# Life Sciences Grade 11 North West June 2019 Memo > Grade 11 Life Sciences memorandum from the North West June 2019, 11 pages. Read online or get the free PDF download, question paper linked when available. - Page: https://www.hlayiso.com/library/life-sciences-gr-11-memo/33fd3910-b18e-4f7b-a2eb-d09a2f5ad461 - Updated: 2026-09-27 - Subject: Life Sciences - Grade: Grade 11 - Document type: Memorandum - Year: 2019 - Exam period: North West June - Curriculum: CAPS - Pages: 11 Breadcrumbs: [Home](https://www.hlayiso.com/) › [Library](https://www.hlayiso.com/library) › [Grade 11](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-11) › [Life Sciences](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-11/life-sciences) › [Life Sciences Grade 11 North West June 2019 Memo](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/life-sciences-gr-11-memo/33fd3910-b18e-4f7b-a2eb-d09a2f5ad461) ## About this document Life Sciences · Grade 11 · North West June · 2019. Memorandum, 11 pages. Read online or download the PDF. Read it free online on the page above; download the PDF from there. ## Document text Text extracted from the PDF. Layout, diagrams and tables may not survive extraction. ### Page 1 Downloaded from hlayiso.com NATIONAL SENIOR CERTIFICATE GRADE 11 LIFE SCIENCES MARKING GUIDELINE JUNE EXAMINATION 2019 MARKS: 150 This Marking Guideline consists of 11 pages. www.tec-it.com NW/JUNE/LFSC/ EMIS/6******* ### Page 2 Downloaded from hlayiso.com Grade 11 June Marking Guideline NW 2019 PRINCIPLES RELATED TO MARKING LIFE SCIENCES 1. If more information than marks allocated is given Stop marking when maximum marks is reached and put a wavy line and 'max' in the right hand margin. 2. If, for example, three reasons are required and five are given Mark the first three irrespective of whether all or some are correct/ incorrect. 3. If whole process is given when only part of it is required Read all and credit relevant part. 4. If comparisons are asked for but descriptions are given Accept if differences/similarities are clear. 5. If tabulation is required but paragraphs are given Candidates will lose marks for not tabulating. 6. If diagrams are given with annotations when descriptions are required Candidates will lose marks. 7. If flow charts are given instead of descriptions Candidates will lose marks. 8. If sequence is muddled and links do not make sense Where sequence and links are correct, credit. Where sequence and links are incorrect, do not credit. If sequence and links become correct again, resume credit. 9. Non-recognised abbreviations Accept if first defined in answer. If not defined, do not credit the unrecognised abbreviation but credit the rest of answer if correct. 10. Wrong numbering If answer fits into the correct sequence of questions but the wrong number is given, it is acceptable. 11. If language used changes the intended meaning Do not accept. 12. Spelling errors If recognisable, accept the answer, provided it does not mean something else in Life Sciences or ifit is out of context. 13. If common names are given in terminology Accept, provided it was accepted at the national memo discussion meeting. www.tec-it.com NW/JUNE/LFSC/ EMIS/6******* 2 ### Page 3 Downloaded from hlayiso.com Grade 11 June Marking Guideline NW 2019 14. If only letter is asked for but only name is given (and vice versa) Do not credit. 15. If units are not given in measurements Candidates will lose marks. Memorandum will allocate marks for units separately. 16. Be sensitive to the sense of an answer, which may be stated in a different way. 17. Caption All illustrations (diagrams, drawings, graphs, tables, etc.) must have a caption. 