SEPTEMBER 2019 LIFE SCIENCES P1 - Modern Classroom
NATIONAL
SENIOR CERTIFICATE
GRADE 12
SEPTEMBER 2019
LIFE SCIENCES P1
MARKS:
150
TIME:
2? hours
*LFSCE1*
This question paper consists of 16 pages.
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INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION
Read the following instructions carefully before answering the questions.
1.
Answer ALL the questions.
2.
Write ALL the answers in your ANSWER BOOK.
3.
Start the answer to EACH question at the top of a NEW page.
4.
Number the answers correctly according to the numbering system used in this
question paper.
5.
Present your answers according to the instructions of each question.
6.
Do ALL drawings in pencil and label them in blue or black ink.
7.
Draw diagrams, tables or flow charts only when asked to do so.
8.
The diagrams in this question paper are NOT necessarily drawn to scale.
9.
Do NOT use graph paper.
10.
You may use a non-programmable calculator, protractor and a compass
where necessary.
11.
Write neatly and legibly.
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SECTION A
QUESTION 1
1.1
Various options are provided as possible answers to the following questions.
Choose the answer and write only the letter (A¨CD) next to the question number
(1.1.1¨C1.1.10) in the ANSWER BOOK, for example 1.1.11 D.
1.1.1
Which ONE of the following forms part of the placenta?
A
B
C
D
1.1.2
Chorion
Amnion
Umbilical cord
Uterus
The list below represents some reproductive strategies in animals:
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
Amniotic egg
External fertilisation
Oviparous development
Altricial development
Which of the strategies above are applicable to chickens?
A
B
C
D
1.1.3
(i) and (ii) only
(i) and (iii) only
(i), (ii) and (iii) only
(i), (ii) and (iv) only
The diagram below represents a process that takes place during meiosis.
Which ONE of the following statements correctly describes the process?
A
B
C
D
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The process is crossing over and it results in genetically identical
gametes
The process is nondisjunction and it results in gametes with the
same number of chromosomes
The process is crossing over and it results in genetically different
gametes
The process is nondisjunction and it results in gametes with an
abnormal number of chromosomes
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1.1.4
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The table below shows the average lengths of human foetuses.
TIME (weeks)
FOETAL LENGTH (cm)
Female
Male
1
1
13
14
31
33
43
46
49
51
8
16
24
36
40
Which of the following statements about the information in the table is
correct?
A
B
C
D
1.1.5
The female foetuses grow at the same rate as the male foetuses.
The female foetuses grow faster than the male foetuses.
The male foetuses grow faster than the female foetuses in the
beginning and then the female foetuses will grow faster than the
males at the end.
The male foetuses grow faster than the female foetuses.
The diagram below shows two eyes focused on objects at different
distances from the eye.
M N
O P
X
Q R
S T
Y
The objects on which eye X and Y are focused are ¡
A
B
C
D
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N and R respectively.
M and T respectively.
O and S respectively.
M and R respectively.
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The diagram below shows the development of a zygote in humans.
Development of the zygote
1
2
3
4
5
6
The correct sequence of the structures is:
A
B
C
D
1.1.7
Which part of the brain interprets the information from the cristae?
A
B
C
D
1.1.8
menstruation.
puberty.
menarche.
menopause.
Which combination of structures below indicates the correct sequence
in which the sperm travels to meet the ovum in a human female?
A
B
C
D
1.1.10
Cerebellum
Cerebrum
Medulla oblongata
Corpus callosum
The onset of the reproductive age is called ¡
A
B
C
D
1.1.9
1, 4, 2, 3, 5, 6
6, 4, 2, 5, 3, 1
2, 4, 5, 1, 6, 3
2, 5, 4, 1, 6, 3
Vagina ¡ú cervix ¡ú uterus ¡ú fallopian tube
Vagina ¡ú fallopian tube ¡ú cervix ¡ú uterus
Vagina ¡ú uterus ¡ú cervix ¡ú fallopian tube
Vagina ¡ú fallopian tube ¡ú uterus ¡ú cervix
The list below shows the characteristics of a sperm cell:
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
Head with nucleus
Enzyme-rich structure in the head
Many mitochondria
Movable tail
Which of the above characteristics enables the sperm cell to move?
A
B
C
D
(i), (iii) and (iv) only
(ii), (iii) and (iv) only
(ii) and (iii) only
(iii) and (iv) only
(10 x 2) (20)
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