2022 Biology Mocks Booklet by Vyntex

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1. ASUMBI GIRLS MOCK
2. BONDO MOCK
3. BARINGO NORTH MOCK
4. KAKAMEGA CATHOLIC DIOCESE
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5. KAPSABET HIGH SCHOOL TRIAL
4 INTERNAL MOCK.
6. MUMIAS WEST MOCK
7. LANET CLUSTER MOCK
8. MACHAKOS CLUSTER.
9. MURANG’A EXTRA COUNTY
SCHOOLS MOCK
10. SUKELLEMO MOCK.
11. CEKENAS MOCK
12. ARISE & SHINE MOCK
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NAME…………………………………………….……. INDEX NO………..…………………..

SIGNATURE……………………………….………………DATE……………………………..
ASUMBI GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL

POST -MOCK 1
AUGUST/SEPTEMBER
2022
AUGUST / SEPTEMBER - 2022

BIOLOGY
PAPER 1
TIME: 2 HOURS
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:
 Write your name and index number in the spaces provided.
 Sign and write date of examination in the spaces provided above
 Answer all the questions in this paper in the spaces provided.
For Examiner’s Use Only:

QUESTIONS MAXIMUM SCORE CANDIDATE’S SCORE %
1- 22 80
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (K.C.S.E.)

This paper consists of 12 printed pages. Candidates should check to ascertain that all papers
are printed as indicated and that no questions are missing
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1. Study the diagram below showing a portion of an onion epidermis that had been irrigated
with a certain solution X.
a) In one word describe the condition of the cells (1mk)
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b) Describe the process that lead to the condition named above. (3mks)
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2. The following reaction may proceed in forward or backward direction
Glucose + fructose sucrose + water.
a) What term is used to refer to the backward reaction. (1mk)
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b) In which part of alimentary canal does the backward reaction occur? (1mk)
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c) Name the enzyme that catalyzes the backward reaction. (1mk)
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3. A certain metabolic pathway takes the following sequence.
J K L M N
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At the start of the experiment an inhibitor was added to the reactants. After the
experiment it was found out that there was the same concentration of J, more than
normal concentration of K, near absence of L, M and N. When L was added to the
inhibitor set M and N were detected.
a) At what stage of the reaction sequence did the inhibitor have its effect? (1mk)
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b) Explain how the inhibitor affected the reaction. (1mk)

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c) What is the identity of substance L? (1mk)
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4. After fertilization of an ovule, which parts develops into: -

a) Testa (1mks)
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b) Endosperm (1mk)
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5a) Explain two roles of diffusion in human beings. (4mks)
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bi) Name the process through which a plant takes up some mineral ions against a concentration
gradient. (1mk)
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ii) State two factors that may affect the process named in b(i) above. (2mks)
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c) Distinguish between haemolysis and plasmolysis. (1mk)
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6.An insect landed on a leaf of an insectivorous plant. Consequently, the leaf closed with its
spines interlocking trapping the insect inside it. Name the response exhibited by the leaf. (1mk)
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7.The figure below represents a plant.
a) State the division it belongs to. (1mk)
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b) Label the parts labeled (2mk)
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c) State the role of part labeled d in the life cycle of the organism. (1mk)
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8. State any two adaptations of the cardiac muscle that enable it to undergo systole.
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9.A respiratory substrate has the formula C57H110O6.
a) Write a balanced equation to represent its complete oxidation to carbon dioxide and
water. (1mk)
b) Why are carbohydrates and not lipids the first choice respiratory substrates? (2mks)
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c) Calculate the RQ from the equation in (a) above. (2mks)
10. Below is a diagram of a group of cells of a specific tissue.
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i) Name the tissue (1mk)
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ii) This tissue lines the trachea and bronchi. Suggest its function in these structures. (1mk)
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11. Study the flow chart below which represents a physiological process in mammals
ai) Name blood components represented by X. (1mk)
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ii) What is the significance of product represented by Z. (2mks)
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b) Under what condition is thrombokinase released by the platelets? (1mk)
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12 a) Explain what happens to excess amino acids in the liver of humans. (3mks)
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b) Which portions of the human nephron are only found in the cortex? (1mks)
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13.A potted plant is transferred from outside on a sunny and windy day, to a dark room.
a) Briefly explain the effect this is likely to have on:
i)The rate of loss of water from its leaves. (3mks)
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ii)The rate of water absorption. (2mks)
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14.Give a reason why urine of a mammal does not contain amino acids. (1mks)
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15.a) In what form is energy stored in muscles? (1mk)
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b) State the role of insulin in human body. (3mks)
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16.Name the processes that take place in the liver to bring about differences between blood
in the Hepatic portal vein and that in the hepatic vein. (3mks)
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17. The graph below shows how the body temperature of a toad and man varies with time in
hours. Study it and answer the questions that follow.
a) What is the relationship between the body temperature of the toad and that of the
atmospheric air? (1mk)
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b) State two corrective measures that maintains man’s body temperature at norm even when
the environmental temperature is below 300C. (2mks)
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c) Give one behavioral adaptation observed in a lizard when the environmental temperature is
above 390C. (1mk)
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18. The figure below shows the exposed breathing apparatus of a fish.
a) Name the structure that was removed to expose the apparatus. (1mk)
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b i) Name structure P. (1mk)
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ii) State two structural adaptations of the respiratory surface in insects. (2mks)
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19. The following is a reproductive structure of a plant.
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a) Identify the structure. (1mk)
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b) Name the sub-division of the plants that produces the above reproductive structure. (1mk)
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ci) Name structure B. (1mk)
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ii) What is the function of structure A? (1mk)
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20.Nucleic acids are made up of nucleotides that bears a sugar component.
a) Name the sugar component found in: - (2mks)
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b) The following nucleotide sequence was found in a segment of DNA: - A G C C T.
Write down the complementary base sequence in the corresponding m RNA segment during
transcription. (1mk)
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c) A point mutation altered the base sequence from the original to G G C C T.
Identify the type of gene mutation. (1mk)
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21. Below is a drawing of a cell.
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a) With two reasons, identify the cell. (3mks)
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b) Which of the three structure X, Y and Z speeds up transmission of the impulse. (1mk)
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22.a) State two structural differences between skeletal muscles and smooth muscles. (4mks)
Skeletal muscle Smooth muscle
(i)
(ii)
b) What are antagonistic muscles? (1mk)
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SIGNATURE……………………………….………………DATE……………………………..

POST -MOCK 1
AUGUST/SEPTEMBER
2022
BIOLOGY
PAPER 2
TIME: 2 HOURS
 Write your name and admission number in the spaces provided.
 Answer questions 1-6 (compulsory) and either question 7 or 8.

QUESTIONS MAXIMUM SCORE CANDIDATE’S SCORE
1 8
2 8
3 8
4 8
5 8
6 20
7 or 8 20
This paper consists of 11 printed pages. Candidates should check to ascertain that all
papers are printed as indicated and that no questions are missing.
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1.The diagram below represents the direction of flow of blood in a gill capillary. The percentage
of oxygen in solution at position A, B, P, Q and R is given in the table below.
Oxygen concentration in Haemoglobin saturation

Position solution (%) with oxygen (%)
A 10
B 7
P 4 55
Q 7 85
a) Why is the oxygen percentage low at P? (1mk)
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b) Using evidence from the data given, suggest what will happen to oxygen in the water at
point B. (3mks)
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c) Name the organ into which blood coming from the capillary at Q flows. (1mk)
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d) Suppose the flow of blood in the capillary illustrated above was in the opposite direction,
explain the disadvantage it would have to the fish. (2mks)
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e) Name the principle where the blood flows in the opposite direction to another fluid. (1mk)
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2.Below is a diagram of a poorly planned town showing some building and facilities.
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a) Giving evidence from the diagram, state two likely sources of water pollution. (2mks)
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b) State three ways that the positioning of the refuse pit and sewage works pose danger to the
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c) Residents living close to the marsh are likely to suffer from malaria. Explain. (1mk)
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d) Suggest two control measures to overcome water pollution in the area. (2mks)
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3. The diagram below represents a maize seedling.
a) Name the structure labeled A and C (2mks)
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b) State the functions of parts labeled A, B and C. (3mks)
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c) Name the type of germination exhibited by maize (1mk)
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d) Name two conditions necessary for seed germination other than water and oxygen.
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e) What is the role of oxygen in seed germination? (1mk)
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4.The figure below shows part of a human skeleton.
a) Which part of the human skeleton is it? (1mk)
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b) On the diagram label by name three types of joints. (3mks)
c) Label the S, T and P. (3mks)
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d) Which two bones on the diagram manufactures red blood cells? (1mk)
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5. In maize the gene for purple colour is dominant to the gene for white colour.
A pure breeding maize plant with purple grains was crossed with a heterozygous plant.
a) Using letter G to represent the gene for purple colour, work out the genotypes of
the offspring. (4mks)
b) State the phenotype of the offspring. (1mk)

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c) What is genetic engineering? (1mk)

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d) Gene for smooth seed coat is dominant over gene for wrinkled seed coat.
Two heterozygous pea plants with smooth seed coats were crossed and produced a
total of 14640 seeds. How many seeds had wrinkled seed coat? Show your
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calculations. (2mks)
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6. The diagram below is obtained from measurements of growth in the leaf petiole of a certain
plant. The relative growth rate is calculated and the data is obtained as shown below.
Time in days 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Relative growth rate(cm/day) 0 0.1 0.3 0.8 2.0 4.0 4.5 3.5 0.2 0
a) Plot a graph of relative growth rate against time. (5mks)
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b) State two functions of a leaf petiole. (2mks)
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c) State two characteristics of cells found in the region of cell division. (2mks)
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d) Account for the shape of the curve between the following days (3mks)
i) 2 – 5.
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ii) 6 – 8 (3mks)
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d) Distinguish between primary growth and secondary growth in a flowering plant. (2mks)
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7. How are flowers adapted to wind and insect pollination? (20mks)

8a) Name factors that affects the enzyme controlled reactions. (6mks)
b) Explain the factors that affect the rate of enzyme activity. (14mks)
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POST -MOCK 1
AUGUST/SEPTEMBER
2022
BIOLOGY CONFIDENTIAL
1. Specimen P – soaked (overnight) Maize seed.
2. Specimen Q – soaked (overnight) Bean seed.
3. A white tile.
4. Scalpel.
5. Mortar and pestle.
6. Distilled water.
7. Two test-tubes on a test-tube rack.
8. Iodine solution.
9. Sodium hydroxide.
10. Copper(II) sulphate.

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SIGNATURE……………………………….………………DATE……………………………..

POST -MOCK 1
AUGUST/SEPTEMBER
2022
BIOLOGY
PAPER 3
(PRACTICAL)
TIME: 1 ¾ HOUR
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
Answer all the questions in the spaces provided.
You are required to spend the first 15 minutes of the 1 ¾ hours allowed for this
paper reading the whole paper carefully before commencing your work.
Additional pages must not be inserted.
FOR EXAMINERS USE ONLY.
Question Maximum score Candidates score
1 17
2 09
3 14
Total score 40
This paper consists of 6 printed pages. Candidates should check to ensure that all pages are
printed as indicated and no questions are missing
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1. You are provided with specimen P and Q. Examine them carefully and answer the questions that
follow.
(a). State three observable differences between P and Q. (3mks)
Specimen P Specimen Q
(b) Identify the parts of the flower from which specimen P and Q developed. (2mks)
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(c i). Make a longitudinal section of specimen P. Draw a well-labelled diagram of one half with all its
Contents intact. (4mks)
(ii). State the functions of any two structures in (c) (i) above. (2mks)
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(d). Using a mortar and pestle crush specimen Q, add 5ml distilled water to make a solution Q and carry
out appropriate tests using the reagents provided. (6mks)
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Test Procedure Observation Conclusion
2. Study the photos below.
a) Name:-
i) The stimulus operating in Plant K1. (1mk)
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ii) The type of response being investigated in Plant K2. (1mk)
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iii) Suggest a control set up for Plant K2 investigation. (1mk)
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b) Describe the role of auxins in the response exhibited by Plant K1. (4mks)
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c) What is the biological value of the tropisms evident in: -
i) Plant K1 (1mk)
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ii) Plant K2 (1mk)
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3. Below are photos of of a certain arthropod at different stages of its life cycle.
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a) Identify the stage of the life cycle represented by organism S. (1mk)
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b i) Name the stage that immediately preceed and succeed organism S in the life cycle. (2mks)
Preceeding stage
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ii) What name is given to the complete life cycle of the arthropod? (1mk)
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c) Name the gaseous exchange system of orgaism S. Give a visible featuret that supports your
answer. (2mks)
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d i) What type of food does organisms S feed on? Give a reason to support your answer.
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ii) State the significance of stage U in the life cycle of the beetle. (2mks)
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iii)How is specimen T adapted to locomotion in its habitat ? (2mks)

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e) State the role of the following in the life cycle of the arthropods. (2mks)
i) Juvinile hormone.
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ii) Moulting stimulating hormone.
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BSJE 2022
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE)
231/1 - BIOLOGY - Paper 1

(Theory)
Oct. 2022 – 2 Hours
Name: ………………………………………. Index No: ………………………..
School: ……………………………………………………………………………...
Stream: ………………Candidate’s Signature: ……….…….. Date: …………
Instructions to candidates
a) Write your name and admission number in the spaces provided above.
b) Sign in the spaces provided above.
c) Answer ALL questions in the spaces provided.
d) All workings MUST be clearly shown where necessary.
e) This paper consists of 11 Printed pages.
f) Candidates should check the question paper to ensure that all the pages are printed as
indicated and no questions are missing
FOR EXAMINER’S USE ONLY.
Question Maximum score Candidate’s score
1-28 80
Biology Paper 1 ©BSJE – 2022 231/1

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1. a) Explain the role of decomposers in an ecosystem. (2 marks)
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b) With reference to the leaves only give two adaptations of submerged hydrophytes. (2 marks)
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2. a) Name the part of the human eye where image is formed. (1 mark)
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b) State two characteristics of the image formed on the part named in a) above. (2 marks)
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3. A layer of glycerine was applied on upper surface of a freshwater floating plant that had
been kept in the dark for 24 hours. The plant was left undisturbed in bright light. After three
hours test for starch carried out on the leaves produced a brown colour of iodine solution.
Account for the observation. (3 marks)
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4. A form four student was walking around the school compound and noticed that the leaves
of Nandi flame tree had fallen on the ground.
(a) Name the hormone responsible for this phenomenon. (1 mark)
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(b) State the significance of the above phenomenon to the tree. (2 marks)
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5. Study the diagram below and answer the questions that follow.
a) Name the structures labelled 3 and 5. (2 marks)
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b) What is the function of the part marked 4? (1 mark)
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c) How is the part labelled 7 adapted to its function? (2 marks)
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6. a) During oxidation of certain food substances, the respiratory quotient was found to be
0.718.
i) Name the type of food substance being oxidized. (1 mark)
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ii) State two advantages of using the food substance named. (2 marks)
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b) Give a reason why it is difficult to calculate Respiratory Quotient (RQ) in plants.
(1 mark)
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7. The diagram below represents a cell at one stage of cell division.
(a) Identify the stage. (1 mark)
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b) i) Is the cell from a plant or an animal? (1 mark)
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ii) Give a reason for your answer in b) i) above. (1 mark)
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8. The quantity of urine passed per day was measured in four mammals; A, B, C and D of the
same species in their natural habitats. The results were as shown below.
volume
of urine
A B C D
a) Which of the four mammals is likely to be living in a desert? (1 mark)
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b) In what form is nitrogenous waste most likely to be excreted by animal D?
Explain. (2 marks)
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9. In the pumping mechanism of the human heart, name the valve which opens during :
i) Systole………………………………………………………………. (1 mark)
ii) Diastole…………………………...............………………………..... (1 mark)
10. State the branch of Biology that would be used in solving the problem of disputed
parentage. (1 mark)
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11. Explain why carbohydrates are stored in their polysaccharide forms in both plants and
animals. (1 mark)
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12. Name the organelle that is abundant in:
(a) Goblet cells ..................................................................... (1 mark)
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13. State two roles of the jelly-like substance surrounding the eggs laid by frogs in water.
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14. The diagram below represents a villus from the ileum lining.
a) Identify two adaptations of the ileum to its function that are observable from the
diagram. (2 marks)
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b) Explain why it is necessary for blood from the gut to pass through the liver before joining
general circulation. (2 marks)
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15. A biological washing detergent contains enzymes which remove stains like mucus and oils
from clothes which are soaked in water with the detergent.
a) Name the two groups of enzymes that are present in the detergent. (2marks)
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b) Why would the stains be removed faster with the detergent in water at 35C rather than
at 15C? (2marks)
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16. Explain why a pregnant woman excretes less urea in her urine compared to a non-pregnant
one. (2 marks)
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17. The images shown below were taken from a given experiment during germination of a seed.
Use the images to answer the questions that follow.
a) Name the part labelled C (1 mark)

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b) State the function of the part labelled D (1 mark)

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c) Name the type of germination shown above. (1 mark)
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d) Explain how the part labelled A is raised above the soil level. (2 marks)
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18. The diagram below shows various types of gene mutations.
Mutation I
K L M N O P Q
K L M P Q
Mutation II
S T U V W X Y S T U N W X Y
i) Identify the type of gene mutation I (1 mark)
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ii) Name one disorder that results from gene mutation II. (1 mark)
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19. The diagram below shows regions of a root tip.
a) What is the function of the part labelled K? (1 mark)
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b) Name the region marked L. (1 mark)
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c) Give one characteristic of the cells in the region labelled Q. (1 mark)
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20. a) State two limitations of fossil records as an evidence for organic evolution theory.
(2 marks)
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b) State an idea that led to the formulation of Lamarck’s theory of evolution. (1 mark)
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21. Explain what happens to red blood cells placed in distilled water for 20 minutes.(3 marks)
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22. Below is a photograph of an organism in phylum Arthropoda.
i) Name the class to which the organism belongs (1 mark)
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23. Explain why it is necessary for an athlete to breathe faster and deeply after running.
(2 marks)
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24. Give two main reasons why plants do not require an elaborate excretory system like animals
(2 marks)
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25. Study the diagram of a mammalian bone below and answer the questions that follow.
i) Name the part labeled P (1 mark)
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ii) How is the above bone adapted to its function? (2 marks)
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26. The figure below illustrates the relationship between a developing foetus and the maternal
tissues.
a) Give two roles of the part labelled K. (2 marks)

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Oct. 2022 – 2 Hours
Name: …………………………………………. Index No: …………………….
School: ……………………………………………………………………………...
Stream: ………………Candidate’s Signature: ……….……... Date: …………
Instructions to candidates
a) Write all your details in the spaces provided above.
b) This paper consists of two sections; A and B. Answer all the questions in section A in the
spaces provided.
c) In section B answer question 6 (compulsory) and either question 7 or 8 in the spaces
provided after question 8.
d) This paper consists of 12 Printed pages.
e) Candidates should check the question paper to ensure that all the papers are printed as
indicated and no questions are missing.
For Examiner’s Use Only

