Sec 4 Pure Biology TYS MCQ 2014 Set B
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The diagram shows an animal cell.
Which label links an organelle to its function?

Which mature structure contains a nucleus?
The diagram shows a plant cell in a 5% glucose solution.
The concentration of the solution in the vacuole is equivalent to a 10% glucose solution.
Which row states where osmosis occurs and the direction of water movement?

Three properties of water are listed.Â
1Â Â Â Â Water cools a surface from which it evaporates.
2Â Â Â Â Water is used as a solvent for many chemicals.
3Â Â Â Â Water is involved in many metabolic reactions.
Which of these properties make water suitable to use in a blood transport system?
Which process can be carried out without the use of enzymes?
In which process are water molecules broken down and converted into other chemicals?
The diagram shows the human alimentary canal with labels for the functions of some of its parts.
Which label is correct?

Some processes that occur in the body are listed.
1Â Â Â Â Â breakdown of red blood cells
2Â Â Â Â Â breakdown of starch
3Â Â Â Â Â formation of urine
4Â Â Â Â Â storage of glycogen
Which processes occur in the liver?
The investigation was carried out on the effect of light intensity on the rate of photosynthesis. Throughout the experiment, all other factors affecting photosynthesis were kept constant. The results are shown on the graph.
What do these results show?

The diagram shows a section through a leaf with four layers of cells labelled.
Which row shows the correct comparison between a layer where the cells contain more chloroplasts and a layer where the cells contain fewer chloroplasts?

When young leaves are being formed on a plant, large quantities of mineral ions are needed.
Where and when is the movement of mineral ions in the plant the greatest?
Which graph shows the effect of humidity on the rate of transpiration of a well-watered plant?
The diagram shows sections through a leaf and a stem.
What does translocation take place?

What is transported in solution in the blood plasma of a healthy person?
Which blood transfusion can be carried out safely?

The diagram shows a group of alveoli and their blood supply.
What describes the difference in composition between the blood at X and the blood at Y?

The graph shows changes in air pressure in the lungs during breathing.
What causes the change in air pressure during period X?

What are the products of aerobic and anaerobic respiration in humans?

The diagram shows some of the reactions which occur in a red blood cell.
Which numbered reaction(s) involve carbonic anhydrase?

Where is the waste product of amino acid metabolism produced and which organ excretes it?

The diagram represents a kidney tubule and associated blood vessels.
Where does anti-diuretic hormone (ADH) have its effect and where does ultra-filtration occur?

A swimmer stays too long in very cold water and his body temperature falls below 37 oC.
After he comes out of the water, what will help his body temperature return to normal?
1Â Â Â Â Â blood rushing to the skin surface
2Â Â Â Â Â drying the skin quickly with a towel
3Â Â Â Â Â hair erector muscles relaxing
4Â Â Â Â Â shivering
5Â Â Â Â Â running around
Which factors are controlled by homeostasis?

Which row is correct for adrenaline?

When the eye adapts to view a distant object, what are the receptors and effectors?

The flow diagram shows the pupil reflex.Â
Which words complete the flow diagram?

What is a function of the amniotic sac and its fluid?
The diagram shows a section through a flower.
Which labelled part contains cells with haploid nuclei?

During the fertile period of a menstrual cycle, which changes are occurring to the uterus wall and to the concentrations of estrogen and progesterone in the blood?

Which row gives the correct comparison of blood passing from the fetus to the placenta compared to the composition of the blood flowing from the placenta to the fetus?

What describes homologous chromosomes?
The diagram below represents the nucleus of a body cell of an organism.
Which diagram does not represent a possible gamete nucleus produced by the organism?

The diagram shows some of the events that happen during mitosis.
What is the correct sequence for these events during mitosis?

The diagram represents a short section of DNA.Â
Which row correctly identifies the parts labelled W, X, Y and Z?

A human insulin gene can be cut out of human DNA and inserted into the plasma of a bacterium.Â
The diagrams show four stages of this process.
Which row correctly identifies the enzyme used at one of these stages?

In humans, what describes the chromosomes in the gametes that fuse at fertilisation and result in a normal male zygote?

A brown-eyed man and brown-eyed woman have five children, three with brown eyes and two with blue eyes.
Which statement about this family is correct?
Which statement uses genetic terminology and information correctly?
In sewage disposal, what are the results of processes that involve aerobic microorganisms and of processes that involve anaerobic microorganisms?

Insect larvae feed on the leaves of trees.Â
A hawk eats small birds which feed on these larvae.
The diagram shows the pyramid of numbers and the pyramid of biomass for this food chain. Four levels have been labelled A, B, C and D.Â
Which level is described correctly?
