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BIOLOGY 2
0710
CAIVlEROON GENERAL CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION BOARD
G L·n c ral Ce rti Ji cate of Edu cation Exa mi nat io n
.JUNE 2017 ADVANCED LEVEL
S ubject Title BIOLO GY

P.'.l pcr No ./Tit lc 2 -Th eo ry
S ub ject Code No . 07 10
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If mo rT 111:111 five qu estions are answered, only the firsl fivl' will be marked .
. \I I q u l·s l inn s carry equal marks. Marks allocated to parts of questions ate indicated in bra ckets .
Jllu ..;t r·afe ,o ,ir a nswe rs wh e rever desirable with large, clear and fully labelled diagram s.
\ ' 1111 ., ri' n· rnrr11k<I o f th e necessity fo r good English and orderl) presentation in yo ur a nswers .
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(aJ Define the te rm alternatio n or grncr:1t1nns.

(b) Draw a n annotated life C)c k 0 1· a 11H1, , to 1ll11<;tra tl' a lll'rn a ti o n o f genera ti ons.
(c) Wh) is \\ ;ller necessary fi.1r th l· lrli: C)c k til-thl' 1110!>!-i?
( 6, JO, 4 marks)
(To tal= 20 marks)
(a ) State the char:ictcri -; tic., l1 f :1 rl':,rirato r) ~urfocl' .

(b) Des..::nbe thl· 111cd1a111~m 111 \ u lvcd in till' ven tilatio n o f
(1) a11111scct anJ
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(c ) I-I l l\\ 1s \entilat1l' ll CL1ntrl1 lkJ 111 111.11 1''
(4, 4, 6, 6 marks)
(Total = 20 marks)
3 \ gJrJcnl.'r " L1rl-.111g l'll pcppt:r pl~tnb got thl' fo ll o1\ ing rc,u lt s
\ \\ h.: 11 J pepper plant \11t h long and ) clllrn ~'-'eds ""'> cro-,sed \\ ith o ne with round a nd red seeds all the
o ff~pr111g hand lo ng )ell o11 -,eeJs 111 the FI
B ..\ maJ Oflt) o f the F I. peppL·r piJn ts 11 hen c ro!>sed 1\ 1th a do uble recess ive fo r both traits gave an equal
number o f pe ppe r plants ,, 1th long )e ll ow a nd round red seeds in th e F:2
C. A te1\ pepper plants frum am ong the FI 11 hen crnssed 11 ith a double recessive gave in the F:2. the
foll o1\ ing phenol) pi e numbers
890 long ) e ll ow -,eeds
900 ro und red seed s
I 0-1 long red seeds
I IO ro und ) ello11 scctls
( a) State the do mina nt and recess11 e traits 111 these crosses
(bl \\'h at can yo u sugges t 1s re:,po ns ible fo r the di Ile re nt phenotypic 1111111 bcrs of B and C?
( C) Us ing appropriate symbo l,; sho11 the crosses or the fin dings in A , Ba nd C. Your crosses s hould show all
the necessa ry steps -~
(2 , 3, 15 marks)
(Total= 20 marks)
De::.cribe ho,, .
(a> ..\ stomach o f a rum inant hcrbil'o rt: is ada pted to carry ou t its fu nctio ns.
(bl The ner. o u:, and ho rmo nal systems contro l digesti ve secretions in the human g ut.
(c) Au to digest ion is pre\'ented in the human gut . f J, -. ../)
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' I al ( 1l Define tro pic and nastic responses stating o ne exampl e in each case.
( i 1) List the differences bet\, een tropic and nastic responses.
Fxpl,1111 ,,hy ph)tochromes arc invo hed in detec ting ph otoperiods in flowering pla nts?
Li-t 5 u,es o f a uxin ~ in agric ult ure .
(JO, 5, 5 n1J11fo, )
(Tota l = 20 mark~)
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(b) Dc_l~nc' a: ~,o~ \\'Cb. ~sc t11y.a11i s111 s in a named ecosystem lo illustrate the principle of a food webJ.>
13nctl) cx~a111 the tol low111!.!,: ·
(i) Ozo1c layer depleti;n :
(ii) Globct.,,;armin Q and l
(iii) Eutropl~.cation ~
(8, 12 marks)
(Total= 20 marks)
7. ( :1) What is:

( i) Growth and
(ii) Cell difTcrcntiat1'-'n?
(b) Discuss fiv e factors : thre e cx teri,•d and tWl) inte rnal that affect ~rowth in plants .
/ (5, 15 marks)
(Total= 20 marks)
8, (a) Describe f3iotcchnology .

( b) List the steps involved in a Biotcchnologic:1 1 process .
~c) Describe each of the fol lowing:
(i) Cheese production ;
(ii) Yoghurt production and
(i ii ) Production of the antibiotic penic illin
(3, 5, 12 mark~
(Total = 20 mink"
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G L·n c ral Ce rti Ji cate of Edu cation Exa mi nat io n

.JUNE 2017 ADVANCED LEVEL

S ubject Title BIOLO GY

.\mml-r :m y FIVE oul of the (•ight qucslion s .

(aJ Define the te rm alternatio n or grncr:1t1nns.

(a ) State the char:ictcri -; tic., l1 f :1 rl':,rirato r) ~urfocl' .

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7. ( :1) What is:

8, (a) Describe f3iotcchnology .

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