Section Question Maximum Score Candidate’s Score
1 8
2 8
A 3 8
4 8
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6 20
B 7 20
8 20
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SECTION A (40 marks)

Answer all the questions in this section in the spaces provided
1. (a) Name two disorders in humans caused by gene mutation. (2 marks)
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(b) Describe the following chromosomal mutations. (2 marks)
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(c) In mice the allele for black fur is dominant to the allele for brown fur. What percentage of
offspring would have brown fur from a cross between heterozygous black mice and
brown mice? (Show your working)
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2. The diagram below represents a vertical section through a mammalian skin.
(a). Name the structures labelled P,Q,R and U (4 marks)
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(c) State the physiological changes that would occur in the following structures if the
environmental temperature was raised gradually from 22℃ to 40℃ (2 marks)
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3. An experiment was set up with seedlings as shown in the diagram below.
(a) What observation would be made? (2 marks)
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(b) Account for the observation made in (a) above (5 marks)
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(c) Why were the seedlings labeled B and C included in the experiment (1 mark)
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4. In an experiment to investigate an aspect of digestion, two test tubes A and B were set up
as shown in the figure below. The test tubes were left in the bath for 30minutes. The
content of each test tube was then tested for starch using iodine solution.
(a) What was the aim of the experiment? (1 mark)
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(b) What were the observations expected in test tube A and B? (2 marks)
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(c) Account for the observation made in (b) above (2 marks)
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(d) Why was the set up left at 37℃ (1mark)
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(e) How is the mouth adapted to digestion (2marks)
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5. Ojwang’ Hatari is confronted by a hyena while walking in the forest. His adrenal glands
secreted adrenaline to prepare him to run away.
(a) What was the effect of adrenaline in his circulatory system? (4marks)
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SECTION B (40marks)
Answer question 6(compulsory) and either 7 or 8 in the spaces provided after question 8.
6. A culture of bacteria was incubated in nutrients agar at 35℃. Samples were taken at
intervals in order to estimate the number of bacteria in the population.
The data obtained is as shown below.
Time(hours) 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45
No. of living 20 30 950 1000 1000 1000 800 500 250 50
cells(millions)
Draw a graph of number of living cells(millions) against time(hours) (6 marks)
(a) When was the population of bacteria 750 million? (1 mark)
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(b) Account for the shape of the graph between:
(i) 0-5 hours (2 marks)
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(ii) 5-10 hours (2 marks)
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(iii) 15-25 hours (2 marks)
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(d) (i) Suggest what would happen to the population of the bacteria if the temperature
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(ii) Give a reason for your answer in (e)(i) above (1 mark)
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(e) Define the following; (2mks)
(i) Biological control
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7. Describe the structure and functions of the various parts of the human ear. (20 marks)
8. Explain the various ways in which seeds and fruits are adapted to dispersal. (20 marks)
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BONDO SUBCOUNTY JOINT EVALUATION
MOCK 2022
BIOLOGY 231/3
CONFIDENTIAL
EACH CANDIDATE WILL REQUIRE THE FOLLOWING:

 specimen X black jack fruit
 specimen Y Sonchus
 Specimen Z Pea pod
 Means of grinding (pestle and mortar)
 Iodine solution in access
 Dropper
 10% Sodium Hydroxide solution in access
 1% Copper (II) sulphate in access
 Benedict’s solution
 Source of heat
 Test tube holder
 Three test tubes
 Scalpel/ Razor blade
 Hand lens
 3 mature bean seeds soaked in water for 2 days labelled specimen A
 10 ml Measuring cylinder
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BSJE 2022

(Practical)
Oct. 2022 – 1 Hour 45 Minutes
Name: ……………………………………………. Index No: ………………...
School: ……………………………………………………………………………
Stream: ………………Candidate’s Signature: ………..…….... Date: ………..
Instructions to candidates:
a) Write your name and index number in the spaces provided.
b) Sign and write date of examination in the spaces provided above
c) Answer all the questions in this paper.
d) You are required to spend the first 15 minutes of the 1¾ hours allowed for this paper
reading the whole paper carefully.
e) This paper consists of 5 Printed pages.
f) Candidates should check the question paper to ensure that all the pages are printed as
indicated and no questions are missing.
For Examiner’s Use only
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2 14
3 15
TOTAL 40

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1. You are provided with specimens labelled A which were soaked overnight
a) i) Name the part a plant represented by the specimens (1 mark)
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ii) Give a reason for your answer in a) (i) above (1 mark)
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b) State three roles of water in germination of the specimens (3 marks)
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c) Using a scapel, cut a longitudinal section of specimen. Draw and label the section
(4 marks)
d) i) Name the division to which the specimens were obtained belongs (1 mark)
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ii) Name the part of the flower that forms the specimen (1 mark)
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2. a) Crush the cotyledons of specimen A in a mortar and pestle into a fine paste. Add
enough water to make a solution
Use the reagents provided to test for food substances in the solution of the cotyledons.
Record the food substances, procedure, observation and conclusion in the table below.
(12marks)
FOOD PROCEDURE OBSERVATION CONCLUSION
SUBSTANCE
b) Name the enzyme that would digest the food substances present in the cotyledons in the
human:
i) Mouth (1 mark)
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ii) Stomach (1 mark)
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3. You are provided with specimen X, Y, Z and a photograph W

(a) In the table below name the type of fruit, mode of dispersal and the features that
adapt the specimen(s) to that mode of dispersal. (12 marks)
Specimen Type of fruit Reason Mode of dispersal Adaptation to dispersal

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b) Study the photograph below:
Specimen W
(i) State the type of placentation in specimen W? (1 mark)
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(ii) Why is specimen W regarded as a fruit and not a seed? (1 mark)
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SIGNATURE……………………………….………………DATE……………………………..
BARINGO NORTH
JOINT EVALUATION

BIOLOGY
PAPER 1
TIME: 2 HOURS
 Write your name and index number in the spaces provided.
 Sign and write date of examination in the spaces provided above

QUESTIONS MAXIMUM SCORE CANDIDATE’S SCORE %
1- 22 80

This paper consists of 12 printed pages. Candidates should check to ascertain that all papers
are printed as indicated and that no questions are missing
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1. Study the diagram below showing a portion of an onion epidermis that had been irrigated
with a certain solution X.
a) In one word describe the condition of the cells (1mk)
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b) Describe the process that lead to the condition named above. (3mks)
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2. The following reaction may proceed in forward or backward direction
Glucose + fructose sucrose + water.
a) What term is used to refer to the backward reaction. (1mk)
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c) Name the enzyme that catalyzes the backward reaction. (1mk)
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3. A certain metabolic pathway takes the following sequence.
J K L M N
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At the start of the experiment an inhibitor was added to the reactants. After the
experiment it was found out that there was the same concentration of J, more than
normal concentration of K, near absence of L, M and N. When L was added to the
inhibitor set M and N were detected.
a) At what stage of the reaction sequence did the inhibitor have its effect? (1mk)
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c) What is the identity of substance L? (1mk)
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4. After fertilization of an ovule, which parts develops into: -

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bi) Name the process through which a plant takes up some mineral ions against a concentration
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c) Distinguish between haemolysis and plasmolysis. (1mk)
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6.An insect landed on a leaf of an insectivorous plant. Consequently, the leaf closed with its
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a) State the division it belongs to. (1mk)
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8. State any two adaptations of the cardiac muscle that enable it to undergo systole.
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9.A respiratory substrate has the formula C57H110O6.
a) Write a balanced equation to represent its complete oxidation to carbon dioxide and
water. (1mk)
b) Why are carbohydrates and not lipids the first choice respiratory substrates? (2mks)
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c) Calculate the RQ from the equation in (a) above. (2mks)
10. Below is a diagram of a group of cells of a specific tissue.
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ii) This tissue lines the trachea and bronchi. Suggest its function in these structures. (1mk)
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b) Under what condition is thrombokinase released by the platelets? (1mk)
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b) Which portions of the human nephron are only found in the cortex? (1mks)
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13.A potted plant is transferred from outside on a sunny and windy day, to a dark room.
a) Briefly explain the effect this is likely to have on:
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16.Name the processes that take place in the liver to bring about differences between blood
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17. The graph below shows how the body temperature of a toad and man varies with time in
hours. Study it and answer the questions that follow.
a) What is the relationship between the body temperature of the toad and that of the
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b) State two corrective measures that maintains man’s body temperature at norm even when
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c) Give one behavioral adaptation observed in a lizard when the environmental temperature is
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18. The figure below shows the exposed breathing apparatus of a fish.
a) Name the structure that was removed to expose the apparatus. (1mk)
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ii) State two structural adaptations of the respiratory surface in insects. (2mks)
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19. The following is a reproductive structure of a plant.
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a) Identify the structure. (1mk)
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b) Name the sub-division of the plants that produces the above reproductive structure. (1mk)
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ii) What is the function of structure A? (1mk)
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20.Nucleic acids are made up of nucleotides that bears a sugar component.
a) Name the sugar component found in: - (2mks)
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b) The following nucleotide sequence was found in a segment of DNA: - A G C C T.
Write down the complementary base sequence in the corresponding m RNA segment during
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c) A point mutation altered the base sequence from the original to G G C C T.
Identify the type of gene mutation. (1mk)
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a) With two reasons, identify the cell. (3mks)
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b) Which of the three structure X, Y and Z speeds up transmission of the impulse. (1mk)
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Skeletal muscle Smooth muscle
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SIGNATURE……………………………….………………DATE……………………………..
BARINGO NORTH
JOINT EVALUATION
BIOLOGY
PAPER 2
TIME: 2 HOURS
 Write your name and admission number in the spaces provided.
 Answer questions 1-6 (compulsory) and either question 7 or 8.

1 8
2 8
3 8
4 8
5 8
6 20
7 or 8 20
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This paper consists of 11 printed pages. Candidates should check to ascertain that all
papers are printed as indicated and that no questions are missing.
1.The diagram below represents the direction of flow of blood in a gill capillary. The percentage
of oxygen in solution at position A, B, P, Q and R is given in the table below.
Oxygen concentration in Haemoglobin saturation

Position solution (%) with oxygen (%)
A 10
B 7
P 4 55
Q 7 85
a) Why is the oxygen percentage low at P? (1mk)
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b) Using evidence from the data given, suggest what will happen to oxygen in the water at
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c) Name the organ into which blood coming from the capillary at Q flows. (1mk)
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d) Suppose the flow of blood in the capillary illustrated above was in the opposite direction,
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e) Name the principle where the blood flows in the opposite direction to another fluid. (1mk)
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a) Giving evidence from the diagram, state two likely sources of water pollution. (2mks)
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b) State three ways that the positioning of the refuse pit and sewage works pose danger to the
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c) Residents living close to the marsh are likely to suffer from malaria. Explain. (1mk)
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3. The diagram below represents a maize seedling.
a) Name the structure labeled A and C (2mks)
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b) State the functions of parts labeled A, B and C. (3mks)
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d) Name two conditions necessary for seed germination other than water and oxygen.
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4.The figure below shows part of a human skeleton.
a) Which part of the human skeleton is it? (1mk)
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b) On the diagram label by name three types of joints. (3mks)
c) Label the S, T and P. (3mks)
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d) Which two bones on the diagram manufactures red blood cells? (1mk)
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5. In maize the gene for purple colour is dominant to the gene for white colour.
A pure breeding maize plant with purple grains was crossed with a heterozygous plant.
a) Using letter G to represent the gene for purple colour, work out the genotypes of
the offspring. (4mks)
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c) What is genetic engineering? (1mk)
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d) Gene for smooth seed coat is dominant over gene for wrinkled seed coat.
Two heterozygous pea plants with smooth seed coats were crossed and produced a
total of 14640 seeds. How many seeds had wrinkled seed coat? Show your
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6. The diagram below is obtained from measurements of growth in the leaf petiole of a certain
plant. The relative growth rate is calculated and the data is obtained as shown below.
Time in days 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Relative growth rate(cm/day) 0 0.1 0.3 0.8 2.0 4.0 4.5 3.5 0.2 0
a) Plot a graph of relative growth rate against time. (5mks)
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c) State two characteristics of cells found in the region of cell division. (2mks)
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7. How are flowers adapted to wind and insect pollination? (20mks)

8a) Name factors that affects the enzyme controlled reactions. (6mks)
b) Explain the factors that affect the rate of enzyme activity. (14mks)
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BARINGO NORTH
JOINT EVALUATION
BIOLOGY CONFIDENTIAL
1. Specimen P – soaked (overnight) Maize seed.
2. Specimen Q – soaked (overnight) Bean seed.
3. A white tile.
4. Scalpel.
5. Mortar and pestle.
6. Distilled water.
7. Two test-tubes on a test-tube rack.
8. Iodine solution.
9. Sodium hydroxide.
10.Copper(II) sulphate.
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SIGNATURE……………………………….………………DATE……………………………..
BARINGO NORTH
JOINT EVALUATION

BIOLOGY
PAPER 3
(PRACTICAL)
TIME: 1 ¾ HOUR
Answer all the questions in the spaces provided.
You are required to spend the first 15 minutes of the 1 ¾ hours allowed for this
paper reading the whole paper carefully before commencing your work.
Additional pages must not be inserted.
Question Maximum score Candidates score
1 17
2 09
3 14
Total score 40
This paper consists of 6 printed pages. Candidates should check to ensure that all pages are
printed as indicated and no questions are missing
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1. You are provided with specimen P and Q. Examine them carefully and answer the questions that
follow.
(a). State three observable differences between P and Q. (3mks)
Specimen P Specimen Q
(b) Identify the parts of the flower from which specimen P and Q developed. (2mks)
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(ii). State the functions of any two structures in (c) (i) above. (2mks)
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(d). Using a mortar and pestle crush specimen Q, add 5ml distilled water to make a solution Q and carry
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Test Procedure Observation Conclusion
2. Study the photos below.
a) Name:-
i) The stimulus operating in Plant K1. (1mk)
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ii) The type of response being investigated in Plant K2. (1mk)
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a) Identify the stage of the life cycle represented by organism S. (1mk)
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b i) Name the stage that immediately preceed and succeed organism S in the life cycle. (2mks)
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ii) What name is given to the complete life cycle of the arthropod? (1mk)
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c) Name the gaseous exchange system of orgaism S. Give a visible featuret that supports your
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d i) What type of food does organisms S feed on? Give a reason to support your answer.
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ii) State the significance of stage U in the life cycle of the beetle. (2mks)
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iii)How is specimen T adapted to locomotion in its habitat ? (2mks)

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e) State the role of the following in the life cycle of the arthropods. (2mks)
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BIOLOGY
PAPER 1
(THEORY)
2 HOURS
CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF KAKAMEGA EVALUATION TEST

AUG/SEPT EXAM 2022
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (K.C.S.E)
 Write your name and Index Number in the spaces provided above.
 Sign and write date of examination in the spaces provided above.
 Answer ALL questions in the spaces provided.

Question Maximum Score Candidates Score
1 – 28 80
Page 1 of 10 Biology Paper 1

1. Name the antigens present in red blood cells of a person whose blood group is B positive. (2mks)
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2. Give reasons for the following structural modifications in axial skeleton of humans
(i) Fused sacral vertebrae (1mk)
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(ii) Long transverse process in lumbar vertebrae. (1mk)
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3. (a) What is adaptive radiation? (1mk)
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(b) State two ways in which Homo sapiens differs from Homo habilis (2mks)
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4. State three characteristics of class Reptilia. (3mks)
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5. The diagram below represents the structure of a yeast cell as seen under a light microscope.

(a) Name parts labeled (2mks)
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6. (a) Which part of plant normally shows
(i) Increased growth at lower auxin concentration (1mk)
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(ii) Decreased growth at lower auxin concentration (1mk)
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7. State the functions of the following parts of a light microscope.
(i) Fine adjustment knob (1mk)
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(ii) Condenser (1mk)
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8. Give a reason for the following features present in human trachea
(i) Ring of cartilage (1mk)
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(ii) Presence of cilia (1mk)
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9. The diagram below shows a plant supportive tissue
(a) Identify the tissue (1mk)

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(b) State two similarities between tissue named in 9(a) above and one conducting water in
dicotyledonous plant. (2mks)
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10. A wild beast in Masai Mara National Park was found to be infested with a lot of ticks. State the
trophic level occupied by the following organisms:
(a) (i) Wild beast (1mk)
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(ii) Ticks (1mk)
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(b) Sketch a pyramid of numbers to represent above feeding relationship. (1mk)
11. (a) Name the causative agent of the following diseases in humans.
(i) Bilharziasis (1mk)
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(ii) Syphillis (1mk)
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(b) Describe the following defects:
(i) Varicose veins (1mk)
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(ii) Thrombosis (1mk)
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12. The flow chart below shows the movement and fate of carbohydrate synthesized by green plants.
Photosynthetic tissues in a leaf
Meristematic tissues
Storage tissues
(a) Name the type of carbohydrate that is

(i) Transported from leaf to other parts of plant (1mk)
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(ii) Found in storage tissues (1mk)
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(b) Name two main photosynthetic tissues found in a leaf (2mks)
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13. State the roles of the following cell organelles in a cell

(a) Lysosomes (2mks)
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(b) Centrioles (1mk)
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14. Name the physiological process involve in the movement of the following substances in and out
of the cell.
(a) Mineral salts (1mk)
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(b) Water (1mk)

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15. Below is the dental formula of an organism
3 1 4 2
i C Pm m
3 1 4 3
(i) Calculate the total number of teeth in the jaw of the animal (2mks)
(ii) With a reason, identify the type of dentition for the organism (2mks)
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16. The diagram below shows a section through a plant organ

(a) (i) Name the class of the plant from which the section was obtained (1mk)
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(ii) Give a reason for your answer in a(i) above (1mk)

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17. (a) Name two structures for gaseous exchange in aquatic plants. (2mks)
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(b) State one adaption of the above named structures. (1mk)
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18. During a biological trip, plants that had flowers drew the attention of students
(a) Name the subdivision of the plants (1mk)
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(b) Name two possible characteristics that students would use to conclude that they were
insect pollinated. (2mks)
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19. Define the following terms
(a) Homologous structures (1mk)
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(b) Vestigial structures (1mk)
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20. Name the type of responses exhibited by the following
(a) Pollen tube growth towards the embryo sac (1mk)
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(b) Maggot moving from the lit part of boiling tube to the part painted black (1mk)
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(c) Folding of the leaves of the Mimosa Pudica plant on touch (1mk)
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21. Insulin is a hormone synthesized using bacteria DNA. It is possible to obtain from hospitals
because of the new technology
(a) Name the technology used in the case above. (1mk)
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(b) Why were bacteria preferred in the medicine production (2mks
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22. (a) State the role of the following parts of ear in the hearing process
(i) Ear drum (1mk)
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(ii) Cochlea (1mk)
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(b) Explain why the body temperature of a healthy human being may rise up to 390C on a hot
humid day. (3mks)
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23. Explain what happens to human body when glucose level is above normal (3mks)
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24. Name three mechanisms that ensure cross pollination takes place in flowering plants. (3mks)
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25. State the functional difference between sensory and motor neurons (1mk)
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26. Give two reasons why class insecta is the most numerous among members of phylum arthropoda.
(2mks)
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27. The diagram below shows the appearance of a plant cell after it had been placed in a strong salt
solution
(a) Name the process that occurred in the cell shown above. (1mk)
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(b) (i) Which substance is present in the regions marked 1? (1mk)
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(ii) Give reasons for your answer in b(i) above (2mks)

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28. State two roles of a fruit to a plant (2mks)

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29. What is the importance of the following in an ecosystem?

