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964/1 STPM
SIJIL TINGGI PERSEKOLAHAN MALAYSIA (STPM) 2017
SEKOLAH TINGGI KLUANG
TERM 1 TRIAL EXAMINATION
BIOLOGY 964/1
One and a half hours

Instructions to candidates:

DO NOT OPEN THIS QUESTION PAPER UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO.
There are fifteen questions in Section A. For each question, four choices of answers are given. Choose one correct answer and
indicate it on the Multiple-choice Answer Sheet provided. Read the instructions on the Multiple-choice Answer Sheet very
carefully. Answer all questions. Marks will not be deducted for wrong answers.
Answer all questions in Section B. Write your answers in the spaces provided.
Answer any two questions in Section C. All essential working should be shown. For numerical answers, unit should be quoted
wherever appropriate. Begin each answer on a fresh sheet of paper and arrange your answers in numerical order.
Tear off the front page of this question paper and your answer sheets of Section B, and tie both of them together with your
answer sheets of Section C.
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This question paper consists of 6 printed pages.

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 SECTION A [15 marks]

Answer all questions in this section and mark your answers on page 5.

1. Water striders are able to walk over water surfaces in search for territories, food and partners. Which properties of water
enables these light-weighted insects to do so?
A. Bipolar.
B. Low viscosity.
C. High cohesion
D. High adhesion

2. Glycine and serine can be distinguished by

A. the position of the amino groups.
B. their ability to form peptide bonds.
C. the composition of their side chains.
D. the position of their carboxyl groups.

3. The diagram below shows a lipid molecule.

Which of the following is true about the above molecule?

I Formed through the condensation of one glycerol with two hydrocarbon fatty acid chains.
II The third hydroxyl group is joined to a phosphate group.
III Both hydrocarbon chains are unsaturated fatty acids.
IV The head end of the molecule is hydrophobic.

A I and II C II and IV
B I and III D III and IV

4. Which molecular group and characteristic correspond?

Group Characteristic
A Methyl Polar, involved in hydrophilic reaction
B Carboxyl Basic, involved in the formation of peptide bond
C Amino Acidic, involved in the formation of peptide bond
D Hydroxyl Polar, involved in condensation and hydrolytic reactions

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5. The diagram below shows part of the epithelium of the mammalian oesophagus.

The type of epithelium shown is

A stratified cuboidal epithelium
B squamous epithelium
C stratified squamous epithelium
D pseudostratified columnar epithelium

6. The table below shows the name of three organelles and their functions.

Organelles Functions
I. Lysosome a) Fatty acid oxidation
II. Mitochondrion b) Coenzyme reduction
III. Chloroplast c) Organelle destruction
d) Tissue digestion
e) Photophosphorilation
f) Oxidative photophosphorilation

Which of this are the correct matches for the three organelles and their functions?
I II III
A a ,c a, e d , f
B b ,e c , f a , d
C c , d a , f b , e
D d ,e a , f b , c

7. The nucleus of both plant and animal cells contain one or more dense bodies known as nucleoli. Which of the following
correctly describes the function of nucleoli?
A The formation of ribosome
B The formation of new DNA molecule
C The organisation of the spindle during nuclear division.
D The breakdown and reformation of the nuclear membrane

8. Which statements about endocytosis are true?

I ATP is required.
II Bulk transport of material is released out of a cell.
III The plasma membrane of the cell become smaller.
IV Plasma membrane invaginates inwards to form a vacuole.

A I, II and III
B II, III and IV
C I , III and IV
D I, II and IV

9. Which of the statements about competitive inhibitor are true?

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 I It bind to the active site of the enzyme
II Its molecular shape is not similar to that of the substrate
III Its effects is influenced by increased in substrate concentration
IV KM decrease

A I and III
B I, III and IV
C II , III and IV
D I, II, III and IV

10. Enzymatic reactions normally have a temperature coefficient (Q10) of 2 between O ⁰C and 40 ⁰C. Which of the following
best describe Q10 ?

A At 37⁰C , the Q10 is approximately 2 for an enzyme-controlled reaction.

B The rate of the enzyme-catalysed reaction is doubled for every 10⁰C rise in the temperature.
C The optimum temperature of a reaction that promotes maximum enzymatic activity.
D The change in the rate of reaction for each 10⁰C rise in the temperature is called the temperature
coefficient.

