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MACHAKOS UNIVERSITY

University Examinations 2018/2019


SCHOOL OF PURE AND APPLIED SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
DECEMBER SESSION EXAMINATION FOR
BACHELOR OF EDUCATION
SBT 100: CELLULAR BASIS OF LIFE

DATE: 26/4/2019 TIME: 11.00-1.00 PM

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Anwer Question 1 (compulsory) and any two questions in Section B.


2. Use clean well labelled diagrams wherever appropriate.

SECTION A
QUESTION ONE (20 MARKS)
a) Describe the structure of the Golgi apparatus and explain their role in a cell (3 marks)
b) Recount three postulates the describe “The Cell Theory”. (3 marks)
c) Replicate the following segment of DNA to produce two copies of double stranded DNA
(3 marks)
5’ A T C G G C T A C G T T C A C 3’
3’ T A G C C G A T G C A A G T G 5’
d) Examine the following series of words and identify what kind of a mutation occurred in
each case, considering that the first word is the non-mutated form: BEAST, FEAST,
BREAST, BEST, BEATS (4 marks)
e) Distinguish the following terms (4 marks)
i. Genome and gene
ii. phenotype and genotype

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f) Explain how ribosomes and the nucleolus are related in terms of function. (3 marks)
g) Compare and contrast the smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum and the rough Endoplasmic
Reticulum in structure and function. (3 marks)
h) Describe three unique characteristics that a cell must possess (3 marks)
i) Describe the building blocks of DNA and their mode of bonding to form the DNA polymer.
(4 marks)
j) The following sequence represents triplets on DNA: TAC CAG ATA CAC TCC CCT
GCG ACT, give the mRNA codons and tRNA anticodons that correspond with this
sequence (4 marks)

QUESTION TWO (20 MARKS)


a) Compare and contrast with illustrations the structures and functions of the mitochondrion
and the chloroplast. (10 marks)
b) Distinguish between a prokaryotic and a eukaryotic cell. (10 marks)

QUESTION THREE (20 MARKS)


a) The first meiotic division is often called the reductional division and the second meiotic
division the equational division. Discuss (10 marks)
b) Outline the stages in mitotic cell division. (10 marks)

QUESTION FOUR (20 MARKS)


Discuss the semi conservative nature of DNA replication

QUESTION FIVE (20 MARKS)


Discuss the structure and functioning of the cell membrane

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