P530/2

BIOLOGY

PAPER 2

JUL 2011

2 HOURS 30 MINUTES

MAKERERE COLLEGE SCHOOL

UGANDA ADVANCED CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION

MOCK EXAMS 2011

BIOLOGY

(THEORY)

Paper 2

2 hours 30 minutes

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

Answer question 1 in section A plus three other questions from section B

SECTION A 40 MARKS

1. A suspension of Saccharomyces (yeast) cells was added to a dilute sucrose solution at

25oC. The mixture was gently agitated for 16 days and 10cm3 samples were
withdrawn each day and the number of organisms counted. On the fifth day a small
quantity of a culture of the ciliate Paramecium was added. The results of the
experiment are as shown in table 1.
 No of organisms in 10cm3 samples
Days yeast Paramecium
1 20 0
2 84 0
3 224 0
4 264 0
5 266 30
6 224 150
7 114 168
8 154 76
9 222 72
10 218 138
11 120 162
12 84 96
13 180 54
14 178 90
15 120 144
16 60 120

a) Plot a graph to show the number of organisms of Saccharomyces and Paramecium in

the sample during the period of the experiment (06 marks)
b) Explain the observed population growth of the Saccharomyces(yeast) between
(08 marks)
i) Days 2 and 3
ii) Days 4 and 5
c) Outline the likely causes of the changes in the Paramecium population between
(06 marks)
i) Days 5and 6
ii) Days 7 and 8
d) Outline a likely cause of the changes in the Saccharomyces population between days
7and 8 (03 marks)
e) Suggest why in this investigation (04 marks)
i) Sucrose was added to the yeast cells
ii) Temperature was maintained at 25oC
iii) Mixture was gently agitated
iv) The Paramecium was not added until the 5th day
f) Predict with a reason what would happen if both populations were allowed to interact
for two days (03 days)
g) Under what conditions would both populations become extinct? (03 marks)
h) State the properties of yeast that make it possible to survive in this relationship
(03 marks)
i) Relate the properties of yeast with their use in industry (02 marks)
j) State two other ecological factors that would normally affect yeast populations in
nature other than those investigated in this experiment
(02 marks)

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 SECTION B 60 MARKS

2. a ) State the distinguishing features of the classes of the angiosperms seen in the
structure of the stems (03 marks)
b) Discuss the characteristic features that have made angiosperms achieve
success in the terrestrial environment (17 marks)

3. a) Explain the need for the physiological changes that occur in the seed during
germination (10 marks)

b) Account for the structural changes occurring in a seed showing epigeal

germination (10 marks)

4. a) Explain how the adaptations that bony fish posses result in efficient
locomotion in water (10 marks)

b) Compare the advantages and disadvantages of water as a medium of

locomotion in fish compared to air (05 marks)

c) Describe how sideways movements of a fish tail generate forward propulsion

(05 marks)

5. a) State the importance of releasers in behaviour (05 marks)

b) Explain how hormones may influence behaviour (08 marks)

c) Explain why an animal may respond to only a small part of the stimuli
exposed to it (05 marks)

6. a) State three differences between DNA replication and Transcription(04 marks)

b) i) What is meant by the term genetic resistance (01 mark)

ii) Describe the genetic basis of pest resistance as experienced in pests

and parasites (10 marks)

c) State

i) three advantages and

ii) two disadvantages

of the use of natural predators rather than chemical insecticides

for the control of pests (05 marks)

End JB’2011