la “d CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL ‘CARIBBEAN SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE" EXAMINATION (G8 MAY 2015 (p.m) MERGOSR EE FILLIN ALILTHE INFORMATION REQUESTED CLEARLY IN CAPITAL LETTERS. resrcove [ol] 2[s]3[o[2]e] SUBJECT HUMAN AND SOCIAL BIOLOGY — Papert? PROFICIENCY GENERAL ee worl TT TTELITITI TCI SCHOOLICENTRE NUMBER aa NAME OF SCHOOL/CENTRE (CANDIDATE'S FULL NAME (FIRST, MIDDLE, LAST) Te LITTTITTT | SIGNATURE Lresrcopn 01253020] FORM TP 2015082 MAY/UNE 2015 CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL ‘CARIBBEAN SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE* EXAMINATION HUMAN AND SOCIAL BIOLOGY ‘Paper 02 - General Proficiency hours READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY, This paper consisis of SIX questions in TWO stations. Answer ALL questions. ‘Write your anawers in the spaces provided in this booket, [DO NOT write in the margins Ifyou need wo rewrite any mised And there is not enough space todo so 00 the Jriginal page, you rust tse the extra lined paxgels) provided af the hack oF this fooklet. Remember ta deaw a line throogh your origiaal answer, you use the extra pagels) you MUST write the questioa umber clearly in the box provided at the top af the extra page(s) amd, where relevant, inchute the question part beside the answer, pO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO 50. ‘Copyright ©2013 Caribbean Examinations Council All rights reserved, LL onssome ois ee al[~ <= “ik SECTION A Answer ALL questions in this section, 1. (8) The human body is composed of about 70% water. All of eur body reactions take place in a fluid medium. Stu TWO functions of water OTHER THAN itis the medium in which reactions oecur, (@ maria) (b) = Apart from water, the human body needs a balanced diet in order for it lo perform at its best, (i) What is meant by the term "balanced diet’? (2 marks) (ii) Name TWO nutrients which must be present in a balanced diet to provide the energy fora person's activities. pizssoz0/F 2015 0 ONTO THE NEXT PAGE ‘eB McA btie “ a {c) Amari visits the National Science Centre and sees the following experimen being conducted, A.simple of a substance is divided into two parts, one part placed in Test Tube 1 and the other part in Test Tube 2. Benedict's solution is added to both test tubes and the test tubes are shaken. Test Tube | is then heated, (The colour changes from blue to orange-red in Test Tube 1. Name the mutrient that is MOST likely present in the stmple (mark) (ii) Would there be « colour change in Test Tube 2? Give a reason for your answer, GOON TO THE NEXT PAGE an aa | 01253020/F 2015 L% 7 id) Asurvey is conducted on four groups of secondary schoo! students on the number ef servings of carbohydrates, fats and proteins that they eat sais 5 we vert Period. Table 1 shows these sesults, Study the information in: Table | and answer the questions | that Follow, a) (ai) BI2s302qF 2015 TABLE 1; RESULTS OF A SURVEY AMONG FOUR ROUPS OF Which group of students had the MOST balanced ie? Give-a reason for your answer, 2 murs) ‘Which group of students would be MOST prone to becoming abese? Give a reasoa fos your answer, Guana} Other than diet and exercise, suggest ONE factor that could costribute to abesit (t mark) ‘Total 15 marks GOON TO THE NEXT PAGE zl Hen 25302008 BO WOT WHITE I Pity seedr “ Fi r (8) Figure 1 shows a diagram of long bone. Figure 1. Diagram af a long boae (i) Wdentify the parts Labelled A and B. Write your answers on Figure 1, (2 marks) {i) State ONE benefit of bosies being hollow rather than solid. be @ marks) (6) Cindy de-starches (starch removed From the leaf). variegated leaf and then expases itt Hight for several hours. She thom tests the lea? for starch using iodine. ‘What are tbe expected results of hier experiment? Explain your answer. GOON TO THE NEXT PAGE L comeyean 4 OL293000/F 2015fr # zi (d) Figure 2 shows 0 food webs Pythow Figure 2. A food web (i) Identify the group of organisms that pussestes the GREATEST amount af toms. and suggest the role that they play in the food web. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE = 9) 253020/F 2015 L.ct ii 01253020/F 2015 L SR a Explain why each subsequent trophic level possesses LESS energy than the previcus lewel. (marks) ‘Suggest ONE consequence of the parrots being removed from the food web shawn in Figure 2. ‘Total 15 marks (G0 ON TO THE NEXT PAGE =. 