Waterford High School

Mock Examination 2023

Subject: Biology

Teachers Name: Ms. N Anderson

Student Name: _____________________________________

Class: _____________________________________________

Date: ______________________________________________

READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY:

l. This test consists of 60 items. You will have I hour to answer them.
2. Each item in this test has four suggested answers lettered (A), (B), (C), (D). Read each item
you are about to answer and decide which choice is best.
3. If you want to change your answer, erase it completely before you fill in your new choice.
4. When you are told to begin, turn the page and work as quickly and as carefully as you can. If
you cannot answer an item, go on to the next one. You may return to that item later.
5. You may do any rough work in this booklet.
6. Figures are not necessarily drawn to scale.
1. Which of the following organisms 7. Replanting trees on a bare hillside is an
occupies example of
the fourth trophic level in the food chain (A) conservation and afforestation
below? (B) preservation and conservation
Cabbage  Caterpillar Small bird (C) restoration and preservation
Hawk (D) reafforestation and restoration
(A) Hawk
(B) Cabbage 8. Which of the following organisms are
(C) Small bird MOST important In biodegradation?
(D) Caterpillar (A) Bacteria
(B) Vultures
Item 2 refers to the following food chain (C) Omnivores
which shows the feeding relationships in a (D) Earthworms
freshwater habitat.
Microscopic algae  mosquito larvae 9. If all the trees in a large area of a forest
small fish  large fish were
'wiped out’, by disease, what would be the
2. The organisms to which the LEAST MOST likely effect on the composition of
amount of energy is available is the the air?
(A) microscopic algae (A) There would be more oxygen.
(B) mosquito larvae (B) The level of carbon dioxide would
(C) small fish decrease.
(D) large fish (C) There would be no change in the
composition of the air.
3. Which of the following relationships may (D) The level of carbon dioxide would
present harm to one of the organisms increase.
involved?
I. Commensalism 10. Which of the following factors
II. Parasitism contribute
IIL Predation to INCREASED population size?
W. Mutualism I. Ability to resist disease
II. lnadequate water supplies
(A) I and II only m. Too much or too little light
(B) I and IV only IV. Small number of predators
(C) II and III only
(D) III and IV only (A) I and II only
(B) I and IV only
4. Which of the following organisms are (C) II and III only
MOST important in biodegradation? (D) I, II, III and IV
(A) Bacteria
(B) Vultures 11. When compared to a cheek cell, a
(C) Omnivores muscle
(D) Earthworms cell contains more
(A) vacuoles
5. Which of the following effects of climate (B) ribosomes
change pose the Greatest threat to small (C) mitochondria
islands? (D) chromosomes
(A) Rising sea levels
(B) Ocean acidification 12. A mature plant cell is different from a
(C) Increased greenhouse gases mature animal cell because the plant cell
(D) Increased global temperatures has
(A) mitochondria
6. Which of the following gases does NOT (B) a cell membrane
contribute to the greenhouse effect? (C) a large permanent vacuole
(A) Methane (D) a nucleus suspended in the
(B) Carbon dioxide Cytoplasm
(C) Carbon monoxide
(D) Chlorofluorocarbon
13. The variation in· cellular structure found 19. When enzymes are boiled, they are
in any complex organism is due to a process unable
called to function. This is because an increase in
(A) growth temperature
(B) elaboration (A) destroys food materials
(C) metabolism (B) increases the rate of enzyme action
(D) specialization (C) denatures the protein of enzymes
(D) converts complex sugars to simple
Sugars
Items 14-15 to the following diagram of a
plant cell 20. In a comparison between osmosis and
diffusion, which of the following statements
is NOT true?

(A) Osmosis occurs only in living cells.

