F1 Bio Exam

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TIME: 2HRS

FORM 1 BIOLOGY

Instructions

Answer all questions.

1. Define each of the following terms


a) Cell organelle (1mk)
b) Tissue (1mk)
c) Cell (1mk)
d) Organ system (1mk)
2. a) Name three structure found in the plant cell but absent in animal cell (3mks)
b) State how each of the following cell organelle is adapted to perform its function.
i. Chloroplast (1mk).
ii. Mitochondrion (1mk).
iii. Rough endoplasmic reticulum (1mk).
c) State the function of Golgi apparatus (3mks).
3. State the function of the following cell organelles.
i. Lysosomes (1mk).
ii. Plasma membrane (1mk).
iii. Nucleolus (1mk).
iv. Ribosomes (1mk)
4. a) Name three specialized cells in animals (3mks).
b) State two ways in which the following specialized are adapted to perform their function.
i) Sperm cell (2mks).
ii) Root hair cells (2mks).
5. Study the flow chart below

a) Identify Q, R, and S (3mks)


b) What phenomenon is illustrated in the flow chart above (1mks
6. Study the diagram below which was drawn by a student after observing a human cheek cell
under a microscope.

a) Suggest with reason the type of microscope the student used (2mks)
b) Name the parts labeled A, B, and C (3mks)
c) State two features which makes the cell above different from plant cell (2mks)
7. Tabulate the differences between plant and animal cells (2mks)
8. Name the cell organelle that
a) Synthesize protein (1mks).
b) Control the movement of substance in and out of the cell (1mks).
c) Controls all activities in the cell (1mks).
9. a) Define the term diffusion (1mks)
c) Explain how the following factors affect the rate of diffusion.
i. Size of the molecule. (1mks)
ii. Temperature. (1mks)
d) Outline two roles of diffusion in living organisms (2mks)
10. a) Outline the reason why electron microscope cannot be used to view live specimen (1mks)
b) Suggest with reason the microscope which is preferred to be used during research (2mks)
11. Name the cell organelle that would be abundant in the following muscles and cells
i. Skeletal muscle (1mk)
ii. Palisade cell (1mk)
iii. Sperm cell (1mk)
12. a). State two importance of classifying organism (2mks).

b). Outline two reasons why scientific names are used in classifying organisms (2mks)

c). what is binomial nomenclature (1mk)

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