[ 6 restcove 01207020 | FORM TP 2020002 JANUARY 2020 CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL CARIBBEAN SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE* EXAMINATION BIOLOGY Paper 02 — General Proficiency 2 hours 30 minutes CAREFULLY. READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS 1. This paper consists of SIX questions in two sections. Answer ALL questions. ‘Write your answers in the spaces provided in this booklet. 3. DO NOT write in the margins. 4. Where appropriate, answers should be illustrated by diagrams. 5. _ Ifyou need to rewrite any answer and there is not enough space to do so on the original page, you must use the extra lined page(s) provided at the back of this } booklet. Remember to draw a line through your original answer. Ifyou use the extra page(s), you MUST write the question number clearly in the box provided at the top of the extra page(s) and, where relevant, include the question part beside the answer, DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO. Copyright © 2018 Caribbean Examinations Couneil Al rights reserved. La 01207020/5/CSEC 2020 00.00 0 000 8 0 aSit col Th a a (CTION A ‘Answer ALL questions. ‘Write your answers in the spaces provided in this booklet. (Briefly describe the process of transpiration in plants. Your description must include the names of TWO of the organs involved in transpiration, “(4 marks) (ii) Anexperiment was carried out to determine the effect of relative humidity (RH) on the rate of transpiration. The results are presented in Table 1. Use the grid on Page 5 to draw a graph of the results TABLE 1: THE EFFECT OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY ON ‘THE RATE OF TRANSPIRATION Relative Humidity | Rate of Transpiration (%) (mg/em*/a) 10. 25 20 25 30 25 40 2 30 15 60 2 70 10 80 8 90 is 100 3 (9 marks) GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 01207020/N/CSEC 2020 IGO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 01207020/5/CSEC 2020Giiy 1 co) ) 2. 3} Si cc eé= Using the results from Table 1, state how the rate of transpiration changes as th relative humidity changes. (1 mark Suggest TWO ways by which the results given in Table 1 support your answer i (@) Gi). F @ marks A farmer observed that his plants wilted during the day but recovered at nigh’ ‘Suggest to the farmer ONE reason for this occurence. (1 mark GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. 01207020/J/CSEC 2020/RUTE 1N TAS AREA _ DONOTW) os | Suggest TWO ways in which the animal transport system and the plant transport ‘stem are different. m (4 marks) Differentiate between the transport needs of a unicellular animal and a multicellular animal. @ marks) Both plants and animals need to store food. With reference to ONE storage site in animals, explain why food storage is important. “(@ marks) ‘Total 25 marks GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 01207020/5/CSEC 2020 mau aili = -8- B 2. (@) (Figure 1 shows the internal structures of a generalized plant cell. Ci Figure 1. Diagram of the internal structures of a generalized plant cell ‘Name EACH of the structures labelled A, B, C, D,'E and F. ce in GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGI 01207020/N/CSEC 2020r + 7 Gi) Differentiate between plant cellsand animal cellsby identifying TWO differences. Explain how EACH difference is important to the plant’s existence, (marks) (Gate the expected observation if EACH ofthe cell types (plant cell and animal cell was placed in distilled water for 15 minutes. Suggest ONE reason for EACH ‘observation, Plant cell Observation Reason .... WRITE IN THIS AREA ; (2 marks) Animal cell Observation .. “DONOT Reason .. (@ marks) is responsible for the observation in (b) (i). ‘Name the process wi “(1 mark) Total 15 marks GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE al 01207020/J/CSEC 2020, -10- 3. Figure 2 shows a boy reading a book under a tree while his friends play in the distance. Figure 2. Diagram of boy reading a book with his friends pl (a) Describe the process by which the structure of the boy’s eye will allow him to (i) read the book si ec W (mark GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE, 01207020/J/CSEC 2020= ce) (ii) observe his friends playing in the distance. @ marks) (©) @_Name the type of corrective lens which would help the boy see distant objects clearly if he is nearsighted. (mark) GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 01207020/J/CSEC 2020 unGi) 1 Git) 2 . 3 si ec aig John is nearsighted but his sister Mary has normal vision. What would caus. John’s sight to be different from Mary's? Q marks How would wearing corrective lentses/glasses allow John to see objects as clearly as Mary? @ marks) GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 01207020//CSEC 2020| E “" 7 (© Explain why the appearance of the boy's eyes while seated under the shade of the tes would be different if he is seated in the sun. G4 marks) ‘Total 15 marks GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 01207020/N/CSEC 2020 LS ieZ “14. a SECTION B dj Answer ALL questions. ‘Write your answers in the spaces provided in this booklet. 4. Figure 3 is a simplified diagram of the carbon cycle. 2 Figure 3. The carbon cycle si (@) Name the processes labelled A, B, Cand D. A Si co . (mar th GO ON TO THE NEXT PAC 01207020/J/CSEC 2020215+ “7 jes which resulted in the increase of (b) Recently, there has been an inerease in human acti atmospheric earbon dioxide. Suggest THREE humar activities that could have contributed to the increasing levels of carbon in the ecosystem and for EACH activity, state ONE way by which it increases the carbon levels in the ecosystem. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE a 01207020//CSEC 2020r -16- (©) Suggest THREE practices that can be adoy on the carbon eycle. ipted to reduce the impact of human act 1 2 mat a (@ Human activities can lead to an increase in greenhouse gases, Name TWO ‘greenhe - fases other than carbon dioxide. si cc . Total 15 may i GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 01207020/1/CSEC 20205. — (a) Complete the following table to compare the os each characteristic given. 4 -ases hypertension and yellow fever for TABLE 2: COMPARISON OF HYPERTENSION AND YELLOW FEVER. Characteristi Dissase a Hypertension Yellow Fever Disease category a) @ “ Disease cause @ aw ‘One sign/symptom |... of the disease a ao 01207020/1/CSEC 2020 (6 marks) GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE alr om ra (b) Explain how vaccination works to prevent persons from becoming ill with yellow fever. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 01207020/J/CSEC 2020 le iet . “». 7 (©) Discuss THREE strategies that can be u sed by hypertensive patients to control their signs/symptoms. : (6 marks) Total 15 marks GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 01207020/3/CSEC 2020 i OU al. -20- 7h 6 (a) __ Describe how the human skin helps the body to keep cool on a hot, sunny day. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 01207020/4/CSEC 2020 [es eyiz 2 7 (0) State ONE similarity and ONE difference b ‘ways they cool their bodies on hot days. etween human beings and invertebrates in the GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 01207020/s/CSEC 2020 le | Ee(©) Persons with the inherited condition albinism do not produce the pigment (melanin) that ‘gives the skin its dark colour. . (® Using the symbols A to represent a normal allele and a to represent the albino allele, draw a genetic dia igram to illustrate how two heterozygous parents could produce an albino child. Gi) Identify the genotype of the albino child. iii) State the probability of the albino child being produced. ‘(G marks) Total 15 marks END OF TEST 1F YOU FINISH BEFORE TIME IS CALLED, CHECK YOUR WORK ON THIS TEST 01207020/5/CSEC 2020