ZERAKI ACHIEVERS’ EXAMINATIONS (2023)

Term 3 - 2023
BIOLOGY
FORM TWO

Time: 2 Hours

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School: ……………………………………………………….. Class: …………………..
Signature: …………………………………………………….. Date: …………………...

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
(a) Write your name, admission number and school in the spaces provided above
(b) Sign and write the date of the examination in the spaces provided above
(c) Answer ALL the questions in the spaces provided on the question paper
(d) Candidates should check the question paper to ascertain that all the pages are printed as indicated
and that no questions are missing.
(e) Candidates should answer the questions in English

Max Score Student’s Score

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1. (a) State the two functions of a microscope. (2 marks)

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(b) State the role of state of a light microscope. (1 mark)

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2. In old times, farmers used to kill large trees by peeling the bark. Explain the concept. (2 marks)

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3. The diagram below shows a respiratory organ. Use it to answer the questions that follows.

(a) Identify the part labeled M. (1mark)

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(b) How is the part labeled N adapted to its function? (3 marks)

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4. The model of balloons below was used to demonstrate a certain process in plants.

(a) What does the following parts represent in the plant:

(i) Balloons (1 mark)

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(ii) Ring of sticky tape (1 mark)

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(b) Explain what happen when air is blown into the two balloons through the open end of the
Y – tube? (3 marks)

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5. The graphs below shows reactions of enzymes in different parts of the alimentary canal.

Give appropriate examples of enzymes represented by (3 marks)

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6. Name the compounds that are translocated in phloem. (2 marks)

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7. (a) Name the common circulatory system diseases in humans which are diet related.

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(b) What does the term myogenic means. (1 mark)

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8. Below is a diagram representing a section of a mammalian digestive system.
study the diagram and answer the questions that follow.

(a) Identify parts labeled Q and S. (2 marks)

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(b) Name two major components secreted i nto part labeled R. (2 marks)

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9. (a) Distinguish between excretion and secretion. (1 mark)

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(b) Why does anaerobic respiration of a given substrate yield a smaller amount of
energy than aerobic respiration? (2 marks)

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10. Explain why blood leaving the lungs may not be fully oxygenated. (3 marks)

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11. The sketch below represents the path taken by water from soil solution on its way to
the leaves.

Name the physiological process responsible for movement of water in region labelled (i)
and (ii) and force(s) responsible in region (iii):

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12. Apart from urea, name three other components of mammalian urine. (3 marks)

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13. State three adaptations of red blood cells to their function. (3 marks)

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14. (a) A dog weighing 15.2 kg requires 216 kj while a mouse weighing 50g requires 2736 kj per day.
Explain. (2 marks)
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15. State two immunological roles of mammalian skin. (2 marks)

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16. Explain why a person can catch a cold several times in an year but only catches measles once in his

or her lifetime. (3 marks)

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17. Identify the apparatus shown below and state its functions. (2 marks)

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 18. a) What is the role of epiglottis in human digestion. (1 mark)

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(b) Write an equation to summarize the anaerobic respiration in plants. (1 mark)

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19. (a) Explain why proteins are absent in the urine of a healthy person. (2 marks)

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(b) Give the term used to describe the presence of protein in urine. (1 mark)

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20. Why does the rate of transpiration reduce when humidity is high? (2 marks)
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21. What is the role of epiglottis in human digestion. (1 mark)

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22. Name two chemical solutions used in the proteins test in the order of application. (2 marks)

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(b.) What happens to erector pili muscles on a hot day. (1 mark)

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23. (a) What is the plural version of the following terms written in singular:

Singular Plural

Taxon ……………………….. (1 mark)

Genus ………………………… (1 mark)

(b) State two precautions that one should observe when collecting specimen for biological study.
(2 marks)

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24. State two rules of binomial nomenclature. (2 marks)

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25. Name the fluid that perform the following.

i. Reduce friction and make the lungs move freely in the chest cavity. (1mark)

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ii. Prevent collapsing of alveoli during exhalation. (1mark)

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26. Define the following terms:

(a) Gaseous exchange. (1 mark)

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(b) Excretion. (1 mark)

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 27. Give two reasons why some plants lose their leaves during the dry season. (2 marks)

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28 (a) Name the valve that prevents the back-flow of blood to the left ventricle during relaxation.
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(b) Name the products of glycolysis. (2marks)

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29. Name three antigens that determines blood group in human. (3 marks)

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