(B) Both processes require energy
to move particles across a
concentration gradient.
14. Which of the labelled structures is (C) Diffusion does not always
responsible for controlling cellular require a partially permeable
activities? membrane.
(A) I (D) With both processes, molecules
(B) II move from a high concentration
(C) III to an area of lower concentration.
(D) IV
Items 21-22 refers to the following diagram
15. Which of the labelled structures is NOT
found in an animal cell?
(A) I
(B) II
(C) III
(D) IV 21. The process being investigated is
(A) osmosis
16. By which two processes do the dissolved (B) diffusion
minerals from the soil move into the roots (C) translocation
of a plant? (D) active transport
(A) Osmosis and diffusion
(B) Active transport and osmosis 22. Which diagram BEST illustrates the
(C) Diffusion and active transport levels of the liquids if the apparatus is left
(D) Transpiration pull and osmosis undisturbed for one hour?

17. Which of the following organelles is the

site of aerobic respiration?
(A) Nucleus
(B) Cytoplasm
(C) Chloroplast
(D) Mitochondrion

18. Which of the following statements.

BEST describes the function of ATP
(A) It. stores food.
(B) It is a means of energy transfer.
(C) It speeds up chemical reactions in
the cell
(D) Large quantities of energy can become
available
23. Autotrophic nutrition does NOT occur in 28. Which of the following is a function of
(A) moss hydrochloric acid in the stomach?
(B) zooplankton (A) Emulsifying fat
(C) tomato plants (B) Breaking down starch
(D) blue-green algae (C) Hydrolyzing complex sugars
(D) Providing a medium for pepsin
24. The chemical equation for
photosynthesis shown below is incomplete. 29. Which of the following is caused by a
X+6H2O  C6 H12 O6 + Y lack of vitamin A in the diet?
(A) Rickets
24. Which of the following combinations (B) Scurvy
would accurately complete the equation? (C) Beri-beri
(D) Night blindness
X Y
(A) 6CO2 6O2 Item 30 refers to the following table which
(B) 6O2 6CO2 shows the results of food test performed on
(C) O2 CO2 three foods: X, Y, Z.
(D) CO2 O2

25. Which of the following is NOT

necessary
for photosynthesis to take place?
(A) Water
(B) Energy
(C) Oxygen
(D) Chlorophyll 30 X Y Z
(A) non- starch protein
Items 26-27 refer to the following diagram reducin
of a section through an incisor tooth. g sugar
(B) protein reducing starch
sugar
(C) starch protein reducing sugar
(D) protein starch non-reducing
sugar

31. The role of respiration is the

(A) release of energy
(B) absorption of oxygen
(C) liberation of carbon dioxide
(D) breakdown of carbohydrates

26. The region of the tooth sensitive to

temperature is labelled
(A) I
(B) II
(C) II
(D) IV

27. The region labelled IV is the

(A) root
(B) cement
(C) dentine
(D)enamel
Item 32 refers to the following diagram 37.Which of the following are involved in
the formation of blood clots?
(A) Platelets
(B) Antibodies
(C) Phagocytes
(D) Lymphocytes

38. An Amoeba obtains all the oxygen it

needs
by diffusion via its cell membrane, while
32. If the bubbles given off by the plants a human need to have special respiratory
were collected and tested, the gas present surfaces for this purpose. The BEST reason
would for this difference is that
MOST likely be
(A) oxygen (A) the Amoeba does not require much
(B) hydrogen oxygen
(C) nitrogen (B) oxygen cannot pass through the
(D) carbon dioxide skin of a human
(C) a human requires a larger volume
33. The intense yellowing of leaves is of oxygen
MOST likely due to a deficiency of (D) a human's surface area to volume
(A) iron ratio is too small for diffusion to
(B) calcium be effective
(C) magnesium
(D) phosphorus 39. Which of the following are involved in
the formation of blood clots?
34. The surface area of the lungs is greatly (A) Antibodies
increased by the (B) Phagocytes
(A) double membranes of the Pleura (C) Lymphocytes
(B) large numbers of alveoli (D) Platelets
(C) dense network of capillaries
(D) branching of the bronchioles 40. Immunization is MOST effective in
controlling the spread of a communicable
Item 35 refers to the following diagram of disease if
blood vessels (A) a vaccine is administered to an
uninfected individual
(B) serum is administered to an
uninfected individual
(C) a vaccine is administered to an
infected individual
(D) serum is administered to an infected
35 I II III
individual
(A) Vein Capillary Artery
(B) Artery Vein Capillary
(C) Capillary Artery Vein 41. Which of the following statements is
(D) Artery Capillary Vein NOT
true of the xylem of a flowering plant?
36. The right ventricle collects blood from (A) It is nonliving.
the (B) It contains mitochondria.
(A) aorta (C) It has lignified walls for support.
(B) vena cava (D) It transports water and mineral
(C) right atrium salts.
(D) pulmonary artery
42. Which of the following are reasons why 47. Although glucose is found in the blood
transpiration is important to plants? plasma, it does not appear in the urine
I. Water and dissolved minerals are because of
transported to the leaves. (A) osmosis
II. The leaves are cooled- (B) secretion
III. Unwanted water is excreted from (C) ultrafiltration
the leaves. (D) selective reabsorption
(A) I and II only
(B) I and III only Items 48-49 refer to the following simplified
(C) II and III only drawing of a renal tubule (nepbron)
(D) I, II and III

