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P530/3
BIOLOGY
PRACTICAL
JULY, 2019
3¼ Hours
Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education

RESOURCEFUL MOCK EXAMINATION 2019

BIOLOGY PRACTICAL

Paper 3

Time: 3¼ Hours

INSTRUCTION

 This paper consists of three questions.

 Answer ALL questions.
 Write your answers in the spaces provided. Additional sheets of paper must not be
inserted in this booklet.
 You are not allowed to start working within the first 15 minutes. You are advised to use
this time to read through the paper and ensure that you have all the apparatus, chemicals
and specimens you may require.

For Examiner’s use ONLY

Question Mark Examiner’s initial
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1. You are provided with specimen K which is freshly killed.
a. Relate the features of the following parts to significance for the organism’s survival
in its habitat.
i. Dorsal skin (2 marks)
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ii. Foot of hind limb (2 marks)
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b. Place the specimen ventral side up with head towards you. Using forceps, open the
mouth fully to expose and examine structures within the buccal cavity responsible
for feeding. Draw and label. (9 marks)
c. Dissect the specimen to expose vessels responsible for
i. taking blood to the left and upper trunk regions from the heart
ii. carrying blood from the thoracic region, urinary organs and structures
responsible for chemical digestion back to the heart. With the heart turned up,
draw and label the vessels. (27 marks)
2. You are provided with plant tissues B1 and B2 which have been treated differently and
solutions Z and X.
a. Cut tissues B1 and B2 into four equal cube pieces. Obtain the same size of tissues from
lung and thigh muscle of specimen K in question 1.
Label test tubes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7. Add contents to each of the test tubes as shown in
table 1 and in each case record your comparative observations and deductions. (14 marks)
Test tube Contents Observation Deduction
1 2cm3 of Z and cube of
lung.

2 2cm3 of Z and cube of

muscle.

3 2cm3 of Z and one

cube of B1

4 2cm3 of Z and one

cube of B2

5 2cm3 of Z and one

crushed cube of B1
b. Explain your results for the following test tubes
i. Test tube 1 and 2 (7 marks)
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ii. Test tubes 3, 4 and 5 (5 marks)
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c. Suggest two conclusions that can be drawn from your results and give a reason.
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d. In test tubes 6 and 7 add into each 5cm3 of solution X. Dip two of the remaining
cubes of B1 into test tube 6 and two cubes of B2 into test tube 7. Leave to stand for 30
minutes.
i. Measure the final volume in test tubes 6 and 7. Explain the changes in
volume. (6 marks)
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ii. Examine and state the physical state of tissue from test tube 6. (3 marks)
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3. You are provided with specimen P, Q, R and S which are plant organs.
a. Describe the floret arrangement in
i. Specimen Q (2 marks)
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ii. Specimen R (2 marks)
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b. Describe the structure of comparative features of bracts in floret of P. (3 marks)
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c. How are the following features adapted for pollination?
i. Stamen of floret in P (2 marks)
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ii. Observable gynoecium feature of S. (2 marks)
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d. Carefully obtain one inner floret from specimen Q observe using a hand lens, draw
and label. (6 marks)
e. Construct a dichotomous key for the identification of specimen P, Q, R and S using
only essential reproductive structural features. (3 marks)
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S.6 BIO RESOURCEFUL 2 CONFIDENTIAL
Requirements
 Toad labelled K
 1cm3 of fresh Irish potato cube labelled B1
 1cm3 of slightly boiled Irish potato and cooled labelled B2
 15cm3 of 5% hydrogen peroxide labelled Z
 15cm3 of 1M sucrose solution labelled X
 Male maize inflorescence branch with hanging anthers labelled P
 Biden pilosa inflorescence labelled Q
 Bougainvillea inflorescence labelled R
 Panicum maximum inflorescence branch with floret stigma exposed
labelled S
 7 test tubes
 2 slides
 Labels
 10cm3 measuring cylinder
 Razor blade
 Small mortar and pestle