(i) Bacteria and fungi (1mk)
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30. Outline three roles of active transport in the human body. (3mks)
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BIOLOGY
PAPER 2
JULY 2022
TIME: 2 HOURS.

AUG/SEPT EXAM 2022
- Write your name and Index Number in the spaces provided above
- This paper consists of two sections A and B
- Answer all questions in section A
- In section B answer question 6(compulsory) and either question 7 or 8 in the spaces provided after
question 8.
FOR EXAMINER’S USE ONLY

Section Questions Maximum Score Candidate Score
A 1 8
2 8
3 8
4 8
5 8
B 6 20
20
TOTAL 80
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SECTION A [40Marks]
Answer all questions in the spaces provided
1. The photograph below shows an organism undergoing a certain process. Examine the external features
of the organism and answer the following questions.
(a) i. Identify the class to which the organism above belongs (1Mark)
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ii. Give two reasons for your answer in (a)i. above. (2 Marks)
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(b)i. Identify the type of metamorphosis illustrated above. (1Mark)
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ii. Give a reason for your answer in {d}i. above. (1Mark)
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(c)Name the stages P and Q. (2Mark)
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2. Below is an illustration showing the mechanism of blood sugar regulation in the body. Use it to answer
the following questions.
(a)State the process that can lead to an increase in glucose level. (1Mark)
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(b)What type of feedback mechanism is represented by H? (1Mark)
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(c)State three corrective mechanisms carried out at G. (3Marks)
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(d)Name the condition that may result from further excess. (1Mark)
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(e)Name the hormone that would be responsible for correcting the deficiency. (1Mark)
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(f)What is the disadvantage of low blood glucose level in blood. (1Mark)
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3. The pedigree chart below illustrates the inheritance of haemophilia in a given a given family.
Parents 1 2
3 4
5 6 7
Key
Normal male
9 10 11 Haemophilic male
8
Normal female
Carrier female
Haemophilic female
a) Suggest the possible genotype of: ( 2 Marks)
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b) Using a punnet square, work out the possible phenotypes of offspring’s, if individual 4 married a
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c) Explain why there are no carrier males. (1Mark)
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d) Name a condition in man that is due to chromosomal mutation. (1Mark)
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4. Carbohydrates used during respiration and those formed during photosynthesis by a certain plant was
measured over a period of 24 hours at an interval of 3 hours
Time of day 12AM 3A 6A 9AM 12PM 3PM 6PM 9PM 11PM

M M
Carbohydrates formed during 0 0 5 30 60 30 5 0 0

photosynthesis (mg)
Carbohydrates used during respiration 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10

(mg)
a) Account for the levels of carbohydrates.

(i) Between 12.00a.m and 3a.m. (2 Marks)
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(ii) Between 3.00a.m to 12.00noon. (2 Marks)
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b) How could foggy weather influence the net amount of carbohydrates formed over the 24 hour period?
(1 Mark)
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c) Give other external factors apart from temperature and light intensity that influence the rate of
photosynthesis. (2 Marks)
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d) In which form are carbohydrates stored in Fungi. (1 Mark)
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5. a)Active yeast cells were added to dilute sugar solutions in a container. The mixture was kept in a warm
room. After a few hours bubbles of a gas were observe escaping from the mixture.
i) Write down the word equation to represent the reaction. (1 Mark)
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ii) Give two economic importance of the chemical reaction in industry? (2 Mark)
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b) State two application of the above process in agriculture. (2 Mark)
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c) What is oxygen debt? (1 Mark)

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d) Give two stages of aerobic respiration? (1 Mark)

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SECTION B [40Marks]
Answer question 6 (Compulsory) and either question 7 or 8.
6. In a study on immunity, two groups of mice were immunized with sheep blood. One of the groups was
given 5 doses of a drug Tinocordine prior to immunization. The second group was not treated with
Tinocordine. Blood was collected from each group every third day for one month. The results were
shown in the table below.
Number of days after Antibodies produced after immunization (a)Plot
immunization
graphs
Tinocordine treated mice Non-Tinocordine treated mice
3 15 5 using
6 20 5 the
9 30 15
12 60 25 same
15 122 30 axes of
18 250 30
21 122 30 antibod
24 60 30 ies
27 37 22
30 27 5 produc
ed after immunization against number of days after immunization.
(8 Marks)

(b)Determine the rate of antibody production between day 13 and 17 in Tinocordine treated mice.
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(c)What type of immunity will be developed by the mice? (1 Mark)
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(d)Name three diseases whose spread is controlled by vaccination in human beings.

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(e)State two other was of controlling highly infectious diseases apart from vaccination.
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(f)i. Give a reason why AIDS can’t be easily detected by normal blood test.(1 Mark)
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ii. State three ways of controlling AIDS. (3 Marks)
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7. (a)State how each of the following food substances are assimilated in the body.
(6 Marks)
i. Glucose
ii. Amino acids
iii. Fatty acids and glycerol
(b) Descibe the adaptation of the ileum to its functions. (14 Marks)
8. Explain how desert plants are adapted to their habitat. (20 Marks)
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BIOLOGY
PAPER 3
(PRACTICAL)
TIME 1 ¾ HOURS

AUG/SEPT EXAM 2022
1. Write your name and index number in the spaces provided at the top of this page.
2. Sign & write the date of the examination in the spaces provided.
3. Answer all questions in the spaces provided after each question. Additional pages must not be
inserted.
4. You are required to spend the first 15 minutes assigned to this paper reading through the whole
paper carefully before commencing your work.
5. All answers must be given in English.
For Examiners Use Only
Question Maximum Score Candidate’s Score

1 13
2 15
3 12
Total score 40
This paper consists of 6 printed pages. Candidates should check to ascertain that the pages are printed as indicated
and that no questions are missing.

1. (a) You are provided with solutions labelled Q and R, a substance labelled D and a delivery tube
fitted with a rubber bung/cork.
I. Label solution Q as lime water.
II. Label solution R as 10% sugar solution.
III. Add substance D to the 10% sugar solution.
IV. Tightly close/plug the boiling tube with the rubber bung/cork fitted with a delivery tube.
V. Dip the other end of the delivery tube in the test tube containing lime water.
VI. Put the boiling tube in the warm water bath at 40oC and allow the set up to stand as shown in
the diagram below.
VII. Observe the set up for about 15 minutes.
i) State the observations made in the lime water. (2mks)

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ii) Explain the observations made in the lime water. (2mks)
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iii) Name the physiological process that was being investigated. (1mk)
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iv) Write a word equation for the physiological process investigated. (1mk)
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v) Why was the warm water bath used in the experiment? (2mks)
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b) Put a drop of the contents in the boiling tube on a microscope slide. Stain with a drop of
methylene blue and cover with a cover slip. Observe it under a light microscope using low, medium
and high power objective lences.
i) Draw and label one of the structures observed under the high power objective lens. (3mks)
ii) State the magnification of your drawing. (1mk)

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iii) State the identity of substance D. (1mk)
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2. The photograph below is of a mammalian heart that has been cut open to expose the inner parts.
Study it and answer the questions that follow.

a) Name the parts labelled D and E. (2mks)
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E: ……………………………………………………………………………….
b) State the role of part D. (1mk)

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c) Account for the structural differences between the parts marked C and E. (3mks)
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d) State the function of;
i) Valve A (1mk)
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ii) Part B (1mk)
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e) i) Name the part marked G. (1mk)
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ii) Account for the structural differences between the parts marked G and E. (3mks)
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i) Name the blood vessel marked M. (1mk)
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ii) State two defects of the circulatory system. (2mks)

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3. You are provided with specimens labelled E and F.
a) i) Name the sub-division to which the specimens belong. (1mk)

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ii) Using observable features on the specimens, give two reasons for your answer in in (a) (i)
above. (2mks)
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b) State the differences between the;

i) Leaves of specimens E and F. (5mks)
LEAF E LEAF F
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ii) Stems of specimens E and F (2mks)
STEM E STEM F
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c) Using observable features on the specimen, state the adaptation of the stem of specimen E to its
habitat. (2mks)
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BIOLOGY
PAPER 3
AUG/SEPT EXAM 2022

CONFIDENTIAL
Each student will require
1•Lime water-20ml ( solution Q)
2•10%sugar solution -20ml (solution R)
3 •substance D-(Active dry yeast)
4 •Boiling tube with the rubber bung /cork fitted with a delivery tube
5•Water bath maintained at 40°C
6•Means of timing
7•A twig of lantana Camara (freshly picked)
8•A twig of wandering Jew (purple/freshly picked) Tradescantia can also do; The twigs should
have at least a flower/ fruit.
9•Microscope
10•Microscope slide
11•Cover slips
12•Droppers
13•Methylene blue solution,

2 Hours
NAME……………………………………………………..ADM…………….CLASS………
2022 TRIAL 4 INTERNAL EXAMINATION
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education
INSTRUCTIONS
1. All Questions are Compulsory
2. Write your Answers in the Spaces Provided
3. Wrong Spelling of Technical Terms shall be Penalized
Max Student’s Score

Score
80
KAPSABET BOYS HIGH SCHOOL

1. The diagram shown below represents a nuscleus
a) State the role of the organelle labelled Q (1mk

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b) Name a Kingdom whose members lack structure labelled P (1mk
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c) Which is the general term given to organisms whose cells have structure P?
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2. a) Name the TWO components of a lipid molecule (1mk

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b) State TWO disadvantages of using fats as respiratory substrates (2mks
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3. a) Name the pigment that protects humans from the negative effect of Ultraviolet lights
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b) Explain how sunlight contributes to stronger bones and teeth in human beings (2mks
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4. Name the main target organ of the following hormones: (2mks

a) Aldosterone ….. ……………………………………………………………………….
b) Insulin ………………………………………………………………………………….
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5. a) What is asexual reproduction? (1mk
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b) Give TWO disadvantages of sexual reproduction (2mks
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6. The diagram shown below represents a seeding. Use it to answer questions that follow
a) Give a reason why the plant above is a member of Class Dicotyledonae (1mk
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b) Explain why the biomass of part labelled A will be lower compared to the one found
in the seed stage of the same plant (2mks
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7. a) State TWO ways in which blood clotting is important to a human being (2mks
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b) What are the roles of thrombokinase enzyme during blood clotting? (2mks
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8. The diagram shown below represents a flower
a) Name the agent of pollination for the flower shown above (1mk
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b) Give TWO reasons for your answer in a) above (2mks
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9. State the differences between cones and rods in terms of the following (2mks
Feature Cone Rod
Visual acuity
Photochemical
10. Use the diagram of a nerve cell shown below to answer questions that follow
a) With a reason, give the identity of the nerve cell (2mks

Identity …………………………………………………………………………………
Reason ………………………………………………………………………………….
b) Explain the significance of absence of part labelled H in nerve cells found in the
brain.
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11. Give THREE features that make modern man to be more adaptable to the environment
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12. The diagram below represents a living organism
a) State TWO economic importance of the above organism in the food industry (2mks
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b) Why does the rate of respiration reduce under the following conditions? (2mks
i) Low temperature
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ii) Metabolic poison
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13. State TWO reasons why Biotechnology is important in modern science (2mks
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14. a) Fill in the table shown below to give differences between continuous and
discontinuous variation
(2mks
Continuous Variation Discontinuous Variation
b) Explain how variation is important in the process of evolution? (3mks

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15. a) Define the term species (1mk

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b) State TWO contributions of Carolus Linnaeus (1708 – 1778) to taxonomy (2mks

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16. a) In an experiment, Peter counted 9 cells along the diameter of field of view of a light
microscope measuring 3.0mm. Determine the diameter of one cell in micrometers
(3mks
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b) Why is electron microscope safer to the eye than light microscope during use? (1mk
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17. The following diagram represents results of an experiment carried out on two sets of
germinating seeds.
a) Account for the result shown in test tube X (2mks
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b) What is the importance of dipping the boiled seeds in a disinfectant in test tube Y?
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18. The diagram shown below represents a section of the vertebral column
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S
T
a) Name the part labelled S (1mk

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b) State TWO ways in which part T is important to movement in human beings (2mks
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19. Describe how the following cells adapt the structures where they are found to their
functions
a) Companion cell (2mks
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b) Schwann cell (2mks
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20. A mother had a still birth and the expelled foetus showed clear signs of anaemia and
jaundice
a) Give the name of this disorder (1mk
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b) Describe how the disorder arose (3mks
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21. The following equation represents a section of the Nitrogen Cycle
Y
Ammonia Nitrite X
Process Z
a) Name: i) Bacterium labelled Y
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ii) Compound X
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b) Explain how Process Z affect plant growth in an area? (2mks
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22. Samson had a road accident resulting in serious head injuries that left him with the
following conditions: Loss of balance, low body temperature; poor speech, unregulated
breathing and memory loss. Name the part of the brain affected that led to the following:
i) Low body temperature
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ii) Memory loss ……………………………………………………..………….……..(1mk
iii) Unregulated breathing ………………………………………….…………………(1mk
23. The graph shown below represents effect of substrate concentration on rate of enzymatic
reaction
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a) Account for the rate of enzymatic reaction when the substrate concentration was
between 0.3 to 0.5%. (2mks
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b) Name the substrates for the following enzymes

i) Carbonic anhydrase …………………….………………………………………(1mk
ii) Thrombin ……………………………………………………………………....(1mk
24. A tilapia fish has a full length of 300mm but measures 200mm from the mouth tip to its
anus. Determine the tail power of the fish (2mks
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231/2 - BIOLOGY -
Paper 2
2 Hours
NAME…………………………………………………………………ADM…………CLASS…………
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Instructions to candidate
(a) Write your name, school, index number in the space provided at the top of the paper.
(b) Sign and write the date of examination in the space provided above.
(c) This paper consists of two sections, A and B.
(d) Answer all the questions in section A in the spaces provided.
(e) In section B answer question 6 (compulsory) and either question 7 or 8 in the answer booklet
provided.
(f) Candidates should check the question paper to ascertain that all the pages are printed as indicated
(g) Candidates should answer the questions in English.
Section Question Maximum Candidate’s

Score Score
A 1 8
2 8
3 8
4 8
5 8
B 6 20
7 20
8 20
80
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1. a) Using the diagrams below, construct a dichotomous key that can be used to identify the leaves.
(2mks)
COTTON WOOD
WHITE CLOVER
BLACK WALNUT
HONEY LOCUST
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b) State two reasons for classifying living organisms (2mks)

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2. The diagram below is a cross section through a part of human ileum.
(a)(i) Identify the structure drawn above (1 mark)

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(ii) Sate the significance of the structure shown above. (1 mark)
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(b) Name the parts labelled A, B and C (3 marks)
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(c)Give the functions of the part labelled B and C (2 marks)
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(d) Name the cell organelle more abundant in goblet cells. (1 mark)
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3. a) In human, premature baldness is controlled by a gene on the Y chromosome. Using B to

represent the gene for baldness, work out a cross between a bald man and his wife . (4mks)

(b)i) What is the probability of their daughters being bald? (1mk)
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ii) Give a reason for your answer. (1mk)
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(c) Name one trait in human beings that is determined by multiple allele. (1mk)
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(d) Name one genetic disorder affecting the red blood cells. (1mk)
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4. Study the diagram below and answer the following questions.
(a) i) Identify the type of circulatory system shown in diagram above. (1mk)
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ii) Give a reason for your answer in (a)i) above. (1mk)
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(b) Name the parts labelled X, Y and Z. (3mks)
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(c) Explain the disadvantage of having the above circulatory system in the animals. (2mks)
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(d) Explain why amoeba lack a circulatory system. (1mk)
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5. An experiment was carried out to find out the concentration of ions in the cell sap of an aquatic plant
and that of the pond water in which they were found.
Concentration in
Ions Cell sap Pond water
Na+ 50 1.2
K+ 49 0.5
Mg2+ 11 3.0
Ca2+ 13 1.3
Cl- 101 1.3
SO42- 13 0.67
(a)(i) Name the process by which the aquatic plant absorbs ions from pond water. (1 mk)
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(ii) State the four roles of the process you have named in (a)(i) above in a mammalian body. (4 mks)
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(b) Name the cell structure that allows passage of ions in and out of the cell. (1mk)
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(c) How can the rate of uptake of ions by the aquatic plant be increased. (2mks)
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SECTION B (40 marks)

Answer question 6 (compulsory ) and either question 7 or 8 in the spaces provided after question 8.
6.The glucose level in mg per 100cm3 of blood was determined in two person Y and Z. Both had stayed
for six hours without taking food. They were fed on equal amount of glucose at the start of the experiment
.The amount of glucose in their blood was determined at intervals .The results are shown in the table
below.
Times in minutes Glucose level in blood in mg /100cm3
Y Z
0 85 78
20 105 110
30 105 110
45 130 170
60 100 195
80 93 190
100 90 140
120 90 130
140 88 120

a) On the grid provided, plot graphs of glucose levels in blood against time on the same axes. (7mks)
b) What was the concentration of glucose in the blood of Y and Z at the 50th minute? (2mks)
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c) Account for the level of glucose in present Y
i) During the first 45 minutes. (2mks)
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e) Low blood sugar level in harmful to the body . Explain. (3mks)
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7. (a) (i) Give four modes of expressing food relationship in an ecosystem. (4 marks)
(ii) Explain how food as a factor regulate the population of animals in an ecosystem.( 8 marks)
(b)How are desert plants adapted to conserving water? (8 marks)
8. Describe the structure and functions of various organelles in a mature animal cell. (20mks)
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BIOLOGY
(CONFIDENTIAL PAPER III)
FORM FOUR
TIME: 2 HOUR
Each student should have;

1. 4 test tubes and a test tube rack
2. Iodine solution – supplied with dropper
3. 10cm visking tubing labeled J
4. Piece of string 20cm long
5. 10cm3 solution of a mixture of soluble starch and glucose labeled K
N/B. 30g glucose mixed with 3g starch then add 100cm3 water and heat to boil then cool.
6. 500 ml beaker
7. Adequate distilled water/ clean rain water
8. Benedict’s solution
9. Means of heating/ Bunsen burner
10. Measuring cylinder – 10 ml
11.A scalpel.
12.A dry bean seed labeled S1.
13. A bean seedling labeled S2.
14. A maize seedling labeled S3.
Specimen S2 and S3 should be ready 1 week before the exams and must have the seeds intact.
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1 3/4 Hours
NAME……………………………………………………..ADM…………….CLASS…………………

(Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education)
(a) Write your name, index number and school 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
(e) this paper reading the whole paper carefully before commencing your work.
(f) This paper has three questions.
(g) Students should check the question paper to ascertain that all the papers are printed as indicated
(h) Candidates should answer the questions in English.
FOR EXAMINER’S USE ONLY:
Question Maximum Candidate’s
Score Score
1 14
2 12
3 14
Total Score 40

1. You are provided with visking tubing labeled J, a piece of thread and a solution labeled K.
Dip the visking tubing in distilled water to moisten it, open it, and then tie one end tightly with the
thread provided.
Half-fill the visking tubing with solution K then tie the open end of the tubing tightly. Ensure solution
K does not spill out of the tubing.
Immerse the visking tubing into distilled water in a beaker. Ensure that the visking tubing is
completely immersed in the distilled water.
Leave the set-up for 20 minutes. Record your observations after 20 minutes.
(a) (i) Observations (1mk)
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(ii) Explain you observations in a (i) above. (2mks)
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(b) Remove the visking tubing carefully. Ensure the contents of the visking tubing do not mix with that
of the beaker.Using the reagents provided, test for the food substance present in the visking tubing and
the beaker.
I. Visking tubing (4mks)
FOOD TEST PROCEDURE OBSERVATIONS CONCLUTION
Starch
Reducing sugars

II. Beaker (4mks)
FOOD TEST PROCEDURE OBSERVATIONS CONCLUTION

Starch
Reducing sugars
(c) Explain observations in the visking tubing and Beaker in 1(b) above. (3mks)
2. The photographs I and II below illustrate parts of mammalian systems. Study them and answer the
questions that follow.
PHOTOGRAPH I
X

PHOTOGRAPH II
(a) Identify the two mammalian systems shown above. (2mks)
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(b) Name the membrane that covers part marked P and Z. (2mks)
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(c) Describe two ways by which organ P and Z are protected. (2mks)
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(d) How is the part labelled Y adapted to perform its function. (2mks)
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(e) Identify the part labelled N. (1mk)
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(f) State the difference in the content of blood in L and M. (1mk)
L M

(g) State the role of the inner part of X in ensuring a healthy system. (2mks)
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3. You are provided with specimens labeled S1 , S2 and S3
(a) Using a scalpel blade split S1 longitudinally and draw a well labeled diagram to show the
internal structures. (4mks)
(b) With a reason, state the class of the plant from which specimen S1 was obtained.
(i) Class (1mk)
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Reason (1mk)
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(c) Specimen S2 is a germinated seedling of S1.
In the table below, name three structures of S1 and identify the structures they developed into in
specimen S2 (3mks)
Structure in S1 Structure developed into, in S2
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(d) i) Using specimens S2 and S3 ,name the type of germination. (2mks)
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ii) Give a reason for your answer in S3 above. (2mks)
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231/1 BIOLOGY THEORY PAPER 1

JUNE 2022
TIME: 2 HRS
MUMIAS WEST JOINT EVALUATION

FORM FOUR
1. Write your name and admission number in the spaces provided.

2. Sign and write date of examination in the spaces provided above.
3. Read all questions and answer in the spaces provided.
4. Candidates should check the question paper to ascertain that all the pages
are printed as indicated and that no questions are missing.
5. No blank spaces should be left during examination as they do not score.
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1. (a) State the function of a mirror in a light microscope. (1 mark)
b) Give one reason why the coarse adjustment knob should not be used to lower the high
power objective. (1 mark)
2. The set below illustrates a certain physiological process:
(a) (i) Name the physiological process (1 mark)
(ii) Give two examples of the process names in (a) (i) above in plants. (2 marks)
(b) State two ways by which the movement of dye molecules in the set up would be going
down. (2 marks)
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3. The table below shows the percentage concentration of certain substances in blood plasma
glomerular filtrate and urine in a human being at a particular time.
Percentage concentration
Substance Blood plasma Glomerular filtrate Urine
Glucose 0.023 0.02 0.0
Water 92.70 92.70 96.08
Protein 5.69 0.0 0.0
Urea 0.087 0.098 2.6
(a) Explain the likely impact on the composition of urine in case of the following:
(i) Vigorous physical exercises (2 marks)
(ii) A meal rich in proteins (2 marks)
(b) Name the processes responsible for:

(i) Presence of glucose in glomerular filtrate (1 mark)
(ii) Absence of glucose in urine (1 mark)
4. State three factors that affect the rate of diffusion. (3 marks)
5. How does nutrition as a characteristic of living organisms differ in plants and animals? (2 marks)
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6. The diagram below represents a certain organism collected by a student at the sea shore.
(a) Name the class to which the organism belongs. (1 mark)
(b) Give three reasons for your answer in (a) above. (3 marks)
7. The figure below is a fine structure of a generalized animal cell as seen under an electron microscope.
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(a) Name the parts labeled A and B. (2 marks)
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B ………………………………………………………………………
(b) How is the structure labeled B adapted to its function? (2 marks)
8. In an investigation, a student extracted three pieces of pawpaw cylinders using a cork borer. The
cylinders were cut back to 50mm length and placed in a beaker containing a solution. The results after
40 minutes were as shown in the table below.
Feature Result
Average length of cylinders (mm) 56 mm
Stiffness of cylinders Stiff
(a) Account for the results in the table above. (3 marks)
(b) What would be a suitable control set-up for the investigation? (1 marks)
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9. The table below shows results of a study of three plants C, D and E growing in different habitats.
Feature Plant C Plant D Plant E

Number of stomata on upper surface of 4 20 6
leaf per square area
Number of stomata on lower surface of 6 0 8
leaf per square area
Thickness of leaf cuticle (mm) 0.4 0.1 0.2
Surface area of roots (cm3) 2000 1000 1200
(a)Which one of the plant C, D and E grows in an area of relatively low water availability?(1 mk)
(b) Explain your answer in (i) above. (2 marks)
10. The diagram below shows part of the mammalian system
(a) Name the parts labeled F and G. (2 marks)
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(b) State one function of each of the parts labeled H and J (2 marks)
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11. The diagram below shows a reproductive structure of a plant.
a) i. Identify the reproductive structure. (1mk)
ii. In which part of the reproductive system is the structure produced? (1mk)
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b) Name division of the plant that produces the reproductive structure above. (1mk)
c) Name structures E and F (2mks)

E_______________
F_______________
12.a) What is pollination? (1mk)
b) Cross pollination leads to cross fertilization which results to hybrid vigour. State three mechanisms
that encourages cross pollination instead of self pollination. (3mks)
13. Define the terms; (2mks)

i. Ovulation
ii. Implantation
14. Explain why

a) A pregnant woman needs to be on a diet rich in proteins and mineral salts such as calcium. (2mks)
b) A drop in progesterone levels during pregnancy my cause miscarriage. (2mks)
15. Outline two precautions taken when collecting and observing specimens. (2mks)
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16. Below is a diagram representing one of the apparatus used in biological studies?
i) Identify the apparatus. (1mk)
ii) Name two animals which require the use of the apparatus during their collection.
(2mks)
17. a) What are the benefits of scientific skills acquired in studying Biology? (2mks)
b) Outline two ways in which an aircraft can be compared to a bird apart from flying. (2mks)
18. Name two structures used for gaseous exchange in plants. (2mks)
19. What is meant by each of the following?

i) Pyramid of biomass? (1mk)
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ii) Pyramid numbers?(1mk)
20. (a) Name the organism that;

i. Causes malaria (1mk)
ii. Transmits malaria (1mk)
b) State two control measures for malaria (2mks)
21. a) What is meant by the term binomial nomenclature (1mk)
b) State two guidelines that should be followed when typing scientific name. (2mks)
22. An individual is of blood group B positive.

a) Name the antigens in the individual’s blood. (2mk)
b) Give the reasons why the individual cannot receive from a blood group A donor. (2mks)
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23. Colour blindness is a sex linked trait controlled by a recessive b. If a mother is a carrier and the
father is normal, what is the chance that their son will be colour blind? Show your working. (3mks)
24. State two advantages of using a coverslips when preparing a specimen for observation under a light
microscope. (2mks)
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School…………………………………………………………………………………………….
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231/2
BIOLOGY
(THEORY)
Paper 2
June/July 2022
Time: 2 Hours
MUMIAS WEST SCHOOLS JOINT EXAMINATION - 2022

 This paper consists of two sections A and B.
 Answer ALL questions in section A
 Answer question 6 (compulsory) and either question 7 or 8 in section B.

Section Question Maximum score Candidate’s score
A 1 8
2 8
3 8
4 8
5 8
B 6 20
7 20
8 20
Total Marks 80
SECTION A (40 MARKS)
Answer all the questions in this section in the spaces provided:
1. The diagram below illustrates the structure of the kidney nephron.
(a) Name the part labeled E. (1 mark)
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(b)How is the part labeled F adapted to its function? (4 marks)
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(c) State three physiological mechanisms of controlling the human body
temperature during a cold day. (3 marks)
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2. The genetic disorder hemophilia is due to a recessive sex linked gene .A man who is
hemophilic marries a woman who is carrier for the condition.
a) Using letter H to represent the gene normal condition and letter h for the gene for
hemophiliac condition.
i) What is the genotype for the man and the woman? (2marks)
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ii) Work out a cross between the man and woman (3marks)
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b) What is the chance that both the first and second sons will be hemophiliac? (2marks)
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c) Hemophilia is more common in males than in female humans. Explain (1mark)
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3. The diagram below represents a state in cell division. Study it and answer the questions
below.
(a) Name the stage of cell division illustrated in the diagram above. (1 mark)
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(c) State THREE differences between mitosis and meiosis. (3 marks)
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(d) Name the process during which the exchange of genetic materials occur at prophase 1 of
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4. The diagram below indicates an organism that grows under shaded places with damp
conditions. Study it and answer the questions that follow.
(a) Name the division to which the specimen belongs. (1 mark)
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(b) Name and state the functions of the parts labeled Q, R and S. (6 marks)
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(c) Name the two body forms of the organism in its alternation of generation. (2 marks)
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5. a) Explain how the following meristematic tissues contribute to growth of higher
plants
i) Vascular cambium (2marks)
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b) The diagram below shows a life cycle of a cockroach
a) Name the hormone that would be at high concentration during.

(i) First week (1mark)
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(ii) Second week (1mark)

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b) Name the structure that produces hormone in a (ii) above (1 marks)
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c) Name the series of stages through which the nymph undergoes to reach adult stage (1
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SECTION B:(40 MARKS)

Answer question 6 (Compulsory) and EITHER question 7 or 8 in the spaces provided after
question 8.
6. An experiment was carried out in which red blood cells were put in salt solutions of different
concentrations. The table below shows the percentage of cells which were destroyed by
haemolysis in different salt concentration.
Salt concentration % of RBC destroyed

(g/dm³) By haemolysis
0 100
1 100
2 100
2.5 100
3.0 100
3.5 96
3.7 80
4.0 60
4.5 16
4.7 0
5.0 0
6.0 0
(a) Draw a graph of percentage of red blood cells haemolysed against salt concentration.
(6 marks)
(b) Explain haemolysis of red blood cells. (3 marks)
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(c) From the graph, state:

(i) the salt concentration at which 50% red blood cells were haemolysed. (1 mark)
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(ii) the highest salt concentration when the largest number of red blood cells were
haemolysed. (1 mark)
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(d) (i) Suggest the normal salt concentration in the blood of the mammal from which the red
blood cells were obtained. (2 marks)
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(ii) Give a reason for your answer in (d) (i) above. (1 mark)
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(iii)What term is used to describe the solution with equal solute concentration as that of the
cells? (1 mark)
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(e) Name the process in the human body that ensures that haemolysis of red blood cells is
prevented. (1 mark)
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(f) State four roles of osmosis in organisms. (4 marks)
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7. Describe the role of hormones in the mammalian female reproductive cycle. (20 marks)
8. Describe the
(i) Process of inhalation in mammals (10 marks)
(ii) Mechanism of opening and closing of stomata (10 marks)
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MUMIAS WEST JOINT EXAMS
K.C.S.E – 2022
231/3 BIOLOGY paper 3 (PRACTICAL)
JUNE 2022
CONFIDENTIAL
EACH CANDIDATE SHOULD BE PROVIDED WITH THE FOLLOWING ITEMS;
SOLUTION P 20ml STARCH SOLUTION

SOLUTION R 2ml DIASTASE ENZYME
SOLUTION Z 60ml WATER
SOLUTION Q 3ml EGG WHITE
THREAD
VISIKING TUBING
100 ML BEAKER
STOP WATCH
5 TEST TUBES
5 LABELS
10ml MEASURING CYLINDER
HAVE ACCESS TO;

IODINE SOLUTION
BENEDICT`S SOLUTION
SOURCE OF HEAT
SPECIMEN K-THORACIC BONE
SPECIMEN M- LUMBAR BONE
SODIUM HYDROXIDE
COPPER (II) SULPHATE
Name…………………………………………………………………………………………………Adm no. …………………
Class…………………………..…. School ………………………………………………..................Sign………………
231/3
BIOLOGY
PAPER 3 (PRACTICAL)
June 2022
Time: 1 ¾ HOURS
MUMIAS WEST JOINT EXAMS- JUNE 2022
 Answer ALL the questions.
 Answers must be written in the spaces provided in the question paper.
 Additional pages must not be inserted.
FOR EXAMINERS USE ONLY
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2 14
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Total Score 40
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1. Study the photograph below and answer the questions that follow.
a) State two organ systems in which the two organs in the photograph above are found.
(2mks)
b) Label on the photograph the following structures. (4mks)

(i) Bronchi
(ii) Left ventricle
(iii) septum
(iv) trachea
c) State one feature of the following structures identified in( b) above and give the importance of
the features. (4mks)
structure feature Importance
Left ventricle
Trachea
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d) Use an arrow to show the flow of carbon (iv) oxide molecule thorough the chambers of the
heart towards the lungs. (1mk)
e) State one observable features of lungs in the photograph above that suits them to their
function. (1mks)
2) You are provided with the following. Solution P, Q and Z.
(a) (i) Put 2 cm3 of solution P into two test tubes labeled A and B. Add three drops of iodine
solution into test tube A. Observe and record. (1 mark)
(ii) To test tube B, add an equal amount of Benedict’s solution. Heat to boil. Record your
observation. (1 mark)
(iii) From the results in (a) (i) and (ii), identify solution P. (1 mark)
(iv) Put 2cm3 of solution Z into a clean test tube labeled C. Add equal volume of Benedict’s
solution. Heat to boil. Record your observation (1 mark)
(v) Open the visking tubing provided and tie one end tightly, Pour solution P into the visking tubing and
add 1cm3 of the solution R. Tie the other end of the visking tubing and ensure there is no leakage at
both ends. Pour solution Z into a clean beaker till it is half full. Immerse visking tube in the solution Z in
the beaker. Allow it to stand for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes, take 2cm3 of solution Z from the beaker
into a clean test tube labeled D. Add equal amount of Benedict’s solution. Heat to boil. Record your
observation. (1 mark)
(vi)Account for the observation made in (v) above. (3 marks)
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(vii) What is the identity of solution R? (1 mark)
(viii) State one factor that can affect the process demonstrated in 2a (v) above (1 mark)
b) Use the reagents provided to test for the food substance in solution Q.
Food substance procedure observation conclusion
(4mks)
3. The photograph below shows specimen L. You are also provided with other two specimens
labeled k and M. Study them then answer questions that follow:
Photograph L.
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a) Identify the specimens. (3mks)
b) State two adaptive characteristic features of the specimen L.

(2mks)
c) State two observable differences between specimen L and M. (2mks
Bone L Bone M
d) (i) Draw and label the anterior parts of specimen K. (3mks)
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(ii)State ways by which specimen K is adapted to its functions. (2mks)
(iii) Name the bone that articulates with specimen K at the:
Proximal end (1mk)
Distal end (1mk)
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NAME ………………………………………… INDEX NO …….…………………..
SCHOOL ………………………………………… SIGNATURE …………..……....…….
DATE ………………
231/1
BIOLOGY
PAPER 1
(THEORY)
AUGUST- SEPT, 2022
2 HOURS
LANJET EXAMINATION 2022

 Write your name and Index Number in the spaces provided above.
 Answer ALL questions in this paper.
ANESTAR SCHOOLS LANJET 2022 BIOLOGY PAPER 1 Page 1

1. Explain why:
(a) Red blood cells burst when placed in distilled water while plant cells remain intact. (2mks)
2. State why the following processes are essential in living organism.

