DYNAMIC CLASS

BIOLOGY

PAPER 3

2014]
Year

Structured Question

2003 Q1 Camouflage predator-prey

relationship
[CHAPTER 8-F4]

Essay Question (Design an

experiment)
Q3 Concentration of carbon
dioxide and the rate of
photosynthesis
[CHAPT. 7-F4]

2004 Q1 Percentage of vitamin C in fruit

juice using DCPIP solution
[CHAPT. 6-F4]
2005 Q1 Energy content in white bread and
peanuts
[CHAPT. 6-F4]

Q2 Estimate the size of the bird

population
[CHAPT. 8-F4]
Q2 Determine the isotonic
solution to the cell sap of
rambutan fruit.
[CHAPT. 3-F4]

2006 Q1 Effect of the concentration of

albumen suspension on the rate of
reaction of pepsin enzyme
[CHAPT. 4-F4]

Q2 Determine the concentration

of sucrose (isotonic) to the cell
sap of the mango
[CHAPT. 3-F4]

Year Structured Question

2007 Q1 Effect of light intensity on the
rate of photosynthesis of a Hydrilla
sp.

[CHAPT. 6-F4]
2008 Q1 Effect of light intensity on the
population distribution of
Pleurococcus sp.

[CHAPT. 8-F4]
2009 Q1 Effect of light intensity on the
rate of photosynthesis

[CHAPT. 6-F4]

Essay Question (Design an

experiment)
Q2 Rate of anaerobic respiration
temperature, pH values and
nutrient.

[CHAPT. 7-F4]
Q2 Study the size of molecules
that can diffuse through a semipermeable membrane

[CHAPT. 3-F4]
Q2 Effect of temperature on the
rate of enzyme reaction

[CHAPT. 4-F4]

2010 Q1 Effect of different duration of

Q2 Effect of the competition in
activity on the percentages of carbon growth height, size and dry
dioxide in exhaled air
mass

[CHAPT. 7- F4]

[CHAPT. 8- F4]

Year
2011

Structured Question

Essay Question (Design an

experiment)
Q1 Effect of pH values on the Q2 Effect of light intensity on the rate
hydrolysis of starch by
of transpiration in Hibiscus sp.
amylase enzyme
[CHAPT. 1-F5]

[CHAPT. 4-F4]

2012 Q1 Determine the energy Q2 The effect of the volume of

value.
water intake on the volume of
urine produced.
[CHAPT. 6-F4]

[CHAPT. 3-F5]

2013

Q1 The effect of
nutrients concentration
on growth. [CHAPT. 8F4]
2014 Q1 The effect of variation
on the growth of ladies
fingers

Q2 :Study the size of molecules that

can diffuse through a semi-permeable
membrane

[CHAPT. 3-F4]
Q2 : To compare the amount of
solid air pollutants in 3
different areas.

[CHAPT. 6-F5]

2015 ???

[CHAPT. 9-F4]

MV

RV

OBSERVATION
COPY TITLE IN THE TABLE WORD BY
WORD
MANIPULATED VARIABLE
RESPONDING VARIABLE

VALUE

* DONT COMPARE

observation

When
the
physical
condition of bread ( MV) is
damp bread the number
of boxes covered by
Mucor sp (RV)
boxes (VALUE)

is

42

INFERENCE
MV
RV
2 REASONs
NO VALUES
NO COMPARISON

When the physical condition of

the bread has a lot of water [MV],
the total number of
boxes
covered by Mucor sp is large [RV]
because Mucor sp needs a lot of
water [E1] to grow & reproduce
rapidly[E2]. // Damp condition is
suitable / conducive
for the
growth of Mucor sp.

VARIABLES
MV
USE DIFFERENT.....
WHICH IS....... (COPY
FROM THE TABLE)

USE DIFFERENT PHYSICAL

CONDITIONS OF BREAD
[MV] WHICH ARE FRESH
BREAD, DRIED BREAD &
DAMP BREAD

VARIABLES
RV
MEASURE / OBSERVE / COUNT AND
RECORD......(RV)
USING .......... (APPARATUS)
CHOOSE THE OBVIOUS/ DIRECT RV FROM D
TABLE
IF NOT ...MUST GIVE FORMULA

COUNT AND RECORD THE

NUMBER
OF
BOXES
COVERED BY Mucor
sp
WHEN
THE
COVERAGE
AREA IS MORE THAN HALF
OF THE BOX, BY USING A
GRID

VARIABLES
CV
MUST CHOOSE FROM THE
EXPERIMENT
STATE THE VALUE
USE THE SAME..
DONT CREATE YOURSELF

FIX THE NUMBER OF

DAYS THE SLICES OF
BREAD ARE KEPT IN THE
CUPBOARD AT 5 DAYS

HYPOTHESIS
MV CAN USE TERSIRAT @
RV TERSURAT
CONNECTION
AS MV INCREASE.....RV......
EXCEPTIONS......ENERGY VALUE

...... VITAMIN C

....... BOD

AS
THE
PHYSICAL
CONDITION OF THE BREAD
INCREASES
[REL]
IN
MOISTURE / WATER (MV),
THE NUMBER OF BOXES
COVERED BY MUCOR sp
(RV) INCREASES [REL]

IN
THE
DAMP
CONDITION (MV) THE
COLONISATION
OF
MUCOR sp (RV)
IS
THE
MOST
[REL]SUCCESSFUL

TABLE
TITLE OF EACH COLUMN MUST BE
COMPLETE (EXACTLY AS GIVEN IN D
QUESTION)
MUST HAVE UNITS
SHOW D CALCULATIONS IN RELATED
COLUMN
USUALLY 2 DECIMAL POINT (CAN D
VALUE B TRANSFERRED INTO D
GRAPH ?????)

