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PEPERIKSAAN PRAPENTAKSIRAN SEMESTER 1 STPM

2022
Instructions to candidates:

DO NOT OPEN THIS QUESTION PAPER UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO.

Answer all questions in Section A. Indicates the correct answer on the Multiple-choice
Answer Sheet provided.
Answer all questions in Section B. Write the answer in the spaces provided.
Answer two questions only in Section C. You may answer all the questions but only the first
two answers will be marked. Write the answers on the answer sheets. All working should be shown.
For numerical answers, units should be quoted wherever appropriate. Begin each answer on a new
page of the answer sheet.
Answer may be written in English or Malay. For examiner’s use
Section A
(1-15)
Section B
16
17
Section C

Total

This question paper consists of 8 printed pages

 Section A [15 marks]

Answer all questions in this section.

1. Which of the following properties of water is NOT a consequence of its ability to form hydrogen bonds?
A. Cohesiveness
B. High specific heat
C. Ability to function as a solvent
D. Neutral pH

2. Which part of an amino acid has the greatest influence on the overall structure of a protein?
A. The (—NH2) amino group
B. The R group
C. The (—COOH) carboxyl group
D. The asymmetric carbon

3. If DNA molecules contain 15% G, what is the percentage of T in the DNA?

A. 15
B. 30
C. 35
D. 70

4. Which characteristic determines a bacterium as prokaryotes?

A. The DNA is linear.
B. The DNA has no ends
C. The DNA forms a complex with histones.
D. The DNA is surrounded by a specific membrane.

5. The diagram below shows a longitudinal section of a part of a plant vein.

INCLUDEPICTURE
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MERGEFORMATINET

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. Sieve tubes are made up of sieve elements.
B. The cytoplasmic filaments penetrate through the sieve pores in the sieve elements
C. Companion cells have low metabolic rate
D. Companion cells are shorter and smaller than sieve tube elements.
6. Which of the following processes causes substances to move across membrane without the expenditure of
energy?
A. Pinocytosis
B. Exocytosis
C. Active transport
D. Facilitated diffusion

7. Which of the following is a coenzyme?

A. Haem
B. Iodin
C. Magnesium
D. Vitamin B6

8. Which of the following enzyme reactions are correct according to the International Union of Biochemistry,
IUB?
A. Oxidoreductase catalyses reactions by the transfer of oxygen, hydrogen and carbon dioxide.
B. Lyase catalyses the hydrolysis of a substrate using water.
C. Ligase catalyses the formation of new bonds using energy from ATP.
D. Isomerase transfers atoms from one molecule to another.

9. The graph below shows a Lineweaver- Burke plot for an enzyme reaction and another two in the presence
of inhibitors.

Which Km represent for enzyme with a competitive inhibitor?

A. I
B. II
C. III
D. IV

10. Match the stage of respiration with its correct description

Stage Description
I – Glycolysis a) FAD is reduced
II – Link reaction b) NADH is oxidised
III – Krebs cycle c) Oxidised decarboxylation occurs
IV – Electron transport chain d) ATP is hydrolysed

I II III IV
A. b c a d
B. b d c a
 C. d c a b
D. c d b a
11. Which reaction occurs during the degradation of pyruvate to produce NADH and carbon
dioxide in aerobic respiration?
A. Succinate----fumarate
B. Oxaloacetate----citrate
C. Malate----oxaloacetate
D. Citrate----α-ketoglutarate

12. How many molecules of CO2, ATP and NADPH are used in the Calvin cycle to synthesise one glucose
molecule?

CO2 ATP NADPH

A 6 12 18
B 6 18 12
C 12 18 6
D 18 6 12

13. How does the reaction center of photosystem I regain an electron during non cyclic photosynthesis?
A. The electron is recycled directly back to the reaction center pigment.
B. The electron is donated from H2 O.
C. The electron is donated from photosystem II.
D. The electron is donated from NADPH.

14. The carbon fixation reaction converts

A. inorganic carbon into an organic acid.
B. CO2 into glucose.
C. inactive rubisco into active rubisco.
D. an organic acid into CO2.

15. The carbon pathway in the leaf of a plant is shown in the diagram below.
What do R, S and T represent?

R S T
A malate oxaloacetate pyruvate
B malate pyruvate oxaloacetate
C oxaloacetate malate pyruvate
D pyruvate oxaloacetate malate
 Section B [15 marks]

Answer all questions in this section.

16 The diagram of an electron micrograph shows some of the cells which form the lining of the mammalian
trachea.

(a) What is the general name given to such tissue . [1 mark]

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(b) (i) Name the secretion labelled X . [1 mark]

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(ii) Name the cell that secretes X. [1 mark]

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(c) The diagram below shows the detailed organelles found in a secretory cell.
 B

(i) Explain how organelle A and B are related in their functions. [3 marks]

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(ii) Name the process in which the secretion is sent out of the cell. [1 mark]
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(iii) The tissue was taken and homogenized. Name the organelle that is sedimented out first in
differential centrifugation process. [1 mark]

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17 Figure below illustrates the effect of light intensity on the rate of photosynthesis of a suspension of
Chlorella cells, at 0.4% carbon dioxide and combination of two different temperatures, A at 25°C
while B at 15°C.

25°C

15°C

(a) (i) What factor is limiting the rate of photosynthesis in the zone marked X on the graph.
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(ii) Suggest an explanation for the plateau region marked Y. [1 mark]

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(b) Explain the fact that at low light intensity the rate of photosynthesis is the same at 15°C as at 25°C,
but at higher light intensity the rate of photosynthesis is much higher at 25°C than at 15°C.
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 (c) (i) State another factor that limit the rate of photosynthesis. [1 mark]

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(ii) Describe how the above factor limit photosynthesis. [2 marks]

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Section C [30 marks]

Answer any two questions only in this section.

18 (a) (i) Differentiate between glycosidic bonds in starch and in cellulose. [2 marks]
(ii) Explain why these differences are of biological importance. [8 marks]

(b) Describe the Fluid Mosaic Model of plasma membrane according to the model proposed by
Singer and Nicolson in 1972. [5 marks]

19 (a) Bone is the main skeletal tissue. State the two types of bones and explain the functions of the
bones. [6 marks]
(b) (i) Describe the mechanism of an enzyme action based on Induced Fit Hypothesis. [5 marks]
(ii) Describe the significance of Km value in enzyme catalysed reaction. [4 marks]

20 (a) The final stage in cellular respiration is the electron transport and the synthesis of ATP by
chemiosmosis. Explain these reactions. [10 marks]
(b) Vigorous exercise could induce muscle cramp due to the production of excess lactic acid.
Describe the process of producing lactic acid in the muscle. [5 marks]