REPUBLIC OF RWANDA
BIOLOGY II
EASTERN PROVINCE
2023-2024
…/03/2024 8:30AM-11:30AM
RWAMAGANA DISTRICT
ADVANCED LEVEL DISTRICT COMPREHENSIVE
ASSESSMENT FOR SECOND TERM,2023-2024.
SUBJECT: BIOLOGY
LEVEL: SENIOR FIVE (S5)
/100marks
DURATION :3 HOURS
COMBINATIONS:
MATHEMATICS- CHEMISTRY- BIOLOGY (MCB)
PHYSICS –CHEMISTRY- BIOLOGY (PCB)
ASSOCIATED NURSING PROGRAM (ANP)
INSTRUCTIONS:
1) Do not open this question paper until you are told to do so.
2) This paper consists of TWO sections: A and B
SECTIONA: Attempt all questions (70marks)
SECTIONB: Attempt any three questions (30marks)
3) Use only a blue or black pen.
1
SECTION A: ATTEMPT ALL QUESTIONS (70marks)
1.The figure below shows a bivalent at a particular stage of
meiosis.
a) Name the parts labeled A, B, C and D. 3marks
b) What is a bivalent? 1mark
c) At what stage of meiosis is the bivalent formed?1mark
d) What is the role played by part C? 1mark
e) In abnormal conditions, chromosome set 21 in
humans may show three similar chromosomes
i.What is the name given to this condition? 1mark
ii.What does this condition cause in the
individual possessing it? 0.5mark
iii.How does this condition arise? 0.5
2. The figure shows the Calvin cycle.
2
(a) (i) Name enzyme A, substances B and one of the substances formed at C.
3marks
(ii) Name the precise site of the reactions of the Calvin cycle. 1 mark)
(iii)State the number of carbon atoms in ribulose biphosphate. 1 mark
(b) Discuss the roles of pigments and electron carriers in photosynthesis.
2marks
3mark
3.a) What is the function of the protein found in chromosomes?
b) How is the considerable length of a DNA molecule compacted into a
chromosome? 1mark
c) Suppose the total length of all the in a single human muscle cell is 2.3
meters.
i) If all the DNA were distributed equally between the
chromosomes.
What would be the length of DNA in each one? 1mark
ii) What do you think the length of DNA is in a brain cell? 1mark
3
4. The figure below shows a bacterial cell dividing by binary fission.
a. With reference to figure, state three structural features of
prokaryotic cells that are not shown by eukaryotic cells.
2marks
b. Plant cells divide by mitosis, not binary fission.
i.State three roles of mitosis in plants. [3marks]
ii. Explain why cells that are produced as a result of mitosis
are genetically identical. 1marks
5. One of the properties of DNA is its ability to replicate.
a) What does DNA replication mean? 1mk
b) In which phase of the cell cycle does this process occur? 1mk
c) Explain how DNA undergoes semi conservative replication. 2mks
6.Define the following terms 4marks
i intraspecific competition
ii Interspecific competition
iii Parasite
iv host
7. a) What is the complementary RNA base sequence for GAT CAA?
1mark
b) From the molecule below:
Amino acids, Nucleotide, Lipids and Water
i. Choose the molecule that is most abundant in the cells
of the human body. 1mark
ii. Choose the molecule that contains most energy. (1 mark)
8.Before testing for starch the leaf is warmed in ethanol. The ethanol
turns green. Why is this? 2marks
9.What do you mean by the terms haploid and diploid? 2marks
4
10.Differentiate between C4, CAM and C3 plants during carbon dioxide
fixation. 6marks
11. Stomata can open and close. Describe the mechanism
which causes changes in ion concentration within the guard
cells and explain how this leads to a change in turgidity.
2marks
12. List out the ingredients used to make DNA in a test tube.5marks
13. a) Name the type of bond that holds together the two
strands of nucleotides in a DNA molecule. (1
mark)
b) The table below shows the square of bases on part of a
molecule of mRNA.
Base sequence on coding
strand of DNA
Base sequence on mRNA A C G U U A G C U
Base sequence on anti-sense drug
Complete the table to show:
i. The base sequence on the corresponding part of the
coding strand of a molecule of DNA. (2 mark)
ii. The base sequence on the antisense drug that binds to
this mRNA. (2 mark)
c) This figure shows the flow of information in Protein synthesis
Name the processes:
i. B 1mark
ii. M 1mark
5
14. Differentiate between: 4marks
(a) Emphysema and chronic bronchitis
(b) Tidal volume and Vital capacity
15.Fill in the blanks with appropriate term. 3marks
(i) Gas exchange occurring through skin is called .............. respiration.
(ii) Amphibians develop .............. to increase surface area for gaseous
exchange.
(iii) Partitions of inner lungs in Amphibians are known as .............. .
SECTION B: ATTEMPTY THREE QUESTIONS (30marks)
16.a) Name the two transport tissues present in the plant. 2marks
b) Calculate vital capacity and alveolar ventilation from the data provided.
Tidal volume = 550 ml, Dead space = 185 ml, Respiratory rate = 17/min,
inspiratory reserve volume = 2500 ml, tidal volume = 550, and
expiratory reserve volume = 1450. 5marks
c) What is the significance of protein synthesis? 3marks
17.Describe the events that characterize each stage of
mitosis.10marks
18. Describe the effects of tar and carcinogens in tobacco smoke on the gas
exchange system. 10marks
19.a) Define transpiration and state the main types of
transpiration in plants.
(b) Give the positive effects and negative effects of
transpiration. 10marks
20. Mass flow hypothesis describes the movement of sucrose
solution from high to low pressure. What evidence is there
for and against mass flow hypothesis 10marks
END