(a) Irritability (1mk)
(b) Respiration (1mk)
3. The diagram below shows a type of epithelial tissue.
(a).What is the name of the hair-like processes (1mk)
(b).What is the function of the hair-like processes? (1mk)
(c).Name two mammalian organs where this type of epithelium is found. (2mks)
4. Differentiate between a competitive and non- competitive enzyme inhibitors. (2mks)
LANJET 2022 BIOLOGY PAPER 1

5. What is the importance of photosynthesis in nature? (2mks)
6. Explain what happens to glucose formed by photosynthesis in a dicotyledonous leaf. (2mks)
7. A patient whose blood group A died shortly after receiving blood from a person of blood group B.
Explain the possible cause of death of the patient. (3mks)
8. The diagram below is a transverse section of a certain part of a plant.
(a).Which part of the plant was the section made from (1mk)
(b). Give a reason for your answer in (a) above (2mks)
9. Explain why water logging of the soil may lead to death of plants. (2mks)

10. Explain why smokers are more prone to respiratory tract infections than non-smokers. (2mks)
11. (a) In mammals haemoglobin is confined to red blood cells. Give two advantages of this (2mks)
(b)The blood of insects does not contain an oxygen carrying pigment. Give an explanation for this.
(2mks)
12. In a man, aerobic breakdown of glucose yields 2880kj- of energy whereas anaerobic breakdown
yields 150kj-. Give an explanation to account for this difference. (3mks)
13. Give any two excretory organs in mammals and name the substrate they excrete. (2mks)
14. Name two classes of animals that excrete

a) Nitrogenous waste products mainly in the form of uric acid. (2mks)
b) Give two advantages of excreting nitrogenous waste products in the form of uric acid as
compared to urea. (2mks)

15. What are the excretory organs of insects (1mk)
16. Insects are found in almost all parts of the world. List three features that make them very successful
animals. (3mks)
17. Explain why only a small part of the food materials taken up by herbivores is passed on to secondary
consumers. (3mks)
18. Explain the following terms. (2mks)

(a) Nitrifying bacteria.
(b) Nitrogen fixing bacteria.
19. Explain why petals and sepals are referred to as the accessory parts of a flower. (2mks)
20. If the ovaries of a woman are removed during the first four months of pregnancy miscarriage is very
likely to occur. However if they are removed after the forth monthly pregnancy an proceed normally.
Explain (3mks)
21. Animals with external fertilization product large number of eggs whereas those with internal
fertilization produce fewer eggs. Suggest an explanation for this differences. (3mks)

22. State the difference between the composition of foetal blood entering the placenta (2mks)
23. Man hammered a nail two meters from the ground surface in the stem of a ten metres tall tree. Two
years later, the tree had grown taller and thicker. Explain where would expect to find the nail.
(2mks)
24. The cells shown below were obtained from different parts of a young root tip. Give the name of the
zone from which each cell was obtained. (3mks)
25. The letter (A) and (a) represent the dominant and recessive genes for a particular trait respectively.
Write down the genotype of the following: (3 marks)
a) Homozygous dominant
b) Heterozygous dominant
c) Homozygous recessive
26. Write reference to the inheritance of genetic defects

a) Explain what a carrier is. (1mk)

b) Hemophilia is more common in men than in woman. Suggest reasons to account for this. (2mks)
27. a) What is meant by natural selection? (2mks)
(b)In what way does Lamarck’s theory fail to agree with modern scientific evidence? (1mk)
28. The diagram below shows the structure of a neurone. Study it and answer questions below.
a) Name the type of neurone (1mk)
b) Name the parts labelled (2mks)

D-
E-
c) State whether the axon of this neurone transmit impulses away from the cell body or towards the
cell body. (1mks)

29. In what ways do plants compensate for their inability to move? (2mks)
30. Distinguish between tendons and ligament (2mks)
31. Name the following organelle according to the flowing functions. (2mks)
i) That synthesis protein
ii) That synthesis ATP

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LANET JOINT EXAMINATION (LANJET) 2022
BIOLOGY PAPER 2 (THEORY)
TIME: 2 HOURS
Name........................................................................................ ADM Number.......................................
Class............................. Date..............................................................
Instructions to Candidates
(a) Write your name and index number in the spaces provided above.
(b) write the class and date of examination in the spaces provided above.
(c) This paper consists of 2 sections; A and B
(d) Answer all questions in section A in the spaces provided.
(e) In section B answer question 6(compulsory) and either question 7 or 8 in the spaces provided after
question 8
(f) This paper consists of 8 printed pages.
(g) Candidates should check the question paper to ascertain that all the pages are printed as indicated
(h) Candidates should answer all the questions in English.
Section Question Maximum score Candidate’s Score
A 1 8
2 8
3 8
4 8
5 8
B 6 20
7 20
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SECTION A
1. a) The following diagrams represent human sex cells.
5 micrometres
100 micrometres
Cell A
Cell B
i) Name the cell B (1mk)
ii) Give one feature of cell A which makes it different from cell B.
(1mk)
b) The diagram below represents the female reproductive system
i) Name the part marked A. (1mk)

ii) State the role of the part marked D. (1mk)
c) State two functions of amniotic fluid. (2mks)
d) i) Name the organism that causes syphilis. (1mk)
iii) State one symptom of primary syphilis. (1mk)
2. The diagram below shows the structure of a chromosome.
a) Identify the parts labelled D and E. (2mks)
b) Name two organelles in an animal cell where DNA is found. (1mk)
c) i) What is meant by the term linked genes? (1mk)

ii) Haemophilia is a genetic condition transmitted through a recessive gene linked to X
chromosome. The normal gene may be represented by XH.
i) A woman who is a carrier for the haemophilia gene marries a normal man. Work out the
phenotypic ratio for their offspring.
(4mks)
3. The diagram below represents a food web in a terrestrial ecosystem.
Mice Cane toad Hawks
Green plants Antelopes Lions Snakes
Grasshopper
Lizards
a) i) Which organism has the least biomass? (1mrk)

ii) Give reasons for the answer given in a) (i) above. (2mks)
b) Construct food chains with snakes as tertiary consumers. (2mks)
c) State the trophic level occupied by hawks in the food chains constructed in (b) above
(1mk)
d) Name the process through which:

(i) Producers convert chemical energy into heat energy lost to the environment.
(1mk)
(ii) Living organisms convert chemical energy into heat energy lost to the environments.
(1mk)
4. Below is a chemical equation, study it and answer the questions that follow: -
A
Carbon(IV) oxide + water Oxygen + glucose
(a) Name process A and B B (2 Marks)
(b) What is the biological significance of process A? (1 mark)
(c) In which organelle does process A and B take place? (2 marks)

A
B
(d) Name two stages of process B. (2 marks)
(e) Define compensation point. (1mark)

5. The diagram below shows how blood sugar in mammalian body is regulated.
Corrective mechanism P
Rise Fall
Normal glucose level

Normal glucose level
Fall Rise
Corrective mechanism Q
a) Explain what happens during corrective mechanism P. (3mks)
b) Name two organs involved in corrective mechanisms P and Q. (2mks)
c) State the reasons why glucose level should be maintained constant. (2mks)
d) What is osmoregulation? (1mk)

SECTION B (40 MARKS)
Answer question 6(compulsory) and either 6 or 7 in the spaces provided.
6. Two sets of a pea seeds were germinated, set A was placed in normal day light conditions in the
laboratory which set B was placed in a dark cupboard. Starting a few days later the shoots lengths were
measured twice daily and their mean length recorded as shown in the table below.
Time in hours 0 12 24 36 48 60 72 84
Set A (length 12 14 20 23 28 31 47 54
(mm)
Set B length (mm) 17 23 28 35 48 62 80 94
(a) Using suitable scale draw the graphs of the mean lengths in set A and B against time
(7mks)
(b) From the graph, state the man shoot length of each set of seedling at the 66th hour.
(2mks)
(c) Account for the difference of curve B and A. (3mks)
(d) Explain what would happen to set up B if it were allowed to continue to grow under conditions of
darkness. (4mks)
(e) State 3 external conditions which should be constant for both set ups. (3mks)

(f) Why is oxygen important in the process of active transport? (1mk)
7. (a) Define:
(i) Transpiration. (2mks)
(ii) Translocation. (2mks)
b) Identify and explain structural factors that affects the rate of transpiration in plants.
(16mks)
8. Describe the adaptations of the mammalian eye to its function. (20 marks)

LANET JOINT EVALUATION TEST
231/ 3 - BIOLOGY - Paper 3
Sept. 2022 – 1 ¾ hours
Name ...................................................................................................... Index Number.................................
Candidate’s Signature.............................................................................. Date................................................
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 questions in the spaces provided in this booklet.
(d) This paper consists of 6 printed pages.
(e) Candidates should check the question paper to ascertain that all the pages are printed as indicated and
that no questions are missing.
(f) Candidates should answer the questions in English.
1 13
2 11
3 16
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1. You are provided with 250ml beaker, four test tubes, solutions labeled D and E, Iodine and
Benedict’s solutions. Half fill the beaker with hot water provided to create a hot water bath.
(I) Label the four test tubes as follows:
(i) Test tube 1. D + iodine
(ii) Test tube 2. D + E + iodine
(iii) Test tube 3. D + Benedict’s solution
(iv) Test tube 4. D + E + Benedict’s solution
(II) Put 1cm3 of solution D in each of the four test tubes.
(III) To the D + iodine test tube, add one drop iodine solution and shake to mix.
(IV) To the D + E + iodine test tube, add 1cm3 of solution E and two drops of iodine solution
(V) To the D + Benedict’s solution test tube, add 1cm3 of Benedict’s solution and shake to mix
(VI) To the D + E + Benedict’s solution test tube, add 1cm3 of solution E and 1cm3 Benedict’s
solution. Shake to mix.
(VII) Observe the changes in each of the four test tubes
(VIII) Put all the four test tubes in the hot water bath and observe carefully for about five minutes
a) Record the observations and conclusion for each of the four test tubes in the table below (8marks)
NO TEST TUBE OBSERVATION CONCLUSION
1 D + iodine
2 D + E + iodine
3 D + Benedict’s solution
4 D + E + Benedict’s
solution
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b) What was the role of each of the following in the experiment?
(i) Solution E (1mark)
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(ii) Hot water bath (1mark)

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c) Give the identity of E in human beings (1mark)

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d) Explain the observations made on the reagents tested with Benedict’s solution (2marks)
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2. The photographs below show organisms that are closely related
a) Identify the evidence for organic evolution exhibited by the two organisms above (1mark)
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b) Observe the two organisms interacting in an ecosystem.
i) Identify which of the two animals M and L will have the least biomass (1mark)
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ii) Give a reason for your answer in (b)(i) above (1mark)
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c) Explain the concept of “Survival for the fittest” in relation to the organisms illustrated in the
photograph. (4marks)
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c) Explain two visible survival adaptive features for the organisms illustrated in the photograph
(4mks)
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3. Study the photographs and answer the following questions.
PLATE 5 PLATE 6 PLATE 7
a) The photograph in Plate 5 shows the germination process in a species of legume.
i) Name the type of germination shown in the photograph. (1mark)
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ii) Give a reason for your answer. (1 mark)
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b) Other than germination the seedling have shown some responses.
i) Name two responses shown in the photograph. (2 marks)
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ii) State one survival value of each of the response named above. (2 mark)
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c) Examine the photograph in Plate 6 and Plate 7 which show different essential parts of a
flower of a species on two different plants.
i) Name the flower parts shown in Plate 6 and Plate 7. (2 marks)

Plate 6.....................................................................................................................................
Plate 7 ...................................................................................................................................
b) (i) Name the phenomenon described in the statement above. (1 mark)
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ii) Explain the significance of the phenomena stated in (a)(i) above. (2 mark)
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c) (i) State the mode of pollination of the flower shown in the photograph. (1 mark)
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ii) Give a reason for your answer. (1 mark)
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d) (i) State the type of pollination of the flower shown in the photograph. (1 mark)
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(ii) Give two reasons for your answer. (2 marks)
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Term 2 - 2022
BIOLOGY
(QUESTION PAPER I )
FORM FOUR
TIME: 2 HOURS
Name: …………………………………………………………. Adm No: ……………….

School: ……………………………………………………….. Class: …………………..
Signature: …………………………………………………….. Date……………………..
INSTRUCTIONS
1. All Questions are Compulsory
2. Write your Answers in the Spaces Provided
3. Wrong Spelling of Technical Terms shall be Penalized
Max Student’s Score

Score
80
1. The diagram shown below represents a nucleus
Q
a) State the role of the organelle labelled Q (1mk
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b) Name a Kingdom whose members lack structure labelled P (1mk
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c) Which is the general term given to organisms whose cells have structure P?
……………………………………………………………………………………..…(1mk
2. a) Name the TWO components of a lipid molecule (1mk

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b) State TWO disadvantages of using fats as respiratory substrates (2mks
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3. a) Name the pigment that protects humans from the negative effect of Ultraviolet lights
……………………………………………………………………………………..….(1mk
b) Explain how sunlight contributes to stronger bones and teeth in human beings (2 mks
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4. Name the main target organ of the following hormones: (2mks

a) Aldosterone ….. ……………………………………………………………………….
b) Insulin ………………………………………………………………………………….
5. a) What is asexual reproduction? (1mk
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b) Give TWO disadvantages of sexual reproduction (2mks
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6. The diagram shown below represents a seeding. Use it to answer questions that follow
a) Give a reason why the plant above is a member of Class Dicotyledonae (1mk
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b) Explain why the biomass of part labelled A will be lower compared to the one found
in the seed stage of the same plant (2 mks
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7. a) State TWO ways in which blood clotting is important to a human being (2mks
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b) What are the roles of thrombokinase enzyme during blood clotting? (2mks
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8. The diagram shown below represents a flower
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a) Name the agent of pollination for the flower shown above (1mk
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b) Give TWO reasons for your answer in a) above (2mks
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9. State the differences between cones and rods in terms of the following (2mks
Feature Cone Rod

Visual acuity
Photochemical
10. Use the diagram of a nerve cell shown below to answer questions that follow
a) With a reason, give the identity of the nerve cell (2 mks

Identity …………………………………………………………………………………
Reason ………………………………………………………………………………….
b) Explain the significance of absence of part labelled H in nerve cells found in the
brain.
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11. Give THREE features that make modern man to be more adaptable to the environment
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12. The diagram below represents a living organism
a) State TWO economic importance of the above organism in the food industry (2 mks
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b) Why does the rate of respiration reduce under the following conditions? (2mks
i) Low temperature
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ii) Metabolic poison
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13. State TWO reasons why Biotechnology is important in modern science (2 mks
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14. a) Fill in the table shown below to give differences between continuous and
discontinuous variation (2mks
Continuous Variation Discontinuous Variation
b) Explain how variation is important in the process of evolution? (3mks

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15. a) Define the term species (1mk

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b) State TWO contributions of Carolus Linnaeus (1708 – 1778) to taxonomy (2mks

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16. a) In an experiment, Peter counted 9 cells along the diameter of field of view of a light
microscope measuring 3.0mm. Determine the diameter of one cell in micrometers
(3mks
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b) Why is electron microscope safer to the eye than light microscope during use? (1 mk
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17. The following diagram represents results of an experiment carried out on two sets of
germinating seeds.
a) Account for the result shown in test tube X (2mks
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b) What is the importance of dipping the boiled seeds in a disinfectant in test tube Y?
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18. The diagram shown below represents a section of the vertebral column
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S
T
a) Name the part labelled S (1mk

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b) State TWO ways in which part T is important to movement in human beings (2 mks
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19. Describe how the following cells adapt the structures where they are found to their
functions
a) Companion cell (2mks
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b) Schwann cell (2mks
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20. A mother had a still birth and the expelled foetus showed clear signs of anaemia and
jaundice
a) Give the name of this disorder (1mk
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b) Describe how the disorder arose (3mks
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21. The following equation represents a section of the Nitrogen Cycle

Y
Ammonia Nitrite X
Process Z
a) Name: i) Bacterium labelled Y ……………………………………………….(1mk
ii) Compound X ……………………………………………………….(1 mk

b) Explain how Process Z affect plant growth in an area? (2mks
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22. Samson had a road accident resulting in serious head injuries that left him with the
following conditions: Loss of balance, low body temperature; poor speech, unregulated
breathing and memory loss. Name the part of the brain affected that led to the following:
i) Low body temperature

…………………………………………..…………….…,,..(1mk ii) Memory loss
……………………………………………………..………….……..(1mk iii) Unregulated
breathing ………………………………………….…………………(1mk
23. The graph shown below represents effect of substrate concentration on rate of enzymatic
reaction
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a) Account for the rate of enzymatic reaction when the substrate concentration was
between 0.3 to 0.5%. (2 mks
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b) Name the substrates for the following enzymes

i) Carbonic anhydrase …………………….………………………………………(1mk
ii) Thrombin ……………………………………………………………………....(1mk
24. A tilapia fish has a full length of 300mm but measures 200mm from the mouth tip to its
anus. Determine the tail power of the fish (2 mks
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Term 2 - 2022
BIOLOGY
(QUESTION PAPER II)
FORM FOUR
TIME:2 HOURS
Name: …………………………………………………………. Adm No: ………………. School:
……………………………………………………….. Class: …………………..
Signature: …………………………………………………….. Date: ……………………
Instructions to candidate
(a) Write your name, school, index number in the space provided at the top of the paper.
(b) Sign and write the date of examination in the space provided above.
(c) This paper consists of two sections, A and B.
(d) Answer all the questions in section A in the spaces provided.
(e) In section B answer question 6 (compulsory) and either question 7 or 8 in the answer booklet
provided.
(f) Candidates should check the question paper to ascertain that all the pages are printed as indicated
(g) Candidates should answer the questions in English.
Section Question Maximum Candidate’s

Score Score
A 1 8
2 8
3 8
4 8
5 8
B 6 20
7 20
8 20
80

1. a) Using the diagrams below, construct a dichotomous key that can be used to identify the leaves.
(2mks)
COTTON WOOD
WHITE CLOVER
HONEY LOCUST
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b) State two reasons for classifying living organisms (2mks)
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2. The diagram below is a cross section through a part of human ileum.
(a)(i) Identify the structure drawn above (1 mark)

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(ii) Sate the significance of the structure shown above. (1 mark)
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B……………………………………………………………………………………………………
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(c)Give the functions of the part labelled B and C (2 marks)
B…………………………………………………………………………………………………….
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(d) Name the cell organelle more abundant in goblet cells. (1 mark)
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3. a) In human, premature baldness is controlled by a gene on the Y chromosome. Using B to
represent the gene for baldness, work out a cross between a bald man and his wife . (4mks)
(b) i) What is the probability of their daughters being bald? (1mk)
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Give a reason for your answer. (1mk)
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(c) Name one trait in human beings that is determined by multiple allele. (1mk)
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(d) Name one genetic disorder affecting the red blood cells. (1mk)
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4. Study the diagram below and answer the following questions.

(a) i) Identify the type of circulatory system shown in diagram above. (1mk)
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ii) Give a reason for your answer in (a)i) above. (1mk)
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(b) Name the parts labelled X, Y and Z. (3mks)
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Z…………………………………………………………………………………………
(c) Explain the disadvantage of having the above circulatory system in the animals.
(2mks)
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(d) Explain why amoeba lack a circulatory system. (1mk)
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5. An experiment was carried out to find out the concentration of ions in the cell sap of an aquatic
plant and that of the pond water in which they were found.

Concentration in
Ions Cell sap Pond water
Na+ 50 1.2
K+ 49 0.5
Mg2+ 11 3.0
Ca2+ 13 1.3
Cl- 101 1.3
SO42- 13 0.67
(a)(i) Name the process by which the aquatic plant absorbs ions from pond water. (1 mk)
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(ii) State the four roles of the process you have named in (a)(i) above in a mammalian body. (4 mks)
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(b) Name the cell structure that allows passage of ions in and out of the cell. (1mk)
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(c) How can the rate of uptake of ions by the aquatic plant be increased. (2mks)
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SECTION B (40 marks)
Answer question 6 (compulsory ) and either question 7 or 8 in the spaces provided after question 8.
6.The glucose level in mg per 100cm3 of blood was determined in two person Y and Z. Both had stayed
for six hours without taking food. They were fed on equal amount of glucose at the start of the experiment
.The amount of glucose in their blood was determined at intervals .The results are shown in the table
below.
Times in minutes Glucose level in blood in mg /100cm3

Y Z
0 85 78
20 105 110
30 105 110
45 130 170
60 100 195
80 93 190
100 90 140
120 90 130
140 88 120
a) On the grid provided, plot graphs of glucose levels in blood against time on the same axes. (7
mks )
b) What was the concentration of glucose in the blood of Y and Z at the 50th minute? (2 mks )
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c) Account for the level of glucose in present Y
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i) During the first 45 minutes. (2mks)
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7. (a) (i) Give four modes of expressing food relationship in an ecosystem. (4 marks)
(ii) Explain how food as a factor regulate the population of animals in an ecosystem.( 8 marks)
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(b)How are desert plants adapted to conserving water? (8 marks)
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BIOLOGY PAPER III
CONFIDENTIAL
FORM FOUR
TIME: 2 HOURS
Each student should have;

1. 4 test tubes and a test tube rack
2. Iodine solution – supplied with dropper
3. 10 cm visking tubing labeled J
4. Piece of string 20cm long
5. 10cm3 solution of a mixture of soluble starch and glucose labeled K
N/B. 30g glucose mixed with 3g starch then add 100cm3 water and heat to boil then cool.
6. 500 ml beaker
7. Adequate distilled water/ clean rain water
8. Benedict’s solution
9. Means of heating/ Bunsen burner
10. Measuring cylinder – 10 ml
11.A scalpel.
12.A dry bean seed labeled S1.
13. A bean seedling labeled S2.
14. A maize seedling labeled S3.
Specimen S2 and S3 should be ready 1 week before the exams and must have the seeds intact.
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MURANGA EXTRA-COUNTY SCHOOLS JOINT EXAMS
FORM FOUR
END OF TERM TWO 2022
BIOLOGY 231/1
PAPER 1
TIME: 2 HOURS
NAME……………………….……………….…ADM NO………………..CLASS……………
DATE…………………………………………..SIGN…………………………………………
(a) Write your name and Index Number in the spaces provided.
(b) Sign and write the date of examination in the spaces provided.
(c) Answer ALL questions in the spaces provided.
(d) Wrong spelling especially of technical terms will be penalized.
(e) This paper consists of 7 printed pages. Ascertain that the paper has all the printed pages.

