TEST CODE 01207030

FORM TP 2006049 MAY /JUNE 2006

CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL

SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE
EXAMINATION
BIOLOGY
Paper 03 - General Proficiency
1 hour

( 08 JUNE 2006 (a.m.))

READ THE FOL LOWING DlRECTIONS CAREFULLY

In addition to the 1 hour, candidates are allowed a reading time

of 10 minutes. Writing may begin during the 10-minutc period.

This pa per is divided into THREE sections. Answer ONE question

from EACH section. Where appr opriate, answers should be
illustrated by diagrams.

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SECTION A

Answer ONE question from this section.

1. (a) With the aid of a diagram. show how the nephron (uriniferous tubule) is suited to its
func tions. (8 marks)

(b) An individual with malfunctioni ng kidneys is often required to undergo dialysis. In

this process the blood is made to flow alongside a dialysis solution, which sets up a
gradient with the blood to filter its impurities.

(i) What substances should be present in the dialysis solution ? (2 marks)

(ii) In what ways would the dialysis process be different from the process that
takes place in a properly functioning uriniferous tubule? (6 marks)

(c) (i) Give TWO ways in which plants eliminate waste products from their systems.
(2 marks)

(ii) Suggest why the mechanisms plants usc to eliminate waste products are not as
complex as those of animals. (2 marks)

Total 20 marks

2. (a) With the aid of a labelled diagram. explain how the human eye is well suited to its
functions. (8 marks)

(b) Eyeglasses (spectacles) are used to replace or supplement the functioning of the lens.

(i) Explain how eyeglasses are able to correct for images falling behind and images
falling in front of the retina. (4 ma rks)

(ii) How do the lenses of eyeglasses function differently from properly functioning
lenses of the eyes? (4 marks)

(c) Contact lenses function similarly to eyeglasses but are worn directly on the surface of
the eye.

Suggest ONE advantage and ONE disadvantage of using contact lenses. (4 marks)

Total 20 marks

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SECTION B

Answer ONE question from this section.

3. (a) Living organisms experience a life cycle even though each organism lives for a
consecutive number of years.

(i) Using a named example, explain why the stages in the life of an organism are
described as a cycle. (4 marks)

(ii) Draw a labelled representation of the stages in the life of the organism you
named at (a) (i). (4 marks)

(b) (i) With the aid of diagrams, describe the process of mitosis. (ll marks)

(ii) Explain the importance of mitosis in the li fe of a named organism.

(4 marks)

Total 20 marks

4. (a) (i) Explain why it is important for an animal to have organs of sensitivity.
(2 marks)

(ii) Describe how the skin is equipped to carry out its sensory function.
(2 ma rks}

(iii) Draw a simple representation of the path impulses would follow if the sense
organ referred to in (a} (ii) were part of a reflex arc. (4 marks)

(b) Plants do not usually possess elaborate sense organs, yet there is often the need for
them to perform special functions. Two such special functions are pollination and
fertilization.

(i) Explain why plants depend on external factors or cond.itions to he lp in the

pollination process. {2 marks)

(ii) Suggest FOUR ways in which a plant may be adapted for a named method
of pollination. (Indicate the method of pollination for suggested adaptation).
(4 marks)

(iii) With the aid of a diagram. describe how pollination leads to fertili7.ation.
(6 marks)

Total 20 marks

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SECTION C

Answer ONE question from this section.

5. (a) (i) For a named insect vector, state the habitat of EACH stage in its life cycle.
(4marks)

(ii) Name TWO diseases spread by the activity of a vector and for any ONE
disease explain the role of the vector. (4 marks)

(h) A particular Caribbean village is plagued by an insect vector. Some villagers suggest
spraying to control rhe insects while others do not agree with that method.

(i) Why do some of the villagers choose NOT to support the use of sprays to
control the insects? (4 marks)

(ii) Identify TWO methods 01HER THAN spraying that could b" us"d to eradicat"
the insect vector you named at (a) (i) above and explain why these methods
would be preferred by some villagers. (8 marks)

Total 20 marks

6. (a) Using examples. distinguish between physical and biotic factors in the environment
(4 marks)

(b) In one Caribbean territory a family imports and privately keeps a few deer. The deer
escape into nearby forests during a hurricane and the.ir population quickly increases to a
few hundreds. Deer are herbivores and are nul part of the natural fauna (animal life)
of that territory.

(i) Identify TWO biotic factors that could have helped the deer population to
increase, and explain how EACH would have contributed to the increase.
(4marks)

(ii) How would the increase in the deer population affect the environment'!
(4 marks)

(c) Besides introducing new species, human activities also affect the natural environment
in other ways. For example, many Caribbean coral reefs have been damaged by human
activities.

(i) Describe TWO ways in which human activity destroys coral reefs.
(2 marks)

(ii) Suggest the implications of the coral reef destruction described in (c) (i).
(6 m.'lrks)

Total 20 marks
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