Name: …………………………………………………………….

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School:……………………………………… Adm. No……………………

BIOLOGY
OCTOBER EXAMINATION
2 HOURS
FORM ONE

Instructions
1. Write your name, class, admission number and school in the spaces provided.
2. Answer ALL questions in the spaces provided.
3. YOU WILL be penalized for wrong spelling especially technical terms.

Questions Maximum Score Student’s Score

1-23 100

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1. Name the branch of biology that deals with the study of the following: -
a) Inheritance and variation. (1 Mark)
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b) Parasites. (1 Mark)
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c) Insects (1 Mark)
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d) Bacteria (1 Mark)
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e) Plants (1 Mark)
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2. State three importance of studying biology. (3 Marks)

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3. Name the taxonomic unit: -
i) Where members share the least number of characteristic. (1
Mark)
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ii) With fewest number of members. (1 Mark)
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4. State the functions of each of the following cell organelles. (5 Marks)
i) Golgi apparatus.
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ii) Mitochondria
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iii) Centrioles
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iv) Chloroplasts
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 v) Ribosomes
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5. State four differences between a plant cell and an animal cell. (4 Marks)
Plant cell Animal Cell

6. The diagram below represent a biological tool.

a) Identify the tool. (1 Mark)

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b) Name the part labeled A. (1 Mark)
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c) State the use of the tool. (1 Mark)
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7. Below is a specialized cell.

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 a) Name the cell. (1 Mark)
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b) State one modification of the cell to its function. (1 Mark)
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c) Give the function of the above cell. (1 Mark)
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8. State three importance of locomotion. (3 Marks)

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9. A student caught a grasshopper that was 4cm long and made a drawing of the same. He
calculated the magnification of the drawing to be x2. Calculate the size of his drawing.
(2 Marks)

10. Name the elements that form each of the following compound. (3 Marks)
a) Lipids
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b) Proteins
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c) Carbohydrates
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11. Suggest a biological tool that is most suitable for collecting each of the following organisms:
i) A butterfly (1 Mark)
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 ii) Safari ants on a tree bark. (1 Mark)
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iii) A fish (1
Mark)
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12. The graph shows the effect of temperature on the rate enzyme-activity.
Rate of enzyme

Temp. (ºC)

Account for the shape of the graph between:

i) AB (2
Marks)
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ii) BC (2
Marks)
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iii) CD (2
Marks)
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13. The diagram below shows a plant cell that was placed in a solution for 30 minutes.

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 a) State the type of solution the cell was placed. (1 Mark)
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b) Give the term used to describe the state of the cell. (1 Mark)
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c) Explain the process that took place in the cell. (3 Marks)
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14. The diagram below represents the jaw of a certain mammal.

a) Name the mode of nutrition of the mammal whose jaw is shown above. (1 Mark)
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b) Name the teeth labeled X and Z. (2 Marks)
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 c) Name the part labeled Y and state its role. (2 Marks)
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15. The diagram below represents a plant cell organelle.

a) Name the organelle. (1 Mark)

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b) Name the parts labeled A, B and X. (3 Marks)
A - ……………………………………
B - …………………………………….
X - …………………………………….
c) Identify the part, where Carbon (IV) oxide fixation occur. (1 Mark)
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16. a) What Vitamins would be lacking in a diet of someone suffering from; (3 Marks)
i) Scurvy ……………………………………………………….

ii) Night blindness ……………………………………………………….

iii) Rickets ……………………………………………………….

b) Which two minerals are important in the formation of chlorophyll. (2 Marks)

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17. An experiment was set-up as shown in the diagram below:

The set up was left for 30 minutes.

a) State the expected results. (1 Mark)
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b) Explain your answer in (a) above. (3 Marks)
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c) State the role of osmosis in plants. (3 Marks)
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18. In an experiment a leaf from a potted plant which had been kept in the dark overnight was
boiled in water for a minute. It was then boiled in alcohol and washed in water. Iodine solution
was then added to the leaf on a white tile.
a) Why was the leaf boiled in:
i) Water (1 Mark)
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ii) Alcohol (1 Mark)
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 b) i) What observation was made on the leaf after adding iodine solution? (1 Mark)
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ii) Give a reason for your answer. (1 Mark)

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c) What was the aim of the experiment? (1 Mark)

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19. To which Kingdom does each of the following organisms below? (4 Marks)
a) Bacteria
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b) Mushroom
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c) Pine tree
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d) A lion
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20. a) State the physical and chemical process that occurs in the mouth during digestion.
(2 Marks)
Physical process
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Chemical process
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b) Name the digestive juice secreted during digestion in the; (3 Marks)
i) Mouth cavity

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ii) Stomach
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iii) Duodenum
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21. a) Name the parts of the microscope labeled 1, 5 and 6. (3 Marks)

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b) What is the function of the following parts; 2, 4 and 7? (3 Marks)

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c) State two functions of a microscope. (2 Marks)

22. a) Name any three factors that determine energy requirements in human being. (3 Marks)
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b) Explain the following terms

i) Emulsification (1 Mark)
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ii) Digestion (1 Mark)
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23. a) State the function of co-factors and co-enzyme in a cell. (1 Mark)

