Loyalist Collegiate Final Examinations - January 2017 Grade 11 Biology Page 1

LOYALIST COLLEGIATE AND VOCATIONAL INSTITUTE

BIOLOGY 3U FINAL EXAMINATION

Teacher: Mr. P. LeederDate: Tuesday, January 31, 2017

Location: Room 202Time: 2.0 h starting at 8:30a.m.

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  • You have two hours to complete this examination. The marks and suggested time lines for each part of the examination are outlined below.
  • Before beginning, it would be wise to quickly read the entire examination and then answer the questions in the order you feel most comfortable with.
  • Answer Part A - Multiple Choice on the answer sheet provided and Part B – True and False on the examination paper. Answer Part C – Short Answer and Part D – Long Answer, on paper provided.
  • Some sections allow choice (Parts C) so choose your questions wisely.
  • This exam is worth 30% of your final mark.

Activity / Total Marks / Time / MARK
PART A: / Multiple Choice / 25 marks / 30 min
PART B: / True and False / 16 marks / 10 min
PART C: / Short Answer / 56 marks / 50 min
PART D: / Long Answer -
Literacy Component / 10 marks / 20 min
Review and Checking / 10 min
107 marks / 120 min

MULTIPLE CHOICE ANSWER SHEET

Instructions: Place an X through the letter corresponding to the correct response. If you wish to change an answer, make sure the marks are not ambiguous in any way.

1. / a b c d / 11. / a b c d / 21. / a b c d
2. / a b c d / 12. / a b c d / 22. / a b c d
3. / a b c d / 13. / a b c d / 23. / a b c d
4. / a b c d / 14. / a b c d / 24. / a b c d
5. / a b c d / 15. / a b c d / 25. / a b c d
6. / a b c d / 16. / a b c d
7. / a b c d / 17. / a b c d
8. / a b c d / 18. / a b c d
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10. / a b c d / 20. / a b c d

PART A: Multiple Choice (25 marks) – 30 minutes

For the following multiple-choice questions answer on the multiple choice answer sheet on the first page of the exam by circling the letter corresponding to the best response. Each answer is worth 1 mark.

PART B: True and False (16 marks)

Answer the questions in the blanks provided by indicating (T) for a true response and (F) for a false response. If your response is F, please indicate the incorrect portion and correct the statement so that it is true.

PART C: Short Answer (56 marks)

Answer the questions on paper provided.

Plants – 12 marks

Answer question #1 worth 4 marks. Then answer any two of the remaining questions from the Plants section. Each remaining question (#3- #7) is worth 4 marks.

Diversity of Living Things & Evolution – 12 marks

Answer question #1 worth 6 marks. Then answer any two of the remaining questions from the Diversity of Living Things & Evolution section. Each remaining question (#2- #6) is worth 3 marks.

Animals – Structure & Function – 22 marks

Answer question #1 worth 6 marks and question #2 worth 6 marks. Then answer any two of the remaining questions from the Animals section. Each remaining question (#3- #7) is worth 5 marks.

Genetic Processes – 10 marks

Answer question #1 worth 4 marks and any two of the remaining questions from the Genetic Processes section. Each remaining question (#2- #6) is worth 3 marks.

PART D: Long Answer (10 marks)

Answer 1 of the following 6 questions. Each question is worth 10 marks. Make sure that you answer in a well thought out response using full sentence format on paper provided. Please feel free to include diagrams that are well labeled and explained to aid your answer. BE VERY THOROUGH!! As a reminder…Strands covered this year: Animals – Structure and Function, Plants, Evolution, Diversity of Living Things, Genetics