NAME……………………………………………………….. INDEX NO……………………........................

231/3 CANDIDATE’S SIGN………….….….….…...

BIOLOGY
PAPER 3 DATE……….…………………………………
(PRACTICAL)
TIME: 1¾ HOURS

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:
(a) Write your name and index number in the spaces provided above.
(b) Sign and write the date of examination in the spaces provided above.
(c) Answer all the questions in the spaces provided.
(d) You are required to spend the first 15 minutes of the 1¾ hours allowed for this paper
reading the whole paper carefully before commencing your work.
(e) Additional papers must not be inserted.
(f) This paper has three questions and pages.
(g) Students should check the question paper to ascertain that all the paper are printed
as indicated and that no questions are missing.
(h) Candidates should answer all the questions in English.

FOR EXAMINER’S USE ONLY:

Question Maximum Candidate’s
Score Score
1 15

2 13

3 12

Total Score 40
1. Photograph D and E shows parts of a mammal and a dissected mammal respectively.
Examine them carefully then answer the questions that follow.

PHOTOGRAPH D PHOTOGRAPH E

(a) Name the parts marked F and H on photograph D and J, K and M on photograph E.
(5mks)

F ____________________________________________________________________

H ____________________________________________________________________

J _____________________________________________________________________

K ____________________________________________________________________

M ___________________________________________________________________

(b) State one function of each of the parts L and N on photograph E. (2mks)
Part L:

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Part N:

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(c) (i) State the sex of the dissected mammal. (1mk)

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(ii) Give a reason for your answer in c (i) above. (1mk)

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(d) Name the body region of the mammal from where parts G and H of photograph D were
obtained.

G __________________________________________________________ (1mk)

H __________________________________________________________ (1mk)

(e) State the adaptations of parts G and H to their functions.

Part G. (2mks)

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Part H. (2mks)

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2. (a) The following are photographs of various animals. Examine them and answer the
following questions.

The dichotomous key shown below can be used to place each specimen into its taxonomic
group.
Dichotomous key
1(a) Organisms having a flat body ------------------- go to 9
(b) Organism without flat body ------------------- go to 2
2(a) Organism having a body in a shell ------------------ Mollusca
(b) Organisms without a shell -------------------------- go to 3
3(a) Organisms having segmented body ----------------- go to 4
(b) Organisms with a body not segmented ------------- Nematoda
4(a) Organisms having jointed appendages -------------- go to 6
(b) Organisms without jointed appendages ------------- go to 5
5(a) Organisms having a long cylindrical body ---------- Annelida
(b) Organisms having a short stout body.---------------- Trematoda
6(a) Organism with antennae ------------------------------- go to 7
(b) Organism lacking antennae ---------------------------- go to 8
7(a) Organism with a pair of antennae --------------------- Insecta
(b) Organism with more than one pair of antennae ----- Crustacea
8(a) Organism with pincer like mouth parts --------------- Arachnida
(b) Organism with sucking mouth parts ------------------- Acarina
9(a) Organism having a ribbon like body ------------------ Cestoda
(b) Organism with circular body --------------------------- Crinoidea
Using the dichotomous key, identify the taxonomic group of each of the specimens. (8mks)
Photograph Steps followed Identity
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H

(b) The diagram below represent part of mammalian skeleton. Examine the diagram
and answer the questions that follow.

(i) With a reason, give the identity the bone labelled A.

Identity. _______________________________________________ (1mk)

Reason. (1mk)

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 (ii) Identify parts labelled C and D. (2mks)

C _______________________________________________________________

D _______________________________________________________________

(iii) Name the bone which articulates with bone B to the ventral side of the body.
(1mk)

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3. You are provided with a substance labelled X in a small beaker. Using the reagents provided,
test for the food substances in X. Record the food tested, procedures, observations and
conclusions in the table below. (12mks)

Food Procedure Observations Conclusions

substance