The City School Attock Senior

2nd Assessment October 2014

Biology
Name: __________________
M.M: 20

Class: _______

1. Milk produces a red precipitate when heated with Benedicts

solution. A purple colour develops when the biuret test is used on
milk.
Using these results only, which nutrients does milk contain?
A

fat and protein

fat and starch

reducing sugar and protein

reducing sugar and starch

2. As a seed begins to germinate, it uses enzymes to speed up the rate of

A

digestion.

osmosis.

photosynthesis.

transpiration.

3. The pH in the mouth decreases after eating.

Which statement explains the decrease in pH?
A

Bacteria release acids when respiring food substances.

Enzymes in saliva release acids during digestion.

Food substances become alkaline when chewed.

Salivary glands release an alkaline solution.

4. The diagram shows cells in fresh blood, after the blood is diluted with a liquid.

Which statement describes the liquid?

A

The water potential of the liquid is equal to that of pure water.

The water potential of the liquid is equal to that of the cytoplasm.

The water potential of the liquid is higher than that of the cytoplasm.

The water potential of the liquid is lower than that of the cytoplasm.

5. Two samples of food are tested. The results are shown in the table.
test used
iodine solution

Benedicts test

biuret test

sample 1

brown

orange

blue

sample 2

blue / black

blue

violet

What do these results show?

A

Sample 1 contains starch and sugars.

Sample 1 contains starch only.

Sample 2 contains starch and protein.

Sample 2 contains protein only.

6. Which chemical test shows the presence of an enzyme in a biological washing powder?
A

Benedicts

biuret

ethanol emulsion

iodine solution

7. Four strips are cut from a fresh potato. The length of each strip is measured. One strip
is placed in water, the others in different concentrations of sugar solution.
After an hour, the strips are measured again. The results are shown in
the table. Which liquid is water?

liquid

original length
of strip
/ mm

final length of
strip
/ mm

75

75

78

85

82

80

86

87

8. Which shows the increasing level of complexity in plants?

Simplest

Most complex

cell

chloroplast

organ

tissue

cell

tissue

chloroplast

organ

chloroplast

cell

tissue

organ

chloroplast

organ

tissue

cell

9. The arrows show the movement of salts into a cell.

low salt concentration in soil water

high salt concentration

Which describes the movement of the salts?

A

active transport against the concentration gradient

active transport down the concentration gradient

diffusion against the concentration gradient

D diffusion down the concentration gradient

10. Cylinders of potato tissue were placed in different concentrations of a sugar solution.
The graph shows the percentage change in length of the cylinders of potato tissue.
10
8
6
4
% change in length

2
0
2
4
6
1.0

0.2

0.4

0.6

concentration of sugar solution / mol

Which solution has the same water potential as the potato tissue?
A

0.0 mol

0.2 mol

0.3 mol

0.5 mol

11. A human red blood cell is placed in a strong salt solution.

In which direction does water move and what is the effect on the cell?
movement of water

effect on cell

into the cell

slight increase in size

into the cell

cell bursts

out of the cell

slight decrease in size

out of the cell

no change in cell volume

0.8