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SECTION A: ATTEMPT ALL QUESTIONS IN THIS SECTION

(1) ANSWER BY TRUE OR FALSE (6marks)


(a) Meiosis is an important source of variation.
(b) Mitosis occurs in mature red blood cells in human beings.
(c) During mitosis the nuclear membrane temporarily disappears.
(d) Meiosis gives rise to the haploid condition.
(e) In multicellular organisms mitosis functions primarily in growth.
(f) The human zygote divides by meiosis.
(2) Define the following terms:
(i) Digestion: (ii) Mitosis (iii) Haploidy (iv) Absorption (v) Cytokinesis (10marks)
(3) Give the name of the kingdom of the following organisms: (4marks)
(a) Grass
(b) Mould(fungi)
(c) Elephant
(d) Snail
(4) Complete the following table (3marks)

Eyepiece lens Objective lens Total magnification


magnification magnification

X25 X10

X15 X40

x20 x800

(5) (a) Name the three main types of blood vessels (3marks)
(b) Describe the function of each type of blood vessel in the body(3marks)
(6) What are the main similarities and differences between animal and plant cells
(4marks)
(7) (i) Copy the table below into your answer book and complete the final column.
(4.5Marks)

Type of Respiration Energy Source End Products

Aerobic respiration Glucose

Anaerobic respiration in Glucose


muscle

Anaerobic respiration in Glucose


yeast

(ii) In stage 1 of respiration, glucose is partly broken down. Where in the cell does
this happen? (1mark)
(8) Enzyme pepsin is a protease that digests proteins in the stomach.

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(a) Suggest the optimum pH for this enzyme. /1mark
(b) Name the liquid in the stomach with the optimum pH for this enzyme. /1mark
(c) Suggest the optimum temperature for this enzyme. /1mark
(d) Explain why the rate of an enzyme-catalyzed reaction slows down as
temperature increases beyond optimum. /1mark
(e) List the properties of enzymes. (4marks)
(9) Match what is in column A with B (5marks)
Column A Column B
(a) Rectum 1. Bile juice
(b) gall bladder 2. Faeces
(c) Stomach 3. Villi
(d) Tongue 4. Taste buds
(e) Small intestine 5. Mucus
(10) Complete the following sentences using stomach, live , Gall Bladder ,Heart,
Pancreas. (4marks)
(a) The largest organ in the body………..
(b) The organ where protein digestion begins………
(c) The organ that releases digestive juice into the small intestine………..
(d) The organ where bile juice is stored……………..
(11) Study the figure below and answer the question that follow:

(a) Use the diagram to name: (i) Primary consumers (3 marks)


(ii) producer (1mark)
(b) Draw a pyramid of energy for the following food chain (3marks)

SECTION B: ATTEMPT ANY THREE QUESTION IN THIS SECTION


(12) (a) Define the term “photosynthesis” (2marks)
(b) Describe the condition necessary for photosynthesis. (3marks)
(c) What colour is chlorophyll? (1mark)
(d) Where in the cell is chlorophyll found? (1mark)
(e) What is the function of chloroplast? (1mark)
(f) What are two row materials of photosynthesis? (1mark)
(g) What are main products of photosynthesis? (1mark)

(13) (a) Outline the structural and functional differences between the 3 types of
blood vessels by using a tick if it is present or a cross if it is absent /9marks

Structure Artery Vein Capillary


Endothelium

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Elastic layer
Muscular layer
Fibrous layer
Valves
Wall permeable
(b) (Amoeba uses simple diffusion for all its requirements while plants and
animals use a complex transport /1mark
(14) (a) Define each of these terms (2marks)
(i) unicellular (ii) multicellular
(b) Give one example each of a unicellular and a multicellular organism (2marks)
(c) What is the function of each of the following? (2marks)
(i) The cell membrane (ii) The nucleus
(d) Which organelle in the cell makes energy? (1mark)
(e) What is sometimes stored inside vacuoles? (1mark)
(f) What is the difference between the vacuoles found in animal cells and those
found in plant cells? (1marks)
(15) (a) Name six food nutrients (3marks)
(b) Give the basic units of each of the following: (2 marks)
(i) Carbohydrates (ii) Proteins (iii) Fats and oils.
(d) What is the compositions of the following of the following? (4.5marks)
(i) Carbohydrates (ii) Proteins (iii) Lipids
(e) Name one deficiency disease. (0.5marks)
SECTION C: THIS QUESTION IS COMPULSORY (15marks)
(16) (a) Justify why a motor vehicle moves but it is not living things (3marks)
(b) Plants and animals are both living things. Show how they differ in term of:
(3marks)
(i) Growth
(ii) Movement
(iii) Nutrition
(c) Justify why:
(i) Viruses are not grouped into any of five kingdoms (3marks)
(ii) Viruses are classified into living organism (1mark)
(iii) Viruses are classified into non-living organism (3marks)
(d) which characteristics are not exclusive to living organisms only (2marks)

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