CSEC Human & Social Biology - January 2015 Paper 1
CSEC Human & Social Biology - January 2015 Paper 1
l. This test consists of 60 items. You will have I hour and l5 minutes to answer them.
J. 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.
4. On your answer sheet, find the number which corresponds to your item and shade the space
having the same letter as the answer you have chosen. Look at the sample item below.
Sample Item
(A)
(B)
distension
hypotension
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(C) hypertension
(D) hyperglycaemia
The correct answer to this item is "hypertension", so (C) has been shaded.
5. If you want to change your answer, erase it completely and fill in your new choice.
6. 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 can come back to this item later.
7. Figures are not necessarily drawn to scale.
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1. Which of the following is BEST described Item 5 refers to the following diagram.
othe smallegt living organism that does
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NOThave atrue cellular structure like other
organisms'?
(A) Virus .
(B) Fungus
(C) Amoeba
(D)' Bacterium
(A) ribosome
(B) cytoplasm Items 6-7 refer to the following food test
(C) chloroplast carried out on 2 cm3 of a food solution.
(D) mitochondrion
I. Add 2 cm3 of 57o Potassium
hydroxide and stir.
4. The ability of a living organism to detect il. Add two droPs of lYo coPPer
and respond to changes in its environment sulphate.
is referred to as
6. The nutrient being tested for is
(A) excretion
(B) nutrition (A) fat
(c) movement (B) starch
(D) irritability (c) protein
(D) reducing sugar
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8. Which of the following is essential.for the Item 1l refers to the following diagram of
development of red blood cells in infants? pan of the human digestive system.
(A) Iron
(B) Calcium
(C) Vitamip B
(D) Phosphorous
(A) Fat
(B) Fibre
(C) Protein
(D) Carbohydrate
(B) I J 2
(c) 2 I J
(D) 2 3 I
(A) Colon
(B) Liver
10. Which of the following shows the correct (c) Kidney
function for each of the parts labelled P, Q (D) Duodenum
and R?
Protection Nourishment Shape 13. In which part of the alimentary canal will
an enzyme that works best at pH l-2.5 be
(A) P a R found?
(B) P R a
(c) R a P (A) Ileum
(D) R P a (B) Mouth
(c) Stomach
(D) Duodenum
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14. Water is required by dll living things to 17. Which of the following BEST completes
the equation for aerobic respiration?
(A) hydrolyze fats
(B) break down flbre Glucose + oxygen ---)
Muscle
Bone
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Bone
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27. Which of the following occurs when the'
arm is lifted?
24. Which ofthe following correctly labels the
synovialfluid? (A) The biceps pulls on the radius.
(B) The triceps pulls on the ulna.
(A) I. (c) The scapula is pulled down.
(B) rr (D) The triceps shortens.
. (c) rrr
. (D) rv
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28. Which of the following structures in the Item 32 refers to the following diagram
skin is responsible for making melanin? which shows a section through a human
brain.
(A) Sweat gland
(B) Comified layer
(C) Sebaceous gland
(D) Malpighian layer
(A) increasing the flow of urine down Item 33 refers to the following diagram of
the collecting duct a section through a human eYe.
(B) decreasing the flow of urine down
the collecting duct
(c) decreasing the permeability of the
distal kidney tubule to water
(D) increasing the permeability of the
distal kidney tubule to waten
Item 35 refers to the following diagram which shows a simple reflex arc.
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(A) Nerve ending Synapse
(B) Motor neurone Cell body
(c) Sensory neurone Synapse
(D) Intermediate neurone Grey-matter
36. Which row about responses by the nervous and endocrine system in the following table is
INCORRECT?
(D) Message travels along neurones. Message travels via the blood.
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Item 37 refers to the'following diagram Item 39 refers to the following stages in the
which shows the human male reproductive development of the embryo which occur
system. after fertilization of the ovum-
37. Which labelled structure represents the 40. Which of the following statements may be
bladder? true about Prenatal care?
(A) Inherited
(B) Infectious 50. Which of the following statements about
(c) Deficiency personal hygiene are true?
(D) Degenerative
I. It eliminates body odours.
II. It prevents infections.
46. A person suffering from Type II diabetes III. It promotes social acceptance.
becomes dehydrated and thirsty because
(A) I and I[ only
(A) the blood becomes acidic (B) I and III only
(B) sugar makes the blood more (c) II and III only
concentrated (D) I, II and III
(c) water is used to remove the sugar
from the filtrate
(D) the pancreas requires "water to
secrete more insulin
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Item 51 refers to thi following diagram 54. Which of the following is an effect of acid
showing the life cycle of the housefly. rain?
I. Headache
II. Depression
III. Upset stomach
ry. Frustration
(A) I and II
(B) II and III
(C) II and IV
(D) III and IV
A dish filled with agar is contaminated with four cultures of bacteria, I, II, III and IV.
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III
A chemical is poured over the dish and after 30 minutes the bacteria cultures are checked and seen
as in the diagram below.
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56. The chemical poured over the dish is MOST likely composed of
(A) antigens
(B) antibodies
(C) antibiotics
(D) anti-sera
57. The bacteria cultures that are resistant to the chemical are
(A) I and II
(B) I and IV
(C) II and III
(D) ttl and IV