NAME…………………………………......………………ADM. NO…………....

……CLASS………

BIOLOGY
TIME: 2 HRS 15 MINUTES
Instructions: Answer all question in the spaces provided.
1. Name the cell organelles that would be abundant in:

a)White blood cells destroying pathogens (2mks)

b)Palisade mesophyll cells

2. (a) When observing a specimen through a light microscope, a student noted that the field of view
was dark. Name 2 parts of the microscope that the student should adjust to make the field of view clear
(2mk)

(b) A specimen was magnified 1000 times by a light microscope whose eye piece lens magnification
is X10. Calculate magnification of objective lens. (2mks)

3. The following is a diagrammatic representation of protein synthesis. Study and answer the

questions that follow.

(a) Name process R (2mks)

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 (b) Where in the cell does R take place?

(c) Name(2mks)

(i) Product Q

(ii) Part X

4. (a) Name an element which is present in proteins but is not in carbohydrates (1mk)

(c) State two functions of proteins in the human body (2mks)

5. i) Identify the organelle represented by the diagram below. (1mk).

Identity____________________________
ii) State the function of the organelle identified in (i) above. (1mk)

6. Calculate the magnification of the drawing of the cockroach below given that the actual length of
the cockroach is 0.9cm long. Show your working. (2mks)

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7. Below is a structure of chloroplast. Label on the diagram using the letters provided, the parts where
the following processes of photosynthesis take place: (2mks)

(i) Photolysis (use letter P)

(ii) Carbon (IV) oxide fixation (use letter C)

8. Study the figure below and answer the questions that follow.

a) Name the parts labeled B, C and D (3 mks)

B
C
D
b) State the function of part labeled A. (1 mk)

9. Study the diagrams below and then answer the questions that follow.

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(a) What was the aim of the experiment? (1mk)

(b) Explain why leaf A is still attached onto the plant. (1mk)

(c)What property of sodium hydroxide enables it to carry out its intended role? (1mk)

(d) In the test for starch in either leaf A or B, name the role played by methylated spirit (1mk)

10. Identify the functions of the following specialized cells in living systems (3mks)
cell function
a

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11, Name the branch of biology that deals with the study of. (3mks)

a) Insects.

b) Inheritance and variation.

c) Organisms and relation to their surroundings.

12. State the characteristic of living things shown by : (2mks)

13. Give three differences between a maize plant and a zebra. (3 marks)

Maize Zebra
1.

2.

3.

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14.. State the two importance of movement in animals. (2mks)

15. The diagram below represents an apparatus used to collect specimens for study.

a) Identify the apparatus. (1mk)

b) State why it is advisable to have the apparatus illustrated above made of glass.(2mks)

16. State two differences between active transport and osmosis. (3mks)

osmosis Active transport

17. State the use of the following. (2mks).

a) Bait in a bait trap

b) Chloroform

18. (a) Explain what is meant by haemolysis (1mk)

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 (b) Three potted plants were dipped in solutions of potassium ions at different concentrations
of oxygen. Below is a table showing how potassium ions were absorbed at different
percentages of oxygen concentration.

Percentage concentration of oxygen

3.7 15 21
Relative absorption of potassium ions
22 96 100

Explain the relationship between oxygen concentration and absorption of potassium ions
(3mks)

19. In an investigation, a student extracted 3 pairs of pawpaw cylinders using a cork borer. The cylinders were
cut to 50mm length and placed in a beaker containing solution K. The results after 40 minutes are as shown in
the table below.

Feature Results
Average length of the cylinder in mm 56mm
Stiffness of the cylinder Stiff
a) Account for the results in the table above. (4mks)

b) What would be a suitable control set up for the investigation? (2mks)

c) Define the following terms as used in osmosis; (2mks)

i. Crenation.

ii. Turgid cell.

20.(a) What is:

(i) Classification (1mk)

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 (ii) Taxonomy (1mk)

(b) State two reasons why classification is necessary. (2mks)

21.(a)(i) What is binomial nomenclature. (1mk)

(ii)The scientific name for the pawpaw fruit was wrongly written as CARICA PAPAYA. Re-
write the scientific name observing the rules of writing scientific names.
(1mk)

(iii) From the name in (ii) above, identify the genus name. (1mk)

22.State the kingdom to which the following organisms belong. (4mks)

(a) Green algae

(b) Moss

(c) Bread mould

(d) House fly

23.(a) Make awell labeled drawing of a hand lens. (3mks)

(b)Give the formula used to calculate the linear magnification after using a hand lens.
(1mk)

24.A solution of sugar cane was boiled with a small amount of dilute hydrochloric acid and allowed to
cool. Sodium hydrogen carbonate solution was added drop by drop until the fizzing stopped. A few
drops of Benedict’s solution were added to the mixture and boiled. An orange precipitate formed at
the end of the experiment.
a) What was the role of the following in the experiment;
i) Dilute hydrochloric acid. (1mk)

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 ii) Sodium hydrogen carbonate. (1mk)

b) What conclusion can be drawn from the above experiment? (1mrk)

c) Where was the food substance identified in the experiment produced? (1mk)

d) Name the substance found in human digestive system that performs the same function as
Hydrochloric acid. (1mk)

e) State two properties of the substance identified in (b) above. (2mks)

25.(a) Name the reagents used to test for the following food substances.

(i) Starch (1mk)

(ii) Reducing sugars (1mk)

(iii) Proteins (2mks)

(iv) Ascorbic acid (1mk)

(b) State five roles of osmosis in living organisms. (5mks)

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(c)Describe digestion of food in the mouth. (10mks)

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