BEACHROAD VILLAGE HOMESCHOOL EXAMINATIONS

CAMBRIDGE IGCSE

Year 11 Mid of Term Name;

17th October, 2024.

Instructor; Mr. Branham
BIOLOGY

INSTRUCTIONS

● Answer all questions.

● Use a black or dark blue pen.

● Write your answer to each question in the space provided.

● Do not use an erasable pen or correction fluid.

INFORMATION

● The total mark for this paper is 50.

● The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].
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1. Fig. 2.1 is an electron micrograph showing the bacteria, Vibrio cholerae.

Fig. 2.1

(a) (i) Bacteria are prokaryotes.

State two distinguishing features of all prokaryotes.

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(ii) The bacteria shown in Fig. 2.1 each have a flagellum.

Suggest the function of the flagellum in bacteria.

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2. Fig. 1.1 shows five species of mollusc.

Fig. 1.1

Use the key to identify each species. Write the letter of each species (A to E) in the correct box
beside the key.

Key
1 (a) body is completely or partly covered in a shell go to 2

(b) body is not completely covered or partly covered in a shell Limax flavus

2 (a) shell is attached to rocks by thin threads Mytilus edulis

(b) shell is not attached to rocks by thin threads go to 3

3 (a) shell is a spire that comes to a point Buccinum undatum

(b) shell is not a spire that comes to a point go to 4

4 (a) animal has tentacles Nautilus pompilius

(b) animal has 2 tentacles Planorbis planorbis

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(b) State two features that are shown by all molluscs.

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3. Cicadas are insects that make a lot of noise. Fig. 1.1 shows an adult chorus cicada, Amphipsalta
zelandica, that is only found in New Zealand.

Fig. 1.1

(a) State three features, visible in Fig. 1.1, that show that the chorus cicada is an insect [3]

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(b) Insects are classified in the same group as crustaceans, arachnids and myriapods.

Name the group that contains all these animals. [1]

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Evolutionary relationships between different species are investigated by examining DNA.

(c) State precisely where DNA is found in a cell. [2]

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4. Fig. 1.1 shows some cells from the lining of the trachea.

mucus

cilia

cell membrane

nucleus

goblet cell

Fig. 1.1
(a) Describe the function of the cell membrane and role of the mucus secreted by the goblet cell.

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membrane ..........................................................................................................................

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(b) The cells in Fig. 1.1 form a tissue.

Define the term tissue.

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5. Fig. 3.1 shows images of red blood cells from a human, A, and a bird, B.
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nucleus

A B

Fig. 3.1
(a) State the function of red blood
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(b) There is a nucleus present in each of the red blood cells of the bird, as shown in Fig. 3.1.

(i) State the function of a nucleus.

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(ii) Human red blood cells do not contain a nucleus.

State an advantage of this.

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6. A student investigated the diffusion of substances through Visking tubing, an artificial membrane
which has some of the properties of cell membranes.
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The student made a bag of Visking tubing as shown in Fig. 4.1.

top of syringe elastic band test-tube

Visking bag filled with starch

starch solution
solution
and
placed water
into a
test-tube
of water

knot

Fig. 4.1

The student added some iodine solution to the water in the test-tube.

After 30 minutes at room temperature, the contents of the Visking bag were stained blue-black,
but the water outside remained a yellow color.

(a) (i) Explain these results.

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ii. State three factors that influence the movement of molecules through
membranes

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(a) Define the term enzyme.

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(b) Enzymes are used in biological washing powders.

(i) Describe how the presence of these enzymes may increase the efficiency of the
washing powder in removing stains from clothes.

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(ii) Explain why the temperature of the wash needs to be carefully controlled.

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(iii) Suggest a suitable temperature for a wash using a biological washing powder.
Explain your answer.

Suitable temperature
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Explanation
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(c) Outline how enzymes can be manufactured for use in biological washing powders.
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7. The human diet provides nutrients for the synthesis of biological molecules that make up cells,
cell products and tissues.

(b) (i) Complete Table 1.2 to show the nutrients that are absorbed from food to synthesize the
large molecules listed.

Table 1.2
large molecules nutrients absorbed

protein

glycogen

fat
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(ii) Mineral ions are required in the human diet in small quantities.

State the mineral ion required for each process: making

bone

making hemoglobin. [2]

(iii) State another type of nutrient required in the human diet in small quantities. [1]
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