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NAMIBIA SENIOR SECONDARY CERTIFICATE

BIOLOGY ORDINARY LEVEL 6116/2

PAPER 2 1 hour 30 minutes
Marks 80 2023

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1 Fig.1.1 shows a cross-section of a dicotyledonous leaf. Use

Fig.1.1

(a) (i) Identify the tissues labelled A, B, C, and D.

A ............................................................................................................

B ............................................................................................................

C ............................................................................................................

D ............................................................................................................ [4]

(ii) State the function of the cells labelled Y.

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(iii) On Fig. 1.1 draw a line

to the xylem and label it with an X,
to the phloem and label it with a P. [2]

(b) Explain three ways in which the structure of a leaf is adapted for
photosynthesis.
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2 Fig. 2.1 shows the application of systemic pesticides to a plant. Use

IC
EM
ST
SY
Fig. 2.1

(a) Describe how the pesticide reaches the leaves to kill the insects.
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(b) Fig. 2.2 shows a cross section through the stem of the plant in Fig. 2.1 Use

Fig. 2.2

(i) On Fig. 2.2 shade the tissue that will contain a higher concentration of
the pesticide. [1]
(ii) Name the tissue shaded in (i).
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(c) Suggest the process leading to the uptake of the pesticide into the roots of
the plant.
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(d) Systemic pesticide may be applied to the leaves. Describe the process
occurring that causes the pesticide to move through the plant and kill insects.
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3 The gas exchange system in humans is adapted to allow air to pass in and out Use
of the body, and for efficient gaseous exchange to take place.
(a) List three features of the gaseous exchange surfaces in humans.
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(b) In an experiment, the number of breaths per minute and the volume of air
taken in per breath by a young man, were measured, at rest and after exercise.
Table 3.1 shows the results.
Table 3.1
volume of air per number of breaths per minute
breath / dm3
at rest 0.5 12
after exercise 3 30

(i) Calculate the total volume of air breathed in by the young man per
minute at rest.

[1]

(ii) Explain why the number of breaths per minute increases after exercise.
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(c) Describe the effects of tobacco smoke on the gaseous exchange system Use
with reference to carbon monoxide and tar.
carbon monoxide ..........................................................................................

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tar ..................................................................................................................

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4 Fig. 4.1 shows the removal of lactic acid during the period called recovery. Use

percentage of
lactic acid
removed

0.5 hour 1 hour

time / hours
Fig. 4.1
(a) (i) With reference to the graph, how long did it take to reach full recovery?
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(ii) Describe what happens to the lactic acid that has been produced in the
muscles once anaerobic respiration stops.
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(b) State the number of ATP molecules released during aerobic and anaerobic
respiration.

aerobic ................................................................................ ATP molecules

anaerobic ............................................................................. ATP molecules

[2]
(c) State three uses of energy in the human body.
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5 The list of some processes that occur in the carbon cycle is given below. Use

respiration photosynthesis combustion decomposition

(a) (i) Classify the processes into those that remove carbon from the
atmosphere and those that return carbon to the atmosphere.

Write your answers in the table below.

remove carbon from atmosphere returns carbon to the atmosphere

[4]
(ii) Name a process in the carbon cycle that neither removes nor returns
carbon to the atmosphere.
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(b) Fig. 5.2 shows how carbon dioxide affects the rate of photosynthesis in a plant. Use

25

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rate of
15
photosynthesis
in arbitrary
10
units
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0
0.00 0.02 0.04 0.06 0.08 0.10 0.12 0.14 0.16
carbon dioxide concentration / %
Fig. 5.2

(i) Describe the effect of changing the carbon dioxide concentration

on the rate of photosynthesis. Use the information from Fig. 5.2 to
illustrate your answer.
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(ii) State the balanced chemical equation for photosynthesis.

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6 Fig. 6.1 shows the four stages of an enzyme-controlled reaction. Use

Q S

1 2 3 4
Fig. 6.1

(a) Identify Q and S.

Q ..................................................................................................................

S ................................................................................................................... [2]

(b) (i) Explain how a rise in temperature may increase the rate of an
enzyme-controlled reaction.
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(ii) Suggest what happens to the active site when the enzyme is denatured
by high temperature and state why the enzyme can no longer catalyse
a reaction even after the temperature is lowered.
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(iii) Name one other environmental factor that may cause the denaturation
of an enzyme.
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(c) Chemical digestion occurs in the stomach. Name an enzyme that act in
the stomach and state its substrate and end products.
(i) enzyme, ..............................................................................................
(ii) substrate, ...............................................................................................
(iii) end products. ......................................................................................... [3]

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7 Fig. 7.1 shows some stages in sexual reproduction in plants. Use

stigma pollen grain

style

ovary
ovule

Fig. 7.1

(a) Describe the events that occur after germination of the pollen grain on the
stigma leading to fertilisation.
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(b) Fig. 7.2 shows self-pollination.

stigma
pollen

anther

Fig. 7.2
(i) Define self-pollination.
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(ii) Suggest two advantages and one disadvantage of self-pollination. Use

advantage 1 ...........................................................................................

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advantage 2 ...........................................................................................

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disadvantage .........................................................................................

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(iii) Name two agents of pollination

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8 Fig 8.1 shows a eukaryotic cell. Use

ribosome
mitochondria
smooth endoplasmic reticulum
vesicle

Fig. 8.1

(a) State the functions of the following structures.

ribosome ......................................................................................................

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mitochondria ................................................................................................

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smooth endoplasmic reticulum ....................................................................

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vesicle ..........................................................................................................

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(b) Describe the structure of DNA.

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(c) (i) Define gene mutation.

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(ii) Sickle cell anaemia was the first genetic disease to be described in
terms of a gene mutation.

Describe the symptoms of sickle cell anaemia.

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