TERM 3-2022

BIOLOGY PAPER (QUESTION PAPER)

FORM TWO (2)
TIME 2 HOURS
Name………………………………………………………………Adm No…………………………………
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Signature…………………………………………………………Date…………………………………………

INSTRUCTIONS
 Write your answers correctly and clearly in the spaces
provided
 Be keen on Spelling of Technical Terms

FOR OFFICIAL USE

TOTAL MARKS STUDENT’S SCORE

80

1. Name the branch of Biology that deals with the study of the following:
a) Classification of living organisms (1mk)
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b) Internal structure of an organism
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2. Explain why an insect needs to undertake gaseous exchange

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3. Identify and state the function of each of the following apparatus

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 4. a) Write down the formula for calculating magnification when using a
light microscope to observe specimen
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b) Sam drew the rear leg of a grasshopper which measured 45mm on

the insect. If he used a magnification of X0.5, calculate the length of
the leg drawn in centimeters.
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5. Use the diagram shown to answer the questions that follow

a) Name the mode of feeding for the animal whose lower jaw is shown
above (1mk)
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b) Give TWO reasons for your answer in a) above
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 6. Account for the following observations
a) A mountain climber has more red blood cells than a person of the
same size, age and gender living in low lands
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b) A baby has higher energy requirement than an adult
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7. The diagram shown below is of a structure found in cells

a) Label the following parts: Phospholipid layer; a pore

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b) State TWO properties of the structure above

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8. a) Define the term ‘active transport’

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c) Give TWO ways in which active transport and diffusion are different
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9. State the economic importance of the following excretory products

from plants
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a) Papain:
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b) Quinine:
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c) Colchicine:
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10. The following diagram is a cross section of a dicot plant

a) From which organ of the plant was the cross section above
obtained?
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 b) Give a reason for your answer in a) above
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11. a) How is large surface area achieved in red blood cells in order
to enable them be efficient at their function.
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b) Give TWO advantages of Carbon (IV) Oxide transportation by the
red blood cells
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12. Distinguish between the following terms:

i) Allograft and isografts

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ii) Guttation and Transpiration
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13. a) Explain how the following antibodies defend the body against
pathogens

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ii)Agglutinins……………………………………………………………………………
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b) Which other way do White Blood Cells defend the body against
pathogens in addition to use of antibodies?

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14. a) What is the role of proximal convoluted tubule in the kidney?

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b) Give TWO adaptations of proximal convoluted tubule to its function
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15. Name the organelles that form the following:
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i) Ribosomes
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ii) Lysosomes:
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16. State THREE structural differences between arteries and veins

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17. Study the diagram shown below

a) State the adaptation of the organelle shown above to its function

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b) Name TWO products from the process that takes place in the
organelle shown above which are useful in the physiological process
that occurs in the chloroplast of plant cells
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c) Why do Red Blood Cells lack the organelle shown above?
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18. a) What is an enzyme?

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b) Give THREE factors that increase rate of enzymatic reactions
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19. The table below shows the number of various teeth in the jaws of
an animal
Canines Molars Incisors Premolars
Lower Jaw 2 6 4 4
Upper Jaw 2 6 0 4

a) Determine the total number of teeth the animal has

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b) Write down the dental formula of the animal whose teeth are shown
on the table above
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c) With a reason, determine the mode of feeding of the animal
represented above
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20. a) Label the following parts of the light microscope on the
diagram shown below
(4mks

Coarse Adjustment Knob; Revolving Nose Piece; Mirror; Objective lens

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 b) State TWO precautions observed before storage of the light
microscope
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21. Consider the following experimental set up used to investigate a

physiological process

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 a) What was the aim of the experiment? (1mk
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b) Account for the change that will take place in the thermometer
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c) Suggest a control for the experiment shown above (1mk
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22. Consider the following equation of a chemical equation

+ X + Water
A B C
If A is glucose and C is Lactose, Name the Following
a) Enzyme X ………………………………………..……………..
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b) Compound B ………………………………………………..
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23. The following diagram shows onions cells captured in a field of

view of a light microscope

a) Measure the length of the white line to determine the diameter of

the field of view in millimeters
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b) How many cells are found along the diameter represented by the
white line? ………………………………………………………………….
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c) Determine the actual diameter of one cell if a magnification of
X1000 was used to observe the cells above
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d) State a weakness of the process above of estimating cell size

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