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4 MOCK
EXAMINATIONS 2012
P553/1
BIOLOGY
THEORY
TIME: 2 %
HOURS
INSTRUCTI
ONS:
Answer all sections in section A and B and any two from section C.
Answers to section A be filled in the answer grid attached to section B.
SECTION A
1. Which one of the following protozoa uses false legs for movement?
A. Euglena B. Plasmodium C. Amoeba D.
Trypanosome
2. Which one of the following bounds an animal cell?
A. Cell membrane C. Both cell membrane and
cell wall
B. Cell wall D. Nucleus membrane
3. Which one of the following fins is important in forward movement in fish?
A. Anal fin B. Caudal fin C. Pectoral fin D.
Dorsal fin
4. Which one of the following is an important gas exchange surface in insects?
A. Trachea C. Longitudinal trachea
B. Spiracles D. Tracheole
5. Which one of the following organisms has no nuclear membrane?
A. Plasmodium B. Bacteria C. Amoeba D. Star
fish
6. Which one of the following plant structures is not used in vegetative
propagation?
A. Leaves B. Stems C. Flowers D.
Roots
7. Which of the soil samples has good aeration and low water retention?
A. Sandy soils B. Loam soils C. Clay soils D.
Laterite soils
8. Which one of the following occurring natural processes is involved in
lowering
soil fertility?
A. Nitrogen fixation C. Nitrification
B. Putrefaction D. Dentrification
9. Which one of the following is not used in representing ecological
relationships in
an area?
A. Energy flow in the ecosystem
B. Biomass of the ecosystem
C. Number of organisms at each level in the ecosystem.
D. Adaptation of the organisms at each level to the ecosystem
10. Which one of the following diseases is associated with bacteria?
A. Malaria C. Dysentery
B. Cholera D. Trypamosomiasis
11. Many endo-parasites are more successful in their way of life because
A. Have well developed digestive system
B. Have well developed tough cuticles
C. Production of numerous eggs
D. Have well developed limbs for easy movement
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12.Which one of the following hormones is essential for sugar balance in the body of
man?
A. Thyroxin B. Insulin C. Vasopressin
D. Parathohormone
13. Which one of the following is least important in energy provision to the body?
A. Ascorbic acid B. Fatty acids C. Amino acids D. Glycerols
14. Which one of the following is important in bending the root towards water?
A. Thigmotropsim B. Chemotropism C. Phototropism D. hydrotropism
15. Which one of the following methods increases variability in offsprings?
A. Sporulation B. Fragmentation C. Fertilization D. Binary fission
16. Which one of the following characteristics of the leaves is associated with
reduced photosynthesis?
A. Numerous chloroplasts C. Network of
veins
B. Thick cuticle D. Large intercellular air
spaces
17. The enzyme in the alimentary canal of man which works best at low PH is called
A. Pepsin C. Pancreatic amylase
B. Trypsin D. Peptidase
18. Which one of the following physiological methods increases heat loss from a
mammalian skin?
A. Vasoconstriction C. Contraction of the
erector pill muscles
B. Decreased sweating D. Lowering of skin
hair flat
19. Which one of the following is not a function of secondary growth in plants?
A. Formation of storage tubers C. Formation
of seeds for propagation
B. Healing of damaged tissues in plants
D. Vegetative reproduction
20. Which one of the following stages in insects is associated with rapid growth and
feeding?
A. Egg B. Larva C. Pupa D.
Imago
21. Which one of the following neurons conducts impulses from the receptors to the
central nervous system?
A. Relay neurone C. Unipolar
neurone
B. Motor neurone D. Sensory
neurone
22. Which one of the following is the function of myelin sheath on the axon of a
neurone?
A. Protects the axon C. Reduces the
speed of impulses
B. Synthesizes proteins D. Produces energy
for active transport
23. Which of the following is not associated with anaerobic respiration in muscles?
A. Lactic acid B. Energy C. Ethanol D. Carbondioxide
24. The following characteristics are adaptation to efficient gaseous exchange in
plants except
A. well ventilated C. moist cell surfaces
B. well supplied with transport vessels D.
large surface area
25. Which one of the following organs excretes carbondioxide in mammals?
A. Kidney B. Skin C. Liver D. Lungs
26. Transpiration is important in plants except for
A. absorption of water and dissolved salts B. regulation of plant temperature
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C. transportation of water to the leaves D. elimination of excess water in
plants
27. Skeleton is least important in
A. providing of shape to the organism C. manufacturing of lymph
B. storage of calcium ions D. providing surfaces for muscle
attachment
28. One of the following is an example of discontinuous variation.
A. Height C. Length of the toes
B. Tongue rolling D. Colour of the skin
29. Which one of the following excretory wastes conserves most water in the
organisms?
A. Urea C. Ammonia
B. Uric acid crystals D. Uric acid
30. Reptiles are adapted to living in dry areas because of
A. possession of lungs C. internal fertilization
B. possession of limbs for movement D. possession of dry epidermal scales
SECTION C
34. a) Using relevant examples, describe how asexual reproduction occurs
naturally in different organisms. (10mal'ks)
b) What advantages are associated with asexual reproduction as opposed to
sexual method? (05marks)
35. a) (i) What is blood? (01 mark)
(ii) List down five constituents of blood and state their functions. (1 Omarks)
b) What are the differences in blood composition between the contents of
blood in the hepatic artery and hepatic vein? (04marks)
36. a) (i) Define the following terms:-
i. Mitosis
ii. Meiosis
(01 marks)
(01 marks)
b) A plant with yellow flowers was crossed with another of purple flowers.
The genes for yellow were recessive to that of purple.
i. What were the genotype and phenotype of F1 offsprings? (02marks)
ii. Explain the absence of yellow flowers in F1 (02marks)
c) Using relevant symbols, what percentage of F2 offsprings were purple.
(09marks)
37. Describe the digestive processes that occur in the stomach,
duodenum
and ileum, and explain what happens to each of the end products of
digestion. (15marks)
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SECTION B
31. The surface area to volume ration of three animals A, Band C was determined.
The amount of urine produced per hour by these animals in a specific habitat
was also determined.
The results are as shown below: study it and answer the questions which follow:
Time in hours 0 1 2 3 4
A (Ratio 0.5) 20ml 15 ml 10 ml 10 ml 10 ml
B (Ratio 4.0) 1 ml 6 ml 8ml 7 ml 6ml
C (Ratio 2.0) 4ml 2 ml 2ml 2ml 2 ml
a) (i) Plot three graphs on the same axis of the amount of urine produced
against time. (10marks)
(ii) Describe the relationships that exist between urine production and surface
area volume ratio. (05marks)
b) Name the animal that is likely to be more active at any given time. Give
reasons for your answer. (02marks)
c) Which animal is likely to lose less water in a desert environment and give
reasons for your answer? (03marks)
32. a) (i) What is meant by the term soil degradation?
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(01 marks)
(ii) Outline four activities of man which lower soil fertility.
(04marks)
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
b) Give five methods by which man is involved in conserving soil in Uganda.
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
v.
33. The figure below shows a growth curve of a bean seedling during germination.
Study the curve and answer the questions which follow
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Relative
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Mass d
in
2
Mg a b c
Duration in days
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a) Describe how growth changes in seedling occur with time. (04marks)
b) What are the causes of growth differences shown by the graph?
(04marks)
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c) What two external conditions are essential for germination to successfully
be completed. (02marks)
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