43. Which of the following would NOT

represent a form of excretion in plants?
(A) Gases diffusing through stomata
(B) Tannins being stored in dead tissue
(C) Water vapour diffusing through
epidermis
(D) Stored calcium oxalate crystals in
leaves during leaf fall

44. The role of respiration is BEST

described 48. The concentration of urea at S is about
as the 60 times its concentration at R because
(A) release of energy (A) large quantities of urea are excreted
(B) absorption of oxygen from the body
(C) breakdown of carbohydrates (B) urea passes into the tubule at
(D) liberation of carbon dioxide various points along its length
(C) most of the fluid in the tubule is
Item 45 refers to the following diagram reabsorbed before reaching S
which shows cells from the stem of a plant (D) at S, urine collects from several
smaller collecting ducts

49. One component present in the fluid in P

but not in the fluid in Q is
(A) urea
(B) glucose
(C) blood proteins
(D) blood plasma

50. Which of the following correctly

describes
45. The part labelled X is the movement in Plants?
(A) cork cell (A) Irreversible, whole movement
(B) cambial cell (B) Reversible, whole movement
(C) cortical cell (C) Irreversible, growth movement
(D) companion cell (D) Reversible, growth movement

46. Mineral salts in plants are transported 51. The MAIN function of cartilage at the
MAINLY through the end
(A) cambium of long bones is to
(B) sieve tubes (A) protect nerves
(C) parenchyma (B) reduce friction
(D) xylem vessels (C) lubricate joints
(D) increase flexibility
 59. Which of the following is NOT
52. Which of the following is a spinal necessary
reflex? for germination to take place?
(A) blinking (A) Light
(B) salivating (B) Oxygen
(C) pupil reflex
(C) Moisture
(D) knee jerk reflex
(D) Food supply
53. For a student to recall his biology notes,
action takes place in 60. The production of a new organism from
(A) a reflex arc one parent only is knowns as
(B) the cerebrum (A) sexual reproduction
(C) the cerebellum (B) asexual reproduction
(D) the medulla oblongata (C) mitosis
(D) meiosis
54. The vital centers for the control of
heartbeat
and respiration are located in the
(A) cerebral hemispheres
(B) medulla
(C) cerebrum
(D) cerebellum

55. Which of the following is a long-term

effect
of alcohol abuse?
(A) Slurring of speech
(B) Increased urination
(C) Cirrhosis of the liver
(D) Dilation of blood vessels

56. Which hormone causes a person to show

superhuman (enhanced) strength in an
emergency situation?
(A) Insulin
(B) Adrenaline
(C) Thyroxine
(D) Pituitary hormone

57. The endocrine gland located in the neck

produces the hormone
(A) insulin
(B) glucagon
(C) adrenaline
(D) thyroxine

58. Glaucoma is a result of

(A) the cornea being too thin
(B) the cornea being too thick
(C) the lens becoming opaque
(D) too much fluid in front of the lens