PHYSICAL
CONDITIO
N OF THE
BREAD

NUMBER
OF BOXES

COVERAGE
AREA (cm
)

Fresh
bread

20

20

Dried
bread

Damp
bread

42

42

GRAPH

SIZE AT LEAST 75 % - CHOOSE THE SCALE

TITLE = WRITE IN FULL + UNIT

POINTS MUST BE TRANSFERRED CORRECTLY
SHAPE OF D GRAPH = DRAW USING FREE
HAND UNLESS ITS A STRAIGHT LINE GRAPH

X AXIS = MV
Y AXIS = RV

45
40
35

NUMBER
OF BOXES
30
25
20
15
10
5
0

FRESH B.

DRIED B.

DAMP B.

INTERPRET DATA
RELATIONSHIP +
EXPLANATION (FROM THE
GRAPH)
STATE THE EFFECT OF MV
ON RV
GIVE EXPLANATION (+
THEORY)

In the damp condition the Mucor

sp has the highest area coverage
while in the dried condition Mucor
sp has the lowest area coverage
[REL]. This is because Mucor sp
needs water to grow and
reproduce [E21] therefore damp
bread is the most suitable
condition for Mucor sp to grow
and reproduce[E2]

OPERATIONAL
DEFINITION
MV
RV
CV
RV IS AFFECTED BY
MV

COLONISATION IS A PROCESS
WHERE THE NUMBER OF BOXES
COVERED BY MUCOR sp (RV),
KEPT IN THE CUPBOARD FOR 5
DAYS (CV), IS AFFECTED BY
THE PHYSICAL CONDITION OF
THE BREAD (MV)

PREDICTION
STATE THE PREDICTED
OBSERVATION BASED ON THE
VALUES IN THE TABLE (Q 1 a)
EG. LESS THAN..... @ MORE
THAN.....
GIVE A LOGICAL VALUE
EXPLAIN WHY

THE COVERAGE AREA IS MORE

THAN 42 cm , WHICH IS
ABOUT 48 cm . THIS IS
BECAUSE
OTHER
THAN
WATER, MILK ALSO CONTAINS
NUTRIENTS WHICH ALLOW
THE
MUCOR
sp
TO
REPRODUCE AND GROW AT A
HIGHER RATE

CLASSIFY
MATERIALS CANT BE
REUSED (HAVE TO BE
WASHED AWAY)
Eg. Glucose solution
APPARATUS CAN BE
REUSED
Eg. stopwatch

PLEASE READ THE

QUESTION CAREFULLY
IDENTIFY THE
VARIABLES CLEARLY..
READINGS MUST BE
DONE ACCURATELY..

Question 2 :
sign an Experime

6 items that must be

written :
Problem statement
Hypothesis
Variables
List of materials and apparatus
Experimental procedures
Presentation of data

statement
Must include :
Manipulated variable
Responding variable
Relationship between the variables
in a question form [Question word
and question mark(?)]

Problem statement :
What is the effect of total
surface area to the volume
ratio (TSA/V) (MV) on the
rate of diffusion (RV) ?

s
Must include :
Manipulated variable
Responding variable
Relationship

The larger [relationship]

the total surface area to
the volume ratio [MV], the
higher [relationship] the
rate of diffusion [RV]

Variables
Manipulated variables : Total
surface area to the volume ratio of
the agar block.
Responding variables : Rate of
diffusion
Constant variable :

Apparatus and materials

Must include all the

materials and apparatus
that are needed to carry
out a functional
experiment.

Apparatus : Knife, white

tiles, forceps, stopwatch,
grided transparency sheet,
beaker
Materials : coloured
water, ,agar, filter paper.

es

PROCEDURE MUST HAVE :

1.K1 HOW TO SET UP THE
APPARATUS
- SO THAT THE
EXPERIMENT CAN BE
CARRIED OUT
SUCCESSFULLY

K 1 - DRAWING OF A
FUNCTIONAL DIAGRAM
WITH AT LEAST 2 LABELS IS
ACCEPTED
USUALLY AROUND 3-5 K1
IS EXPECTED

K2 HOW TO OPERATE MV
K3 - HOW TO OPERATE CV
K4 - HOW TO OPERATE RV
K5 WAYS TO INCREASE
ACCURACY @
STEPS FOR
PRECAUTION

K5- REPEAT STEPS .

ANOTHER 2 TIMES AND
CALCULATE THE AVERAGE
VALUE TO INCREASE THE
ACCURACY OF THE
READING

Procedures

1. A knife is used to cut out the agar into four

different dimensions :
Cube A : 1cm X 1cm X 1cm
Cube B : 2cm X 2cm X 2cm
Cube C : 4 cm X 4 cm X 4 cm [K2MANIPULATED VARIABLE]
2. Each agar cube is immersed in a beaker
containing coloured water(K1) for 20 minutes
(K3- operating the fixed variable)
3. After 20 minutes, the agar cubes are
removed and dried with filter water .(K5-

 4. Each cube is then cut into half. (K1)

5. The percentage area stained in the agar
cube is estimated and calculated using
the formulae :
(a)Area stained by the coloured ink = total area
of cube area of cube that is not stained

(b)Percentage area stained by the coloured

ink = area stained by the coloured ink X
100%
Total area of cube
6. Tabulate all data. (K1)

[K4]

Must include MV and

RV
CUBE
Side dimension of cube
(cm)
Total surface area (cm2 )
Volume (cm3 )
Total surface area /volume
ration (cm-1)
Area stained by the
coloured water (cm2 )
Percentage area stained
by coloured water (%)
Relative rate of diffusion

A
1

B
2

C
4

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