QUESTION MAX. SCORE CANDIDATE SCORE
1 – 31 80
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1. A form one girl observed a bird laying eggs in a nest which later hatched into chicks. Name two
characteristics of living things that she concluded from the observations (2marks)
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2. Name the stage in meiosis where chromosomes number is reduced by a half (1mark)
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3. State two characteristics of organisms that belong to the same species (2marks)
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4. a) Live specimens should always be returned to their habitats whenever possible. What is the biological
importance of this practice? (1mark)
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b) Why is a dissecting pin important in biological experiments? (1mark)
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5. Mutations form basis for variations. Name the type of mutation that cause the following human disorders
(a) Albinism (2marks)
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(b) Down syndrome
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6. a) During a field trip a plant that had flowers drew the attention of a student. Name the division of the plant.
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b) Students observed an animal with the following features
 Dorsoventrally flattened body

 One pair of legs per segment
 Poison claws on the head
i) Name the class to which the animal belongs. (1mark)
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ii) State the mode of feeding of the animal (1mark)
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7. Study the process below and answer the questions that follow
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Glucose process P Pyruvic acid + Energy.
a) Name the process P (1mark)

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b) Name the part of a cell in which the process named in (a) above occurs (1mark)
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8. Account for the following observations.
a) When fish is taken out of water it dies (2marks)
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c) The palisade cells are closely packed together (1mark)
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9. a) Give the significance of the following features of the red blood cells.
Being biconcave in shape. (1mark)
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b) Lacking mitochondria ( 1mark)
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10) A person fell from the third floor of a building and had part of his brain damaged. Name the part of the
brain damaged if the person suffers from the following
a) Loss of speech (1mark)
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b) Inability to regulate body temperature (1mark)
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c) Lack of balance (1mark)
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11. In body cells of all organisms chromosomes occur in pairs. Members of each pair have a characteristic
length and shape.
a) What is the scientific name of such a chromosome pair? (1mark)
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b) What name is given to a cell that contains one member of each pair of chromosomes? (1mark)
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c) Name the part in humans where meiosis takes place (2marks)
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12. Small birds like the European robin puff up (swell up) their feathers during winter. Explain the
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13. Name the most appropriate tool that biology students can use for collecting (2marks)
i) Crawling animals
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ii) Stinging organisms
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14. During a microscopy class a student was unable to see the field of view. State two possible adjustments
she needed to make to ensure that the field of view became visible. (2marks)
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15. Name the apparatures used to measure the following abiotic factors. (2marks)
i) Penetration of light in water
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ii) Light intensity
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16. A lion is an exclusive carnivore. State two dental adaptations it has to its mode of feeding (2marks)
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17. a) State an example of structures in animals whose development demonstrates adaptive radiation (1mark)
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b) Treatment of malaria is still a challenge in the world despite the invention of many antimalarial
drugs. Explain. (3marks)
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18. Name two processes that brings about the translocation of manufactured food (2marks)
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19. Name the disorder of the blood described by the following symptoms (2 marks)
a) In ability of the blood to clot.
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b) Crescent shaped red blood cells with abnormal haemoglobin.
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20. Explain how a nerve impulse is passed across a synapse (3marks)
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21.a) A large crocodile can survive on 20kg meat for a year. A small sized lion cannot. Explain (3marks)
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b) Name the part of the body that helps in insulation in the following: (2marks)
i) Birds
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ii) Mammals
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22. Name two types of valves in the heart. (2 marks)

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23. Sometimes when one stands up very quickly after a long period of sitting, she may feel faint or dizzy.
Explain. (2 marks)
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24. The diagram below represents a bone of a mammal
(a) Identify the bone. (1 mark)
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(b) Name the part marked X. (1 mark)
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(c) Name the bone that articulates at the part labelled F. (1 mark)
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(d) State two ways in which the bone is adapted to its function. (2 marks)
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25. a) Under which of the following magnifications would one see a larger part of the specimen X 40 or X 500?
Give a reason. (2 marks)
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b) State how magnification is worked out in a light microscope (1mark)
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26. State two characteristics of mammals that are not externally visible (2marks)
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27. State three uses of digested food in the bodies of animals (3 marks)
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28. Which cell organelle is present in large numbers in cells that produce Insulin? Give a reason for your
answer (2marks)
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29. Give three advantages of fossil records (3marks)
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30. What is the significance of diffusion to plant pollination? (1mark)
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31.a) Explain why it is not advisable to put a patient on a drip of distilled water for rehydration (3marks)
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b) Name the physiological process by which water molecules move from one cell to the other (1mark)
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NAME……………………………………..…ADM NO.…………CLASS……DATE…………
231/2
BIOLOGY
PAPER 2
TIME: 2 HOURS
TERM TWO 2022
MECS CLUSTER JOINT EXAMINATION

Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education
INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS
 Write your name and admission number in the spaces provided above
 Sign and write the date of examination in the spaces provided above
 This paper consists of TWO sections A and B.
 Answer ALL questions in section A in the spaces provided
 In section B answer question 6(compulsory) and either question 7 or 8 in the spaces
provided after question 8
 This paper consists of 12 printed pages
 Students should check the question paper to ascertain that all the pages are printed and
that no questions are missing

Section Question Maximum score Candidate score
A 1 8
2 8
3 8
4 8
5 8
6 20
B 7 20
8 20
TOTAL 80
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Answer all the questions in this section in the spaces provided.
1. The graph below shows the rate of transpiration of the same plants on two
consecutive mornings, day 1 and 2.
200
Day 1
2 -1
Rate of transpiration/µgcm s
100 Day 2
0
08.00 09.00 10.00 11.00 12.00
Time of day/hour
a) (i) Give two environmental factors that could account for the difference between day 1
and day 2 (2mks)
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(ii) Explain how the environmental factors named (a) (ii) above could have caused the
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b) Name two forces involved in movement of water up the xylem. (2mks)
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c) Name the strengthening material found in the following tissue in a stem:
i) Sclerenchyma (1mark)
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ii) Collenchyma (1 mark)
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2. a) A young mother delivered a baby at Muranga Hospital, which was taken to the
nursery shortly after delivery. When she was brought the baby later, she felt that it
was the wrong baby. When she got home, she decided to contest the issue in a court
of law. The blood tests showed that she was blood group AB and her husband was
group O and the baby was blood group O. Use a genetic cross to find out if her claims
were true. (5mks)
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b) The figure below is a diagram of a pair of homologous chromosomes during meiosis.
i) Name the process shown above (1mk)

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ii) Explain the effect of the process named in (b) (i) above on linked genes. (2mks)
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3. The diagram below shows a vertical section through the part of a leaf of a mesophyte.
C
a) Label cell A and organelle B (2marks)
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b) State two functions of the part labelled C. (2mks)
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c) Give two differences between the structure shown above and that of a floating
hydrophyte. (2marks)
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d) Give two observable features that adapts the structure above to photosynthesis.
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4. Below is a diagram of a mammalian nephron. Use it to answer the questions that
follow.
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4
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3
a) Name part 4. (1mark)

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b) Explain what happens to the concentration of sodium ions between 1 and 2. (2 marks)
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c) i) Name the hormone that controls the amount of urine produced in the kidneys. (1 mark)
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ii)How will the concentration of urine be affected at region 3 in the absence of the
hormone mentioned in (c) (i) above. (2mks)
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d) What will happen at point 4 if there was partial constriction at point 5? (2marks)
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5. The diagram below shows a food web. Study it and answer the questions that follow.
foxes
kestrels
Toads and lizards stoats
spiders rabbits
Carnivorous
insects moles
Herbivorous
insects
grass
a) Write two food chains with foxes as the quaternary consumer. (2mk)
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b) Name the organism with
i) The highest biomass (1 mark)
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ii) The highest number of predators (1 mark)
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c) State two possible effects on the ecosystem if kestrels migrated. (2 marks)
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d) Explain why primary productivity reduces with increase in depth in an aquatic
ecosystem. (2marks)
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SECTION B
Answer question 6 (compulsory) and either question 7 or 8

6. During germination and growth of a cereal, the dry weight of endosperm, the embryo
and total dry weight were determined at two-day intervals. The results are shown in
the table below.
Dry weight of Dry weight of Total dry weight
Time after planting
endosperm embryo (mg) (mg)
43 2 45
0
40 2 42
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33 7 40
4
20 17 37
6
10 25 35
8
6 33 39
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a) Using the same axes, draw graphs of dry weight of endosperm, embryo and the
total dry weight against time. (8 marks)
b) What is the total dry weight on day 5? (1mark)

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c) Account for:
i) Decrease in dry weight for endosperm from day 0 to 10. (2 marks)
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ii) Increase in dry weight of embryo from day 0 to 10. (2 marks)

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iii) Decrease in total dry weight from day 0 to day 8. (2 marks)

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iv) Increase in total dry weight after day 8 (1 mark)
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d) State two factors that causes seed dormancy in each of the following:
i) Within a seed (2 mark)
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ii) Outside a seed. (2 mark)

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7. a) A student sitting under a shade of a tree, on a sunny day, shifted the eyes from
looking at an aero plane in the sky to reading a page on her book. Describe the
changes that occurred in her eye. (15 marks)
b) Explain how a neuron is adapted to its function. (5marks)
8. a) Describe digestion of milk in the stomach (10 marks)

b) Describe assimilation of the end products of digestion in mammals. (10 marks)
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BIOLOGY PRATICAL MECS
TERM 2 2022
CONFIDENTIAL INSTRUCTIONS TO SCHOOLS
REQUIREMENTS
Each candidate will require;
 50ml of Solution W- Starch solution, prepared with warm water.
 Solid Q -5g of Diastase in a stoppered container
 4 test tubes in a rack
 4 Droppers
 100ml plastic beaker
 10ml measuring cylinder
 Test tube holder
 Spatula
 Three labels
 Means of timing(Wall clock/stop watch)
Access to
 Benedict’s solution placed in a test tube with a dropper
 1M Hydrochloric acid with dropper.
 Iodine solution with a dropper

 Source of heat
 Hot water bath maintained at 370C
NB// Question 2 and 3 Photos should be coloured

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BIOLOGY
PAPER 3
PRACTICAL
END OF TERM 2 2022
Time: 1 Hour 45 minutes
MEC’S JOINT EVALUTION TEST
- Write your name, Admission number and class in the spaces provided
- Sign and write the date of examination in the spaces provided above.
- Answer all questions in the spaces provided in the question paper.
- You are required to spend the first 15 minutes of first hours allowed for this paper
reading the whole paper before commencing your work.
- Answers MUST be written on the spaces provided after each question.
- Candidates may be penalized for recording irrelevant information and incorrect
spelling especially of technical terms.
QUESTION Max Score Candidate Score

1 14
2 15
3 11
TOTAL SCORE 40
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1.You are provided with solution W ,Solid Q, Iodine solution ,Benedict’s solution, Hydrochloric
acid and Water bath.
a)Using reagents provided carry out tests to determine the food substance present in solution W
Record the procedure ,observation and conclusion in the table below
Food test Procedure Observation Conclusion
6mks
b)Label three test tubes as A, B and C. Place 3ml of Solution W into each test tube. Divide solid
Q into three equal portions.
To the test tube A add one portion of solid Q and shake thoroughly
To the test tube B add the second portion of Solid Q shake thoroughly and heat to boil.
To the test tube C add the third portion of solid Q, followed by 8 drops of 2M hydrochloric acid
and shake to mix.
Place the three set ups into a water bath maintained at 37oc for 40 minutes.
Add equal amounts of Benedict’s solution to each of three test tubes and heat to boil. Record
your observation.
Set up A ………………………………………………………………………1mk
B ………………………………………………………………………1mk
C ……………………………………………………………………...1mk
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Account for your observations above 3mks
c) Name any other factor that affects the reaction above. (1mk)
d) Give a reason why temperature of the water bath was maintained at 37oc (1mk)
2 .a) You are provided with Flower specimen K. Use it to answer the questions that follow
i) Name the type of gynoecium in the flower.(1mk)
ii) With a reason state the agent of pollination.
Agent of pollination………………………………………………………….……………1mk
Reason ………………………………………………………………………………….. 1mk
b) The photographs labelled Q, R,and S are sections of some plant parts.
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(i ) Name the type of placentation in the specimens shown in photographs Q, R and S .With
Reasons (6 marks)
Fruit Placentation Reason

Q
R
S
(ii) Giving a reason in each case, name the mode of dispersal of the specimen in photograph Q
and S (4marks)
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Reason
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Reason
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iii) What type of fruit is R .Give a reason.(2mks)
3. The diagram below represents a section of human skeleton and muscles.
Q
K R
S
a)i)Name the parts labelled :
W……………………………………………………………………………………………..1mk
S…………………….……………………………………………………………………….1mk
R………….……………………………………………………………………………………1mk
Q …………..……………………….………………………………………………………… 1mk
ii) What is the significance of part A (1mk)
(iii)Describe the role of Q during inhalation. (2mks)
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(iv)Name the type of muscle on the diagram above.(1mk)
v)What type of joint is at P. (1mk)
b)Name the bone that articulate with R at:
i)Proximal end (1mk)
ii)Distal end (1mk)
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PAPER 1
AUGUST2022
TIME: 2 HOURS
SUKELLEMO EXAMINATION
JOINT EVALUATION TEST-2022
KENYA CERTIFICATE OF SECONDARY EDUCATION (K.C.S.E)
FORM FOUR.
Instructions
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1. (a) Name two branches of Biology that an oncologist needs to study in detail. (2 marks)
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b)Some form one students wanted to collect the following animals for study in the laboratory.
State the suitable apparatus they should use.
i) Housefly (1 mark)
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ii) Scorpion (1 mark)

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2. A group of students were walking in the forest and they came across two organisms A
and B showing the following characteristics
A B
- two pairs of walking legs per segment - one pair of walking legs per segment
- one pair of antennae - one pair of antennae
- jointed appendages - jointed appendages
State the class to which each organism belongs (2 marks)

A-………………………………………………………………………………
B-……………………………………………………………………………….
3. Name the organelle responsible for; (4marks)
a) i. Detoxification.
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ii. Synthesis of Adenosine triphosphate molecules.
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iii. Synthesis of ribosomes
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iii. Transport of packaged glycoproteins
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b) Give reasons for carrying out the following procedures during preparation if temporary wet
mounts of plant tissues. (2marks)
i. Making thin sections.
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ii. Placing a cover slip over the plant section.
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4. Write down the part of microscope that plays the following role. (2 marks)
Role played Part of microscope
Movement of stage through large distance
Attachment of objective lenses
5. A group of students set up an experiment as shown below. The experimental setups were
left for 20 minutes.
The observations after 20 minutes were as shown in the table below

(a) State the process being demonstrated in this experiment. (1mark)
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(b)Why was there no blue black colour inside the visking tubing in setup B? (2marks)
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6. (a) Explain the role of the liver in digestion process (3 mark)
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b) State the roles of the mouth in digestion (2 marks)
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(a) Blood group AB is a universal recipient. Explain. (1mark)
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(b) Describe the characteristics of blood group AB+ve. (3marks)
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7. The diagrams below show two conducting elements of the xylem tissue
(a) What makes the cellulose side walls of both A and B able to prevent collapsing?
(1mark)
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(b) Name the structures labeled G and state their function. (2marks)
Name-
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Function-
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(c) What property makes B to be more efficient in function than A? (1mark)
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8. (a) State two adaptations of the alveolus to its functions. (2marks)
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(b) Suggest a reason for asthmatic patient producing a wheezing sound during breathing?
(1mark)
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(c) What is the significance of the cartilage found in the human trachea being incomplete
(c- shaped rings) (1mark)
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10. (a) Guard cells are specialized epidermal cells. State two structural features which suit
them to their function. (2marks)
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11. (a)Distinguish between respiratory quotient and oxygen debt. (2 marks)
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(b) Name the site where glycolysis occurs in the cell. (1 mark)
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12. A certain organ K was surgically removed from a rat, later drastic increase in glucose level in
the blood was reported but when substance Q was injected into the animal the whole process
was reversed.
Identify:
(i) Organ K ………………………………………………… (1mark)
(ii) Substance Q………………………………………………………………….. (1mark)

(iii)Other than substance Q, name one other substance secreted by organ K (1mark)
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13. Study the diagram below and answer the questions that follow (2 marks)
a) Identify the diagram (1 mark)
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b) Give two reasons for the shape of the diagram shown. (2 marks)
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14. The diagram below represents a stage during cell division.
a) Name the stage of cell division. (1mark)

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b) Give two reasons for your answer in a) above. (2marks)
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c) State the significance of this stage of cell division in living organisms. (1mark)
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15. State two differences between an individual who has sickle cell anaemia and another one
who has sickle cell trait. (2marks)
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16. a) What is the basic unit of a DNA molecule (1mark)
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b) Name the chemical components of the unit you have named in (a) above. (3marks)
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17. State two possible ways of establishing the genotype of an organism whose genotype is
unknown. (2marks)
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18. (a) Evolution is an ongoing process and is still going on even today. State two pieces of
evidence which suggests that evolution is still taking place. (2marks)
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(b) Explain how the following factors influence natural selection. (2marks)
(i) Predators
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(ii) Diseases (2mark)
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(c) All insects are believed to have arisen from a common ancestor. However, modern insects
differ widely in a variety of ways such as in the adaptation of their mouthparts for different
modes of feeding. What kind of evolution is this? (1mark)
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19. The diagram below represents a sensory cell.

