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1. State the name given to the study of: (2marks)
(i) Cell
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(ii) Birds
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2. State one use of each of the following apparatus in the study of living organisms. (2marks)
(a) Pooter
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(b) Pitfall trap
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3. A form one student observing onion epidermal cells under the low power objective lens counted 5
cells on a field of view measuring 5mm.
(a) Estimate the size of one cell in micrometers. (3marks)
(b) If the eye piece lens magnification used is X10 and that of the objective lens was X20.What was the
magnification of the microscope? Show your working (2marks)
(c) Estimate by approximation the number of cells that would be observed if the objective lens
magnification was changed to X40. (1mark)
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(d) What is the role of centriole in animal cells. (1mark)
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4. State one structural difference between a cell wall and a cell membrane. (1mark)
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5. The following diagram illustrate a set up to investigate a certain physiological process. The set up
was left undisturbed for 10 minutes.
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(a) Name the physiological process under investigation. (1mark)
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(b) State the observation made after 10 minutes. (2marks)
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(c) Account for the observation made above. (2marks)
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6. The diagram below represents a set up that was used to investigate a certain process in plants.
(a) State the process that was being investigated (1mark)
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(b) Suggest the identity of plant Y. (1mark)
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(c) Other than the factors shown. State two factors that would affect the process named in (a) above.
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7. Name the part of chloroplast where the following reactions occur. (2marks)
(a) Carbon (IV) oxide fixation
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(b) Photolysis
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8. The diagram below shows parts of the alimentary canal of a mammal.
(a)(i) Name the parts labelled A and C (2marks)
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(ii) State the function of the part labelled B. (1mark)
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(iii) Explain how the presence of protein is tested in a food sample. (3marks)
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9. The following is a dental formula of a certain mammal.
0 0 3 3
i c pm m
3 1 3 3
(a) State the likely mode of feeding for the mammal. (1mark)
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(b) Give a reason for your answer above. (1mark)
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10. The diagram below represents an organ. From a finned bony fish. Study it and answer the questions
that follows.
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(i) Identify the organ. (1mark)
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(ii) State 3 adaptations of the part labelled S to its functions (3marks)
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(b) State 2 structural adaptations of leaves that maximize efficiency in gaseous exchange. (2marks)
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11. Why is xylem referred as a mechanical tissue in plants. (1mark)
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12. State three adaptations of the Red blood cells to its function. (3marks)
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13. Define the following terms
(a)(i) Respiration. (1mark)
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(ii) Oxygen debt. (1mark)
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(b) List 2 factors that determine the amount of energy required in a day in an animal. (2marks)
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14. State the importance of the following excretory products in plants.
(i) Colchicine (1mark)
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(ii) Khat (1mark)
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15. State the importance of the following processes that take place in the nephrons of a human kidney.
(a) Ultra-filtration (1mark)
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(b) Selective reabsorption (1mark)
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16. Name a disease of the liver whose symptom is jaundice. (1mark)
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17. Name 2 methods of excretion in plants. (2marks)
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18. Besides venation, state two other external characteristics that can be used to classify plants. (2marks)
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19. The diagram below represents a bread mould (Rhizopus)
(a) Identify the parts labelled A and B. (2marks)
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(b) State the function of parts labelled C. (1mark)
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(c) List two differences between class Chilopoda and Diplopoda. (2marks)
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20. To estimate the population size of crabs in a lagoon, traps were laid, catching 200 of them. They were
marked and released back into the lagoon. Four days later traps were laid and out of the 784 crabs
were caught 80 were found to be marked.
(a) Calculate the population size of the crabs in the lagoon. (3marks)
(b) State 2 assumptions that were made during the above exercise. (2marks)
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(c) What is the name of the above method of estimating the population size. (1mark)
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21. State the causative agent of the following disease.
(i) Typhoid (1mark)
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(ii) Amoebic dysentery (1mark)
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22. The diagram below represents a stage cell division.
(a)(i) Name the stage of cell division represented above. (1mark)
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(ii) Give a reason for your answer in a (i) above (1mark)
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(b) Use the space below to illustrate the stage that follows the one shown above (1mark)
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23. Study the diagram below and answer questions that follows
(i) Name the parts labelled A, B, and C (3marks)
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(ii) What does the following parts forms after fertilization. (2marks)
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24. A flower was found to have the following characteristics.
Inconspicuous petals
Long feathery stigma
Small/ light pollen grains
(a) What is the likely agent of pollination (1mark)
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(b) What is the significance of the feathery stigma in the flower. (1mark)
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25. Give three differences between entomphilous (insect) and anemophilous (wind) flower. (3marks)
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