SECTION A
QUESTION 1 [15 marks]
1.1 Various options are provided as possible answers to the following questions. Choose the correct answer and write only the letter (A to D) next to the question number (1.1.1 to 1.1.3), for example, 1.1.3. E
Question 1.1.1 [2 marks]
The hormone aldosterone regulates the concentration of …
C sodium ions
Question 1.1.2 [2 marks]
Which ONE of the following substances is excreted by the skin, lungs and kidneys?
C water
Question 1.1.3 [2 marks]
Which ONE of the following represents density-dependent and density-independent factors respectively?
A Disease and competition Flood and drought
Question 1.2
Give the correct biological term for each of the following descriptions. Write only the term next to the question number (1.2.1–1.2.5).
Question 1.2.1 [1 mark]
The control of water content in the blood
Osmoregulation
Question 1.2.2 [1 mark]
Movement of individuals of a population out of a habitat
Emigration
Question 1.2.3 [1 mark]
The blood vessel that carries oxygenated blood filled with waste to the kidney
Renal vein
Question 1.2.4 [1 mark]
A triangular box that is made of cartilage and contains the vocal cords
Larynx
Question 1.2.5 [1 mark]
The common name for a condition known as allergic rhinitis
Hay fever
Questions 1.3.1 and 1.3.2 (4 marks)
Indicate whether each of the descriptions in Column I applies to A ONLY, B ONLY, BOTH A and B or NONE of the items in Column II. Only write A, B, BOTH or NONE next to the question number (1.3.1–1.3.2)
COLUMN I | COLUMN II
--- | ---
1.3.1 Malpighian body | A
| B
| Glomerulus
| Renal tubule
1.3.1
A
1.3.2 Indirect counting techniques | A
| B
| Mark-recapture method
| Quadrat method
1.3.2
B