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P530/1
BIOLOGY
PAPER 1
KHS 2024
2½ hours

SET 3
UACE INTERNAL-MOCK EXAMINATIONS 2024
S.6 BIOLOGY
PAPER 1
2 hours 30 minutes
INSTRUCTIONS

Answer all the in Section A and Section B.

Answers to Section B must be in written in the spaces provided.
Additional pages must not be inserted.

SECTIONA (40 MARKS)

ANSWER GRID FOR SECTION A
1. 11. 21. 31.
2. 12. 22. 32.
3. 13. 23. 33.
4. 14. 24. 34.
5. 15. 25. 35.
6. 16. 26. 36.
7. 17. 27. 37.
8. 18. 28. 38.
9. 19. 29. 39.
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10. 20. 30. 40.

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 SECTION A

1. The cell structure lacking elaborate internal structure is the

A. mitochondrion. C. lysosome.
B. centriole. D. endoplasmic reticulum.

2. Movement of ions and large polar modules across the plasma membrane is repelled by
A. cholesterol. C. phospholipids.
B. glycolipid. D. channel protein.
3. The biological role of protein depends on
A. the sequence of amino acids.
B. pattern of folding of amino acids.
C. other protein molecules with which it is associated.
D. its three dimensional shape.
4. The most important factor determining how much oxygen is carried by hemoglobin is the
A. level of oxygen in blood.
B. level of carbon dioxide in the blood.
C. temperature of the blood.
D. level of Ca2+ ions in the blood.
5. Which of the following is not an adaption for photosynthesis in shade plants?
A. High chlorophyll content. C. Low compensation point.
B. Thin leaves. D. Thick leaves.
6. A homeostatic role of the gut is removal of
A. sater. C. bile pigments.
B. salts. D. undigested food.
7. Which of these represents the proper sequence of human teeth from the front to the back of
the mouth?
A. 2 incisors, 1 canine, 3 Premolars, 3 molars.
B. 2 incisors, 1 canine, 2 premolars, 3 molars.
C. 3 incisors, 1 canine, 2 premolars, 2 molars.
D. 2 incisors, 3 canines, 2 premolars, 3 molars.
8. Which of these is the most efficient method of minimizing water loss in terrestrial animals?
A. Burrowing in the desert frog.
B. Waxy chitinous exoskeletons in insects.
C. Humidity seeking behaviours in wood lice.
D. Thick fur in Kangaroos.
9. Mammals whose limbs have short thick bones are most likely adapted for support and
A. slow locomotion.
B. jumping.
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 D. climbing.
10. Release of milk in a lactating mother is aided by
A. protein only.
B. Oxytocin only.
C. both prolactin acid.
D. Oestrogen.
11. Carbon dioxide in the red blood corpuscles is carried as
A. carbamino compound.
B. Carboxyhaemoglobin.
C. haemoglobic acid.
D. carbonic anhydrase.
12. How does blood in the pulmonary artery of the foetus compare with that in the pulmonary
artery of the adult?
A. It has higher oxygen content.
B. It has a lower oxygen content.
C. It has a similar oxygen content.
D. Its oxygen content fluctuates above and below that of the adult.
13. Walls of plant cells are largely composed of polysaccharides and proteins that are
synthesized
A. externally to the plasma membrane.
B. in the smooth endoplasmic reticulum.
C. in the golgi apparatus.
D. in both the rough endoplasmic recticulum and golgi apparatus.
14. Which of the following is not a distinct feature of meiosis?
A. Pairing and exchange of genetic material between homologous chromosomes.
B. Attachment of chromosomes to the spindle.
C. Movement of sister chromatids to the same pole.
D. Suppression of NDA replication.
15. Which of the following does not determine the position of an animal within a pecking order?
A. Aggressiveness C. Fitness of the animal
B. Size of the animals D. Genetic vigour of the animal
16. Which of the following is a control plant tissue?
A. Parenchyma C. Epidermis
B. Xylem D. Collenchyma.
17. Which of the following is a physiological adaptation of flowering plants to minimize water
loss?
A. Leaf orientation. C. Periodic shading of leaves.
B. Reversal of stomatal rhythm. D. Folding of leaves.
18. The human cardiac muscle has a relatively longer refractory period to prevent it from
A. contracting strongly. C. developing tetanus.

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 B. pumping a lot of blood to the body. D. developing an oxygen debt.
19. Which of the following classes is the most successful in a terrestrial environment?
A. Diplopoda C. Chilopoda
B. Arachnida D. Insect
20. All DNA that function in protection synthesis
A. are transcribed from a DNA template.
B. are stable and long-lived.
C. possesses either codons or anti codons.
D. are double stranded.
21. Which of the following organisms is the most efficient at packaging nitrogen for excretion?
A. Frog. C. Iguana lizard.
B. Fresh water fish. D. Camel.
22. Which part of the Weinberg equation represents individuals who have at least one allele for
sickle cell-anemia?
A. 2pq C. 2pq +q2
B. P2 +2pq D. p2 +q2
23. Which of these situations has no immediate effect on body metabolism?
A. Increase in body temperature. C. Release of thyroxine.
B. Acclimatization. D. Support and storage.
24. The figure below represents a plant structure

Its function is to
A. transport. C. support and transport.
B. support only. D. support and storage.
25. All receptors would exhibit the following except
A. secretion of neurotransmitter.
B. production of an action potential from a buildup of generator potentials.
C. production of a generator potential as a result of stimulation.
D. an all or none response.
26. The final acceptor of hydrogen in anaerobic cell respiration in plants is
A. ethanol
B. NAD

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 C. Pyruvate
D. luctate

27.

