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    P530|2

    BIOLOGY (THEORY)
    Paper 2
    July/Aug 2019
    2½ Hours.

    WESTERN JOINT MOCK EXAMINATIONS


    Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education
    BIOLOGY (THEORY)
    Paper 2
    2 hours 30 minutes.

    INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:

     Answer
    wer question ONE in section A, Plus THREE other questions in section B

     All answers should be written on the answer sheets provided.

    2019 Western Examinations Consultants. Duplicating this paper without permission from WEC is illegal.Page 1 of 3.
    SECTION A(40 MARKS)

    1. An experiment was carried out with two groups of people. Group X had type 1
    diabetes while group Y did not (control group). Every 15 minutes blood samples
    were taken from all members of both groups and the mean levels of insulin,
    glucagon and glucose were calculated. After an hour every person was given a
    glucose drink. The results are shown in the figure below:

    Group X (diabetics)
    Concentration of substance in blood

    Glucose

    Glucagon

    0 2 4
    Glucose Time/hours
    drink take

    Group Y (Control group)


    Concentration of substance in blood

    Insulin

    Glucose
    Glucagon

    0 2 4
    Glucose drink Time/hours
    taken

    2019 Western Examinations Consultants. Duplicating this paper without permission from WEC is illegal.Page 2 of 3.
    (a) (i) Compare the levels of blood glucose between the two groups of people.
    (07 marks)
    (ii) Give an explanation for the observed pattern of the levels of blood glucose in the
    two groups of people. (07 marks)
    (b) Explain the differences between groups X and Y in the way insulin secretion
    responds to the drinking of glucose. (05 marks)
    (c) Explain the changes in the levels of glucagon in the two groups of people after
    ingesting glucose. (05 marks)
    (d) Suggest what might happen to the blood glucose concentration of group X if they
    had no food in take over the next 24 hours.(02 marks)
    (e) What is the significance of the physiological process illustrated in the graphs
    above? (04 marks)
    (f) Name a hormone other than insulin and glucagon that is involved in regulating
    blood glucose levels. (01 mark)
    (g) Suggest reasons why hormonal rather than nervous stimuli are used to control the
    level of glucose in the blood. (04 marks)
    (h) Describe how a constant level of blood glucose is maintained. (05 marks)

    SECTION B(60 MARKS)

    2. (a)(i) Describe the features of the placenta that facilitate the exchange of materials.
    (06 marks)
    (ii) Discuss the endocrine functions of the placenta in mammals.(04 marks)

    (b) Describe how the following processes are initiated and controlled in a mammal.
    (i) Ovulation (04 marks)
    (ii) Menstruation (06 marks)

    3. (a) Describe how membrane structure is related to the transport of materials


    across a membrane(14 marks)
    (b) Describe the role of membranes in the synthesis of ATP in respiration
    (06 marks)
    4. (a) How are the following tissues adapted to their functions?
    (i) Phloem (05 marks)
    (ii) Xylem (05 marks)

    (b) Describe the mass flow of materials through the phloem(10 marks)

    5. (a) Discuss the role played by blood in the defence of the body. (12 marks)
    (b) Describe the processes by which the body attains active immunity.(08 marks)

    6. (a) Outline the different selection pressures that may limit a population of species.
    (05marks)
    (b) Discuss how each of the following types of selection acts on a population
    of species and in each case state the evolutionary significance of the type
    of selection. (15 marks)
    (i) Stabilizing selection
    (ii) Directional selection
    (iii) Disruptive selection END
    2019 Western Examinations Consultants. Duplicating this paper without permission from WEC is illegal.Page 3 of 3.

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