BIOLOGY 5090/2 - PAPER 2 - Instructions to candidates and questions

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Biology 5090/2 Paper 2 (General Certificate of Education, Ordinary Level) from the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate outlines exam instructions for candidates and provides Section A and Section B question tasks. Section A requires answering all questions, with guidance on writing answers in provided spaces and managing time across both sections. Section B requires choosing any three questions, with directions for continued responses on lined pages or separate answer paper. The paper includes mark allocations and detailed question components based on diagrams and processes in flowering plant biology.

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Reading Time40 min

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INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES

Section A

Question 1

Question 2

Section B

Candidate Centre Number Number Candidate Name | | | | --- | --- | UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE LOCAL EXAMINATIONS SYNDICATE General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level BIOLOGY 5090/2 PAPER 2 Friday 11 JUNE 1999 Morning 1 hour 45 minutes Additional materials: Answer paper TIME 1 hour 45 minutes INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES Write your name, Centre number and candidate number in the spaces at the top of this page and on any separate answer paper used. Section A Answer all questions. Write your answers in the spaces provided on the question paper. Section B Answer any three questions. Where lined pages are provided at the end of the question paper, write your answers to Section B on these and continue on the separate answer paper provided. At the end of the examination: 1 fasten any separate answer paper used securely to the question paper, 2 enter the numbers of the Section B questions you have answered in the grid below. INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES The intended number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. You are advised to spend no longer than one hour on Section A and no longer than 45 minutes on Section B. | FOR EXAMINER’S USE | | | --- | --- | | Section A | | | Section B | | | | | | | | | | | | TOTAL | | This question paper consists of 13 printed pages and 3 lined pages. SB (DJ) QF92368/3 © UCLES 1999 [Turn over 2 Section A Answer all the questions in this section. 1 Fig. 1.1 shows a photomicrograph of the stigma of a flowering plant. Fig. 1.1 (a) Name the structures labelled X. [1] (b) From the appearance of the stigma in Fig. 1.1, and from your own knowledge,(i) name the process which has taken place; (ii) explain how X and the stigma are adapted for this process. ............................................................................................................................... .... ...............................................................................................................................[3] For Examiner’s Use 3 Fig. 1.2 is a diagram of a section through the ovary of the flower used in Fig. 1.1. base of stigma space inside ovary attachment to parent plant Fig. 1.2 (c) (i) Complete the diagram to show a pollen tube about to enter the ovule, and draw the male and female gametes in the positions they would occupy at this stage. (ii) On the diagram, label clearly the following structures: pollen tube, ovule, ovary wall, male gamete, female gamete. [5] (d) Explain how food reserves are built up within a seed before dispersal. ............................................................................................................................... ........... ............................................................................................................................... ........... .......................................................................................................................................... ......................................................................................................................................[2] [Total : 11] For Examiner’s Use 5090/2 S99 [Turn over 4 2 Three similar seedlings, each with four green leaves, were washed carefully and then placed in sterilised jars, surrounded by black covers and containing culture solutions. Fig. 2.1 showshow they appeared three weeks later. A B C all leaves yellow black cover sterilised culture solution jar containing all the ions necessary for healthy growth culture solution with reduced levels of ion L black cover sterilised jar culture solution with reduced levels of ion M Fig. 2.1 (a) (i) State three external conditions which should be kept constant during the period of the experiment. 1. ................................................................................................

FAQs

How many questions must be answered in Section A and Section B?

Section A requires answering all questions. Section B requires answering any three questions.

What time limits are suggested for each section?

Candidates are advised to spend no longer than one hour on Section A and no longer than 45 minutes on Section B.

Where should answers for Section B be written if lined pages are provided?

Answers for Section B should be written on the lined pages at the end of the question paper, and continued on separate answer paper if needed.

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