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Pre IG OL O2 30 August, 2023 (Wednesday )

No Marks Time Allowed: 30 min
Biology (August)
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Q1. A student measured the uptake and release of carbon dioxide from a plant during 24
hours. It was a very bright, sunny day between sunrise and sunset. Fig. 2.1 shows the
student’s results.

(a) Use the information in Fig. 2.1 to state the time that sunrise occurred. [1]

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(ii) Using Fig. 2.1, state the times when there is no uptake or release of carbon dioxide. [1]

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(iii) Explain why carbon dioxide uptake by plants that during the day is greater than at
night. [1]

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(iv) Suggest how an increase in the height of the plants and the number of leaves on each
plant affects the growth of the plant. [2]

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(Total for Question 1 = 5 marks)

Q2. (a) The paragraph below describes the way in which plants make their food. [3]

Complete the paragraph by filling in the blanks with the correct word or words.

Plants make their food by a process called ........................i...............The energy for this
process is obtained from .................ii....................... The energy is absorbed by the leaves
using the green pigment,...............iii..........................The gas ..................iv...................,
which is needed for this process, is absorbed by the leaves from the atmosphere. This gas
combines with.....................v.................. absorbed by the roots from the soil. In this
process ....................vi................. is made.

(b) Leaves are very thin. Suggest why this is an advantage to the plant in carrying out the
process described in (a). [2]

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(Total for Question 2 = 5 marks)

Q3. (a) Sugar in the diet is likely to increase tooth decay.

(i) Explain how sugar can bring about tooth decay. [2]

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(ii) Describe two ways in which a person who eats sweets can reduce the chances of
having tooth decay. [2]

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(b) Explain the risks to the health of a child with each of the following diets.

(i) A diet deficient in protein. [2]

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(ii) A diet containing too much fat or carbohydrate. [2]

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(Total for Question 3 = 8 marks)

Q4. The student obtained the following results from the tests.

Iodine test: powder A yellow/brown, powder B blue/black, powder C blue/black and

powder D yellow/brown
Benedict’s test: powder D red, powder C blue, powder B red and powder A blue

Present both sets of results clearly in one table in the space below. [3]

(b) State which of the powders contained: [4]

(i) neither starch nor glucose .............................................................................................

(ii) glucose but no starch ...................................................................................................

(iii) starch but no glucose .................................................................................................

(iv) both starch and glucose ...............................................................................................

(Total for Question 4 = 7 marks)

Q5. The diagram shows the apparatus used to demonstrate the action of amylase on
starch.Visking tubing is a material that allows small molecules to pass through it, but not
starch.
(a) Visking tubing can be used to represent the small intestine.The diagram shows
apparatus used to investigate the digestion of starch in the small intestine. The apparatus
is set up and left at a temperature of 40 °C for 30 minutes. Explain which substance
would have passed from the inside of the tubing to the surrounding water. [3]

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(b) Name two places in the human body where amylase is released. [2]

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(Total for Question 5 = 5 marks)