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BIOLOGY G11

This document is an end-of-term test for Grade 11 Biology at Jasmine Boys Secondary School, focusing on natural sciences. It includes multiple-choice questions covering topics such as plant and animal cell structures, respiration, transpiration, and the circulatory system, as well as short answer questions related to breathing and the effects of diet on health. The test is designed to assess students' understanding of key biological concepts and processes.

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BIOLOGY G11

This document is an end-of-term test for Grade 11 Biology at Jasmine Boys Secondary School, focusing on natural sciences. It includes multiple-choice questions covering topics such as plant and animal cell structures, respiration, transpiration, and the circulatory system, as well as short answer questions related to breathing and the effects of diet on health. The test is designed to assess students' understanding of key biological concepts and processes.

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JASMINE BOYS SECONDARY SCHOOL

NATURAL SCIENCES DEPARTMENT

END OF TERM TWO TEST 2014

GRADE: 11 BIOLOGY

DURATION: 1 HOUR 20 MIN

Instructions

Answer all questions from both sections

1. Which structure is present in a plant cell but not in an animal cell?


a) Cell membrane b) cell wall c) cytoplasm d) nucleus
2. Which of the following is an example of diffusion in a plant?
a) Carbon dioxide from air moving into a photosynthesing leaf
b) ions moving into root hairs
c) Sugars in phloem moving from leaves to roots
d) Water in xylem moving from roots to leaves
3. How permeable are the cell wall and the cell membrane in a plant cell?
Cell wall cell membrane
a) Fully fully
b) Fully partially
c) Partially fully
d) Partially partially
4. How does most carbon dioxide reach the photosynthesing cells of a green leaf?
a) Diffusion through the epidermis of the leaf
b) Diffusion through the stomata of the leaf
c) Movement through the phloem
d) Movement through the xylem
5. Which feature helps plants to make most food by the process of photosynthesis
a) Broad and flat leaves
b) Shay-surfaced leaves
c) Spiky leaves
d) Valiegated leaves
6. Identify the part of the alimentary canal which has the largest surface area?
a) Colon b) duodenum c) ileum d) stomach

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7. Which secretion does not contain digestive enzymes?
a) Bile b) gesture juice c) intestinal juice d) pancreatic
8. Respiration always involves…………….
a) Muscle contraction b) energy release c) lung ventilation d) rib
movement
9. Which condition causes the fastest rate of transpiration?
a) Dry and cold b) dry and warm c) wet and warm d) cold and warm
10. Between which of the following parts of a insect does gaseous exchange occur?
a) Tissue and spiracles b) blood and trachea c) blood and spiracles d) tissue and trachea

11. Which substance passes out of the capillaries and into the tissue fluid around muscle cells?
a) Carbon dioxide b) glucose c) glucogen d) urea
12. The movement of water molecules across a selectively permeable membrane is?
a) Diffusion b) osmosis c) active transport d) plasmolysis
13. How are the lymphatic vessels like veins?
a) Both have nodes where they join b) both carry blood under low pressure

c) Both have valves d) both carry fluids rich in plasma

14. Transpiration is the……………………


a) Passing of water from the roots to the leaves
b) Diffusion of carbon dioxide through the stomata
c) Loss of water vapour from the leaves
d) Exchange of gases between the leaves and the atmosphere
15. What are the end products of anaerobic respiration in yeast cells?
a) Carbon dioxide b) carbon dioxide and lactic acid c) carbon dioxide and water

d) Ethanol and water

16. Which is the best equation to represent aerobic respiration?


a) Carbon dioxide + water + energy oxygen + sugar
b) Energy + oxygen carbon dioxide + water+ sugar
c) Oxygen + sugar carbon dioxide + water + energy
d) Sugar + carbon dioxide oxygen + water + energy
17. When the right atrium contracts, blood flows from the right atrium into the
a) Aorta b) left atrium c) pulmonary artery d) right vertricle
18. How does oxygen pass out through the stomata of leaves?
a) diffusion b) evaporation c) osmosis d) transpiration
19. Which secretion does not contain digestive enzymes?
a) Bile b) gastric juice c) intestinal juice d) pancreatic juice
20. Which of the following have both cytoplasm and cell walls?
a) Muscle cells b) red blood cells c) root hairs cells d) xylem vessels

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Section B

a) Explain how the following are involved in the process of breathing


(i) The diaphragm (4) (ii) intercostals muscles (4)
b) Describe the function of the cilia in the trachea (2)
c) Describe and explain what might happen to a person’s breathing as they climb up a mountain. (5)

2. (a) Explain how structure is related to function in the following parts of the circulatory system?

(i) Arteries (ii) veins

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(b) Describe the path taken by a molecule of oxygen as it passes from air in the lungs to a muscle cell

in the body (4)

( c) explain how a diet high in animal fat may cause coronary heart disease? (5)

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