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AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY EXAMINATION BOARD

HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL CERTIFICATE

CLASS XI EXAMINATION

MAY 2015

Biology Paper II

Time: 2 hours 20 minutes Marks: 55

INSTRUCTIONS

Please read the following instructions carefully.

1. Check your name and school information. Sign if it is accurate.

I agree that this is my name and school.

Candidate's signature

2. RUBRIC. There are ELEVEN questions. Answer ALL questions. Questions 10 and 11 each
offer TWO choices. Attempt any ONE choice from each.

3. When answering the questions:

Read each question carefully.

Use a black pencil for diagrams. DO NOT use coloured pencils.
DO NOT use staples, paper clips, glue, correcting fluid or ink erasers.
Complete your answer in the allocated space only. DO NOT write outside the answer box.

4. The marks for the questions are shown in brackets ( ).

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Q.1. (Total 4 Marks)

a. Describe TWO examples of the use of bioremediation in cleaning the environment. (2 Marks)

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b. The diagrams show two features of the microscope. Identify these features. (2 Marks)

Feature I: ___________________ Feature II: ___________________

Q.2. (Total 4 Marks)
a. Complete the given table to compare the classification system of Robert Whittaker with that of
Margulis and Schwartz. (2 Marks)
Robert Whittaker’s Margulis and Schwartz Classification
Classification System System
Similarity

Difference

b. According to the Polio Global Eradication Initiative website, 291 polio cases have been
reported in Pakistan year-to-date 2014 with the most recent case on 04 December, 2014. Which
preventive measures, if taken, can eradicate polio from the country? (2 Marks)

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Q.3. (Total 4 Marks)

a. A mineral water company takes water from hot springs, boils it to 100 °C and distributes it in
the market for consumption. Name and define the type of bacteria that could still be present in
the mineral water. (2 Marks)

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b. Following is the description of two of the phases of growth in bacteria.

Phase X: Rate of reproduction of bacterial cells becomes equal to their death rate.
Phase Y: Cell growth without division.

Identify on the graph the positions of phases X and Y. (2 Marks)

Number of bacteria

Time (min)

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Q.4. (Total 4 Marks)

a. Name the group of protozoa that lives in shells. Describe how this contributes to the formation
of limestone deposits in oceans. (2 Marks)

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b. Highlight TWO distinguishing features of algae due to which it is not placed in kingdom
plantae. (2 Marks)

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Q.5. (Total 4 Marks)

a. Describe how sexual reproduction takes place in zygomycetes. (2 Marks)

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b. What are lichens? How do they contribute to the process of ecological succession? (2 Marks)

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Q.6. (Total 5 Marks)

The diagram shows a parasite of phylum platyhelminthes.

a. Name the primary and intermediate hosts of this parasite. (2 Marks)

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b. State any THREE ways in which this organism has adapted to the parasitic way of life.
(3 Marks)

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Q.7. (Total 5 Marks)

a. Why are dark reactions of photosynthesis named so? (1 Mark)

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b. Fill in the given table with a part of gastrointestinal tract related to each pH. Also state the role
of pH in the process of enzymatic digestion in each part. (4 Marks)

Name of the Part of

pH Role of pH in Enzymatic Digestion
Gastrointestinal Tract

High
(around 8)

Low
(around 2)

Q.8. (Total 5 Marks)

a. State ONE chemical change that takes place in each of the following during photorespiration in
plants. (2 Marks)

i. Peroxisomes: _____________________________________________________________

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ii. Mitochondria: ____________________________________________________________

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b. List TWO fluids which keep the skin of the earthworm moist. How does the moist skin help the
earthworm? (3 Marks)

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Q.9. (Total 5 Marks)

a. The diagram shows some specialized cells of a plant. (3 Marks)

nucleus

sieve plate

i. Identify cell M.

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ii. Briefly describe how cell M is necessary for the functioning of the phloem.

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b. A doctor listening to the heart beat through a stethoscope hears two sounds as blood flows
through the heart, lub and dub. How are these two sounds produced? (2 Marks)

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Q.10. (Total 7 Marks)

EITHER

substance other
than substrate

substance other
than substrate
Process I Process II

a. Name the phenomenon shown in the above diagrams. Describe the mechanism and result of
each process.

OR

b. Classify sucrose, cellulose and glucose as monosaccharide, disaccharide or polysaccharide.

Describe the properties of these molecules on the basis of which you have classified them into
their respective types.

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Q.11. (Total 8 Marks)

EITHER

a. Describe any FOUR adaptive characteristics of bryophytes that support their survival on land.

OR

b. Describe the occurrence and treatment of the following disorders of the gastrointestinal tract.

i. Peptic ulcer

ii. Piles

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