END OF YEAR EXAMINATIONS, ACADEMIC YEAR 2024-2025

Name: ………………………………. Date: …………………………….

Subject: Science-Biology
Level: DP 1
Stream: ……………………………… Duration: 1h30 (SL) & 1h45 (HL)

Instructions to students:
- Fill in your name, date and the stream in the dotted lines above.
- Do not open the paper until you are instructed to do so.
- Answer all the questions.
- Do not use pencils to write your answers.
- A deduction of two marks will be applied to anybody who will fail to strictly observe
these instructions.
- Section C of this paper is designed for HL students only
- The maximum mark for this examination is [45 marks] for SL students and [50
marks] for HL students.

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Section A: Multiple choice questions (10 marks)

1. What feature of carbon makes it most suitable as a basis for life?

A. Its abundance on Earth.

B. Its bonding properties.
C. Its relative atomic mass.
C. Its presence in the early atmosphere of the Earth.

2. Which sugars are both disaccharides?

A. Lactose and fructose

B. Fructose and galactose
C. Maltose and lactose
D. Galactose and maltose

3. Monosaccharides are the building blocks of polysaccharides. By which process are

polysaccharides formed?

A. Addition of hydrogen.
B. Removal of hydrogen.
C. Hydrolysis.
D. Condensation

4. What distinguishes cellulose from glycogen and starch?

A. Only cellulose is found in plants.

B. Only cellulose is made up of glucose units.
C. Cellulose is far more branched than starch and glycogen.
D. Cellulose has a structural role whereas starch and glycogen function in energy storage.

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5. The diagram shows two polysaccharides, formed from condensation of many glucose
molecules. What are the names of X and Y?

6. Which of the following correctly shows a peptide bond between two amino acids?

7. How many molecules of water are required to completely hydrolyse a polypeptide made up of
23 amino acids?

8. What is denaturation?

A. A structural change of a protein that results in the loss of its biological properties
B. A change in the genetic code of an organism
C. A change in the amino acid sequence of a protein causing a disruption of its
three-dimensional shape
D. The process by which amino acids are broken down and ammonia is released.

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9. Which of the molecules contain peptide bonds or are sugar molecules?

10. How does the proteome of a species contain a larger number of proteins than genes that code
for these proteins?

A. Some proteins have more than one polypeptide chain

B. There are genes that code for several proteins
C. Not all proteins are coded for by the genome
D. Some proteins are coded for by other proteins

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Section B:Short-answer questions (35 marks)

1. Describe the structure of a protein molecule. (4 marks)

2. Outline three functions of proteins. (3 marks)

3. Outline the functions of carbohydrates in animals. (3 marks)

4. List two differences between saturated and unsaturated lipids. (2 marks)

5. Discuss the health implications of a diet high in fats (especially saturated fats) (3 marks)

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6. Compare the structure and function of cellulose and glycogen. (5 marks)

7. List the four main blood groups and explain the importance of matching blood types during
transfusion. (4 marks)

8. Define the terms below:

a) Antigen (1 mark)

b) Antibody (1 mark)

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9. Cadmium ions are poisonous to most bacteria. However, some bacteria are able to resist the
toxic effect by producing stress proteins. Scientists investigated the production of these
proteins in Vibrio sp. bacteria by giving them cadmium chloride solution for up to 60 minutes.
The graph shows the synthesis of all proteins (measured in arbitrary units) for these bacteria
and control bacteria which were not exposed to the cadmium chloride solution.

a) Identify the rate of protein synthesis in the control group at 40 minutes. (2 marks)

b) Identify any pattern in the rate of protein synthesis in the experimental group
throughout the experiment. (2 marks)

c) Compare and contrast the rate of protein synthesis in both groups. (3 marks)

10. State two factors that affect the 3D shape of a protein. (2 marks)

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Section C
Answer one question of your choice

1. Outline the effect of polar and non-polar amino acids on the tertiary structure of proteins. (4
marks)

2. Distinguish between conjugated and non-conjugated proteins. (4 marks)

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