In region marked X,

A. light intensity is the limiting factor.

B. light is not the limiting factor.
C. both light and other factors are limiting.
D. a factor other than lights is the limiting factor.
28. In dry conditions, Spirogyra reproduces by
A. conjugation. C. fragmentation.
B. sporulation. D. budding.

29. Continuous variation is as result of

A. dominant genes C. polygenes
B. codominant genes D. recessive genes

30. In C 4 plants, the initial fixation of carbon dioxide into oxaloacetate occurs in
A. bundle sheath cells C. palisade cells
B. outer ring of mesophyll cells D. inner smaller ring of mesophyll cells
31. Which of the following is true about mosaic model of the plasma membrane?
A. The less saturated the fatty acids tails of the phospholipids, the more fluid the membrane.
B. The less unsaturated the fatty acid tails of the phospholipids, the less fluid the membrane.
C. The higher the temperature, the less fluid the membrane.
D. The lower the temperature, the more fluid the membrane.
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 A. sense organs receive responses.
B. contractile vacuole bursts.
C. flagellum moves away.
D. protoplasm has the property of irritability.
33. Which of these is not a major function of liquids in the body? Lipids
A. are short term energy stores. C. synthesizes hormones.
B. are long term energy stores. D. are insulators.
34. The total amount of energy available to a second class consumer will change if
A. second order consumers are removed.
B. higher light intensity is provided.
C. all third order consumers are removed.
D. a constant biomass of producer is a maintained.

35. The female butterfly Hypolimnas missipus occurs in different forms. This is an illustration of
A. polymorphism C. sexual dimorphism
B. mimicry D. camouflage

36. The absorption of amino acids after eating a heavy proteineous meal is aided by
A. diffusion and active transport. C. diffusion and pinocytosis.
B. osmosis and diffusion. D. active transport only.

37. Birds reared by a foster mother of another species later attempts to mate with birds of the
foster mother’s species. This is a result of;
A. simple reflex. C. imprinting.
B. conditioned reflex. D. trial and error.

38. The enzyme that catalyzes the rearrangement of molecular structure by addition of molecules
are called
A. Transferases. C. Isomerases.
B. Oxidoreductases. D. Ligases.

39. Protein synthesis will not occur in a cell lacking

A. nucleoli and ribosome. C. nuclei and nucleoplasm.
B. ribosome and nucleoplasm. D. endoplasmic reticulum.

40. Uniform dispersion patterns in plants are most often associated with
A. chance.
B. patterns of high humidity.
C. random distribution of seeds.
D. competitive interaction between individuals of same species.

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41. (a) What is a target cell? (1 mark)

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(b) State four differences in the action of peptide hormones from steroid hormones. (4 marks)

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(c) (i) Explain why a person can live a normal life without a gall bladder. (3 marks)

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(ii) State four substances that make their way through the small intestine without being digested.

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42. (a) State four differences between primary and secondary succession (4 marks)

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(b) State three effects of living organisms on the abiotic environment during primary succession.

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(c) Explain the competitive exclusion principle. (3 marks)

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43. (a) What is trial and error learning? (2 marks)

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(b) The figure 3 shows the behavioral response by a rat and an ant when learning a new maze by
trial and error.

What conclusions about learning in rats and ants are evident from the data in figure 3? (4 marks)

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(c) State three factors that could affect the learning of a new situation like amaze in animals?
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(d) State any similarity between trial and error learning and conditioning. (1mark)

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44. (a) State the physiological importance of the following structural components of the plasma
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(i). Proteins. (3 marks)

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(ii). Carbohydrates. (2 marks)

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(b) Explain why lipid soluble molecules diffuse more rapidly through membranes than lipid
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45. (a) What is meant by the term gestation. (1 mark)

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b (i) State four major changes in the circulatory system of the fetus at birth. (4 marks)

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(ii). What are the significances of the post-natal circulatory changes in the human being?(2marks)
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(c) How is the structure of the foctus adapted for the different means of transport of materials
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46. (a) Explain why less glucose is required to maintain cell metabolism in aerobic than
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(ii) What is the role of oxygen in oxidative phosphorylation? (2 marks)

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(b) The graph show the activity of an enzyme that controls glycolysis at increasing substance
concentration at two levels of ATP

(i) Describe how high levels of ATP affect enzyme activity (2 marks)

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(ii) Explain how glycolysis is regulated by this enzyme (3 marks)

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