18. Code-switching of official languages (terms and concepts) A single word or two that appears in any official language other than the learner's assessment language used to the greatest extent in his/her answers should be credited, provided it is correct. A marker that is proficient in the relevant official language should be consulted. This is applicable to all official languages. www.tec-it.com NW/JUNE/LFSC/ EMIS/6******* 3 ### Page 4 Downloaded from hlayiso.com Grade 11 June Marking Guideline NW 2019 SECTION A QUESTION 1 1.1 1.1.1 D 1.1.2 D 1.1.3 C 1.1.4 B 1.1.5 B 1.1.6 B 1.1.7 C 1.1.8 C 1.1.9 B  1.1.10 D       (20) 1.2 1.2.1 Virus 1.2.2 Radiant energy 1.2.3 Radial 1.2.4 Moulting/Ecdysis 1.2.5 Testa/seed coat 1.2.6 Meiosis           1.2.7Bolus (7) 1.3 1.3.1 Both A and B 1.3.2 A only 1.3.3 B only (6) 1.4 1.4.1 A B  (1)   1.4.2 Arthropoda Chordata Annelida (Any 2) (2) 1.4.3 X − Mesoderm Y − Coelom  (2) www.tec-it.com NW/JUNE/LFSC/ EMIS/6******* 4 ### Page 5 Downloaded from hlayiso.com Grade 11 June Marking Guideline NW 2019 1.4.4 - Provides space for the development of internal organs. - Separates the gut wall from the body wall enabling them to function independently of each other. - The fluid within the body cavity acts as hydrostatic skeleton assisting the animals with locomotion.  (Any 2x2) (4) 1.4.6 A         (1) 1.4.6 Allows animals that are sessile / attached to collect food coming from any direction since they cannot move. OR Allows animals that are sessile to react to danger from any direction,since they cannot turn to face the danger. (2) (10) 1.5 1.5.1 Palisade mesophyll Spongy mesophyll Guard cells (Any 2x1) (2) 1.5.2 C Stroma B Starch grain (2) 1.5.3 Granum /Grana / Thylakoid      (1) (5) TOTAL SECTION A: 50 QUESTION 2 2.1 2.1.1 Oesophagus (1) 2.1.2 Peristalsis (1) 2.1.3 P Liver/Pancease (Any Order)   (1) Q Pancease/Liver (Any Order) (1) 2.1.4 Stomach (1) (5) www.tec-it.com NW/JUNE/LFSC/ EMIS/6******* 5 ### Page 6 Downloaded from hlayiso.com Grade 11 June Marking Guideline NW 2019 2.2 2.2.1 Carbon dioxide is released  during anaerobic respiration (2) 2.2.2 To ensure that all micro-organisms are killed/ to eliminate any other organisms / to ensure that the carbon dioxide present is only produced by the germinating seeds. (1) 2.2.3 Same kinds of seeds Constant temperature Apparatus kept in the dark (Any 2) (2) (Mark the first TWO) 2.2.4 - The apparatus would be set up in the exact same way - except by using no seeds / seeds that were boiled - To ensure that the changes observed in the investigation were caused by the cellular respiration/germinating seeds  (3) 2.2.5 - Germinating seeds need a lot of energy for growth - and the rate of cellular respiration will be high - more carbon dioxide released - achieving better results    (Any 2) (2) (10) 2.3 2.3.1 Female Anopheles mosquito  (1) 2.3.2 They become immune to the DDT and Dieldrin  (1) 2.3.3 They are non-biodegradable and toxic  (2) 2.3.4 Biological control  (1) 2.3.5  Remaining indoors during dark   Wearing long-sleeved clothes, long trousers and socks   Keeping windows and doors closed at night or protecting the areas with screens   Sleeping under a mosquito net   Using mosquito mats or burning mosquito coils to keep the mosquitoes away   Treating clothing with approved insecticides   Applying an insect repellent to exposed skin; avoid contact with lips, eyes, sun burnt or damaged skin  (Any 3 x 1) (3) www.tec-it.com NW/JUNE/LFSC/ EMIS/6******* 6 ### Page 7 Downloaded from hlayiso.com Grade 11 June Marking Guideline NW 2019 2.3.6 A female Anopheles mosquito bites an infected person; the parasite is sucked in and develops further in the alimentary canal of the vector and multiplies in the salivary glands of the mosquito until it bites another person  transferring the parasite, which will now multiply in the liver and red blood cells  (any 4) (4) (12) 2.4 2.4.1 A Pteridophytes C Gymnosperms (2) 2.4.2 Gametophyte (1) 2.4.3 1 compound leaf 6 Stem-like structure 8 Female cone (3) 2.4.4 Prothallus (1) 2.4.5 - Seeds have tough coat which prevent drying out  - Seeds have a food reserve for developing embryo - Seeds have fully developed embryo to immediately start growing when conditions becomes favourable - Seeds have longer lifespan than spores - Seeds can remain dormant  longer than spores (2) (Mark the first TWO) 2.4.6 The male gamete/ pollen grains are dispersed by wind to the female bracts of cones, where they fertilise the exposed