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b) Give two examples of a co-factor and one of a co-enzyme. (3 Marks)
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BIOLOGY
FORM ONE
MARKING SCHEME

1. a) Genetics;
b) Parasitology;
c) entomology;
d) Bacteriology / microbiology;
e) Botany;

2. – Creates international co-operation;

 Entry in careers;
 Help in solving environmental problems;

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  Skills acquired are useful in daily life;

3. i) Kingdom;
ii) Species;

4. i) - Packaging and synthesis of glycoprotein;

 Formation of lysosomes;
 Modification of chemicals in a cell; (Any correct one)

ii) Site of respiratory activities / energy / ATP production;

iii) Formation of cilia and flagela;

Formation of spindle fibres that facilitates cell division; (Any correct one)

iv) Site for photosynthesis;

v) Site for protein synthesis;

5. .
Plant Cell Animal cell
- Have cellulose cell wall; - Lack cellulose cell wall
- Have definite shape; - Irregular shape
- Have chloroplast; - Lack chloroplast
- Have large vacuole; - Have small / lack vacuole
(Any other correct)
6. a) Hand lens / Magnifying lens;
b) Convex lens / magnifying lens;
c) For enlarging / magnifying structures; (to be seen clearly)

7. a) Sperm cell / spermatozoa;

b) Has long tail for swimming; (Any other correct)
c) fertilizes the ovum;

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8. Enable organism search food and water;
- Escape predation / enemy;
- In search of suitable habitat;
- Escape unfavourabe climatic conditions;

𝐷𝑟𝑎𝑤𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑆𝑖𝑧𝑒
9. 𝐷𝑚 = 𝐴𝑐𝑡𝑢𝑎𝑙/ 𝑆𝑝𝑒𝑐𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑛 𝑆𝑖𝑧𝑒

𝐷𝑟𝑎𝑤𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑆𝑖𝑧𝑒
2=
4
2 × 4 = 𝐷𝑟𝑎𝑤𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑠𝑖𝑧𝑒
8cm = Drawing size;

10. a) Carbon, oxygen and hydrogen;

b) Carbon oxygen hydrogen and nitrogen;
c) Carbon oxygen and hydrogen; (Award if all elements are correct)

11. i) A sweep net;

ii) A pooter;
iii) Fish net;

12. i) AB – As temperature increases the enzymes are more activated hence rate of reaction
increases;
ii) BC – This is range of optimum temperature for enzymes action;
iii) CD – Temperature above the optimum temperature starts denaturing/killing the enzymes;
(hence rate of reaction decrease)

13. a) Hypertonic solution;

b) Plasmolyses;
c) Water molecule moved by osmosis; from the cell to the hypertomic solution, the cell
cytoplasm shrunk pulling away cell membrane from the cell wall;

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14. a) Herbivorous; rej. herbivore
b) Incisor; Rej. Incisors
c) - Diastema;
- allows / facilitates the tongue to turn food; during chewing

15. a) Chloroplast;
b) A – Granum; Rej. Grana
B – Stroma;
X – Starch granule;
c) Stroma / B;

16. a) Vitamin C / Ascorbic acid;

Vitamin A / retinol;
Vitamin D/ calciferol;

b) Nitrogen, Magnesium;
17. a) The visking tubing will become turgid; accept – visking tubing will increase in volume /
swell / bulge / expand.

b) Sucrose is hypertonic; water move into the visking tubing by osmosis; through a semi-
permeable visking tubing; making visking tubing swell.

c) - Water absorption by plant roots;

- Opening and closing of stomata;
- Support;
- Feeding in insectivore plants; Any correct 3

18. a) To kill the cells / protoplasm and open up starch granule

To remove chlorophyll / Green pigment / decolourise leaf;

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 b) i) Brown colour of iodine remained;
ii) The plant was distarched; (by being kept in the dark for 24 hours)

c) To investigate whether light is necessary for photosynthesis;

19. a) Monera;
b) Fungi;
c) Plantae;
d) Animalia;

20. a) - Physical process – Mechanical breakdown of food by chewing;

- Chemical process – Cooked starch broken down by salivary amylase / ptyaline to
maltose;

b) i) Saliva;
ii) Gastric juice;
iii) Pancreatic juice; bile juice; Any correct one

21. a) 1 – Eye piece lens

5 – Limb arm
6 – Fine adjustment knob

b) 2 (Objective lens) – bring image into focus and magnifies it.

4 (Mirror) – Reflects light through the condenser.
7 (Coarse adjustment knob) – Raises or lowers the body tube to bring the image into focus.

c) – Magnification
- Resolution of specimen

22. a) Sex;
Age;

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 Body size;
Health status;
BMR (Basal Metabolic Rate);
Occupation; (Any three)

b) i) Breakdown of large fat molecules to small fat droplets;

ii) Break down of food substances by enzymes to simple, soluble food products;

23. a) Activates enzymes

b) i) Co-factor – Zinc; Copper; Manganese; Iron; (Any two)

ii) Co-enzyme – Vitamin K;

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