BIOLOGY PAPER 1 EXAM.

TERM 2.

FORM 1 R RAT.

JULY/AUGUST.

NAME..................................................................................................

ADM NUMBER........................DATE.......................... SIGN..............

QUESTIONS.
1. State the importance of the following practices in preparation of temporary
slide. (3marks)
I) Adding iodine solution.

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II) lowering the cover slip gently on the slide.

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III) Using a sharp razor blade.

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2. Students measured the length of wing of an insect and found it to be

3.6cm. If the students made a drawing of the wing whose drawing
magnification was X3. Find the length of the wing drawn. (3marks)

3. Define the following terms.

 a) Organ

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b) Species.

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c)Cell physiology

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4. State what each of the following branches of biology deals with: (4marks)
a) Biochemistry.

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b) Histology.___________________________________________________
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c) Cytology.___________________________________________________
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d) Mycology.__________________________________________________
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5. In an experiment to examine the epidermal cells of an onion leaf, students
counted 6cells on the following microscope field of view. Find the diameter
of one cell. (3marks)
6.In a practical, students made 5 strips from a potato whose cell sap salt
concentration was 34.5% . They then placed the strips in solutions A, B, C , D and
E whose salt concentrations were 22%, 26.8%, 34.5%, 37.8% and 41.1%
respectively. .

a) State observations made on the strips placed in solutions B and C.

(2marks)
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b) Identify the solution that is isotonic to the potato used. (1mark)

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c) Identify one solution in which the potato strip becomes: ( 2marks)

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II) Firm_____________________________________________________
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6. State the function of the following cell organelles:
a) Centrioles.__________________________________________________
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b) Sap vacuole.
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d) Vesicle_____________________________________________________
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7. Explain the following characteristics of living organisms:
a) Respiration

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b) Irritability.

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8. Distinguish between magnification and resolution. (2marks)

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10 State three differences between a plant cell and an animal cell. (3marks)

Plant cell Animal cell

11 Name the tissue that perform the following functions.

 a) Form new cells in
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b) Transport water and manufactured food.____________________________
c) Manufacture
food.__________________________________________________

12 The following diagram illustrates an experimental set up by form one students.

a) Name the physiological process under investigation. (1mark)

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b) State observations made after 20 minutes. (2marks)

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c) Account for the onservations made in (b) above. (2marks)

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13The following is a diagram of an instrument used in laboratories.

a) State the use of the instrument. (1mark)

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b) State the function of the part L. (1mark)

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c) Name the parts labelled M and N. (2marks)

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14. Name any two types of cells in plants. (2marks)

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15. The following is a diagram of a certain cell organelle.

a) Name the organelle. (1mark)

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b) Name parts labelled F and G. (1mark)

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c) State the function of the cell organelle. (1mark)

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16.Name three cell organelles present in an animal cell as seen under an electron
microscope but absent in animal cell seen under a light microscope.
(3marks)

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17.State three importance of classification. (3marks)

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18.Name three skills gained from the study of biology. (3marks)

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19.Name the apparatus suitable for: (3marks)

a)Picking up wasps
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b)Trapping small water animals.

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c)Sucking insects from surfaces of rocks.

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20. State two roles of osmosis in plants. (2marks)

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21. Name the cells which carry out the following functions: (3marks)

a)Transmit
impulses._________________________________________________

b) Transport
oxygen.__________________________________________________
c) Control opening and closing of stomata._____________________________

22.A group of students set up an experiment as shown below to investigate a

certain physiological process.

a) What physiological process were they investigating? (1mark)

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b) State observations made in the experiment after sometime. (2marks)

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c) Account for the observations in (b) above. (2marks)

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d) Suggest the results that the students would would obtain if they repeated
the experiment using a piece of boiled pawpaw. (1marks)

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