ova. (4) (13) TOTAL QUESTION 2: 40 QUESTION 3 3.1 3.1.1 Rate of photosynthesis (1) 3.1.2 0, 14%  (2) 3.1.3 - Amount of water - Temperature - Light  (Mark the first TWO only) (2) www.tec-it.com NW/JUNE/LFSC/ EMIS/6******* 7 ### Page 8 Downloaded from hlayiso.com Grade 11 June Marking Guideline NW 2019 3.1.4 (6) Guideline for the assessing of the graph Line graph is drawn 1 Title of the graph (includes both 1 variables) Correct scale for x-axis and y-axis 1 Correct labels and units for the x-axis and 1 the y-axis Plotting of bars 1: 1–5 points correct 2 : All points correct NOTE: If axes are transposed, marks will be lost for labelling X- axis and Y-axis. (11) 3.2 3.2.1 A Slime capsule/layer B Cell wall (2) 3.2.2 D Contain hereditary information  G Responsible for movement/locomotion (2) 3.2.3 It protects the bacterium against the enzymes secreted by the host. (1) www.tec-it.com NW/JUNE/LFSC/ EMIS/6******* 8 ### Page 9 Downloaded from hlayiso.com Grade 11 June Marking Guideline NW 2019 3.2.4 - A plasmid (ring-shaped DNA) is removed from the bacterium - E. coli.  - Special enzymes (restriction enzymes) are used to cut the plasmid DNA of E.coli.  - A human gene of insulin is inserted into the plasmid/ E.coli DNA. - The plasmid and human gene of insulin join to form recombinant DNA.  - The E.coli bacterium starts to reproduce.  - producing many insulin producing bacteria.  - The insulin is extracted,  - purified and sold to treat diabetes.  (Any 5x1) (5) (10) 3.3 3.3.1 A Glycolysis  B Kreb’s cycle C Oxidative phosphorylation (3) 3.3.2 Mitochondrion (1) 3.3.3 2 Carbon dioxide 3 Water (2) 3.3.4 Glucose (1) 3.3.5 T AEROBIC RESPIRATION ANAEROBIC RESPIRATION Requires oxygen Independent of oxygen Takes place in the cytosol and Takes place in the cytosol only mitochondria By- products are carbon dioxide By- products are carbon dioxide and water and ethanol in plants and lactic acid in animals  Releases large amount of Releases little energy  energy Any 2x2 + 1 for table (5) 3.3.6 It undergoes lactic acid fermentation/aerobic respiration and becomes converted to lactic acid in muscle cells. (Any 2x1) (2) (14) www.tec-it.com NW/JUNE/LFSC/ EMIS/6******* 9 ### Page 10 Downloaded from hlayiso.com Grade 11 June Marking Guideline NW 2019 3.4 3.4.1 Cross pollination The transfer of pollen from the anther of one plant to the stigma of a different plant is  (3) 3.4.2 A Stigma (1) B Anther (1) (5) TOTAL QUESTION 3: 40 SECTION C QUESTION 4 When abnormal levels of glucose are detected - by the pancreas, - the Islets of Langerhans secretes hormones - into the bloodstream When blood glucose level rises - Insulin is secreted - to decrease the blood glucose level - back to normal - insulin secretion is then inhibited When blood glucose level falls - Glucagon is secreted - to increase the blood glucose level - back to normal - glucagon secretion is then inhibited (Any 13) (13) Causes of diabetes - inadequate secretion - Non-secretion of insulin - Production of defective insulin - Body cells resistant to the action of insulin - Inability of the cells to use glucose efficiently (Any 2) (2) Symptoms of diabetes - Glucose present in urine - Constant /extreme thirst - Frequent urination - Blurred vision www.tec-it.com NW/JUNE/LFSC/ EMIS/6******* 10 ### Page 11 Downloaded from hlayiso.com Grade 11 June Marking Guideline NW 2019 - nausea/vomiting - weight loss - non-healing wounds (Any 2) (2) - fatigue - ASSESSING THE PRESENTATION OF THE ESSAY Criterion Relevance Logical sequence Comprehensive Elaboration All information provided is Ideas are arranged All aspects required by relevant to the topic in a logical/cause- the essay have been effect sequence addressed Only information relevant Principle of Principle of negative to Principle of negative negative feedback feedback 10/13 feedback and causes and causes and the Causes1/2 and the symptoms of symptoms of and the symptoms1/2 diabetes (There is no diabetes are of diabetes. irrelevant information) presented in the correct sequence. 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