11. The major group of enzyme and their catalytic action are shown in the table below.
Group of enzyme Catalytic actions
I. Ligase p) Redox reactions
II. Hydrolase q) Rearrangement within a molecule
III. Isomerase r) Bond formation between two compounds
IV. Oxidoreductase s) Splitting of a large substrate molecule into smaller product
Which groups of enzyme correspond to their catalytic actions correctly?

I II III IV

A r p s q
B r s q p
C s p r q
D s r q p

12. The following reaction happens in all aerobic cells.

Which of the following statement are true about the above reaction?
I The reaction happens in cell cytoplasm
II Oxygen is needed for the above reaction
III 2H+ are released and received by NAD
IV ATP energy is used in the above reaction
V Carbon dioxide is released during the reaction

A I and III
B II and V
C III and V
D I, II and IV

13. Carbon monoxide act a respiratory poison. How does carbon monoxide function?
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 A Inhibits ATP synthase
B Hydrolyses Acetyl CoA
C Prevents oxygen from binding to haemoglobin
D Prevents pyruvate from entering the Krebs cycle

14. Which is not the correct description about carbon fixation in C3 and C4 plants?

C3 plants C4 plants
A The first product is 3-phosphoglycerate The first product is malate
B The enzyme involve is RuBisCo The enzyme involved is phosphoenolpyruvate
carboxylase
C The first carbon dioxide receptor is ribulose The first carbon dioxide acceptor is
biphosphate phosphoenolpyruvate
D Carbon fixation and Calvin cycle occur in mesophyll Carbon fixation occurs in mesophyll cells, whereas
cells Calvin cycle occurs in bundle sheath cells

15. In non-cyclic photophosphorylation, water molecules are split, oxygen is released and hydrogen is taken up by
an acceptor molecule. Which of the following is the hydrogen acceptor?

A Ribulose Biphosphate (RuBP)

B Phosphoenol Pyruvate (PEP)
C Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide Phosphate (NADP)
D Flavine Adenine Dinucleotide (FAD)

Answer Space for Section A

1. =A= =B= =C= =D= 6. =A= =B= =C= =D= 11. =A= =B= =C= =D=

2. =A= =B= =C= =D= 7. =A= =B= =C= =D= 12. =A= =B= =C= =D=

3. =A= =B= =C= =D= 8. =A= =B= =C= =D= 13. =A= =B= =C= =D=

4. =A= =B= =C= =D= 9. =A= =B= =C= =D= 14. =A= =B= =C= =D=

5. =A= =B= =C= =D= 10.=A= =B= =C= =D= 15. =A= =B= =C= =D=

Section B [15 marks]

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 Answer all questions in this section.

16. The diagram below shows the cross section of a leaf structure of a type of a plant in the tropical region.

Q A
P
B

a) Name the group of plants which show the above leaf cross section. [1m]
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b) i) Name the structure labelled A and B. [2m]

A : ______________________________________________________________________________________
B : ______________________________________________________________________________________
ii) State the function of P and Q. [2m]
P : ________________________________________________________________________________________
Q : ________________________________________________________________________________________

c) In the tropics, light intensity is high but the atmospheric carbon dioxide is low which limits the rate of
photosynthesis. Outline how the above plants overcome this problem. [3m]
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17. Under the IUB system, enzymes are classified into six major types according to groups of reactions.

a) Name the type of enzyme that catalyses each of the following reactions.
i) Fructose -1,6-biphosphate Dihydroxyacetone phosphate [1m]
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ii) Glucose + ATP Glucose-6-phosphate [1m]
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b) Explain why the reaction in a)(ii) proceeds in one direction only [2m]
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c) The diagram below shows the components of an enzyme.

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 d) Name the structure labelled S. [1m]
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e) What is meant by prosthetic group of an enzyme. [1m]
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f) Give one example of this prosthetic group. [1m]
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Section C [30 marks]

Answer two questions only in this section.

18 a) (i) Draw and label fully, a short length of DNA molecule consists of four different nitrogenous bases. [4m]

(ii) Describe the differences between DNA and mRNA. [4m]

b) Specific enzyme can cut DNA at particular sites to form many DNA fragments, explain how DNA fragments can be
separated using Gel Electrophoresis technique. [7m]

19 a) ATP is referred as an energy currency in the cell. Describe. [6m]

b) A starving person has utilized all stored glycogen in his body. Explain how other storage molecules can be used as
source of energy? [9m]
20 a) Describe Photosystem that are involved in light dependent reaction. [6m]
b) i) Explain the effects of carbon dioxide and oxygen concentration on photorespiration in C3 plant . [4m]
ii) By stating a specific example, differentiate light independent reaction in C4 from CAM plant. [5m]
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