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231/1 BIOLOGY
THEORY PAPER 1
TIME: 2HOURS.
GEKLINK JOINT EVALUATION EXAMINATION

231/1
BIOLOGY
PAPER 1

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES;
1. Write your Name class and index number in the spaces
provided.
2. Answer all the questions in the spaces provided
3. Read all questions and write the answers in the spaces
provided
4. No blank spaces should be left during examination as they do
not score.

QUESTION MAXIUMUM CANDIDATE

SCORE SCORE

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1. The diagram below represents an organelle

a) State the function of the organelle. (1mrk)

b) Label on the diagram , the parts of the organelle where;

i) Oxygen is produced as a byproduct. (1mrk)

ii) Carbon (IV) oxide is fixed. (1mrk)

2. Study the apparatus below.

a) Identify the apparatus. (1mrk)

b) Function. (1mrk)

3. Name the branch of biology that deals with the study of :

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 i) Functions of body organs (1mrk)

ii) Internal structures of living organisms (1mrk)

iii) Developments of animals from egg to adults (1mrk)

4. Explain the following:

i) When testing for starch, you do not add iodine solution directly on to the leaf just
picked from a plant (1mrk)

ii) A plant with variegated leaf accumulates less food than a plant with non-
variegated leaves under the same conditions (1mrk)

5. Name two classes of phylum Arthropoda whose members have a cephalothorax.

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6. Name the distinguishing features of class Aves. (2mrk)
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7. State two ways in which pteridophyta differ from spermatophyte (2mrk)

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 8. The diagram below shows the gametophyte of a fern plant.

i) Name the structure shown above (1mrk)

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ii) Name the part labeled B and D ( 2 marks)
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9. a) Define the term “Alternation of generation” (1mrk)
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b) Name two plant divisions which exhibit alternations of generation. (1mrk)
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c) State the importance of gametophytyte to a sporophyte. (1mrk)

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10. The equation below represents oxidation of a certain food substance
C18H36O2 + 26O2 18 CO2 + 18H2O
a) Calculate the respiratory quotient quotient of the substance being oxidized.
(2mrk)
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b) Name the likely food substance being oxidized (1mrk)

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 c) State one reason why respiratory quotient values are important to work out.
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11. Study the diagram below and answer the questions that follow.

a) Name the parts labelled

i) Y…………………………………………………………………(1mrk)
ii) Z………………………………………………………………… (1mrk)
iii) X…………………………………………………………………(1mrk)
b) State an adaptation of each part labelled Y and Z in the diagram. (3mrk)

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12. Study the section below and answer the questions that follow .

a) Identify the section (1mrk)

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b) Name the parts labelled M and Q (2mrk)

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13. State two components of phloem (2mrk)

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14. Explain what happens in prophase 1 of meiosis (1mrk)
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15. a) Name two systems of classification of living things common to biologists .
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b) A banana plant was classified as Musa parasidiaca by a taxonomist. Identify the

taxonomic units represented by the following words. (2mks)

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Parasidiaca……………………………………………………………………

16. A strip of a herbaceous Tradescanta was cut longitudinally as shown below and placed in
solution x. After one hour the strips appeared as shown below.

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 a) What was the nature of solution X? (1mk)

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b) What physiological process was being investigated (1mk)

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c) Account for the results at the end of experiment after one hour. (3mk)

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17. a) If the pancreas of a person is not functional.

i. What hormone will be deficient in the person (1mk)

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ii. Which disease is the person likely to suffer from?

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c) What is the role of glucagon in the mammalian body?

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18. Non-disjunction is a form of chromosomal mutation whereby either homologous

chromosome fail to separate during anaphase 1 of meiosis or sister chromatids fail to separate
during anaphase ii of meiosis.

a) State the chromosome number in gametes if:

i. Non-disjunction affects the entire set of chromosomes. (1mk).

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ii. Non-disjunction affects only one pair of chromatids (1mk)

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b) What will be the chromosome number in a zygote formed from fusion of a normal
haploid gamete, and a gamete from a (ii) above? (1mk)

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19. a)What is meant by the term variation as used in genetics. (1mk)

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c) Give three examples of discontinuous variation in humans. (3mks)

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20. state two sex-linked traits carried on the X- chromosome in human beings.

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21. State whether the statements below are true or false.

a. Individual organisms evolve. ( 1mk)

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b. Evolution happened only in the past and is not occurring today. (1mk)

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c. Genes that are valuable to an organism’s survival become dominant.

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22. Distinguish between analogous and homologous structures and give an example of each.
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23. a) State three evidences of evolution. (3mk)

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b)Why is Lamarks theory not acceptable scientifically? (1mk)

24. a) Name the causative agents of the following human diseases.

i. Typhoid

ii. Amoebic dysentery.

b) Name the disease in human caused by plasmodium falciparum: (1mk)

25. A flower was found to have the following characteristics

i. Inconspicuous petals
ii. Long feathery stigma
iii. Small light pollen grains
a. What is the likely agent of pollination of the flower. (1mk)

b. What is the significance of the long feathery stigma in the flower? (1mk)

c. Name the parts of the flower that are responsible for the production of gametes?
(2mks)

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26. Study the diagram below and answer the questions that follow.

a. What happens to the glowing splint when it is brought near the collected gas?

b. Identify the gas produced above and explain how plants produce it. (2mks)

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