Z
Q
(a) Identify with a reason the type of neurone above. (1 mark)

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Reason: (1 mark)
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(b) Name parts labeled. (2 marks)
Q …………………………………………………………………
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20.
(i) Name the type of response exhibited by the growth of pollen tube towards the
ovary in a flowering plant. (1mark)
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(ii) State two importance of response named in 26 (i) above to the plants. (2marks)
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21. State the significance of etiolation in plants growing in the dark (1 mark)
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22. You are provided with a photograph below. Examine it carefully.
(a) State the observable features that adapt the organism to: Forward movement. (3marks)
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23. (a) State two distinctive characteristics of members of kingdom Fungi (2 marks)
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(b) In terms of hearing, name the structures that distinguish the organisms of the following
groups:
Pisces: ………………………………………………………………………………… (1 mark)
Amphibia: …………………………………………………………………………… (1 mark)

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Date ………………………………..
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Paper 2
AUGUST 2022
2 Hours
SUKELLEMO JOINT EVALUATION TEST - 2022
231/2
BIOLOGY
Paper 2
AUGUST 2022
2 Hours
• Write your name and Index Number in the spaces provided above.
• This paper consists of two sections. Section A and section B.
• Answer ALL questions in section A in the spaces provided. In section B answer question 6
(compulsory) and either question 7 or 8 in the spaces provided after question 8
For Examiners use only.

Section Question Maximum Score Candidates Score
A 1 8
2 8
3 8
4 8
5 8
B 6 20
7 20
8 20
TOTAL 80
SCORE
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all the papers are printed as indicated and no questions are missing
SECTION 40 MARKS
1. Study the illustration below and use it to answer the questions that follow
(a) Identify the relationship represented above. (1 mark)

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(b) From the illustration, identify:
I. An omnivore (1 mark)
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II. Homoiothermic secondary consumers (2 marks)
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(c) Why are shorter food chains preferred in ecosystems (1 mark)
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(d) Physiologists established that most animals in this ecosystem excrete either urea or uric
acid. Explain this. (2 marks)
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(e) The animals shown in the illustration belong to different classes of phylum Arthropoda
and Chordata. How many classes are represented (1 mark)
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2.
(a) In a genetics experiment on DrosophilaMelanogaster a black and tan striped body
colour is normal. The yellow body colour is caused by a mutant “yellow gene”(y)
linked on x chromosome.
I. If a yellow body colour male was crossed with a heterozygous normal female
.Work out the genotype of the offsprings. (4mks)
II. If a total of 564 offsprings were produced, calculate the number of off-springs
which were pure breed normal body colour. (2 marks)
(b) The table below represents a type of point mutation
Before mutation A A A C T A C G
After Mutation A A G C T A C G
I. Name the type of mutation represented. (1mark)
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II. Name one disorder caused as a result of the mutation named in (b) (I) above.
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3. Strips were cut lengthwise from the main stem of a herbaceous plant. The following diagram
shows the strips after placing them in different liquids.
(a) Account for the results obtained when the strips were put in:
I. Distilled water. (3 marks)
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II. A strong salt solution. (3 marks)
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(b) Why did the strips curl slightly outwards after being placed in distilled water(2 marks)
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4. The apparatus below was set up by a student to find out the changes in gases during
germination
(a) After 48 hours the level of water in the U-tube at A and B was as shown. Explain the
observation (3 marks)
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(b) Calculate the respiration quotient (RQ) from the equation below (2 marks)
2C51H98O6+145O2 102 CO2 + 98H2O + Energy
(c) Identify the substrate being respired in the above equation (1 mark)
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(d) Explain why it is difficult to calculate the respiratory quotient (RQ) in plants.(2 mark)
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5. The diagram below shows some of the features of a synovial joint. Study the diagram carefully
and answer the questions that follow.
(a) Name the type of synovial joint. (1 mark)

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(b) Name the parts labeled J, K and L (3 marks)
J …………………………………………………………………………………………………..
K ………………………………………………………………………………………………….
L…………………………………………………………………………………………………..
(c) State two roles of the part labeled L. (2 marks)

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(d) Suggest one advantage of this type of joint. (1 mark)
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(e) Give the name of the bone adjacent to the proximal end of K. (1 mark)
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SECTION B: Answer Question 6(compulsory) and either question 7 or 8
6. The table below shows results of an experiment that was carried out to measure how fast a
Plant such as Elodea photosynthesizes
The shoot was exposed to different light intensities and the rate of photosynthesis estimated
by counting the number of bubbles of gas leaving the shoot in a given time. The
results are given below;
Number of bubbles per minute 7 14 20 24 26 27 27 27
Light intensity (Arbitrary units) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
(a) Plot graph of number of bubbles against light intensity (6 marks)

(b) At what light intensity did the shoot produce,
I. 18 bubbles per minute (1mark)
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II. 25 bubbles per minute (1 mark)
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(c) Give two better ways of measuring the rate of photosynthesis than counting bubbles (2 marks)
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(d) What is the role of light intensity in photosynthesis (1 mark)
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(e) Account for the expected results of doing this experience at the following temperature;
I. 4ºC (2 marks)
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II. 34ºC (2 marks)
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III. 60ºC (2 marks)
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(f) Other than light intensity and temperature, name other factors that affect the rate of
photosynthesis (2 marks)
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(g) Name mineral element that is responsible for synthesis of chlorophyll (1 marks)
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7. a) Discuss the various conditions required for germination. (10 marks)
b) Describe the hearing process in man (10 marks)
8. a) Describe the process of blood clotting (6 marks)
b)Describe the process of urine formation in a mammalian kidney (14 marks)

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PAPER 3 (PRACTICAL)
August /Sept 2022
Time: 1 ¾ HOURS
SUKELEMO EXAMINATION -2022

• Answer ALL the questions.
• You are required to spend the first 15 minutes of 1 ¾ hours allowed for this paper reading the
whole paper carefully before commencing your work.
• Answers must be written in the spaces provided in the question paper.
• Additional pages must not be inserted.
1 14
2 14
3 12
Total Score 40Marks

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pages are printed as indicatedand no questions are missing
1. You are provided with an unknown solution labeled G. You are also provided with a
visking tubing, a piece of thread, iodine solution, Benedict's solution, means of heating,
test tubes, test tube holder and a test tube rack.
(a) Take samples of solution G and test them for the food substances present using the
reagents provided. Record in a table, the food substance tested the procedure of the
test, the observations and conclusions. (3 marks).
Food Procedure Observation Conclusion
Tie one end of the visking tubing tightly using the thread. Put 10ml of solution G into the
visking tubing. Tie the other end of the visking tubing tightly. Ensure that there is no
leakage at both ends of the visking tubing. Wash the outside of the visking tubing with
water. Place the visking tubing upright in a 100 ml beaker. Add distilled water into the
beaker to reach the level of the liquid in the visking tubing. Allow the set up to stand for
30 minutes and then carry out parts (b) and (c) of the experiment.
(b) Remove the visking tubing from the beaker. Test its contents for food substances
using the reagents provided. Record in a table, the food substance tested, the
procedure of the test, the observations and the conclusions. Keep the liquid in the
beaker for part (c) of the experiment. (3 marks)

(c) Test the contents of the beaker for food substances using the reagents provided.
Record in a table, the food substance tested, the procedure of the test, the
observations and the conclusions. (3 marks)
(d) Account for your results in parts (b) and (c) above. (3 marks)
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(e) Name two enzymes in the human digestive that will be required for the complete
digestion of solution G. (2 marks)
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2. You are provided with an actual twig bearing flowers labelled M. Examine one of the
flowers externally and then carefully dissect it. Examine each of the floral parts using a
hand lens where necessary.
(a) Carefully remove the corolla tube and describe the Gynoecium. (2 marks)
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(b)
I. Suggest the agent of pollination for the flower. (1 mark)
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II. State one adaptation of the flower to the agent of pollination you named in b) I)
above. (1 mark)
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(c) Observe one stamen using a hand lens then draw and label its diagram. (4 marks)
(d) The diagram below illustrates the life cycle of a certain organism.
I. Using distinctive features, name the division to which the organism belongs.
Division…………………………………………………………… (1 mark)
Features (2 marks)
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II. Identify the generations labeled Q and Z. (2 marks)
Q……………………………………………………………………………………
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III. In what way is generation Z advantageous to generation Q? (1mark)
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3. You are provided photographs M, N, P and R. Examine them and answer the following
questions.
(a) Identify the type of skeleton in organism represented by photograph M and N.(2 marks)
M ………………………………………………………………………………………...
N ……………………………………………………………………………………………
(b) Using a label line on N, indicate the region from where the bone labeled R is obtained.
(1 mark)
(c) Give three observable differences between bones P and R above. (3 marks)
Bone P Bone R
(d) Name the bone that articulates with the bone labelled L on: (2 marks)
I. Proximal end
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II. Distal end

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(e) Name the type of joints between the bone labelled L and the bones named in (d) above:
(2 marks)
I. Proximal end
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II. Distal end

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(f) State adaptations of the bone labelled K to its function. (2 marks)
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AUGUST-2022
CEKENAS END OF TERM TWO EXAM-2022

FORM FOUR EXAM
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education. (K.C.S.E)
BIOLOGY PAPER 1
231/1
1. Write your name and Adm. number in the spaces provided above
2. Sign and write date of examination in the space provided.
3. All working must be clearly shown where necessary.
4. Answer ALL questions in the spaces provided.
5. Answer all questions in English.
For examiners use only
QUESTION MAXIMUM SCORE CANDIDATE’S SCORE
1-29 80
CEKENA2022 FM4 1 Biology 231/1 Turn Over

1. Explain why ferns are considered to be more advanced than mosses. (2mks)
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2. A student estimating a cell size of an onion epidermal cell observed the following on the microscope field
of view using a transparent ruler.
The student identified 20 cells across the field of view. Calculate the size of the cell in micrometers. (Show
your working). (3mks)
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3. What role do the following play in the movement a Tilapia fish? (2mks)
a) Myotomes
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b) Swim bladder
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4. Name the tissues whose cells are thickened with;
a) Cellulose and pectin (1mk)
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b) Lignin (1mk)
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5. The diagram below shows the position of an image formed in a defective eye.

a) Name the defect. (1mk)
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b) Explain how the defect named in (a) above can be corrected. (2mks)
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6. The paddles of whales and the fins of fish adapt these organisms to aquatic habitat.
a) Name the evolutionary process that may have given rise to the structures. (1mk)
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b) What is the name given to such structures? (1mk)
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c) Give two examples of vestigial organs in man. (2mks)
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7. a) Define the term mutation. (1mk)
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b) State two disorders due to gene mutation. (2mks)
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8. An experiment was set to investigate a certain aspect of response. A seedling was put on a horizontal
position as shown in figure M below. After 24 hours, the set up was shown in figure N.
a) Name the response exhibited by the shoot. (1mk)

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b) Explain the curvature of the shoot upwards. (3mks)
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9.a) A student visiting a game park observed an adult elephant flapping its ears twice as much as its calf in
order to cool its body when it is hot. Explain. (2mks)
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b) Explain why some desert animals excrete uric acid rather than ammonia. (2mks)
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10. The table below shows the concentration of important plant nutrients.
Ion Concentration in pond water Concentration in cell sap (ppm)
(ppm)
Potassium 1 15
Chloride 200 50
Name the process by which the above ions could have been taken up by the plants.
i) Potassium (1mk)
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ii) Chloride (1mk)
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11. Name two hormones produced by the duodenal cells in response to the presence of acidic chyme from
the stomach. (2mks)
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12. Name the disease causing microorganism in the following respiratory diseases. (2mks)
i) Pneumonia
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ii) Pulmonary tuberculosis
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13. State the role of the following hormones during menstruation. (3mks)

a) Oestrogen
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b) Luteinising hormone
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c) Progesterone
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14. Give one aspect of dichogamy in flowers. (1mk)
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15. The equation below shows an oxidation reaction of a food substance.
5C H O 145O 102CO 98H O  Energy

51 98 6 2 2 2
a) Determine respiratory quotient of the oxidation of the food substance above. (2mks)
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b) Identify the food substance. (1mk)
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16. State two pollution effects of radioactive emissions. (2mks)
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17. A blood group A mother gave birth to a blood group O child with a blood group B husband.
a) State the genotype of the parents. (2mks)
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b) What is the genotype of the child? (1mk)
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c) State other blood groups likely to occur in the children of the couple. (1mk)
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18. Name the organelle that would be most abundant in:
i) White blood cell (1mk)
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ii) Salivary glands (1mk)

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19. Name three mechanisms through which plants excrete. (3mks)
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20. a) Nitrogen in the atmosphere cannot be directly utilized by plants. State two ways through which
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b) State the importance of saprophytic bacteria in the environment. (1mk)
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21. The diagram below shows regions of a root tip.
a) What is the function of the part labelled K. (1mk)

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b) Name the region labelled L. (1mk)
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c) Give two characteristics of the cell in the part labelled Q. (2mks)
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22. Name the hormones that control the following activities;
a) Metamorphosis in young insect (1mk)
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b) Formation of abscission layer in leaves and fruits. (1mk)
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23. Give the formula for calculating magnification of a specimen using: (2mks)
i) Light microscope
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ii) Hand lens
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24. A student met a lion as he walked along a forest path.

i) Name the hormone that was secreted in his blood stream and state its source. (2mks)
Name
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Source
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ii) What is the effect of the hormone in his? (2mks)
a) Circulatory system
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b) Respiratory system
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25. State the function of the following structures found in the walk of the trachea. (3mks)
i) Cilia
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ii) Mucus
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iii) Rings of cartilage
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26. Explain the basis for the ever changing drugs for malaria. (3mks)
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27. During an accident a victim suffered injuries in the head. After the accident he lost his memory and was
passing excessive amount of dilute urine. Suggest the part of the brain that was damaged in relation to:
(2mks)
a) Memory

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b) Passing large amounts of dilute urine
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28. State two structural differences between bicep muscles and muscles of the gut. (2mks)
Bicep muscles Gut muscles
29. The diagram below represents an experimental set up to investigate a certain scientific concept. The
potted plant was first destarched by keeping it in the dark for four days.
The setup was then placed in sunlight for five hours and leaves were tested for starch.
a) What scientific concept was being investigated? (1mk)
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b) i) Give the results likely to be obtained after starch test for A and B.
A (1mk)
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B (1mk)
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c) Why was leaf C included in the set-up? (1mk)
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1.Write your name and index number in the spaces provided above
2.Sign and write date of examination in the space provided.
3.All working must be clearly shown where necessary.
4.Mathematical tables and silent electronic calculations may be used
5.Answer all questions in English.
QUESTION MAXIMUM SCORE CANDIDATE’S SCORE
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SECTION A (40 MARKS)

1. The diagram below represents two plant cells A and B placed in two different solutions. Study the
diagrams and answer the questions that follow:
a) Identify the nature of solution into which each cell was placed. (2mks)
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b) Name the physiological process responsible for the observed results. (1mk)
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c) Give the correct biological term used to describe cell A. (1mk)
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d) Describe what happen if red blood cell was placed in the solution in which cell B was placed. (2mks)
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e) Explain why freshwater amoeba do not burst when placed in distilled water. (2mks)
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2. i) Under certain conditions, carbon (IV) oxide concentration in the blood of mammals rises above the
normal levels. State two physiological change that occur to bring carbon (IV) oxide level back to normal.
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ii) Why does a fresh wound bleed more in a hot weather than in cold weather? (2mks)

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iii) A certain organ R was surgically removed from a rat. Later a drastic increase in glucose level was
observed in blood. Substance S was injected into the animal’s blood. The whole process was reversed.
Identify:
Organ R……………………………………………………………………………………………… (1mk)
Substance S………………………………………………………………………………………… (1mk)
iv) State two functions of blood plasma. (2mks)
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3. a) Explain why people with sickle-cell trait have an advantage of surviving malarial attack than those with
normal red blood cells. (2mks)
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b) Colour blindness is a sex linked trait caused by a recessive gene carried on the X chromosome. A carrier
woman marries a man with normal colour vision. Using letter N to represent the gene for normal colour
vision, workout the probability of the couple getting a colour blind son. (5mks)
c) State one advantage of polyploidy in plants. (1mk)

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4. The diagram below represents a living organism.

a) Name the division to which the organism belongs to. (1mk)
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b) Name part labelled Q. (1mk)
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c) State two functions of part T. (2mks)
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d) During a practical activity, Form three students of Bora Boys collected a specimen whose drawing is as
shown below. State the class that the organism belongs to giving a reason.
Class ……………………………………………………………………………………………………(1mk)
Reason ………………………………………………………………………………………………... (1mk)
e) State the economic importance of a named fungus. (2mks)
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5.a) Distinguish between population and community. (2mks)
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b) What is the importance of the following in an ecosystem? (2mks)
Decomposers
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Predation

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c) Give a reason why two species in an ecosystem cannot occupy the same niche. (2mks)
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d. i) Name the bacteria found in root nodules of leguminous plants. (1mk)
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ii) Identify the relationship between the bacteria named in d(i) above. (1mk)
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SECTION B (40MARKS)
Answer Question 6 (compulsory) and either question 7 or 8 in the spaces provided.
6. The table below shows how quantities of sweat and urine produced by a healthy adult human vary with
external temperature.
External Temperature 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
Urine produced cm3/hr. 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30
Sweat produced in cm3/ hr. 5 6 10 15 30 60 120 200
a) Using the same axes, draw graphs of quantities of urine and sweat against external temperature. (8mks)

b) Account for the amount of sweat produced as the external temperature rises. (3mks)
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c) At what temperature was the amount of urine equal to amount of sweat produced. (1mk)
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d) Explain the effects of temperature on the amount of urine produced. (4mks)
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e) Explain how the following structures reduce body heat loss when external temperatures are low.
i) Skin hairs (2mks)
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ii) Blood vessels (2mks)
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7.a) Describe the adaptations of mammalian male reproductive system to its function. (10mks)
b) Explain how the vertebrae below are adapted to their functions. (10mks)
i) Cervical vertebrae
ii) Thoracic vertebrae
8. Explain how the leaves of mesophytes are suited to their functions. (20mks)
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Confidential
Each candidate requires:

 A mature Sodom apple’s flower (J)
 A mature lemon fruit labelled T
 Scalpel
 3 test tubes
 Test tube holder
 50 ml beaker
 Ruler
Access to:
 DCPIP solution
 Sodium hydrogen carbonate solution
 Dilute hydrochloric acid
 Benedict’s solution
 Sodium hydroxide solution
 Copper II sulphate solution
 Means of heating
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FORM FOUR EXAM
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PAPER 3
1. Write your name and index number in the spaces provided above
2. Sign and write date of examination in the space provided.
3. Answer ALL the questions in the spaces provided.
4. You are required to spend the first 15 minutes of the 1 ¾ hours allowed for this paper reading the
whole paper carefully before commencing your work.
5. Additional papers must not be inserted.
6. Candidates may be penalized for recording irrelevant information and for incorrect spelling of
technical terms.
7. Candidates should answer all the questions in English
1 13
2 14
3 13
Total score 40

1. You are provided with a specimen T that has been obtained from a plant.
a) i) Identify the part of plant that is T. (1mk)
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ii) Give one reason for your answer in a (i) above. (1mk)
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b) Cut specimen T into two halves to obtain its cross sections. Squeeze the juice from specimen T into the
beaker provided. Using the reagents provided, test the food substances present in specimen T. record your
results in the table below. (9mks)
c) Specimen T is dispersed in nature by animals. Give two importance of fruits and seed dispersal. (2mks)
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2. You are provided with specimen J. examine it and answer the questions below.
a) i) Identify the subdivision of the plant from which J was obtained. (1mk)
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ii) Give a reason. (1mk)
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b) State the class of J. (1mk)
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Reason. (1mk)
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c) i) What is the mode of pollination of J. (1mk)
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ii) Give a reason for your answer in (i) above. (1mk)
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d) Describe the following parts: (2mks)
i) Corolla
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ii) Androecium
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e) Carefully open T and remove the petals. Remove one stamen and make a well-labelled diagram. Indicate
the magnification. (4mks)
3. Study the photograph below and answer the questions that follow:

a) Name the three bones labelled A, B and C. (3mks)
A……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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b) Name the cavity Z and state its role. (2mks)
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c) Name the structure labelled T and state the role it plays in female mammals. (2mks)
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d) In the photograph show with letter K where ball and socket joint is formed and name the bone that forms
the joint. (2mks)
e) Give one name of the structure formed by bones C, G and T. (1mk)
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f) i) Where is it found in the mammalian body. (1mk)
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ii) The actual length of the specimen from points X and Y is 20.8cm. Calculate the magnification of the
photograph. (2mks)
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NAME________________________________________INDEX NO ___________________
SCHOOL__________________________ CANDIDATE’S SIGN ____________________
DATE _____________________
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BIOLOGY
Paper 1
Time: 2 Hours.
ARISE AND SHINE EXAMINATION

TRIAL 1 –TERM 2 AUGUST - 2022
Instructions
1. Write your name, Index Number and School in the spaces provided above.
2. Sign and write the date of the examination in the spaces provided above.
3. Answer all the questions in the spaces provided.
4. Additional pages must not be inserted.
5. Check the question paper to ascertain that all the pages are printed and that no
questions are missing.

