GOOD SHEPHERD INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
ENTRY POINT ASSESSMENT- JULY 2023
Subject: Biology
Class: ISC I
Time: 40 minutes
Points: 25
Section A: Knowledge
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Q1:
Choose the correct answers to the questions from the given options.
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Section B: Understanding:
Q2: How would you compare between genotype and phenotype using a diagrammatic
representation citing an example?
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Section C- Application:
Q3: Should reducing sugars sweetened beverages intake be left up to individuals or should
it be mandatory for those who are at high risk of obesity. Why and why not?
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Section D: Analysis:
Q.4: Diagram the cell in a solution and label whether it is isotonic, hypotonic and
hypertonic. Analyze the diagram which you have drawn and predict what would have
happened to the cell if it was a plant or an animal cell when placed in this solution:
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Cell: 5% salt solution
environment: 10% salt solution
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Section E: Evaluation:
Q5: Human cells cannot make some of the amino acids which we need. We must obtain
these amino acids from our diet.
The table shows the amounts of four of these amino acids present in mycoprotein, in beef
and in wheat.
A diet book states that mycoprotein is the best source of amino acids for the human diet.
Evaluate this statement. Remember to include a conclusion in your evaluation.
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Section F: Create:
What would happen if the animal cells also had the organelles that are not in animal cells
but in plant cells?
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