NAME: ____________________________________ SCHOOL: _____________

NORTHERN EDUCATION DIVISION SCHOOLS

2022 MSCE MOCK EXAMINATION
BIOLOGY
Subject Number: M022/I
***day, ** May Time Allowed: 2 hours
8:00 – 10:00 am

PAPER I
(100 marks)
Instructions Question Tick if Do not write in
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1. This paper contains 11 printed pages.
Please check. 1
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2. Before you begin, fill in your Name
and School at the top of the question 3
paper and on all other sheets. 4
3. This paper has two sections, A and B. 5
Section A has ten questions and 6
Section B has three questions.
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4. Answer all the 13 questions in the 8
spaces provided. The maximum 9
number of marks for each answer is
indicated against each question. 10
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5. In the table provided on this page, tick 12
against the question number you have
answered. 13

6. At the end of the examination, hand in

your paper to the invigilator when time
is called to stop writing.

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1. a. What is classification?
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b. Mention any two differences between ferns and mosses.
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c. State any three importance of classification.
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2. a. Figure 1 is a diagram showing how albinism was inherited in a certain family.
Use it to answer questions that follow.

Key:

a. Using A for normal production of melanin and a for abnormal production of

melanin, give the genotype of parents.
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b. Calculate the percentage of grandchildren with albinism.

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c. Explain how albinism is caused.
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3. Table 1 is a diagram showing results of an experiment in which five petri dishes
with nutrient agar were sterilized and then exposed to air for 40 minutes, after
which they were placed in areas of different temperatures.

Dish Temperature(°C) Number of colonies

of Bacteria
1 0°C 0
2 10°C 5
3 25°C 15
4 40°C 30
5 100°C 0
Table 1
a. What was the aim of the experiment?
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b. Mention the input variable in this experiment.
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c. Plot the graph of Number of colonies of Bacteria against Temperature. (5 marks)

4. Figure 2 is a diagram showing part of the human skin. Use it to answer questions
that follow.

Figure 2
a. Name parts marked X and Z.
X: _____________________________________________________ (1 mark)
Z: _____________________________________________________ (1 mark)
b. Mention the pigment found in the layer marked Y.
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c. State the function of the pigment mentioned in 4(b) above.

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d. Mention any two functions of the human skin.
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(2 marks)
5. Figure 3 is a diagram showing a condition on a human breast. Use it to answer
questions that follow.

Figure 3
a. Name the condition in figure 3 above.
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b. Mention any two factors that increase the risk of the condition named above.
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c. Describe any two ways of treating the condition named in 5(a) above.
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6. a. Define genetic engineering.
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b. State any two applications of genetic engineering.

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c. Explain how insulin is produced by genetic engineering.
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(5 marks)
7. The equation below is representing a chemical process. Use them to answer
questions that follow.

C6H12O6 + 6O2 → 6CO2 + 6H2O + 2830kJ

a. Name the process represented by the equation.
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b. In which part of the cell does the process named above take place?
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c. Describe how the medulla oblongata regulates breathing rate in humans.
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8. a. State any one function of plant hormones

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b. Explain the effect of high auxin concentration on each of the following plant
parts
i. Shoot tip: ___________________________________________________
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ii. Root tip: ____________________________________________________
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c. Describe how the transpirational stream is caused.
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(3 marks)
9. a. What is systolic pressure?
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b. Mention any two types of phagocytes.
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c. Explain how an individual acquires immunity through a vaccine.

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10.Figure 4 is a diagram showing a nephron. Use it to answer questions that follow.

Figure 4
a. Name parts marked P and Q.
P: ______________________________________________________ (1 mark)
Q: ______________________________________________________(1 mark)
b. Explain any one adaptation of part marked R to its function.
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c. Explain how glomerular filtrate is formed.
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Section B (30 marks)

Answer all the three questions in this section. All your answers should be in an essay
form.
11.Describe how energy flows in an ecosystem.
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12.Explain any five ways of preventing diseases at household level.

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13.Explain any five functions of the liver in relation to digestion.

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