August Biology Assignment Assignments - Form 1 - Biology

FORM 1 BIOLOGY ASSIGNMENT
ST. MONICA CHAKOL GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL (10/08/2023)

COLLECTION DATE 30/08/2023 (the work to be done on a separate exercise
book)
1. The table below shows the concentration of some ions in pond water
and in the cells sap of an aquatic plant growing in the pond.
Ions Concentration in pond water (parts per Concentration in cell

million) sap (parts per
million)
Sodium 50 30
Potassiu 2 150
m
1.5 1
Calcium 180 200
Chloride
%2 Name the processes by which the following ions could have been
taken up
by this plant.
i)Sodium ions
ii) Potassium ions
%2 For each processes named in (a) (i) and (ii) above, state one
condition
necessary for the process to take place. (2mks)
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2. Explain how water in the soil enters the root hairs of a plant.
(4mks)
3. Explain how drooping of leaves on a hot sunny day is advantageous to

a plant.
4.What
a) is diffusion? (2mks)
b) How do the following factors affect the rate of diffusion?
%3. Diffusion gradient
%3. Surface area to volume ratio
%3. Temperature
c) Outline 3 roles of active transport in the human body (2mks)
8. State three importance of osmosis in plants (3mks)
9. An experiment was set up as shown in the diagram below.
The set up was left for 30 minutes.
a. State the expected results. (1mk)
b. Explain your answer in (a) above. (3mks)
10. Explain why plant cells do not burst when immersed in distilled water.
(2mks)
11. Distinguish between diffusion and osmosis. (2mks)
12. Define the following terms in relation to a cell
a. Isotonic solution

b. Hypotonic solution
c. Hypertonic solution (3mks)
13. Addition of large amounts of salt to soil in which plants are growing kills
the
plants. Explain (6mks)
14. Explain why
a. Red blood cells burst when placed in distilled water while plant
cells remain intact.

b. Fresh water protozoa like amoeba do not burst when placed in
distilled water.
(2mks)
15. State the role of light in the process of photosynthesis.
(2mks)
Name one product of dark reaction in Photosynthesis (1mk)
16. State one effect of magnesium deficiency in green plants.
17. The graph below shows the effect of substrate concentration on the
rate of enzyme reaction.
a. Account for the shape of the graph between
i) A and B (3mks) ii) B and C (2mks)

b. How can the rate of reaction be increased after point B?

(1mk)
c. State two factors that affect the rate of enzyme reaction.
(2mks)
State
18. the
a) function of co-factors in cell metabolism. (1
mk)
b) Give one example

(1 mk)of a metallic co-factor.
19. Name two mineral elements that are necessary in the synthesis of
chlorophyll.
(2mks)
20. What is the role of the vascular bundles in plants nutrition?
(3mks)
21. Describe what happens during the light stage of photosynthesis.
(3mks)
22. Photosynthesis takes place in two stages. Name the part of the
chloroplast where
%3) Light stage occurs
%3) Dark stage occurs
(2mks)
b) How is dark stage dependant on the light stage of
(2mks)
photosynthesis?
23. A solution of sugarcane was boiled with hydrochloric acid; sodium
carbonate was heated with Benedict’s solution. An orange precipitate
was formed.
a. Why was the solution boiled with hydrochloric
(1mk)acid?

b. To which class of carbohydrates does sugarcane belong?
c. Name the type of reaction that takes place when:
i. Simple sugars combine to form complex sugar.
(1mk)
ii) A complex sugar is broken into simple sugar.

d. State the form in which carbohydrates are stored in:
i. Plants
ii. Animals
(2mks)
Name
24. structural
i) units of lipids (1mk)
ii) State three important functions of lipids in living organisms. (3mks)
25. The diagram below shows an experiment carried out to investigate
photosynthesis in a potted plant which has been kept in the dark for 48
hours.
The setup was left in the sunshine for 6 hours. The leaf was tested for
starch using iodine solution at the end of the experiment.
a. What would be the colours of the regions of the leaf marked L.
M and N?
(3mks)
b. What is the function of the sodium hydroxide pellets?

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FORM 1 BIOLOGY ASSIGNMENT

ST. MONICA CHAKOL GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL (10/08/2023)

and in the cells sap of an aquatic plant growing in the pond.

Ions Concentration in pond water (parts per Concentration in cell

necessary for the process to take place. (2mks)

1| BIOLOGY DEPARTMENT 2023 SMCGHS.

3. Explain how drooping of leaves on a hot sunny day is advantageous to

b) How do the following factors affect the rate of diffusion?

%3. Diffusion gradient

%3. Surface area to volume ratio

c) Outline 3 roles of active transport in the human body (2mks)

8. State three importance of osmosis in plants (3mks)

9. An experiment was set up as shown in the diagram below.

The set up was left for 30 minutes.

a. State the expected results. (1mk)

b. Explain your answer in (a) above. (3mks)

11. Distinguish between diffusion and osmosis. (2mks)

12. Define the following terms in relation to a cell

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c. Hypertonic solution (3mks)

plants. Explain (6mks)

14. Explain why

cells remain intact.

15. State the role of light in the process of photosynthesis.

Name one product of dark reaction in Photosynthesis (1mk)

16. State one effect of magnesium deficiency in green plants.

rate of enzyme reaction.

a. Account for the shape of the graph between

i) A and B (3mks) ii) B and C (2mks)

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c. State two factors that affect the rate of enzyme reaction.

b) Give one example

20. What is the role of the vascular bundles in plants nutrition?

21. Describe what happens during the light stage of photosynthesis.

%3) Light stage occurs

%3) Dark stage occurs

b) How is dark stage dependant on the light stage of

23. A solution of sugarcane was boiled with hydrochloric acid; sodium

carbonate was heated with Benedict’s solution. An orange precipitate

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c. Name the type of reaction that takes place when:

i. Simple sugars combine to form complex sugar.

ii) A complex sugar is broken into simple sugar.

ii) State three important functions of lipids in living organisms. (3mks)

25. The diagram below shows an experiment carried out to investigate

b. What is the function of the sodium hydroxide pellets?

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