7 fc) Fredrick is training fora track and field event at school, His coach tells him he needs to increase his vital capacity. » @® @ ip) a ai 12530207 2015 L ‘State what is meant by the term ‘vital capacity’ (1 mark) “To increase his vital capacity, the coach recommends that Fredeick increases his exercise regime and avoid smoking, Explain the effects of exercise ans smoking ‘on his vital capacity. Exertise 1 {4 maria) GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. So J‘Fredrick’s team-rane adtvisses birt bo Start training at higher alludes in preparation: {for his oat rice. Would training at = higher altitade improve his performance’ Fredrick trains in a city that has polluied air. Will this adversely affect his performance? Give a reason for your aasieer. (GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE w12s3020%F 2015 Le pe sal[= =I 71 (a) Complete the Following sentences by choosing the earrect words from the list prowidest in brackets, - (blood pressure, systole, ventricles, atria, diastole) oe Wher ‘When the chambers of the heart contract, this is called -... ‘they relax, this is called... ‘These aliernating contractions and relaxations are necestary ia force the blood through the blood vessels. @ maria) (b) Plaque on the walls oF-arteries causes the hardening of the arteries. 4) Name the disease thatdeseribes the condition of hardening af the arteries and state ONE symptom of this disense: (2 marks) 4) ASaresull of the disease named in (b) (I) above, the internal diameter of the artery is reduced and this could lead to the development of hypertension, Name TWO factors that may contribuute to hypertension. (2 marks) {e) ‘The arteries leading to Brian's brain are becoming clogged. Briefly describe the effects that these clogged arteries would have on tian's bai ek periye Bran oe Go: 01283020 2015 ON TO THE NEXT PAGE L neumurnna arc ate 7 (4) Hypertension is offen linked to diabetes mellitus, Figure 3 shows the relatborsbip between blood glucose levels and meals, off two persons, Axel and Golda. (Ghucove concentration Glacese concentration meet cata Figure 3. Relationship between blood glucose levels and meals, for two persons (ay O1289020/F 2018 kL Which person, Axcl or Golda, is MOST likely suffering from diabetes mellitus? Explain your answer. (3 marks) Explain ONE way in which genetic-engineering has assisted in the treatment of diabetes mellitus 2 maria) ‘Total 15 marks (GOON TO THE NEXT PAGE |a (i 01253020F 2015 ie e = SECTION B Answer ALL questions im this section. ‘Name the process by which eggs and sperms are made and state the importance of this process to fertilization, (¥ marks) Name TWO processes by which genetic variation occurs in humans and state ONE: advantage of genetic variation, (marks) GOON TO THE NEXT PAGE al TA ea ‘onzsso2ai4aia. 7 (bo) Hosé and Maria area young married couple. Hosé is just starting a new job in which there are many opportunities for promation but for the time being is not making very much money. Maria is returning to school to study nursing. Maria’s parents advise the young couple to seek family planning counselling. (i) Suggest THREE advantages to Hosé and Maria of practising family planning. (3 marks) (ii) Discuss THREE ways in which family planning benefits a country at large and nat just the nuclear family, (6 marks) a i) ‘Total 15 marks GOON TO THE NEXT PAGE 012530201F 2015 sir : 7 Jaste or fecal matter to foods thus 6 Tho housefly bs. an insect which transmits from tect causing diseases. Figure 4 shows the life cycle of the housefly. Figure 4. Life cyele of the housefly (a) Name the stages labelled A and H and identify the duration of the processes labelled I, 11, Hand IV in Figure 4. Write your answers on Figure 4, (6 marks) {b) Aller Hetty Bob's graduation dinner, she becomes ill and the doctor suggests that she is ‘suffering from gastroenteritis, Suggest THREE signa/symptoms that Betty Bob may have and advise her of the causative agent for gastroenteritis. (4 marks) Signsisymptoms Causative agent ‘GOON To 01253020/F 2015 THE NEXT PAGE 2 (OIE AC onzs302016. |215. = (©) Typhoid 5 a disease that can also cause gastrocnterits. Suggest ONE OTHER disease that can cause gastroomeritis and explain TWO measures that could be used to prevent the occurrence of gasireenteritis, (Smmarks) Total 15 marks ENDOFTEST: IF YOU FINISH BEFORE TIME IS CALLED, CHECK YOUR WORK ON THIS TEST, O12S3020VF 2015 (AOC A a 4 o2s302017