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NGABU CLUSTER MOCK EXAMINATIONS
2O24 JUNIOR CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION
BIOLOGY
(100 marks)
Subject Number: J022
Tuesday, 19th March, 2024. Time Allowed: 2 hours
8:00 – 10:00 am
Instructions
1. This paper contains 13 printed pages. Please Question Tick if Do not write in
check. Number answered these columns
2. Write your name in the spaces provided on every 1-20
page of the question paper.
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3. Answer all the 33 questions.
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4. This paper contains Sections A, B and C. For 23
Section A, encircle the letter representing the right
answer to each question. Sections B and C should 24
be answered in the spaces provided.
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number of the question you have answered.
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Section A
Multiple Choice (20 marks)
Answer all questions in this section. Encircle the letter corresponding to the collect answer
1. Which part of the eye produce aqueous C. Glycerol
D. water
humour that maintains shape of the eyeball?
6.Which of the following is responsible for
A. Suspensory ligament
B. Vitreous humour balancing air pressure between outer ear
C. Ciliary body
and inner ear?
D. Retina
A. Semicircular canal
2. Which of the following processes involves
B. Eustachian tube
breakdown of amino acids in the liver? C. Cochlea
D. Round window
A. Detoxification. C. Excretion
B. Deamination D. Bile production 7. Which of the following belongs to the
3. Photolysis in the granum of a leaf result in appendicular skeleton
the form action of A. Phalanges
B. Clavicle
A. Oxygen and water
C. Lumber vertebral
B. Hydrogen gas and energy
D. Sternum
C. Nicotine amide dinucleotide phosphate
(NADPH2) 8. What advice would one give to the students about
D. Oxygen and hydrogen atoms the effects of smoking Indian hemp?
4. Which one of the following controls 1. Leads to madness
2. Reduce one’s attention
internal body systems
3. Damages the liver
A. Autonomic nervous system 4. Damages the brain
B. Peripheral nervous system
C. Central nervous system A. 1,2 and 3 C. 2,3 and 4
D. Spinal cord B. 1,3 and 4 D. 1,2 and 4
5. Which of the following is taken into the blood
stream through the lacteal?
A. Amino acids
B. Glucose
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Figure 1 is a diagram of an apparatus used to show 11. After breathing in and out through the apparatus
that there is more carbon dioxide in the air breathed for a minute state what would happen to the liquid in
out than in the air breathed in. Use this figure to flask E.
answer question 9-11.
A. The liquid would turn milky
B. The level of the liquid would rise
C. The liquid would remain the same
D. The level of liquid would fall
12. Which of the following diseases is caused by
bacteria called “Salmonella”
A. Pneumonia
B. Typhoid
C. Cholera
D. dysentery
13.Which of the following is not a commercial use
of yeast
A. Wine making
B. Production of antibiotics
C. Vitamin B supplements
D. Bread making
Figure 1 14.Which of the following is a special characteristics
9. Name the liquid labelled X of the heart muscle
A. Clear water A. Having striated muscles
B. Sodium hydroxide B. Contracting and relaxing continuously
C. Colored water without tiring
D. Lime water C. As one part contract the other part relaxes
D. Remaining in a contracted form for a long
10.Why is liquid X used in this experiment
time
A. Because it turns milky
15. What is the name given to reproductive unit of
B. Because it is cheap
C. Because it turns milky in the presence of ferns?
carbon dioxide
A. Spore
D. Because it is colored which will make it easy
B. Seeds
to detect any change.
C. Cones
D. pollen
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16. Which of the following is the most effective way Figure 2 is a diagram showing two parasitic worms
use it to answer the questions 19 and 20
of preventing HIV and AIDS?
A. using sterilized needles
B. Abstaining from sexual intercourse
C. Being faithful to a sexual partner
D. Avoiding smoking and drinking
17.Why is it best to breath through nose?
1. Air is moistened
2. Air is warmed
3. It allows un filtered air to pass through Figure 2
4. It has hair that trap dust germs
19. Name the parasitic worm.
A. 1,3 and 4 C. 1, 2 and 4 A. Bilharzia
B. 1,2 and3 D. 2, 3 and 4 B. Tape worm
C. Hool worm
18.Which of the following is a monosaccharide?
D. Round worm
A. Maltose C. Glucose
20. In which part of the human body do the worms
B. Sucrose D..Lactose
live at adult stage
A. Intestines and lungs
B. Intestines and bladder
C. Lungs and liver
D. Liver and bladder
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Section B (50 marks)
Answer all questions in this section
21. a. Define classification
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b. Explain two importance of classification
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c. state two characteristics of spirogyra
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22. Figure 3 is an experiment set up on water uptake in plants. use it to answer the questions that follows.
Figure 3
a. What was the function of oil in the set up?
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b. Identify the input variable in the set up?
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c. (i) what difference would be observed in a setups M and N
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(ii) Give a reason for your answer in 22c(i)
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23 a. Describe how the eye works
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b. State any two causes of conductive deafness
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d. state any function of parasympathetic nervous system.
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24 a. Explain the role of micro-organisms in biotechnology
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b. Explain any two ways of preserving food from micro-organisms
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c. Give any two functions of spinal cord
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25 Figure 4 is a diagram showing two types of eggs laid by parasites that cause bilharzia
X Y
Figure 4
a. Identify the type of bilharzia caused by parasite X and Y
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b. Which part of an infected person is affected by parasite X and Y
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26. What vitamin helps in the absorption of
(a) calcium
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(b) iron
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27 a. what are sprains
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b.State two ways of reducing swelling on a sprained joint
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c. State functions of the following :
(i) tendon
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(ii) Synovial fluid
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28 a. state 4 features of good report in biology experiment
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c. You are given the length of a specimen to be 10 cm and the length of biological drawing to be 5cm
calculate the magnification of the leaf
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29. Construct dichotomous key to identify a given organisms. Follow the procedure given.(6marks)
A B C
D E
1. (a) Has legs ……………… see 2
(b) Has no legs ………………. see 3
30. Explain how white blood cells defend the body
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SECTION C (30 marks)
Answer all the questions in this section. your answer should be in an essay form.
31 Explain five effects of deficiency diseases.
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32. Explain five ways of preventing and controlling typhoid .
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33. Describe four processes of blood transfusion.
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