows relationship the between age structure population the and growth.
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Prereproductive
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Whichof thefollowing shows correct the combination the population of growth? A Increasing B Decreasing c Stable D Increasing
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Decreasing Increasing Decreasing Stable
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Species 1
50 31
3 4 27 35 24 52 8 57 1 8 52
45 38 11 17 7 58 10 15 57
10 63 1 5 12 25 48 32
Whatis the relative densityol Axonopus sp.? A B C D 15.60% 19.33o/o 80.00o/o 83.33%