Question Maximum Candidate’s
Score Score
1-25 80
@Copyright Arise and Shine Trial One Exams - 2022 Page 1

1. (a). State the meaning of the following terms. (1mark)
(i). Science -
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(ii). Biology- (1 mark)

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(b) Explain the following braches of biology. (3 mark)
(i). Zoology -
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(ii). Entomology -
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(iii). Morphology –
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2. The diagram below illustrates a process in an organism of a given species
a.) Identify the process taking place in the organism above. (1 mark)
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State two economic importance of the organism above. (2 mark)
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3. HIV/AIDS is a major killer disease with no known treatment. Anti-Retroviral drugs
are used to manage it.
(a). What is the role of anti-Retroviral drugs in HIV/AIDS management. (1 mark)

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(b). Suggest two ways of controlling the spread of HIV/AIDS. (2 marks)
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4. Name two bones that articulate to form a ball and socket joint at the hip. (2 marks)
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5. The figures below illustrates specialized cells in an animal’s body.
(i). Identify the cells M and N. (2 marks)

M–
N–
(ii). State the structural differences between M and N. (2 marks)

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(iii). Which of the above specialized cells is found in the gut. (1 mark)
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6. Explain why tracheids are not efficient in transporting water up the plant. (2 marks)

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7. Insect’s blood is noted to lack a respiratory pigment. Explain. (2 marks)

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8. Give two destinations of food translocated from the leaves of plants. (2 marks)
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9. Name the organelle that is likely to be found in abundance in
a.) An enzyme secreting cell. (1 mark)
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b). Cell producing lipid related secretions (1 mark)
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10. A form one student trying to estimate the size of onion cells observed the following
on the microscope field of view. (2 marks)

If the student counted 20 cells across the field of view. Calculate the size of one cell in
micrometers. (3 marks)
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11.a). Name the cells that secrete mucus in the human alimentary canal (1 mark)
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(b). Explain the role of hydrochloric acid in protein digestion in the stomach of mammals.
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12. Assume you are a nutritionist, name the kind of vitamins you would recommend to
patients with the following conditions
(a). Poor night vision. (1 mark)
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(b). Bleeding gums (1 mark)

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(c). Excessive bleeding after an injury. (1 mark)

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13. State the characteristics that distinguish the following organisms into their respective
classes,millipedes,spider and Tsetsefly (3 marks)
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14. Name two classes of phylum Arthropoda with cephalothorax (2 marks)
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15. (a). Name the main group of organisms which comprises the kingdom monera.
(1 mark)
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(b). State any three ways in which the organism; named in (a) above affect human lives.
(3 marks)
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16. (a). The experiment illustrated below was set up to investigate a certain physiological
process using a raw Irish potato tuber.
(i). Suggest a possible physiological process that was being investigated. (1 mark)
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(ii). Explain the results obtained in the above experiment after a few hours. (2 marks)
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(iii). State the observations that would have been made if the experiment was repeated using
boiled potato. (2marks)
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(b). Explain why growing grass die a few days when salt is sprinkled on it. (3 marks)
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17.Give an example o a sec-linked trait in human one
(i). Y- chromosome- (1 mark)
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(ii). X-Chromosome- (1 mark)
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18. The diagram below represents a portion of a certain nucleic acid
G A C C A U U C G A
With reason identify the type of nucleic whose portion is shown above
Identify- (1 mark)
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Reason- (1 mark)
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19. The diagram below show a pair of homologous chromosomes. Study them and answer
the questions that follow.
(i). State the genetic significance of the phenomenon. (2 marks)

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20. The table below shows the percentage composition of carbon (IV) oxide and Oxygen in
inhaled and exhaled air. Inhaled air contain oxygen 20% and carbon (IV) oxide 0.04%.
Gas Inhaled air Exhaled air
Oxygen 20% 17%
Carbon (IV) Oxide 0.04% 40%
Explain the differences in the percentage of the two gases in inhaled and exhaled air
(a). Oxygen. (2 marks)
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(b). Carbon (IV) oxide. (2 marks)
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21. Give the forms in which the following gases are transported in blood. (3 marks)
(a). Oxygen
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(b). Carbon (IV) Oxide

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(c). Carbon (II) Oxide

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22. The following graph represents a growth pattern observed in a group of animals.
(a). Name the type of growth shown above. (1 mark)

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(b). Name the phylum of animals whose members display the growth pattern named in (a)
above. (1 mark)
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(c). Identify the process which lead to increase in body size at part marked S. (1 mark)
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23. The diagram below show a tip of a plant coleoptile with light coming towards it from
one direction.
(a). How would the plant respond to light. (1 mark)

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(b). Give the name of such a response. (1 mark)

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(c). What is the advantage of plant responding in this way? (2 marks)

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24. The diagram below illustrates parts of a nephron from a mammalian kidney.
(a). Name the fluid found in part labelled Q. (1 mark)

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(b). Identify the process that lead to the formation of fluid named in (a) above. (1 mark)
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(c). Which two hormones exert their effect in the nephron? (2 marks)
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25. Name the habitat of the following plants. (2 marks)
(i). Xerophytes –
(ii). Halophytes -

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Instructions to the 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) This paper consists of TWO sections A and B
d) Answer ALL questions in section A in the spaces provided.
e) In section B answer question 6 (compulsory) and either question 7 or 8 in the spaces provided
after question 8.
f) This paper consists of 11 printed pages.
g) Candidates should check the question paper to ascertain that all the pages are printed as
indicated and that no questions are missing.
h) Candidates should answer the questions in English.
Section Question Maximum score Candidate’s Score

A 1 8
2 8
3 8
4 8
5 8
B 6 20
7 20
8 20
TOTAL 80
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SECTION A – (40 MARKS)
Answer All Questions In This Section In The Spaces Provided.
1. (a)What is meant by the term sex linkage? (1 mark)

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(b) Name two sex-linked traits in humans (2 marks)
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(c) In Drosphilamelanogaster, the inheritance of eye colour is sex-linked. The gene
for the red eye is dominant. A cross was made between a homozygous red-eyed
female and a white eyed male. Work out the phenotypic ratio of F1 generation.
(Use R to represent the gene for the red eyes) (5 marks)
2. A response exhibited by a certain plant tendril is illustrated below.
a) (i) Name the type of response. (1 mark)

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(ii) Explain how the response named in (a) (i) above occurs. (3 marks)
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a) What is the importance of tactic response to microscopic plants? (1 mark)
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b) State three applications of plant hormones in Agriculture. (3 marks)
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3. The diagram below represents a simple respiratory pathway in cells
a) Name the process marked X and Y. (2 marks)
X ……………………………………………………………………………….……….
Y ………………………………………………………………………………………..
b) State two differences between process X and Y. (2 marks)
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c) State the name of substance B and condition under which it is formed. (2 marks)
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d) Explain how body size affects the rate of respiration in animals. (2 marks)
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4. The diagram below represents a setup to investigate the conditions necessary for
seed germination. The setup was left for 5 days.
a) What conditions were being investigated in the experiment? (2 marks)

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b) Explain the role of water during seed germination. (3 marks)
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c) Account for the expected results in each setup after 5 days. (3 marks)
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5. Examine the diagram below and use it to answer the questions that follow.
a) Name the parts labeled. (3 marks)

B…………………………………………………………………………………….…
C……………………………………………………………………………………….
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b) What is the substance that makes up part labeled A? (1 mark)
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c) Name the process by which mineral salts move into structure B. (1 mark)
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d) Explain what happens when a red blood cell is put in distilled water. (3 marks)
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SECTION B – 40 MARKS
Answer question 6(compulsory) and either question 7 or 8 in the spaces provided.
6. The data below shows the rate of photosynthesis at different temperature in

attached leaves of three East African plants. (Crotolarie, Gynandropsis and
Amaranthus species) respectively which were grown outside with the same
condition while water and carbon (iv) oxide are not limiting factors in this
experiment.
Rate of photosynthesis was expressed in terms of carbon (IV) oxide uptake in mg/mm2/hr
at varius temperatures as tabulated below.
Temperature Rate of Photosynthesis (mg/mm2/hr)
0C
Gynadropsis sp Crotolasis sp Amaranthus sp
5 - 20 -
10 22 40 10
15 50 49 27
20 60 64 42
25 80 48 55
30 85 45 54
35 80 42 50
40 73 31 45
45 66 15 40
50 2 - 11

a) Represent the results graphically (rate of photosynthesis against temperature)
b) Using the graph in (a) above indicate optimum temperature for the Gynandaropsis
and Amaranthus species (2 marks)
 Gynandaropsis ………………………………………………………………………
 Amaranthus………………………………………………………………………….
c) Give a reason why Gynandaropsis and Aaranthus could not function
photosynthetically at 5oC. (1 mark)
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d) What are the possible ecological habitats for the following plants (2 marks)
(i) Amaranthus………………………………………………………………………….
(ii) Crotolaria…………………………………………………………………………….
e) At what temperature was the amount of carbon (IV) oxide around the leaf of
Gynandaropsis highest? (1 mark)
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f) What raw material required in the light stage of photosynthesis. (1 mark)
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g) Name the parts of chloroplasts in which the following stages of photosynthesis
take place. (2 marks)
(i) Light stage
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(ii) Dark stage
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h) State one structural similarity and difference between chloroplast and
mitochondria. (2 marks)
Similarity
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Difference
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i) What is the compensation of photosynthesis? (1 mark)
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7. (a) Explain the role of mammalian skin in thermoregulation. (10 marks)
(b) Describe how the alveolus is adapted to perform its functions. (10 marks)
8. (a) Discuss the evidence of organic evolution. (10 marks)

(b) Describe how the xerophytes are adapted to their habitat. (10 marks)
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August - 2022.
PRACTICAL CONFIDENTIAL
The information contained in this paper is to enable the head of the school and the teacher in
charge to Biology to make adequate preparations.
NO ONE ELSE should heave access to this paper or acquired knowledge of its contents.
Great have MUST be taken to ensure that the information herein does not reach the candidates
either directly or indirectly.
Each candidate require the following;
- One table spoonful of millet soaked for about 50 minute labeled M.
- Measuring cylinder
- 6 Labels
- Thermometer
- Means of timing (Stopwatch)
- 0.1M Hcl labeled solution L
- Four clean test tubes
- Pestle and mortar
- Scarpel/razor blade
- Iodine solution
- Benedict’s solution
- Water bath
- Source of heat
- White tile
- Solution of amylase/diastase enzyme labelled solution K
- Source of distilled water
- A piece of liver organs labelled C
- 2 boiling tubs
- Hydrogen peroxide (about 20m/s per candidate)

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DATE ______________________
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PRACTICAL
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Time: 1 ¾ hours.
August 2022
ARISE AND SHINE EXAMINATION

TRIAL 1 –TERM 2 AUGUST - 2022
INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CANDIDATES

 Sign and write your Name and index Number in the spaces provided above.
 Answer all the questions in the spaces provided.
 You are required to spend the first 15 minutes off the 1 ¾ hours allowed for this paper
reading the whole paper carefully before commencing your work.
 Additional pages must NNOT be inserted.
 Candidates may be penalized for recording irrelevant and incorrect spelling especially of
technical terms.
 Candidates should answer all the questions in English.

1 13
2 14
3 13
Total Score 40

1. You are provided with the specimen labeled M-soaked millet. Grind them using pestle and
mortar, add some water to get fine solution label four clean test tubes; A, B, C and D. Put
about 4ml of the solution into each of the four test tubes.
(a). To solution in test tube A, add some few drops of iodine. Shake the solution to mix well.
Pour some little solution onto a white tile.
(i). Record your observation. (1 mark)
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(ii). Account for your observations in a) (i) above. (1 mark)
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(b). Into solution in test tube B, add about 2ml of Benedict’s solution. Place it in a boiling
water bath.
(i). After about 3 minutes, record your observation. (1 mark)
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(ii). What is your conclusion from observation in (b) i) above?
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a) For the remaining test tubes;-

(c). To each of test tube C, add about 3ml of solution labeled K. To test tube D and about
3ml of solution K and about 2ml of solution labeled L. Place both test tubes C and D in a
water bath. Maintain the water bath at 37oC. Allow it to stand in the water bath for 30
minutes. After 30 minutes, remove the test tubes. Add about 2ml of Benedict’s solution to
each test tube and shake well. Place the two test tubes in a boiling water bath. After about
5 minutes record your observations in the table below. (4 marks)
Test tube Observation Conclusion
C
d). Account for your observations in the test tubes C and D. (2 marks)
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e). i). Why was set up placed at 37oC? (1 mark)
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(ii). Suggest identify of solutions K and L. (2 marks)
K ……………………………………………. L ……………………………………….
2. You are provided with a piece of animal organ labelled C
(a). Identify the organ. (1 mark)
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(b). Explain why malfunctioning of this organ causes;

(i). Impairment of blood sugar regulation. (2 marks)
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(ii). Impairment of food digestion. (2 marks)
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(c). Cut specimen C into two equal pieces, immerse one of the pieces in water inside a
boiling tube and boil it for five minutes.
Put 10ml of hydrogen peroxide in one boiling tube and label it D1, then put another 10ml
of hydrogen peroxide into the other boiling tube and label it D2.
Drop the fresh piece of organ C into D1 and the boiled piece into D2.
(i). Record your observation:
D1 (1 mark)
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D2 (1 mark)
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(ii). Which homeostatic function of the organ C is being investigated. (1 mark)
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(iii). Account for the observation made in
D1 (2 marks)
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D2 (2 marks)
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(d). Name two diseases that affects organ C. (2 marks)
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3. The photographs below shows bones obtained from different regions of a mammalian
body. The photographs are in different views.
(a). Identify the bones. (3 marks)
A …………………………………………………………….
B ……………………………………………………………
C ……………………………………………………………
(b). Name the regions from which bone B was obtained from. (1 mark)
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(c). State two distinguishing features of the bone in photograph labeled B. (2 marks)
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(d). Name the part labelled T in the photograph of bone A and state its significance.
(2 marks)
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(e). With reason state the type of joint formed at the distal and proximal and of specimen C.
(4 marks)
(i) Distal end …………………………………………………………………………..
Reason ………………………………………………………………………………
(ii). Proximal end …………………………………………………………………………
Reason ………………………………………………………………………………
(f). Name the bone that articulates with the proximal end of the bone in photograph labelled C.
(1 mark)
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NAME…………………………………………….……. INDEX NO………..…………………..

ASUMBI GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL

AUGUST / SEPTEMBER - 2022

For Examiner’s Use Only:

Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (K.C.S.E.)

a) In one word describe the condition of the cells (1mk)

2. The following reaction may proceed in forward or backward direction

Glucose + fructose sucrose + water.

a) What term is used to refer to the backward reaction. (1mk)

c) Name the enzyme that catalyzes the backward reaction. (1mk)

3. A certain metabolic pathway takes the following sequence.

b) Explain how the inhibitor affected the reaction. (1mk)

c) What is the identity of substance L? (1mk)

4. After fertilization of an ovule, which parts develops into: -

5a) Explain two roles of diffusion in human beings. (4mks)

7.The figure below represents a plant.

a) State the division it belongs to. (1mk)

b) Label the parts labeled (2mk)

9.A respiratory substrate has the formula C57H110O6.

c) Calculate the RQ from the equation in (a) above. (2mks)

10. Below is a diagram of a group of cells of a specific tissue.

ai) Name blood components represented by X. (1mk)

ii) What is the significance of product represented by Z. (2mks)

b) Under what condition is thrombokinase released by the platelets? (1mk)

a) Briefly explain the effect this is likely to have on:

i)The rate of loss of water from its leaves. (3mks)

ii)The rate of water absorption. (2mks)

15.a) In what form is energy stored in muscles? (1mk)

b) State the role of insulin in human body. (3mks)

b i) Name structure P. (1mk)

19. The following is a reproductive structure of a plant.

ci) Name structure B. (1mk)

ii) What is the function of structure A? (1mk)

20.Nucleic acids are made up of nucleotides that bears a sugar component.

a) Name the sugar component found in: - (2mks)

i) DNA fragment -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

ii) RNA fragment ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

b) The following nucleotide sequence was found in a segment of DNA: - A G C C T.

c) A point mutation altered the base sequence from the original to G G C C T.

Identify the type of gene mutation. (1mk)

21. Below is a drawing of a cell.

Skeletal muscle Smooth muscle

b) What are antagonistic muscles? (1mk)

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

ASUMBI GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL

AUGUST / SEPTEMBER - 2022

 Answer all the questions in this paper in the spaces provided.

 Answer questions 1-6 (compulsory) and either question 7 or 8.

For Examiner’s Use Only:

Oxygen concentration in Haemoglobin saturation

a) Why is the oxygen percentage low at P? (1mk)

3. The diagram below represents a maize seedling.

a) Name the structure labeled A and C (2mks)

b) State the functions of parts labeled A, B and C. (3mks)

4.The figure below shows part of a human skeleton.

a) Which part of the human skeleton is it? (1mk)

c) Label the S, T and P. (3mks)

b) State the phenotype of the offspring. (1mk)